What improvements would you like to see in Harringay?

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Permalink Reply by e spengler on February 13, 2015 at 19:06

You might want to talk to The Turnpike Art Group / Bailey Straffon.

They've been doing exactly that near Turnpike lane tube station (Langham rd/Carlingford rd end) through street art as well as participation in the DIY turnpike lane project. A lot of the street art (like Sheppard Fairey & Zabou's work) works really well - the bird paintings  - I'm not so sure about.

http://www.turnpikeartgroup.co.uk/p/t.html  

twitter: @turnpikeart

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Permalink Reply by Robert Pike on February 13, 2015 at 20:48

I'm keen to focus on the positives as to why I moved to the area - so this is not about litter! I often walk up our little stretch of the Green Lanes - a fantastic street of great character and an independent spirit. I have thought for while about a photo survey of it just to record what is there before the march of national chains. You may have read on this forum about Costa opening yet another branch and the subsequent debate this stimulated about local shops. Our street is a rich mix of different cultures and traditions that deserves to be preserved for the future that should be documented and recorded. It is the focus of all the little roads that lead into it.

As people seek to move towards affordable zone 3 properties how do we preserve Harringay Green Lanes or Grand Parade as a unique part of London and local life? How does this street move with the times without falling fowl of the negative aspects of gentrification? How does this result in a graphic design final project? I think it is about representing that mix in an identity that doesn't just aspire to a vanilla marketing branding exercise. 

That is just one set of thoughts!

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Permalink Reply by Robert Pike on February 15, 2015 at 13:16

Could be an interesting tie in here: http://www.harringayonline.com/forum/topics/looking-for-shop-window...

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Permalink Reply by Robert Pike on February 15, 2015 at 17:39

Thanks Pav. Interestingly just went to the Harringay Local Store for the first time and couldn't help noticing that some of the stock had  'Made in Hackney' labels on it. It seems that there is more kudos in branding yourself Hackney. It is an area that has elevated itself through successful micro businesses. Fore example the shelves are stocked with beers from Hackney that have filled empty spaces and instigated a microbrewing revolution. No reason why our area cannot do the same and promote what is unique about it. 

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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on February 15, 2015 at 21:26

Made in [any London Borough] is a label that I look out for, including sarf of the rivah.

Re Haringey itself, Tottenham cheese comes to mind, in microbiological terms.....

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on February 10, 2015 at 22:54

Check out this residents' survey (or 'sorbet' as auto-spell check would charmingly have it) from 2008. I'd bet my bottom dollar that if you ran it again, responses would be hauntingly similar.

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Permalink Reply by Lucy Maitre on February 10, 2015 at 22:59

that is perfect! thankyou!

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Permalink Reply by Robert Pike on February 15, 2015 at 17:32

Traffic is something that appears in all the pie charts. Though that could encompass a multitude of different traffic related matters inc parking, cpz, speeding, pollution, provision for cycling. The question is how does this get tuned into a graphic design project? It ties in with another debate found here: http://www.harringayonline.com/forum/topics/is-cycling-as-mass-tran...

Radical thinking? What if Green Lanes was turned into a Green Lane i.e a long linear park as the centrepiece to our bit of Haringey going zero carbon. The street was taken back from domination by traffic and new uses found for the space left over i.e. Tennis courts, allotments (using compost from all the local organic food waste), sustainable urban drainage, running track, market place('Cus everyone round here loves a market), energy centre (anaerobic digesters using non composting material) producing energy for electric vehicles, tapping the tube lines below for useful district heating...etc etc

Rubbish is a huge deal around here. What about where rubbish once piled up on the street side a proper recycling initiative is instigated where others cast offs are really used. Old kebab oil no longer tossed on the pavement but actually used as a fuel source? A makery to turn forklift truck palettes into furniture. Old clothing really upcycled in a local fashion hub and resold locally. Could all fall under a 'Made in Harringay' banner.

Here are some links where the use of infographic presentation is used effectively to communicate a radical premise: 

http://www.fieldoperations.net/home.html 

http://studiogang.net/work/2005/nature-boardwalk-lincoln-park-zoo

http://dutchdialogues.com/

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Permalink Reply by HarringayBirder on February 12, 2015 at 13:58

@ Sophia

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Where do you feel unsafe?

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Permalink Reply by Dominik on February 15, 2015 at 12:49

For me the biggest issue is the traffic situation on Green Lanes and speeding on Ladder roads. Prohibiting cars from parking on Green Lanes seems sensible to me as this would open up another lane and should improve traffic flow. 

The speeding problem is an old one I guess, but still the council doesnt seem to implement the necessary measures like narrowing streets or higher speed bumps. 

I like the independent nature of Green Lanes in terms of shops and restaurants and it is good to see new stores opening up. 

Oh and I would shut down all those betting stores. This just cheapens this area and there are many great business-minded ppl out there which could use the space to set up a great restaurants or shops. 

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Permalink Reply by KP on February 15, 2015 at 12:58

Oh yes the speeding! Thanks for reminding me Dominik. That's a real problem round here. I hope introducing a 20mph speed limit will reduce this. And a worrying development is the number of drivers who seem happy to ignore red lights - surely someone can enforce basic laws like this!!!

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Permalink Reply by e spengler on February 18, 2015 at 6:27

20 mph limits are enforced and made effective by those drivers actually sticking to 20mph slowing the ones behind down.    

My guess is that 20 mph limits will achieve nothing on rat-running roads.

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