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The Quieter Neighbourhoods schemes which Enfield Council are planning will use various "traffic calming" measures, the aim of which is to reduce traffic accidents, encourage walking and cycling by reducing the stress associated with heavy or fast traffic, and generally make life pleasanter for people living, walking or cycling along residential streets away from main roads.
Traffic calming is not universally popular - concerns include noise and damage to cars allegedly caused by speed humps and.......
The initial consultation stage has now begun for two "Quieter Neighbourhood" schemes covering a large swathe of residential streets extending from the Cambridge Roundabout in the south east almost as far as Southgate Circus in the north west (though excluding Green Lanes, which runs between the two areas).
Consultation began last month for the Wolves Lanes Quieter Neighbourhood, which lies south of the Connaught Gardens QN, separated from it by the North Circular Road.
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Having posted some notes on the street redesign in the Turnpike Lane/West Green area. I went down this morning to take a look at the work. I still not sure how relevant this is to the Fox Lane area Quiet Neighbourhood sscheme, basically because the street plan is so different. However the individual elements may be of some interest. These are the subject of the attached photos which can be related to the original plan included in the earlier posting.
One thought arises is that if Fox Lane was.......
There's a lot more going on about traffic management/traffic calming locally than I had realised - in addition to Mini-Holland (rebranded as Cycle Enfield) and the Quieter Neighbourhoods schemes (see this article) In particular two schemes, one in Enfield and one in Haringey, seem relevant.
DIY Streets Edmonton
Enfield are engaged with Sustrans on a "DIY" street scheme which involves Church Street Edmonton between the A10 and Hertford Road. Church Street has similarities to Green Lanes........
Palmers Green Community has obtained information about the extent of the "Quieter Neighbourhoods" that Enfield Council is planning to create in and around Palmers Green. At next week's open meeting of Fox Lane and District Residents' Association the Council is expected to provide some more details of what exactly they have in mind and how they intend to consult. Non-members of FLDRA who live within the Association's area - that bounded by Green Lanes, Bourne Hill, The Bourne,.......
Enfield Council have notified the public of their intention of introducing some new waiting and loading restrictions at a number of locations, including Bourne Hill. See the text below.
ANGEL CLOSE N18, CAMBRIDGE PARADE GREAT CAMBRIDGE ROAD EN1, GATER DRIVE EN1, HALLSIDE ROAD EN1, LAVENDER ROAD EN1 LAUREL BANK DRIVE EN1, LOCKFIELD AVENUE EN3 andNORFOLK AVENUE N13 - NEW 'AT ANY TIME' WAITING RESTRICTIONSBOURNE HILL N13 - NEW 'MONDAY TO FRIDAY 7AM - 6.30PM' WAITING RESTRICTIONSCHURCH LANE.......
A local conservation group in Enfield Town is to launch a campaign to scrap plans for cycle lanes in Church Street and to instead opt for a radical rethink of the road network in the town centre. Some local campaigners in Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill are also thinking along similar lines.
The Enfield Town Conservation Area Study Group (ETCASG) opposes the plans put forward by Enfield Council to turn Church Street into a buses and cycles-only road and instead will be asking the Council.......
A London Assembly study has highlighted the increasing vulnerability of pedestrians in London and is critical of the policies of the Mayor of London and Metropolitan Police.
Feet First: Improving Pedestrian Safety in London is a newly published report by the Assembly's Transport Committee, which comprises members from the Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democratic and Green parties.
In their executive summary the Committee set out the current state of affairs:
More pedestrians are killed or.......
In the run-up to this year's London borough elections the Enfield branch of the London Cycling Campaign has set up an online survey to help focus and promote its contribution to the London-wide Space for Cycling campaign. Information supplied by members of the public about local cycle-friendly priorities will be passed on to every candidate in every ward prior to the May elections.
Adrian Lauchlan is Borough Coordinator for the Enfield Cycling Campaign:
"The London Cycling Campaign.......
The Enfield Independent has reported that a campaign has been launched to improve safety for pedestrians crossing Green Lanes at the Fox Lane junction. This is just one of several hazardous crossing points facing pedestrians in Palmers Green........