Islington Council are currently consulting the local public on regeneration proposals that would see St John Street transformed into a more sustainable area.
The councils plans include creating a dedicated cycle path, repurposing road space to widen pavements and improve crossings, as well as adding outside seating.
They also want to plant new trees and put in rain gardens to improve biodiversity and reduce flood risk.
City News spoke to locals in the area to find out how they feel about the new plans.
‘Overall, I’m very positive about it. There’s not a lot of green space. There’s no park here, so to have a space where people can sit outside on a nice day and can get some fresh air, that’s going to be a big attraction.’
Neil, a resident of St John Street for 25 years
Another local, cycling enthusiast Tom told City News, ‘I think they’re a good start’, but that he’d like to see four-by-four cars heavily taxed, as well as all cars over £30,000.
A wider view
A recent YouGov survey has stated that 49% of Londoners think the government isn’t doing enough to combat climate change, with only 16% saying they thought the government was doing ‘about the right amount’.
With Cop29 coming to a close, and Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK has set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035, City News spoke to sustainable development researcher and editor of The Progress Playbook Nick Hedley about what steps London can take to become more sustainable.
‘I think London has to do whatever it can in clean energy. A lot of cities are working on installing rooftop solar, which is probably the quickest and easiest step to take.
The number one thing is obviously sourcing cleaner electricity.
They can also incentivise heavy industrial parts of the city to adopt low-carbon technologies to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.’
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Islington Council are currently consulting the local public on regeneration proposals that would see St John Street transformed into a more sustainable area.
The councils plans include creating a dedicated cycle path, repurposing road space to widen pavements and improve crossings, as well as adding outside seating.
They also want to plant new trees and put in rain gardens to improve biodiversity and reduce flood risk.
City News spoke to locals in the area to find out how they feel about the new plans.
‘Overall, I’m very positive about it. There’s not a lot of green space. There’s no park here, so to have a space where people can sit outside on a nice day and can get some fresh air, that’s going to be a big attraction.’
Neil, a resident of St John Street for 25 years
Another local, cycling enthusiast Tom told City News, ‘I think they’re a good start’, but that he’d like to see four-by-four cars heavily taxed, as well as all cars over £30,000.
A wider view
A recent YouGov survey has stated that 49% of Londoners think the government isn’t doing enough to combat climate change, with only 16% saying they thought the government was doing ‘about the right amount’.
With Cop29 coming to a close, and Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK has set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035, City News spoke to sustainable development researcher and editor of The Progress Playbook Nick Hedley about what steps London can take to become more sustainable.
‘I think London has to do whatever it can in clean energy. A lot of cities are working on installing rooftop solar, which is probably the quickest and easiest step to take.
The number one thing is obviously sourcing cleaner electricity.
They can also incentivise heavy industrial parts of the city to adopt low-carbon technologies to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.’
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