Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Cycling along Green Lanes
There is growing impatience and frustration about the Council’s lack of action on improving cycling and pedestrian safety on Green Lanes.* This mounting concern was covered in a recent piece in the Ham and High (see link below) about this and the growing discontent from cyclist about the safety of cycling along Green Lanes – either as a commuter, or just travelling to the local shops and services.
https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/25393803.cycling-campaigner-wants-pr...
As Trump would say…. “Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
*and elsewhere across the borough. All the cycle routes from surrounding boroughs stop abruptly at the Haringey border!
Cycling along Green Lanes has been described as 'hairy' (Image: Carla Francome) (Image: Carla Francome)
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Permalink Reply by Don on
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Sadly, I can’t make it to the Q&A, but, if you’re going, perhaps you’d like to ask Mike Hakata why he hasn’t made good on his promise (in an e-mail to me, and probably to others) to introduce comprehensive mitigation measures in Green Lanes to cope with the extra traffic load generated by the LTNs before their introduction. Or, for that matter, why nothing has been done since they added to the congestion (and pollution) on what Barbara accurately calls a “major transport highway”. Sorting out GL would be a major part of making travel through the area faster, cleaner and better for everyone.
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Permalink Reply by Alice Mezzo on
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It's absolutely insane to me that the council allows parking in what could be a bus and cycle lane. The whole stretch is a constant traffic jam nightmare because of this. It's like Haringey council are living in 1991 - beyond time for change.
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter on
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HARINGEY Council's excellent Cycling Action Plan (of the year 2004) gathered dust before being abandoned. In it's place are robust public-relations and publications, without limit.
The council's preference is for words, not action. They are unable to make any improvement to Green Lanes, largely due to the long-time, cosy relationship between shop keepers and the council Majority Group.
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It is very disappointing that the council has still not taken action to improve cycling in the borough. Cyclists (and indeed pedestrians as well) are being put at serious risk.
It’s really important to keep writing to councillors about these issues. Note that council elections are next year, so now is a good time for councillors to outline what they are going to do about this.
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