I fully welcome the announcement from Mayor Khan that a £3.1 million investment for green spaces, road safety and a revitalised high street in Neasden Town Centre has been approved by City Hall.
The Neasden Town Centre project will transform one of London’s most polluted town centres into a greener, safer, and more accessible area for residents and visitors. It will invest in parks and green spaces, realign the road junctions to make it safer, make the town centre more accessible for pedestrians and refresh the high street to include a community training kitchen – engaging with young people and the local community.
Neasden Town Centre is one of five areas across Brent, Redbridge, Hackney, Lewisham, and Croydon receiving funding. Town centres totalling the size of four Wembley football pitches will be made greener, safer and more accessible over the next three years.
The funding is part of the Mayor of London’s, Sadiq Khan’s, £12.4 million Civic Partnership Programme, which will build a fairer city, making all areas of London enjoyable to spend time in. The funding will help create open, connected, and inclusive public spaces and high streets, allowing Londoners from all backgrounds to shape their city’s growth.