Broad Lane is going to become a 20 mph road

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on December 17, 2012 at 12:09

While Broad Lane becomes a back street, Monument Way will become two-way and may have double the existing traffic - possibly moving a lot more slowly. So an interesting question is whether the screen to be erected in place of the earth bund (mound) on Monument Way will be sufficient protection from sound and pollution (especially particulates) for Welbourne School and other buildings along Monument Way.

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Permalink Reply by Johnny on December 17, 2012 at 13:10

Interesting indeed. Do you know if and how the Council planning to monitor air quality and sound in the areas around Monument Way? Would be good to know.

You say Broad Lane will be a back street, which is fine by me! I look forward being able to walk down Broad Lane without worrying that an out of control car is about to mount the pavement at high speed. As it is, Broad Lane is a drag strip.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah_24 on December 17, 2012 at 15:04

I totally agree about Broad Lane and if cars get stopped at the traffic lights just passed the retail park then it is exactly like a drag race coming round that corner, until most of them reach the speed camera that is.

I was also rather hoping, but alas it appears not to be, that they would extend the 76 bus, or similar, to Tottenham Hale and then send a bus that goes towards the city along Broad Lane. So much more efficient, the amount of times I and many others get a bus up and then cross over at Tesco to go the other direction is really quite ridiculous (and lazy but I only do it when I'm in a hurry).

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on December 17, 2012 at 15:08

Have you sent Transport for London your comments/suggestions about bus routes, Sarah?

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on December 17, 2012 at 15:51

If Broad Lane is a drag strip at the moment and you want to do something about it then get some registration numbers and fill in this form for each time.

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Permalink Reply by Carla on December 20, 2012 at 23:02

I live on broad lane and can't wait for all the work to be finished. Having 2 way traffic will make my life so much easier as I'll be able to get a bus all the way home.

I wouldn't say Broad Lane is a drag strip.

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Permalink Reply by Frederick Guy on October 10, 2013 at 12:52

The 20mph limit, and the conversion two way - both on Broad Lane and on the rest of what has been the Tottenham Gyratory - are welcome developments.

However, TFL have comprehensively failed to include any safe space for cycles. They prefer widening pavements to installing cycle paths, and in fact on one stretch of Broad Lane they plan to remove an off-road cycle path that is a link in a major cycle route. There is adequate space there for a cycle path as well as pedestrians and two-way traffic, and TFL's failure to provide for cycles shows where its head is.

There is growing recognition that if you want children or old people or anybody but hardy commuters to cycle in the city, you need to provide safe cycle routes, which on busy roads means segregated paths. TLF is beginning, now and then, to catch up with the concept of traffic calming and to recognize that living in the middle of a gyratory might be unpleasant and unhealthy, but it still doesn't understand space for cycling.

They are, however, doing a consultation on the Broad Lane plans. It's open until October 18th. It begins, you will notice, by asking if you're a motorist or a bus rider, leaving no options for pedestrians or cyclists. Then there are a couple of questions along the the 'do you like 20mph and nice wide pavements?' variety, which give no clue of what other options there might be. You may want to skip the leading questions and go to the end, where there's a very useful box to type your comments.

Critical coverage of the Broad Lane plans can be found at these blogs:

Rachel Aldred (Department of Planning and Transport, University of Westminster)

As Easy as Riding a Bike (includes lots of photos of the Tottenham Gyratory!)

Cyclists in the City (discusses Broad Lane and four other similar schemes in the works around London)

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