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Meg Howarth, Ellington Street, Islington, writes: Partners Islington is a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) ‘special purpose vehicle’, set up by a previous Lib Dem administration to manage the council’s 6,500 street properties. It isn’t, nor ever was, a housing association (Islington Council urges: ‘Raise repairs before Partners hands back homes’). ‘We wanted to get into as many basement flats as we possibly could, as we know there are concerns around damp.’ What programme manager, Saf Khan, fails to say is that damp-proofing the stairwells of Partners-managed basement flats/ma...

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The People Friendly Streets neighbourhood in Highbury, on Gillespie Road. - Credit: Polly Hancock A High Court ruling against road schemes in London will not affect Islington's People Friendly Streets, the council has claimed.  On January 20, Mrs Justice Beverley Lang ruled that Mayor Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) had acted unlawfully over a particular aspect of their Streetspace programme. In the judicial review brought by United Trade Action Group and the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association, the judge found the scheme "failed to distinguish taxis from 'general traffic'" and i...

Readers' letters Cycle lanes have proved beneficial in lockdown - Credit: Tim Ireland/PA Images Benefit of People Friendly Streets Tash H, Islington, full name and address supplied, writes: As Lockdown 3.0 was announced, one of the first things I noticed was the number of people outdoors going for walks and cycle rides. With gyms shut and lockdown restrictions in place, getting outdoors is the main way many people are getting their exercise. For some people, it is currently their only way of having social contact, by meeting one other person to exercise with.  Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN...

, a free downloadable book from America Walks. AARP is a sponsor of America Walks and a partner in its Every Body Walk! Collaborative. Used with permission. Photo by Jon Pavlica Photography for the Friendly Streets Initiative A block party on the Victoria Street bridge over I-94 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, included a performance by the Afoutayi Dance, Music & Arts Company. Laughter, lively music and a lip-smacking appreciation of food from many cultures animated St. Anthony Avenue in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as a crowd whooped it up at the Better Bridges Bash. Subscribe for Free! Even chilly t...