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Wightman Road Closure – is your road benefiting?
I was just wondering this week how the other ladder roads are being affecting by the current Wightman closure. Are any road benefiting more than others or suffering more traffic. It would be really interesting to know as I have always thought that Wightman Road is the key to finding a solution the traffic issue on the ladder.
The traffic situation seems much calmer on Endymion both in the morning and evening and I walked down Green Lanes this morning about 7.30am and it didn't seem any more congested than normal (before the closure of WR). I appreciate that there are still issues with the traffic on Hornsey High Street coming down to Turnpike Lane.
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Permalink Reply by Laura on
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Is there a reason you use a car to shop at "local independent shops"? If walking, shopping trolleys can be very useful for such trips. Some people travel by bicycle and use a pannier to put their shopping in. Perhaps that would work for you? Using a car for local independent shopping seems counter-intuitive.
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Permalink Reply by EyeSpy on
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Weight and length of items is the issue. 20 kg + and 3M length usually, not shopping trolly friendly.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Yes, I am often struggling to get the washing machine and golf clubs onto my bicycle. I completely understand. Sorry, am I presuming too much about your weekly shop?
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Permalink Reply by illyriafilms on
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Hi Karen,
Could you clarify for me - where are we at with all this? I take it there a movement for some form of redistribution of traffic and potentially some change to the current road system but is that anything more than a few disparate voices or is there a coordinated effort to approach the council about it all?
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Permalink Reply by Alix on
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Hi, I live on Hampden, and the lack of traffic has been lovely, since we've effectively become a cul de sac. The absence of bin lorries, however, has been slightly less lovely.
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Not quite that bad! But we've had two or three missed collections since the road changes. Not sure if it's cause the route is taking longer now?
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I agree Alix. It's been great on Hampden since the road has been closed. I was playing football in the street with my kids the other day. It was like being back in the 70s!
There's a meeting for Hampden residents keen to see some permanent change to the level of traffic on the street. It's this Wednesday at 7pm. I'll find out more details if you're interested.
Jon
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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Given that most, if not all, of the Ladder residents must be aware of the closures by now, some measure of the non-local traffic can be gained from the number of vehicles queuing up to do U-turns on Wightman at Hampden Rd after entering from Turnpike Lane.
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The signs that have hidden coyly behind trees advising drivers of which number Wightman Rd they can get to seem rather ashamed that they can't yell at people: No through route to Muswell Hill, Crouch End or Wood Green!
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Permalink Reply by DavidJ on
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Not necessarily - doing a u turn there is the most rational way to get onto Hornsey Park Road/Clarendon Road from Turnpike Lane. Which does make me think how strange it has been to have been disallowing the right turn and so forcing any traffic that comes from the South and East and that wants Hornsey Park Rd up - -onto Wightman Rd via a rung road.
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