Active travel in Islington
Find out more about active travel and services in Islington including cycle training, bike storage, support for schools, walking groups and cycling routes.
It is our mission to make active travel the easiest, safest, and most enjoyable way to travel.
Active travel has many benefits, whatever your age or mobility. It can improve your health, reduce the cost of travel and often save time. Active travel also helps make a greener, healthier Islington by reducing carbon emissions, air pollution and noise, while making our roads safer and more pleasant to spend time in.
Active travel facts
- Walking for 30 minutes or cycling for 20 minutes on most days reduces your mortality risk by at least 10% (World Health Organisation, 2022).
- 56% of Islington residents walk and cycle (2022/23) and 51% do at least 20 minutes of active travel per day (2022/23).
- 51% of the borough’s population live 400m from the strategic cycle network (as of September 2023).
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Bike parking on a street
Information about bike hangars, storage and places to secure your bike
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Bike parking on estates
Learn about the types of bike parking available on estates for both residents and visitors
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Cycleways in Islington
See what Islington council is doing to make cycling safer and more accessible for everyone
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Get free cycling skills
Free Bikeability cycle training for children and adults in Islington
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Hire a bike
Find out how to rent a bike in Islington and the contact details for companies who offer them
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Try Before You Bike
Affordable bike and accessories purchase scheme with free cycle skills sessions to get you started
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School travel plans
Our support for schools working for accreditation from Transport for London's active travel programme
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Walking in Islington
Resources to help you enjoy walking in our borough, from maps and apps to historic, cultural routes to follow
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Community and inclusion
A list of links for local walking and cycling groups and other community-based services about active travel