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CS1 response

March 25, 2015March 26, 2015 admin

Last chance to have your say on Haringey’s Cycle Superhighway

Here’s our proposed response to Transport for London’s Cycle Superhighway route 1 (CS1) consultation which ends on Sunday.

The response below is a draft on behalf of Haringey Cycling Campaign and London Cycling Campaign – there may be minor edits after the London Cycling Campaign IRG (Infrastructure Review Group) meeting on Thursday 26th March.

B9_5SuDIgAAHHxY — Proposed 2-way cycle track on the western pavement of the High Road between West Green Road and Town Hall Approach, lanes separated by trees (which already exist)

We feel there are many problems with the present proposals.

TfL are already reconsidering the South section of the route through Haringey, following our objections to the St Ann’s Road alignment.

Hopefully there will also be a rethink on the centre section from South Tottenham station, past Seven Sisters Road to Philip Lane, which includes sections of shared space on the pavement outside a busy Seven Sisters underground station entrance and High Road bus stop – where local cyclists have recently been stopped from cycling by MPS Haringey (although the acting Inspector has since apologised by email and sent a memo to all neighbourhood team reminding officers what a shared use space sign looks like).

Please let TfL know your views! The deadline for responses is Sunday the 29th March.

CS1 consultation event in Marcus Garvey library

The TfL consultation documents can be found at https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/cycling/cs1

Our full draft response can be read here – with section by section notes: CS1 notes LCC.HCC

Our thoughts and sketch for a protected right turn at Philip Lane in to Town Hall Approach can be found here: Philip Lane Protected Right

A very well written response to the proposals by Tottenham Civic Society can be read here: Tottenham Civic Society – CS1

Here's how busy the current shared space is - even busier when students are arriving and leaving College of North East London. The large tree planter CANNOT be removed or reduced so all pedestrians and cyclists using CS1's proposed route will be funnelled to the right of this tree, where everyone is walking. — Here’s how busy the current shared space is – even busier when students are arriving and leaving College of North East London. The large tree planter CANNOT be removed or reduced so all pedestrians and cyclists using CS1’s proposed route will be funnelled to the right of this tree, where everyone is walking.

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Notes from East of borough ride with Councillors & Officers

October 28, 2014October 28, 2014 admin

Following our successful September ride around the central third of the borough (well, Wood Green, Turnpike Lane, Harringay) with Cllr Toni Mallet (the borough cycling champion) and Cllr Stuart Macnamara (our Cabinet Member for the Environment) we held our second ride, heading east on 17th October.

We were joined by 2 Project Engineers who work in the Sustainable Transport team at Haringey Council – the engineers and Cllr Macnamara borrowing council pool bikes – although Stuart has now officially sign up to keep his pool bike long term!

To get an idea of where we covered, here’s a rough ride route:

Chestnuts Park, North Grove, Roslyn Road, Town Hall Approach, Broad Lane, Ashley Road, Park View Road barriers, Watermead Way, Northumberland park, Park Lane, Bruce Castle Park, Risley Avenue.

We visited a number of sites we identified as Haringey Space for Cycling ward asks – including the infamous Park View Road barrier.

Here’s the notes f rom the ride, which we’ve presented to all present for reference.

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Tottenham Hale – meeting TfL & local Councillors 4th November

October 27, 2014October 31, 2014 admin

On Tuesday 4th November, we’re joining a meeting between Transport for London representatives, local Councillors and residents to discuss the problems that still need to be ‘ironed out’ now that the Tottenham Hale Gyratory removal scheme is ‘complete’*

WE NEED YOUR INPUT

READ THE FEEDBACK WE’VE RECEIVED SO FAR HERE

We’ve heard from a lot of people via Twitter, Facebook, email and face to face who have complaints about the new layout, often that it is ‘worse than before’ or ‘more difficult to get north to south’.

We agree, but we need your comments to present during this meeting.

This is our one chance to feedback to TfL. Every comment counts because ‘every journey matters’ !

Email your comments to us in the following format:

To: Haringey@lcc.org.uk

Subject: Tottenham Hale – meeting 4th November

Content: A brief description of your problem, followed by location if specific.

We’ll collate all comments in to one document, which we’ll present at the meeting on 4th November. We’ll make the list of all comments public on our website too.

*although Thames Water are still due to dig up some sections which is why there are still temporary crossings on Ferry Lane.

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Our next ride around Haringey – EAST

October 15, 2014 admin

We’ll be riding around the borough with Cllr MacNamara and Cllr Mallett again on Friday 17th October, and this time, we’re heading EAST.

Think Chestnuts, Downhills and Lordship – The Roundway, Bruce Castle area (pictured on a sunny day!) Northumberland Park, Tottenham Hale.

We’ve compiled a list of locations to visit – if you have anything to add, please contact us by 12pm on Friday.

Watch out for a report after the ride…. and for details of our final ride when we’ll cover the west of the borough.

Cycling Tour de Haringey – EAST

Friday 17th October 2014

Number of visit	Location	Issue
22	Forster Road/junction of Winchelsea Road	Should be two way for cycling (where the bridge is)
21	Entrance to Napier Road on Philip Lane	This IS two way for cycles – car parking space needs to be removed close to entrance to allow space for cycles to enter
20	Lawrence Road	road closed – very wide and useful road with little cycling provision.
1	North Grove/ Hermitage Road	GOOD example of HCC advice being followed, allowing cycle access in to North Grove!
3	Downhills Park	Good new entrances – wider with just bollards
4	The Roundway/Risley Avenue junction	Blind bend. Toucan Crossing required – or new style crossing – see LCDS.
5	The Roundway/All Hallows Road	Very wide crossing of The Roundway – add an Island?
6	Church Road – under railway	Emergency access barrier on road – not space to cycle around the side of bollards
7	Park Lane	Same as above
8	Marigold Road/Watermead Way	Poorly maintained cycle infrastructure – lane on pavement
9	Park View Road barrier and tunnel	Tunnel regularly flooded. Barrier obstruction!
10	Ashley Road barrier	Same as above
11	Hale Road toucan crossing	Timing problem
2	Avenue Road/end of Roslyn Road and Sleaford Road	Short stretch should become 2 way for cycles

Around Tottenham Hale – the former Gyratory
13	Monument Way toucan crossings	Refuge unsuitable for cycles and peds
18	High Road, West Green to j/w Town Hall Approach	Unsegregated shared footway – not suitable for amount of ped traffic and paving slab signage not adequate
16	Pavement north of War Memorial at Town Hall Approach	New lit shared use signage, pavement narrows
17	ASL on Town Hall approach/unmade surface	Not enough space to enter ASL/road and unmade area next to shared use pavement – this is responsibility of LBH
15	High Road/ Town Hall Approach area	Crossing not in desire line
14	High Road/Philip Lane junction	Difficult right turn – not signalized – no ped crossing light on Philip Lane
19	Broad Lane/ Markfield Road junction	Pocket required to enable right turn in to Markfield Road.
12	Within former Gyratory	All roads should be two-way for cycles – difficult to navigate through

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People on bikes needed for 5 minutes on Friday!

October 14, 2014 admin

We need some people on bikes who can spare 5 minutes on Friday 17th October, at 10am in Tottenham, N17.

We’re meeting a local Councillor and Haringey Council representatives to discuss removal of the Park View Road and Ashley Road barriers, which prevent access to Lea Valley Park.

If you can make it, please email haringeycyclists@gmail.com with ‘Friday 10am’ in the title.

We’d particularly like to hear from you if you can come along and bring one of the following: