Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Blocked pavements on Wightman Road/Alroy Road
Now that the weather is occasionally nice, I like to take my son to the park in his pushchair. However, I often find the pavement blocked by vehicles outside the garage where Alroy Road meets Wightman Road - last week there was a recovery lorry parked right across the pavement, which meant I had to cross over at a point with heavy traffic and not great visibility.
Is the garage allowed to leave its vehicles blocking the pavement? And if (as I suspect) it isn't, who is responsible for asking them to sort it out?
In a related issue, there are often vehicles blocking the pavement further up Wightman Road, on the bit that is bordered by Jewson's yard. There are parking bays allowing vehicles to encroach onto the pavement, but many drivers ignore these and block access to pushchair users (and presumably wheelchair users). Is this the responsibility of traffic wardens to police?
Is the garage allowed to leave its vehicles blocking the pavement? And if (as I suspect) it isn't, who is responsible for asking them to sort it out?
In a related issue, there are often vehicles blocking the pavement further up Wightman Road, on the bit that is bordered by Jewson's yard. There are parking bays allowing vehicles to encroach onto the pavement, but many drivers ignore these and block access to pushchair users (and presumably wheelchair users). Is this the responsibility of traffic wardens to police?
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Permalink Reply by Karen Alexander on
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I have suffered the same problem with cars blocking the pavement. I will contact Parking Services at Haringey Council and see what the laws are governing it and what the council can do to remedy the situation - at times it is extremely dangerous!
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Permalink Reply by Anna T on
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Wightman's Road blocked pavements - another pedestrian’s view
I have been walking up Wightman Rd, often with my daughter, to get to Haringey Station and back home for the last 6 years. We live in Seymour Rd so the walk is about 10 min. Most of the days we found it very frustrating because, at some spots, there is very little room for the pedestrians to walk past. We had to squeeze past parked cars - taking over the pavement, smelly wheelie bins - left for days on the pavement and overgrown hedges, which limit further the space left for pedestrians. Often we had to deal with 2 of these combined in the same spot, but it does get much worse when it rains. Then when you are squeezing past you cannot avoid brushing against wet and dirty cars and overgrown hedges.
I have raised my concerns with the council twice, some three years ago and asked for action and that more consideration is given to the pedestrians. The council responded that relevant action will be taken and that they will continue to monitor the situation etc, etc… but I haven’t noticed any difference. I have followed this up once or twice and then simply gave up. I intended to raise this on Harringay Online at some point, but due to a chronic lack of time never got round to it… So Phil, thank you for bringing this up. Perhaps joint efforts would be more effective to ensure more consideration is being given to pedestrians? Maybe this can be combined with other issues already raised for the improvement of Wightman Rd?
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