St John Street traffic lights to stay

Published: 12th November, 2010
by PETER GRUNER

TRANSPORT for London have dropped plans to remove traffic lights in St John Street.

Up to 1,000 cyclists an hour rely on the signals to cross safely from Owen Street to Chadwell Street on a dedicated cycle path which bypasses the dangerous Angel junction 150 metres to the north.

Transport for London (TfL) took the decision after Islington Council – which has jurisdiction over St John Street – said the plans would “put lives at risk”.

Proposals to remove lights at the junctions of Liverpool Road and Islington Park Street, in Angel, and at Roman Way and Mackenzie Road, in Holloway, have also been dropped.

A spokeswoman for TfL said the plans were always subject to consultation with Islington Council, and that they had “bowed to local knowledge” on the matter.