{"content":[{"text":"Islington’s streets belong to everyone. \n They are a place where life happens and \n where the community comes together, no \n matter what our individual circumstances \n or daily routines look like. But as \n technology has changed, we’ve seen \n more and more traffic looking for short- \n cuts along residential streets.","bbox":{"left":0.039414,"top":0.039125,"width":0.437378,"height":0.178782}},{"text":"driving through your area as a through- \n route but cycles and emergency vehicles \n will be able to get through. If you have a \n car you will still be able to drive and park \n near to your home, as will visitors and \n delivery drivers, but you or other drivers \n may need to take a different route. \n Six new camera enforced traffic filters \n will be installed on: Aubert Park, Benwell \n Road, Gillepsie Road, Highbury Hill, \n Monsell Road and St. Thomas’s Road. \n Two further new filters, physically \n enforced by bollards, will be installed at \n Avenell Road and Plimsoll Road.","bbox":{"left":0.52027,"top":0.039125,"width":0.42725500000000005,"height":0.326115}},{"text":"Traffic in London’s residential areas has \n risen by 72% in the past 12 years. If this \n continues to increase further it will create \n huge problems for the road network and \n will increase damage to the environment, \n including increased air pollution, which is \n already a serious issue for public health.","bbox":{"left":0.039414,"top":0.230807,"width":0.43493600000000004,"height":0.156608}},{"text":"Transport for London modelling predicts \n that, without action, traffic volumes \n may get much worse than before the \n health emergency. As more people may \n choose to drive as lockdown restrictions \n are eased, traffic in residential areas is \n predicted to increase, making streets \n more dangerous and unhealthy for \n everyone. This is why we are taking \n action now.","bbox":{"left":0.039414,"top":0.400315,"width":0.424457,"height":0.22313300000000003}},{"text":"Two of the new filters will make use of \n existing traffic control infrastructure: \n the existing width restriction on Benwell \n Road will be converted into a traffic filter \n and the point no entry on Gillespie road, \n currently preventing traffic travelling \n west, will be converted to prevent traffic \n flow from both directions of travel. Both \n of the bollard enforced traffic filters \n will feature a removable central bollard \n allowing access for fire service vehicles, if \n required. \n Enforcing the new changes \n Works to install the measures will begin \n the week starting Monday 30 November \n 2020. The works will take a few weeks to \n complete, with enforcement of the new \n changes in the area expected to begin \n from Monday 11 January 2021.","bbox":{"left":0.52027,"top":0.378141,"width":0.430129,"height":0.454575}},{"text":"Highbury \n Highbury, like many neighbourhoods \n within the borough, has suffered from \n increased traffic volumes in recent years \n from the use of the area as a short-cut.","bbox":{"left":0.039414,"top":0.637459,"width":0.420057,"height":0.1287339999999999}},{"text":"We are taking action to eliminate through \n traffic in the area, and will install eight \n traffic filters in Highbury West and \n additional filters in Highbury Fields on a \n trial basis. A traffic filter can be camera- \n enforced or it will be a physical restriction \n in the road which prevents motor vehicles \n from passing through.This will stop cars","bbox":{"left":0.039414,"top":0.779093,"width":0.438519,"height":0.178782}},{"text":"Resident safety comes first. We \n work closely with the emergency \n services before, during and after the \n implementation of each scheme. We have \n agreed with the emergency services that","bbox":{"left":0.52027,"top":0.84521,"width":0.43725,"height":0.11266500000000002}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}