This is what happened in neighbouring borough Waltham Forest – less pollution, less cars, more walking, more cycling, more people using local shops.
Details of forthcoming events at Ally Pally including a letter to residents informing them of road closures around the Red Bull event.
Good turnout to the first public meeting for Living Streets Haringey. Lots of interesting debates and ideas about how to implement low-traffic neighbourhoods in Haringey.
Below is a summary of the group’s aims. RCRA, along with other local Res Assocs (Parkside Malvern, Palace Gates), want to work closely with Living Streets so that closing our rat-run becomes part of a wider change in the borough putting the interests and welfare of kids, pedestrians and residents before the interests of through traffic.
email:haringeygroup@livingstreets.org.uk
twitter:@HaringeyLiving
Facebook:Haringey Living Streets
We’ve been successful in our bid to get funds from the Haringey Council Woodside Ward Budget to brighten up our neighbourhood. A big thank you to our councillors for backing our bid.
We’ve been given £1500 to;
Provide two new trees on Bradley Road
Position 3 sizeable planters on the pavement at junctions of Ringslade Road/Cumberland Road and Warberry Road/Cumberland Road (subject to planning permission). There’s also the money to fill them with plants for the first year – after that we have to maintain them ourselves.
Place mini-planters around the base of pavement trees in out area.
We’re going to work on raising funds/applying for grants for the other ideas put forward such as decorating the junction boxes, a book-swap box and a local mural.
We’re having a short meeting this Saturday to make our bank account application official. Come along for a coffee now that Abs is open on Saturdays. Any other ideas/concerns about the neighbourhood all welcome.
Come along! Let’s help campaign against rat-running (Ringslade Rd) and for School Streets (Bradley)!
