14 February 2018
Better Streets for Enfield and Cycle Enfield are jointly hosting a celebratory ride along the newly completed bike lanes between Enfield Town and Palmers Green.
Riders will assemble outside Capitol House in Winchmore Hill at 2pm on 11th March.
Ride the A105!
On the afternoon of Sunday 11 March we’re gathering to ride the new cycle lanes along the A105!
Meet here in Winchmore Hill at 2pm on Sunday 11 March
Come one and all, whether you cycle every day or haven’t.......
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30 January 2018
The Winchmore Hill ward forum held on 9th January included a briefing on Quieter Neighbourhoods by Richard Eason from the Cycle Enfield team at Enfield Council.
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20 January 2018
The results of the largest ever study of the health benefits of cycling to work suggest that councils and governments need to make it a top priority to encourage as many commuters to get on their bikes as possible.
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14 January 2018
Residents, don’t be surprised when you see the faster cyclists on expensive bikes refusing to use parts of the new cycle lane this year. It is not designed to be cycled at high speed. It is there to provide a safe space, but cyclists are not OBLIGED to use the cycle lane. Thanks pic.twitter.com/JNnpGdNR6K
— WinchmoreHill Police (@MPSWinchmoreH) 14 January 2018
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10 January 2018
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21 December 2017
Transcript of evidence on cycling infrastructure given by Andrew Gilligan, former Cyclilng Commission to the previous Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to a meeting of the GLA Transport Committee on 6 December 2017.
Keith Prince AM (Chairman): It now gives me great pleasure to welcome Andrew [Gilligan], a man I worked with a few years ago when he was the Cycling Czar. He is not any more. His title is ‘Cycling Czar emeritus’ or something, in the Latin. We are now going to do a section.......
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15 November 2017
The operating hours of the Lodge Drive car park in Palmers Green are to be extended, probably from this weekend. Cars will be able to enter up until 11.30pm and leave at any time.
The failure to extend the car park's operating hours - something promised as part of the Cycle Enfield project - was raised at the September meeting of the Palmers Green Ward Forum. In an email to attendees sent out today, Councillor Mary Maguire wrote:
Please also note that following the September ward forum I.......
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08 November 2017
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29 October 2017
Consultations are currently under way for four minor proposals that form part of the Cycle Enfield scheme:
A short section of cycle track at the junction of Bury Street West and Church Street designed to provide a safe link between the main A105 cycle lanes and the new Quietway running alongside the Salmons Brook (deadline for responses 12th November)
Bike hangars in three locations (deadline for responses 13th November).
Bury Street West/Church Street
The proposal is to provide a.......
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05 October 2017
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27 September 2017
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16 August 2017
As part of the Cycle Enfield works, Green Lanes will be closed between Hedge Lane and Hazelwood Lane overnight for four nights, commencing on Tuesday 29th August. The closures will be from 8pm to 6am and will allow resurfacing of the main carriageway. The noisiest work will be carried out up to midnight. There will be no access to Green Lanes from Osborne Road, Windsor Road, Park Avenue and Fox Lane during the overnight closures.
The eventual layout of this stretch of Green.......
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02 May 2017
A105 Scheme
Green Dragon Lane to York Road –The zebra crossing is now complete and has been reopened.
Borden Avenue to Walnut Grove – The final section of line marking and cycle segregation units has been installed. The rain garden outside St Stephen’s has been installed and further work will continue to replace the raised flower beds and other landscaping work. Our lighting contractor Bouygues are scheduled to install the new crossing adjacent to Regency Court later this.......
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19 April 2017
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14 April 2017
Below is a brief description of the progress of work in each of the area we are currently working. It is not an exhaustive list and may be subject to change due to adverse weather conditions.
A105 Scheme
Green Dragon Lane to York Road –The zebra crossing is now complete and has been reopened.
Borden Avenue to Walnut Grove – We will continue to install cycle segregation units until early April. Line marking will continue this week. The bus shelter outside the church will be.......
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09 April 2017
A105 Scheme
Green Dragon Lane to York Road - Most substantive work on this section is complete. The zebra crossing has now been connected and the associated road marking work will take place next week.
Borden Avenue to Walnut Grove - We will continue to install cycle segregation units until early April. Line marking will continue this week. The bus shelter outside the church will be replaced at a later date by Transport for London. Work is expected to be complete by the mid April.
Sainsbury's.......
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10 March 2017
Ringway Jacobs have sent the following letter to Palmers Green residents and business owners.
Dear Resident / Business Owner,
This letter is to inform you of work in your area as part of the Cycle Enfield project and the associated complimentary measures.Work to increase the number of parking bays within the Lodge Drive car park is due to take place from Monday the 6th of March until the end of April 2017. Work will take place primarily between 7am and 6pm Monday to Friday.Once the work.......
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10 March 2017
A105 Scheme
Green Dragon Lane to York Road – Most substantive work on this section is complete. A zebra crossing will be commissioned next week. Borden Avenue to Walnut Grove – We have removed and replaced a bus shelter and completed the drainage. Some additional surfacing and lining work will take place during daytime hours.
Work is expected to be complete by the end of March.
Sainsbury’s Junction – We will be working on the traffic signals at the junction.
Work.......
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