Islington
What we are working on in Islington
- Old Street Roundabout - we've recently completed major improvements to create new cycle lanes and walking spaces alongside new public space
- Cycleway 50 - a new experimental cycle lane between Finsbury Park and the border of Camden
- Camden Road new bus lane - in March 2025 we plan to extend the bus lane along Camden Road to help improve bus journey times
- Kings Cross/Pentonville Road - we're planning to make safety improvements to this area in early 2025
- Caledonian Road - we're upgrading both eastbound and westbound platforms to get ready for the new Piccadilly Line trains
- Changes to the 30 and 205 bus routes - we're looking to make some changes to these two local bus routes
Latest Borough News
Here are some key updates and developments in your borough:
- From late November through to May 2025, we will be carrying out overnight track renewal works between Tufnell Park and Kentish Town stations. This work is part of our ongoing maintenance programme and will help to reduce noise from the tracks on the Northern Line service
- Upper Street resurfacing works - we will be carrying out overnight resurfacing works on Upper Street between Pentonville Road and Laycock Street between 28 October and 25 November as part of our programme to build a safer, more reliable road network
- The Elizabeth line runs through Farringdon station. Watch our video on the line's benefits for central London boroughs
- Finding the best fare for a journey can often be challenging. Our webpages Find fares and Free and discounted travel will assist your community in securing the best deals for their travel needs
- For more updates and information on Transport for London, be sure to visit our media pages
Local Implementation Plan (LIP)
The LIP is produced by the London Borough of Islington and agreed with us. It sets out the details on transport infrastructure changes in a three-year period to support the Mayor's Transport Strategy.
Vision Zero Dashboard: Helping you access collision data
The Vision Zero dashboard is a tool designed to help organisations and members of the public easily access and interpret collision data. By providing this data in a user-friendly format, the dashboard enables users to gain valuable insights into road safety issues in their borough.
Our assets in Islington
Assets we maintain in your borough include:
- Nine Tube stations
- Five London Overground stations
- Around 350 bus stops - see all 43 day bus routes in Islington
- One bus station
- One coach stop
- 36 Santander Cycles docking stations
- Five taxi ranks
- Around 175 traffic signals
- Over 14 kilometres of red routes
See a map of our assets in London.
We maintain our assets until they need to be renewed or disposed of as set out in our asset management plan. We do this by:
- Servicing them regularly to keep them operational
- Repairing or replacing faulty assets
Report a problem on a London street with our Streetcare tool.
We do not maintain in Islington:
- Non-red route roads - these roads are maintained byIslington
- Litter removal on red routes - this is also the borough's responsibility
- Network Rail track at London Overground stations - contact Network Rail
- Taxis and mini cabs - these are owned by taxi drivers and minicab offices
- One bus garage in Islington that is owned and managed by a bus company
- Coaches
- Taxi ranks on borough roads. Cars and other vehicles parked on taxi ranks can be reported to Islington
Report private hire vehicles (PHVs) parked on ranks or unattended taxis on ranks directly to us.