Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Gardens Rising Bollard Consultation
The Gardens rising bollard has been at the centre of another local traffic tussle being played out between the Harringay traders and Haringey Council recently.
In a bid to save on the cost of maintaining the rising bollard at the end of Warwick Gardens, the Council offered Gardens residents a choice between paying for it or permanently closing off the road.
A consultation went against paying for the bollard and plans were put in place to gate the road. However, when the Harringay traders heard about the move, they made it clear in no uncertain terms that they felt they ought to have been included as part of the consultation.
They fear that the change will add even more traffic to Green Lanes since the once open, then partially open thoroughfare was due to be closed off completely. Concerns were also expressed about issues this would present in managing the biennial Harringay Festival.
Stung by the level of anger amongst the traders, Haringey Council agreed to rerun the consultation and invited traders in Grand Parade to take part.
The new consultation finishes this week.
If you live in the Gardens and you haven't seen the consultation, I'm attaching a scanned copy.
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Warwick.pdf, 780 KB
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Are you sure, John? If that's the case then it ceases to be what it was. Currently it's a committee of the Council. Arguably, it'd be better constituted a something else. However being a Council committee means that it can punch above its weight. So I'm sceptical about whether this is really what group members are aiming for.
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Permalink Reply by Richard Hulbert on
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Whilst I applaud the general sentiment of reduced car use, I feel that closing the Warwick gardens to all but residents was simply shifting the problem from one place to another. As afar as I know the roads on the other side of St Annes road were not given a say in the original consultation or indeed when the bollards were installed.As I understand it, the consultation period has been extended to allow the Green Lane traders Association to share their input. If that is indeed the case then I cannot see why all the other neighbouring roads and associations shouldn’t be included. Therefore I would like to propose that the rising bollards remain and are funded not simply by subscription in the Gardens but by any of the neighbouring communities as well.This way the cost and the benefit would be shared by all who benefit, and those who do not wish to pay and use the bollards, whether they live in the gardens or not, don’t have to pay a penny.
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