{"id":47482,"date":"2012-03-01T21:37:24","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T21:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigsmoke.org.uk\/?p=47482"},"modified":"2012-03-01T21:40:17","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T21:40:17","slug":"campaigners-call-to-make-archway-livable-and-ditch-the-roundabout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bigsmoke.org.uk\/?p=47482","title":{"rendered":"Campaigners call to “Make Archway Livable” and ditch the roundabout"},"content":{"rendered":"

A coalition of organisations have joined together to call on all Mayoral candidates to commit to ditch the Archway roundabout if elected in May.\u00a0Better Archway Forum and Archway residents, along with Islington Living Streets and Islington Cyclists Action Group took to the streets tonight on bikes and on foot to show support for a livable Archway.<\/p>\n

Campaigners gathered for a slow walk\/cycle round the roundabout this evening (Thursday).\u00a0 They are calling for the return of the roads to traditional two-way flow, with 20 mph limits where people live, work and shop, making the area safe for journeys on foot and by bike not just by car.<\/p>\n

Kate Calvert of Better Archway Forum (who wrote her views<\/a> on the area on Big Smoke in January) said, “Despite the traffic dominated street-scape at Archway, with eight lanes of traffic, there is a thriving community of residents and businesses who have suffered the noise, pollution and danger for years and deserve better.\u00a0 Existing funding allocated for routine maintenance of signals and road surfaces would cover much of the cost of removing the roundabout.\u00a0 All that is needed is the political will to make it happen.”<\/p>\n

Caroline Russell of Islington Living Streets said, ” Archway is a place where people live, work and shop, but the road system prioritises vehicles over people.\u00a0 Re-designing the junction as a place rather than a trunk road would improve safety, reduce air pollution and make the area more liveable.”<\/p>\n

Alison Dines of Islington Cyclists Action Group said, “Given the current focus on cycle safety following the parliamentary debate on 22nd February, this nightmare junction must be re-designed for the benefit of all and particularly before the cycle super-highway route 12 brings more cyclists through this traffic hotspot.”<\/p>\n

Islington MP Jeremy Corbyn came and showed his support and politicians from all four London Assembly parties, except the Conservatives, came and showed their support.<\/p>\n

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From Left to right: Bridget Fox (Lib Dems), Caroline Allen (Greens), Greg Foxsmith (Lib Dems), Cllr Janet Burgess (Labour), Jeremy Corbyn MP (Labour) & Cllr Arthur Graves (Lib Dem)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Living Streets campaigner Caroline Russell addresses the crowd<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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