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Islington’s Transport Strategy Local Implementation Plan 2011 to 2031
3.36 Supporting growth areas and regeneration
The challenge of growth has been identified, together with fairness and place-making, as
one of the biggest challenges to Islington’s transport environment. Islington’s local transport
objectives have been developed to ensure that Islington’s transport environment can cope
with the estimated increase in population and economic growth.
3.37 Ensuring capacity at rail stations and efficient onward distribution
Islington’s local transport objective to create an efficient transport environment will help to
ensure that there is sufficient capacity at rail stations and effective onwards distribution.
Although rail station capacity is outside the scope of the council, Islington is working with
transport partners to ensure station capacity is increased in line with growth estimates for
passenger numbers and rolling stock.
3.38 Improving the urban realm and promoting walking
Walking is the most sustainable form of transport. Islington’s local transport objectives will
ensure that all interventions will contribute towards an improved urban realm that
encourages people to walk or cycle where possible. Islington’s local transport objectives
recognise that the transport environment must be fair, safe, secure, efficient, vibrant and
healthy.
3.39 Improving air quality
Islington’s local transport objectives set out to make Islington’s transport environment fair,
efficient, vibrant and healthy. Air pollution is often higher in areas of deprivation and must
be reduced to achieve fairness. An efficient transport environment will see people walking
and cycling more, making use of public transport and reducing their car trips within the
borough, reducing traffic volumes, congestion and therefore air pollution.
3.40 Managing the different demands on streets
Islington’s local transport objectives aim to manage the different demands on Islington’s
streets. To make the transport environment fair and safe, Islington has prioritised walking,
public transport and cycling over other transport modes. An efficient transport environment
is essential in managing demands.
Islington’s transport objectives supporting Islington’s Core Strategy and
Sustainable Community Strategy
3.41 The Core Strategy is a key document within Islington’s Local Development Framework
(LDF), setting out the council's spatial plan for the borough. The Core Strategy will influence
future planning decisions and will guide the shaping of the borough to 2025 and beyond. It
sets out the vision for what we want to achieve in the future, where and how change will
happen, as well as Islington's approach to important issues including how we seek to
improve the built environment, provide more affordable housing and employment spaces,
respond to climate change, and provide facilities for our communities.
3.42 The Core Strategy should be seen alongside the Sustainable Community Strategy, which
sets out priorities for action by the council and its partners in the Islington Strategic
Partnership, and the London Plan, which sets out the Mayor of London's priorities for the
city. One of the Mayor’s key objectives within the London Plan is to address inequality
amongst Londoners, by ensuring that all Londoners benefit from economic growth, and are
engaged in the development process. In line with the London Plan, this Core Strategy
reflects the commitment to reduce inequality in the borough.
London Borough of Islington 48 March 2012