Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Haringey Cycling and Walking Surveys
Consultants Steer Davies Gleave are conducting a survey on behalf of the council to identify walking and cycling improvements to Haringey’s town centres and key routes through the borough.
The results of these surveys will be analysed by Steer Davies Gleave and incorporated into their report of recommendations for improving walking and cycling routes in Haringey.
The Council are asking residents to complete the following short surveys to inform them of your experiences of walking and cycling in the borough:
These surveys will be available online until Friday 2 August.
For paper copies of these surveys contact Simon.Hollowood@sdgworld.net
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Permalink Reply by Katie K on
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I've tried to answer the cycling survey, but after answering question 9 it takes me back to question 5 and I end up in a loop. Anybody else have the same problem? Using FireFox .
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Permalink Reply by AndrewAW1 on
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It worked fine for me on Firefox. Although some of the questions are somewhat badly designed.
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The cycling survey is fundamentally flawed because it asks people about their experience of cycling, when the really important question is why the vast majority of Haringey residents do not currently travel by bike (according to the council 36% of journeys are 'easily cyclable', but currently only 1.7% of journeys are taken by bike). It's pretty obvious what the answer to that is - most people are scared to cycle in London because they have to share the road with heavy and/or fast traffic. They don't need a survey to know what needs to happen - safe space on main roads separated from motor traffic and sufficient traffic calming on back streets to make them unattractive/slow through routes for motor traffic. Proven ways to increase cycling modal share, improve safety for people on foot and create a more liveable city for everyone.
The survey seems to have the implicit idea that Haringey's cycling routes just need 'improving', but as far as I can tell there is not a single continuous useful cycle route in the entire borough. What's needed is far more fundamental than the survey suggests: a bit of tinkering with signage, a few cycle stands, a bit of green paint on the road here and there won't make the slightest difference to Haringey's current dismal modal share for cycling. Until we get on with building proper cycle infrastructure, like dozens of other cities all over the world are building and benefitting from, nothing is going to change.
Sorry for the extended rant!
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Permalink Reply by linka on
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yes, I was baffled by the concentration on signage and bike stands - to cycle around your own neighbourhood (or even the neighbouring neighbourhood), these are low on the priority list. Connected road and route redesign is unfortunately the only way.
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what is needed is POLITICAL WILL and a decision to introduce dutch style dedicated cycle lanes to reduce the amount d space given over to cars and trucks.
People also need to stop saying that London's road cannot be compared to the dutch roads becuse that is just not true. Dutch parents cycle through the CITY and residential streets with their children cycling behind them because the street design and the law is on their side. They don haev a Mayor and public autorities that just spout words (on this issue at least). And that decision was taken several decades ago!!!! London doesn't haven't reinvent the wheel.I will not cycle in London until I can avoid sharing teh busy roads with trucks and cars.
Keep piling the pressure on those POLITICIANS!
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Don't you understand that if you put up a sign indicating that a road is a cycle path then you have a cycle path....duh! At least that is the politician-technocrat version of things.
But of course they are fooling no one..especially all those dead cyclists who get squashed by left turning trucks.
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