Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Friends of the Harringay Passage?

I would like to propose that we set up a 'Friends of the Harringay Passage'.

This crucial 'spine' of the Harringay Ladder has been neglected for too long and maybe a community group will get their voices heard by Haringey Council more effectively than a few individuals.

The aims of the group could be:

- to keep the planters looking nice,

- work with the council to design out fly-tipping hot spots and remove street clutter

- design a Masterplan for making the Passage work better for pedestrians

- street party at the widest section, between Effingham and Fairfax!

Let me know if you are interested, and if enough people are then we could have an inaugural meeting in January.

Regards

Adam

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Permalink Reply by Adam on December 10, 2013 at 22:39

That is something that the group can lobby for

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Permalink Reply by Julia on December 11, 2013 at 0:28

You might want to hook up with, or pick the brains of, Sustrans who did some good stuff in West Green/Turnpike Lane a couple of years ago in partnership with the council - contact details are available at http://diyturnpikelane.wordpress.com/

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Permalink Reply by matthew cuthbert on May 17, 2014 at 8:13

Noticed your link, thanks for raising this.

Sustrans, lovely people, you can see their work on

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yC2BVCKO0s

'Pie in the sky' but you can also see the potential for Harringay Passage to connect with Finsbury Park and directly relevant to Parkland Walk tunnels at the Highgate end.

We missed an opportunity as a millennium project there, though it was raised at the time, this link ads thought to the idea again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wroSpWtYZM8

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Permalink Reply by Anna Thomas on December 11, 2013 at 9:43

Great idea. I'm in

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Permalink Reply by 1xp44ynwtqgpi on December 11, 2013 at 9:46

I'm in.....but in the daytime of course :)

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on December 11, 2013 at 9:47

Can I just come for the beer and meetings?

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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on December 11, 2013 at 10:20

Actually Adam you are pricking my conscious- I need to tidy our planter on Pemberton... The time of the sunflower has passed for this year.

I know this is a bit premature, but I know that people have previously discussed whether anyone would stick their head up and take a lead in organising a Ladder Residents Association. Lots of us thought it a good idea, but no one was prepared to lead it and put the effort required in.

Now, I mention this, because I suspect it will come up, and many of the issues in the Passage are common to the wider Ladder (and Gardens) too and there is naturally going to be some leakage.

So, I throw it out as one point of discussion as we develop this concept- personally I think we stick to the Passageway Friends concept initially, and see how this works before pushing out into wider Ladder issue.

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Permalink Reply by Nick G-T on December 11, 2013 at 11:34

There's already a lot of support, but if it's the case of more the merrier, I'd be interested in this too.

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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on December 11, 2013 at 11:38

I suspect it would be useful to make sure all roads are represented, and if there is a second person on each road then excellent as it would allow for a bit more flexibility for individuals involved so there is some cover as it were.