Islington received its highest ever allocation from Transport for London for this coming year, with over £6m being allocated to the borough for the delivery of transport projects.<br><br>Islington’s has received an increase of 25% on the previous year and is the second highest in London. This highlights Islington’s improving record, not only as a council overall, but particularly in the delivery of transport projects on time and within budget.<br><br>The money will be allocated to specific projects across a broad range of disciplines, including:<br><br>· nine safer routes to school schemes<br>· £1.2 million for local safety and traffic calming schemes<br>· £0.57 million for cycling measures<br>· funding for two new walking routes linking Tufnell Park to Crouch Hill, and <br> Caledonian Road to Finsbury Park<br>· £0.65 million for the Angel Town Centre<br>· £0.3 million for the EC1 New Deal Area<br>· £70,000 to extend the Scootability Scheme to 19-54 year olds<br>· maintenance of Junction Road<br>· other projects including safer routes to public transport, environmental schemes <br> and freight initiatives<br><br>The bid forms part of the council’s commitment to maximise funding for Islington to support projects that make a difference to residents and businesses as well as being part of Islington’s A1 Borough vision.<br><br>Councillor Bridget Fox, Executive member for sustainability said: ““This is fantastic news for Islington. The £6.25m settlement will enable the council to concentrate on delivering more improvements to the transport system across the borough for the benefit of our residents, businesses and visitors. <br><br>Our success bringing this money into the borough shows that we can work in partnership with Transport for London to get the best deal for Islington."<br><br>Pat Hayes, Director of Borough Partnerships at Transport for London commented: “Islington submitted a strong bid for Borough Spending Plan funding which was well matched with the Mayor of London's transport priorities. We are pleased to have been able to allocate such a significant amount of funding to the borough and look forward to working with them to deliver some exciting projects.”<br><br>The council submitted the bid to TfL as part of an annual process, with schemes due to commence in April 2006. <br><br>For more information visit www.islington.gov.uk/transport<br><br>Ends<br><br>
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