Returning Archway’s one-way system to normal two-way flow is the single change which would have the most positive impact on the Archway area.
We the undersigned believe work should start now on removing the Archway one-way system, using current funding streams.
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There is clear evidence from other parts of
£2m is being spent on public realm improvement in Archway. There is also money to be spent on the Cycle Superhighway and other pots for street repairs and traffic light replacements. Using this funding is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to resolve the problems of Archway of the last 40 years.
The gyratory (roundabout) was designed to work with a giant one-way system which was never built. All northbound A1 traffic was to travel through Highgate village, all southbound down the
The gyratory to serve this was cobbled together over and around the old Archway centre. This caused major damage to a central London centre, discouraging use of the ‘island’ area and, although pedestrians outnumber vehicles, making them second class citizens, allocated only a tiny proportion of the public space. Meanwhile the traffic is stop-started by a series of traffic lights, preventing smooth passage through.
Returning to a 2-way flow would benefit pedestrians and vehicle users at a key and central point in the capital, and in doing so would offer a major boost to businesses and property owners, which would flow out to benefit the wider area.
Removal of the gyratory is supported by both Islington and TfL policy, and was supported by all political parties at the 2010 council elections.
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