23 January 2015
The dates have been announced for the first public consultations about the planned Cycle Enfield/Mini Holland cycle routes. These will be "exhibitions" running from the afternoon to mid-evening. Members of the public will be able to call in, examine the plans, ask questions and feed back their initial views about the schemes. Later in the year there will be a "full and extensive public consultation".
The Palmers Green/Winchmore Hill consultation will be held at the Fox from 3pm to 8pm on.......
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18 January 2015
Earlier this month Andy Barker, in his role as Chairman of Fox Lane and District Residents' Association (FLDRA), attended the one of the Partnership Board meetings that are being held as part of the consultation about the Cycle Enfield ("Mini-Holland") scheme. This meeting relates to the section of route between Green Dragon Lane in the north and Broomfield Lane in the south.
The yellow lines show an alternative to creating cycle lanes along Green Lanes. If this option is chosen, TfL will.......
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10 January 2015
The Green Lanes Business Association (GLBA), which works on behalf of businesses in Palmers Green (mainly shops), has released the text of a letter which it sent to the Mayor of London's Cycling Commissioner in December.
The beginning of Mr Georgiou's letter to the Cycling Commissioner (click on the image to view the complete original letter)The letter from GLBA Chairman Costas Georgiou was sent to the Cycling Commissioner, Andrew Gilligan, and copied to a number of local and national.......
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25 October 2014
In March 2014 Enfield Council carried out a public consultation, using a vehicle parked in Green Lanes, with the aim of discovering what residents of Palmers Green thought about the town centre and what improvements they would like to see to the "public realm".
A hundred people attended the consultation sessions, filling in a questionnaire, annotating a map and using a "Planning for Real" model of Palmers Green town centre to focus their thoughts.
A report based on the consultation exercise.......
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30 June 2014
Enfield Council have provided a written statement outlining their plans for consultation about implementing the "Mini-Holland" cycle scheme (now rechristened "Cycle Enfield") along Green Lanes and carrying out "urban realm improvements" in Palmers Green town centre. The letter clearly states that it is not the intention of the Council to "remove the Palmers Green Triangle".
As expected, the urban realm improvements will be funded using Cycle Enfield money provided by the Mayor of.......
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23 June 2014
The debate about the "Mini-Holland" cycling improvements along Green Lanes has so far been pretty polarized: on the one hand, advocates of cycle lanes along the whole street, on the other some fierce defence of the right of drivers to park in Green Lanes close to the shops they want to visit. Cycle lane supporters claim that there is evidence to suggest that reducing car parking would boost shop sales, those defending the interests of local businesses dismiss this argument as.......
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23 June 2014
The Enfield Cycling Campaign is hoping that by organising a "Cycle Cash Mob" to coincide with the Palmers Green Festival of Shopping they will be able to soothe the concerns of shopkeepers in Green Lanes about the effects of the planned "Mini-Holland" cycle improvements on their businesses.
The Shopping Carnival will be held on Saturday 5th July and the Cycling Campaign is asking its members - and anyone else who would like to see safer conditions for cyclists in Palmers Green - to assemble in.......
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21 May 2014
In response to a Freedom of Information request, Enfield Council have provided drawings from late 2013 showing the concepts, at that time, for implementing cycle lanes along the Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill stretch of Green Lanes. As we reported in April on the basis of another document, the newly released material does show parking bays at various points along Green Lanes between Bourne Hill and the Triangle - on the eastern side only between Bourne Hill and Fox Lane and on both sides.......
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07 May 2014
Both the discussions on the mini-Holland scheme and the consultation on the future of Palmers Green raise issues about the shopping environment. One of the most significant influences on the street scene, whether in a Conservation Area (as along parts of Aldermans Hill) or more generally, is the appearance of shop fronts themselves.
This can be as subtle as the colouring and lettering on shop fronts or as “in your face” as the spread of the solid shop front security shutters which.......
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26 April 2014
A planning application pertaining to a new Sainsbury's Local store in Green Lanes was submitted to Enfield Council this week. As expected, it will occupy the premises previously belonging to the Turkish food shop 1001 Supermarket and the adjacent Palmers Green News paper shop. However, it does not include the former Coffee Culture cafe, which last week reopened as Kiva Coffee House and Brasserie (see this Enfield Independent report.).
Sainsbury's are planning to open the new store.......
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26 March 2014
According to the Enfield Council officers involved, last weekend's public consultation about improving the "Public Realm" in Palmers Green went well, and they were pleasantly surprised at the level of interest and the amount of time many local residents spent engaging with the 3D model of Palmers Green town centre. They have begun analysing the information they gathered from residents and hope in the near future to be able to provide some initial information about the most important themes.......
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19 March 2014
This week there are three ways that you can influence the future look and feel of Palmers Green:
On Thursday the Area Forum will discuss the proposed changes to Green Lanes and the Triangle.
A "mobile consultation space" will be parked in Green Lanes from Friday to Sunday. You will be invited in to tell the Council what you think about their ideas.
You can contribute to our online discussion: your top five ideas about improving the Palmers Green Public Realm.
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11 March 2014
Enfield's Mini-Holland funding bid has been successful. The Borough is one of four that have been awarded up to £30 million from the Mayor of London to implement a comprehensive scheme to improve conditions for cyclists, with consequential benefits for everyone in terms of a reduction in traffic-related air pollution. In addition to the cycling improvements, some of the money will be available for enhancement of the "public realm" along the cycle routes - for example, smartening up the appearance of streets and pavements and improving conditions for pedestrians. However, an unpublicised consequence of the scheme's implementation may be the removal of the Triangle traffic island at the heart of Palmers Green.
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10 March 2014
If you've ever wondered what became of the railings around the public conveniences at the Triangle, we have now discovered that they are being stored by the Council's highways contractor at a site in Broxbourne. The Council is open to suggestions from residents' groups about suitable sites in Palmers Green to re-erect them. One suggested location is in front of the Conservatory in Broomfield Park. If you like this idea or have another suggestion, you can use our Forums to air.......
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06 March 2014
Later this month local residents will be invited to play a part in planning future enhancements to the "Palmers Green Public Realm", which we understand refers to redevelopment and public works along the stretch of Green Lanes between Bourne Hill and Broomfield Lane and to the eastern end of Aldermans Hill. The focal point of this area is Palmers Green Triangle, the future shape of which is uncertain - the last study carried out by the Council actually recommended completely removing the.......
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06 February 2014
Following the end of our online opinion survey about the proposed clock for Palmers Green Triangle, Costas Georgiou of the Green Lanes Business Association has provided us with further design documents, which include more details of some of the design features. The pictures in this article are just four of many large illustrations which can be viewed in the new documents which the GLBA has supplied.
You can view the following documents in PDF format:
Clock Design
Design Statement.......
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02 February 2014
The online opinion survey about the proposed new clock for Palmers Green Triangle has now finished. Many thanks to everyone who participated.
The survey revealed mixed views. Two out of three of respondents liked the idea of erecting a clock, though only around 50 per cent were keen on the proposed design. There was near unamiity, however, on the question of whether or not the triangular traffic island should remain - 59 out of 63 people would not like it to be removed, as recommended by a.......
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22 January 2014
Thanks to everyone who has filled in our online survey about the proposed clock for Palmers Green Triangle. If you haven't done so yet, you still have until the end of the month. In the meantime, some information about what people have said so far.
At the time of writing (11pm on Wednesday) 39 people have responded. There has been near unanimity about a wish to retain the triangle island, but opinions about the clock have been far more mixed........
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22 January 2014
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........
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