W7 – London’s most popular bus*
Reading this on a W7? Chances are you have someone else’s armpit in the way. With full credit to the Diamond Geezer website from which the following is quoted, we learn that, once again, the W7 is the most jam-packed
Continue ReadingHornsey Library Project go-ahead for 2019, submits planning
Haringey Library Services have been gradually making their way through the full complement of library improvements over the last few years (Wood Green and Marcus Garvey having already had makeovers) – and sure enough Crouch End is next on the
Continue ReadingCrouch End town centre design priorities survey, report
Over the summer the Forum ran a snapshot survey looking at priorities and issues affecting the public realm. This was in direct response to the feedback (and the prodding) we’d experienced as a consequence of the announcement of the Liveable
Continue ReadingCrouch End, North London’s premier nightspot
In the current panic over the future of the High Street, one theme often emerges – retail is on the way out (particularly the comparison shopping variety) and should they want to survive and prosper High Streets must become centres for
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall Arts Centre gets in touch – launches consultation, audience survey
News from the new operators of Hornsey Town Hall. The arts operators, Time+Space Co, are set to launch a consultation to enable residents to have their say in how the Town Hall and Arts Centre will be used come 2020/2021. We
Continue ReadingCrouch End Air Quality Business Survey
One for the local businesses. A reminder that Haringey’s Crouch End Air Quality Business Survey is continuing, so if you haven’t had a look at the advice available or filled out the survey, please do – www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CrouchEndAQ (It seems air
Continue ReadingHornsey Library re-designed, drop-in sessions
Haringey Library Services have announced three drop-in sessions to discuss the new look library with the design team: Wednesday 13th June, 430-630pm (today!) Thursday 14th June, 930-1130am Saturday 16th June, 9-11am Images of the new designs are currently on display
Continue ReadingCrouch End Buses – a timetable for low emissions
A note on buses and emissions – the bus may be about to arrive. As people may know the various standards for emissions are changing in London (not before time), and the Central London Ultra Low-Emission Zone (ULEZ) comes into being
Continue ReadingA new Crouch End? – Liveable Neighbourhoods and new town squares. Part 2, proposals and new thinking
With new cycle routes, better road crossings, redirected main roads, and even a proposed new public square in the centre of town, TfL’s ‘Liveable Neighbourhoods Initiative’ is a big deal for Crouch End. To read Part 1, an introduction to
Continue ReadingA new Crouch End? – Liveable Neighbourhoods and new town squares. Part 1, get on your bike
This is not the first occasion a radical, exciting, contentious proposal for large scale changes to the layout of Crouch End has been proposed, but certainly the first for some time. The ‘Liveable Neighbourhoods’ project is the slightly tortured title
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