Tags for Forum Posts: harringay passage, passage
When will the council and the police really take residents views seriously?
I can remember a couple of years ago when a few residents did an audit of the passage and even longer ago when a parent/group of parents from NHP campaigned for a Healthy Passage which is why we now have dog poo bins, a walk to school initiative etc etc.
But there has been no long term input from the powers that be
I would like to see a 'joined up' passage, that is something that unifies the sections of passage and identifies the passage as it bisects the ladder roads as most through traffic is unaware of pedestrians crossing at these junctions. A zebra crossing at each and every junction would be ideal, however this is probably unlikely to happen as it will reduce car parking, however a raised and marked section at each junction (similar to those outside NH and SH schools) would warn drivers of the "Passage Crossings" and hopefully reduce speeds at these points.
This was also suggested in the audit of 2012.
Well there's a "raised and marked" road hump which reduces car speeds (and, with the associated road narrowing, car parking) immediately before some narrowed crossings of the Passage, or a raised road table for the rest of the roads where they meet the Passage.
Since car parking already is reduced by the narrowings, might you, at no further detriment to car owners, propose your zebra crossings to Haringey Council?
You're too kind Phil (For everyone else - I'm hoping this is a description of me, unless Phil has someone else in mind).
As Alison says below John the objective of this survey and outreach is too identify everything folks would like to see done/happen etc in the Passage. Some will clearly be easier to achieve than others and in the near-mid term we hope to be able to achieve some of them. Some will obviously be harder, but not necessarily impossible. If we can demonstrate a need and support for actions like (say) improving the safety and aesthetics of boundary walls we hope that as part of a longer term plan we may be able to identify funding to do exactly as you suggest.
Perhaps it's time to do another audit, and also involve the 2 schools.
I know NHP had (has?) a School Travel Plan which also included lobbying the council to improve the cleanliness of the passage, speeding, crossings etc.
Thank you everyone - this is really helpful, and do please keep them coming.
The broader aim of FOHP (and part of the reason for carrying out the survey) is to develop a 'master plan' for the passage - identifying shorter and longer term (more ambitious) goals - that will we hope help us work with the Council to make change more likely. We'd very much like to involve the schools in this - I'm interested to hear NHJS have/had a travel plan. I'll bring this up at our next meeting.
Love being able to cut through the passage to visit friends, the markets, get to where I want to get to on Greenlanes, etc. I like seeing the backs of house and what great and not so great extensions that are done. I like the plants climbing over the fences, the graffiti, nodding or saying hi to familiar faces. I don't like at times feeling a bit vulnerable, the dog poo and broken glass, dangerous garden fences with broken glass etc. Good luck with the project!
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