All roads lead to Haringey
Well, welcome to the new normal. Unfortunately the first tentative moves to return to work may be about to hit the buffers: public transport, upon which London relies, cannot carry its usual millions. Crouch End emerges, but without the W7
Continue ReadingThe last days of Liveable Crouch End?
Pandemic transformations for Crouch End Streets New pavements? New cycle lanes? Empty buses – and how to reduce car-use? Was the Liveable Crouch End scheme right all along? And what were the final proposals? We don’t know, but see below
Continue ReadingLiveable Crouch End, a timetable, an update, Jan 2020
The controversial Liveable Crouch End TfL-backed scheme is alive and kicking – and at an interesting stage in its gestation. In essence, if you have a good idea how to improve Crouch End for walkers and cyclists, now’s a good
Continue ReadingLiveable Crouch End summer season – update May 2019
Liveable Crouch End – the scheme to improve local travel and the liveability of the neighbourhood – is gradually moving through the preparatory stages, and after a reasonably comprehensive effort to gauge local opinion Haringey have now published their initial consultation findings:
Continue ReadingRing Road shock for Crouch End*
Astonished Crouch Enders are reeling, faced with a radical, far-reaching – but hugely disruptive – ring road plan aiming to sever central Crouch End from through traffic. Bulldozing its way through surrounding streets, the proposal aims to deliver a town
Continue ReadingLiveable Crouch End – Stakeholder Forum / Timetable / Guidelines
A brief report on the recent Liveable Crouch End Stakeholder meeting but with a wealth of attachments. Minutes of the Stakeholder meeting This note is prompted by the Liveable Crouch End team’s distribution of the minutes of the first
Continue ReadingHaringey transport infrastructure spending (LIP) – where, what and how much
The transport consultations are arriving by the truck load. This time it’s the Local Implementation Plan (LIP). You are invited to send your comments. The notification from Haringey runs as follows – Haringey’s Local Implementation Plan (2019-2022) Draft for Public
Continue ReadingLiveable Crouch End initiative – drop-in sessions, e-survey, January 2019
The roll-out of public engagement continues for the major roads and travel project for Crouch End. Three drop-in sessions are announced for the general public – Wednesday 9th Januaryfrom 4-8pm at Hornsey Town HallTuesday 15th Januaryfrom 10am-4pm at Hornsey LibrarySaturday
Continue ReadingSpecial showing “Beneath the Clocktower” and Discussion Nov 3rd 3pm
The news that high street giant Debenhams is closing fifty stores is a stark reminder of the pressures that our high streets are under. There can be no more appropriate time to get along to the Art House Cinema for
Continue ReadingW7 – 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
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