Access to Finsbury Park tube – Online Petition

Give us access to Finsbury Park
In a City the size of London, the Underground system is the quickest way to get around and we are disappointed with the Mayor’s decision to shelve 22 of the 45 planned step free access projects across London only committing himself to providing step-free access at 29 per cent of [...]

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New cyclists come out for London’s Cycle Friday

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New cyclists come out for London’s Cycle Friday

By Kevin Emery – Posted on 14 August 2009

The first Cycle Friday has made its mark on London, and the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) is pleased with how today’s rides have gone. The Cycle Fridays in the city have been launched to encourage novice cyclists to commute [...]

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20mph zone plea for kids’ safety

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20mph zone plea for kids’ safety
nlnews@archant.co.uk
31 July 2009
HARINGEY Council should clamp down on thundering traffic by cutting speed limits along a “narrow residential road” from 30mph to 20mph, say campaigners.A petition signed by 240 residents has been gathered by Liberal Democrat councillors Karen Alexander and Carolyn Baker, demanding the speed reduction in narrow Wightman [...]

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Design A “Beyond Zone 1″ Poster Competition

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Design A “Beyond Zone 1″ Poster Competition
If you enjoyed the Transport Museum’s Art of the Poster exhibition and are a dab hand at design yourself then you’ve got just over 3 weeks left to enter the Poster Design Competition which is being run by the Museum, TFL and the London Design Festival.
The brief is [...]

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Police station crackdown targets knives and drugs

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Islington Tribune – by CHARLOTTE CHAMBERS
Published: 29 May 2009

Joint operation: teams at the Tube station targeted men between 16 and 25

Police station crackdown targets knives and drugs
POLICE have sent a warning to anyone hoping to bring drugs and knives into Finsbury Park: you will be caught.
Last Thursday a joint operation by British Transport [...]

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YOUTHS TO BE BANNED FROM TUBE STATION

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Islington Tribune – by ROISIN GADELRAB and PETER GRUNER
Published: 13 March 2009

YOUTHS TO BE BANNED FROM TUBE STATION

Police bid to tackle youngsters intimidating staff and passengers
GROUPS of youths look set to be banned from Finsbury Park station following reports of a campaign of intimidation against staff and claims that gangs are recruiting [...]

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Victoria Line upgrade on schedule

[from Railway Gazette]
Victoria Line upgrade on schedule

05 Jan 2009 | Nick Kingsley
UK: The ambitious project to renew one of London’s busiest Underground lines is nearing the halfway stage. Despite the high-profile collapse of PPP infraco Metronet in 2007, new trains and radio-based signalling are expected to bring a major capacity increase by 2013. Nick Kingsley [...]

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Worst black cab spots in capital

[from This Is London]

Brixton, Shoreditch worst black cab spots in capital

22.12.08
Brixton is the worst place in London to hail a taxi, according to research.
It takes an average of 10 minutes for a black cab to go by in the south London district, while it takes nearly as long in Shoreditch and Peckham.
The hardest places to [...]

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Islington Step Free Access Cut Backs

[from Londonist]
November 27, 2008

Islington Step Free Access Cut Backs
Hot on the heels of the cut to step free access at South Ken Station eagle eyed Marc M on Skyscrapercity noticed something the journalists seem to have missed. While London may be a step closer to cycle hire and door-less buses, disabled Islington residents are one [...]

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Transport chiefs in bid to ‘take control’ of roads

[from Islington Tribune]

Islington Tribune – by ROISIN GADELRAB
Published: 10 October 2008

Transport chiefs in bid to ‘take control’ of roads
TRANSPORT chiefs are plotting a coup to seize control of the major roads running through Islington from Transport for London (TfL).
Islington Council wants to “cut out the middle man” and take responsibility for main arteries such [...]

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