Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
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.
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter
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Neil, I'm not disagreeing with you, but in the above case it is me who is using the court system to try to uncover the phenomena you mention.
Four years ago, Haringey Council stonewalled over my FoI requests (made via WhatDoTheyKnow dot com, free to use and which I recommend).
Haringey Council's secretive conduct was largely to be expected, but I was disappointed with the Information Commissioner's response. The ICO were wrong to have believed all they were told by the council, publicly and privately (in a "Closed" bundle). The ICO practically rubber-stamped the council's refusals.
One can always try to challenge the ICO at the First Tier Tribunal, which is what I did. The council repeatedly engaged in industrial-strength delaying tactics. The Information Rights Tribunal came through with a solid judgement: yet the council first tried one Appeal and then considered another. It's as though they had something to hide. The case continues and it will not be covered in the council's Haringey People magazine!
In my view, parts of Haringey Council have slipped beyond democratic control. The current Council Leader is Councillor Peray Ahmet.
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Permalink Reply by neil
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Good to hear. I focussed in on this "The council went to extreme lengths to conceal information from the public." Question is why ? Its public money, they need transparent!
Crouch End town hall was another commercial cluster f*ck i believe ?
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Permalink Reply by Hugh
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Well done for successfully challenging the ICO. It's critical that our various justice systems function as intended.
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Thanks Hugh. At the Hearing, the Judge said he had spent four days reading the material. An independent Judiciary is one of this country's greatest strengths. Long may that continue.
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Permalink Reply by Sarah
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Has anyone heard anything about the proposed Red Route for West Green Road?
Or have the people who park inconsiderately and clog up the buses won?
I regularly go to yoga in Crouch End. I started walking there because the buses were so unreliable. It takes an hour but at least I know how long it will take. But I got injured recently and can't walk that far without pain. I feel so stuck on the east side of the borough now.
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Permalink Reply by Zena Brabazon
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After the announcement about the bus money I reported it to the Ladder Community Safety Partnership meeting on Thursday evening (Nov 20th). It was very much welcomed by the residents present.
In my view as a ward councillor this is good news and Anna and I will be pressing for Green Lanes to be included in the programme. As a major north/south route with so many buses, and with clear safety issues, I think we have strong case, and we have already started pressing for the ward.
Zena
Zena Brabazon
Cllr, Harringay ward
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Hi Zena, Sorry I missed LSCP this time. Hope you are well :-)
Yes, we have to press the case for something like red-routing GL some of the time and a bus lane on both sides. I can't see how any rational case to improve cycling and bus journeys for the majority can be solved any other way. That's what we want isn't it ?
Then there's the dreadful junctions at Alfoxton, the Arena and Endymion road. We've mentioned these at LSCP. I imagine London Cycling Campaign , Haringey branch are well aware of these and probably have engaged in their own lobbying of the council.
Did you see the queues today ? 8 buses when I went out were stuck in the traffic because of the roadworks at Alfoxton. Anecdotal I know, but had there been a bus lane at least passengers would be able to get to where they need to go!
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