Haringey to be given up to £10 million to improve buses

Haringey has been selected as one of three London boroughs that will benefit from £30 million to improve its bus network.

Lewisham and Southwark in south London are the other boroughs chosen to take part in TfL’s Better Bus Partnerships programme.

The money will be divided between the boroughs over the next four years. The aim of the programme is to improve bus journey times and reliability, making services easier to use.

To secure the funding, boroughs had to submit proposals outlining how they would use the money to improve bus services. The successful boroughs proposed schemes aiming to cut journey times by up to 30 per cent.

TfL will now work closely with the successful boroughs throughout 2026 on design and planning, with delivery expected to begin in 2027. Full details of the schemes will apparently be shared by the boroughs in the coming months, subject to consultation and engagement.

The initiative, called the Better Bus Partnership, was launched by TfL in July 2024 to improve London’s bus network and encourage more people to travel by bus.

The money is in addition to the £80.85 million of funding already claimed by London’s boroughs this year from Local Implementation Plans – the ordinary financial support they receive to improve transport schemes from the Mayor.

According to Haringey, the new funding will transform public transport links in Wood Green and North Tottenham as the borough gears up for the London Borough of Culture 2027 and UEFA Euro 2028 games at Tottenham Hotspur.

Great news for that part of the borough, but, whilst Harringay's Green Lanes and the Ladder lie mouldering,  it does show where priorities lay. I note that whilst the substance of Haringey's press release refers to work in the north and east of the borough, Mike Hakata's quote references hoped-for improvements on Harringay's Green Lanes. I assume this is imagined as the same sort of 'magical' knock-on effect of evaporation that Mike recently claimed that the Ladder School Streets provide for the rest of the Ladder.  

Thank you to Southwark News for flagging this.