Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Haringey the 4th most congested London borough
Very sad statistics in the Metro this week - Haringey ranks the 4th most congested borough in London. And the #1 slowest borough for travel times.
Metro - New traffic map reveals London’s most congested boroughs
The only answer to this is to get cars off the road, by improving cycle lanes, cycle infrastructure and encouraging car alternatives. Compared with neighbouring boroughs such as Islington, Haringey has a lot of catching up to do.
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter
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THANKS Max.
Sadly this dismal statistic is little surprise. The way forward is clearly along the lines you cite, but In active travel, Haringey lags 10 to 20 years behind next door Boroughs.
Haringey Council has been chatting about walking and cycling for years. They've looked at removing pavement-parking … and then looked away.
As well as the endless, circular talking, they do PR and consultations, publish papers, action plans and strategies (the most extreme example is their Haringey Cycling Action Plan, replete with timetable and dated 2004 (not a typo).
Although there may be handful of council employees and Councillors who want to see progress, the chronic underlying factor is that there is net-zero political will.
The indifference is led by the council leader who seems much more interested on Haringey Borough of Culture 2027.
The Highways Department (and the Cabinet Member/spokeswoman) is a bastion of car-ownership. They know no better. There are lobby groups such as groups of traders who beleive their businesses depend on parking outside their premises,
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