Ring 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 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 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
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 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
Continue ReadingRoad Safety comes to Crouch End
Many Crouch Enders noticed that there was a lot of traffic monitoring kit festooning the Broadway and other parts of Crouch End in the last few months. Transport and the design of roads in the town centre are going to
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