Islington residents can now protect themselves from pollution on the Clean Air Walk from Whittington Hospital to Archway town centre.
The new walkway is marked by a mural by local artist, Bryony Benge-Abbott.
Her colourful blue paintings depict flowering lichen, an organism which only grows in places where the air is exceptionally clean.
The Clean Air Walkway passes through a quiet corner of the Girdlestone Estate around the edge of a children’s playground.
The mural was commissioned by Archway Zero Emissions Network (ZEN) as part of their plans to improve local air quality.
The project is led by Islington Council with support from the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund and will run until March 2019.
Archway’s Clean Air Walk is one of a series of routes across London which leads walkers away from harmful fumes on the main road.
Andrew Grieve, from the London Air Quality Network told City News: “Most of the pollution we experience in the city comes from the traffic.”
He added, “the configuration of our cities is structured so that our pavements are right next to our roads, with shops and buildings three of four stories high. That creates what we call an urban canyon of pollution. What the clean air routes do is allow people a way to get from A to B, through parks, by avoiding the main roads.”
From April 8th, the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be introduced in central London .Most vehicles including cars and vans will need to meet new, tighter exhaust emission standards (ULEZ standards) or pay a daily charge to travel within the area of the ULEZ.
From October, the ULEZ area will expand to include the inner London area in the boundary of the North and South Circular Roads.
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Islington residents can now protect themselves from pollution on the Clean Air Walk from Whittington Hospital to Archway town centre.
The new walkway is marked by a mural by local artist, Bryony Benge-Abbott.
Her colourful blue paintings depict flowering lichen, an organism which only grows in places where the air is exceptionally clean.
The Clean Air Walkway passes through a quiet corner of the Girdlestone Estate around the edge of a children’s playground.
The mural was commissioned by Archway Zero Emissions Network (ZEN) as part of their plans to improve local air quality.
The project is led by Islington Council with support from the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund and will run until March 2019.
Archway’s Clean Air Walk is one of a series of routes across London which leads walkers away from harmful fumes on the main road.
Andrew Grieve, from the London Air Quality Network told City News: “Most of the pollution we experience in the city comes from the traffic.”
He added, “the configuration of our cities is structured so that our pavements are right next to our roads, with shops and buildings three of four stories high. That creates what we call an urban canyon of pollution. What the clean air routes do is allow people a way to get from A to B, through parks, by avoiding the main roads.”
From April 8th, the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be introduced in central London .Most vehicles including cars and vans will need to meet new, tighter exhaust emission standards (ULEZ standards) or pay a daily charge to travel within the area of the ULEZ.
From October, the ULEZ area will expand to include the inner London area in the boundary of the North and South Circular Roads.
