19 April 2017
The Department for Transport (DfT) has today announced a competition seeking proposals that would encourage more people to make journeys by bicycle and/or on foot.
The text below is an abridged version of the announcement extracted from the www.gov.uk website. To read the complete announcement visit
www.gov.uk/government/publications/funding-competition-innovation-in-cycling-and-walking/competition-brief-innovation-in-cycling-and-walking
This competition seeks proposals for.......
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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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14 April 2017
Living Streets, the "UK Charity for Everyday Walking", has published a Blueprint for Change, designed as a guide for city leaders to help them create Walking Cities:
"safe and inviting to people of all ages, where every child can walk safely to school, and communities have quality spaces to thrive. Walking cities mean better cities for everyone."
Living Streets' Chief Executive, Joe Irvin, sets out the charity's rationale:
Our streets deserve to be so much more than corridors for.......
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09 April 2017
As part of the Cycle Enfield works, resurfacing of Green Lanes at and near the junction with Station Road and Fords Grove will be carried out overnight for four nights starting on Monday 10th April. Buses 329 and N29 will be diverted away from Winchmore Hill between 8pm and 5am.
The section that will not be covered is likely to be between Bush Hill Parade ("Church Street" bus stop) and the Green Lanes/Hedge Lane/Bourne Hill junction in Palmers Green.
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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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05 April 2017
The Mayor of London has announced that he intends to bring forward the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in Central London by a year. Subject to further consultation, it will now come into force in April 2019. Drivers of petrol vehicles that don’t meet Euro 4 standards and diesel vehicles that do not meet Euro 6 standards will have to pay a daily fee of £12.50 for cars, vans and motorbikes and £100 for buses, coaches and HGVs.
Initially, the ULEZ.......
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27 March 2017
The deadline for objecting to width restrictions in Connaught Gardens, Munster Gardens and Hazelwood Lane is Wednesday 29th March
Consultation on Quieter Neighbourhood measures for these streets is still running - so why the rush to install width restrictions?
Better Streets for Enfield say width restrictions are hazardous and want to see more effective measures to cut through traffic
The Quieter Neighbourhoods survey also ends this week - on Friday
To object to the width restrictions.......
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26 March 2017
If you live in an area that has already been leafleted, you have until the end of March to let the Council know what you think about Quieter Neighbourhoods
The areas include "Fox Lane", "Connaught Gardens", some parts of Bush Hill Park and Winchmore Hill
Better Streets for Enfield have drawn up some suggestions for making the most of this opportunity
Is your neighbourhood affected by too much traffic? If it’s fast or heavy enough that you wouldn’t feel confident cycling.......
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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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10 March 2017
Enfield Council has relaunched its Quieter Neighbourhoods (QNs) project, an important element of its Mini Holland bid which has been on hold since early 2015. Leaflets will soon be posted through doors of people living in the first areas to be surveyed and it is already possible to fill in an online Residents' Perception Survey.
The thinking behind the QNs schemes is summed up on the Cycle Enfield website:
We're working with residents to make their streets quieter and safer. By.......
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06 March 2017
Enfield Council has published the following information about parking along the A105 for disabled people.
Disabled parking on the A105 scheme
We are aware concerns were raised over the cycle lane reducing the availability of parking spaces and preventing people with disabilities transported by private vehicles gaining access in certain areas. We also understand the concerns that the cycle lane could restrict the dial-a-ride from operating at locations such as the Ruth Winston Centre.
We.......
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05 March 2017
Healthy Streets for London, published last month by Transport for London, is an important document which outlines in broad terms the strategy that will be adopted by the Mayor of London and his Walking and Cycling Commissioner in order to increase "active travel" by people living and working in London.
The health benefits of daily activity are shown in the diagram. Conversely, the disbenefits stemming from current inadequate amounts of activity among the general population are.......
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24 February 2017
Cycle Enfield's latest consultation and construction update
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.
Green Dragon Lane to York Road
Most substantive work on this section is complete. Additional tree planting will take place until mid-March.
Borden Avenue to Walnut Grove
We will be removing and replacing a bus shelter, completing drainage.......
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17 February 2017
The following information is taken from the latest Cycle Enfield newsletter. Dates may affected by adverse weather.
Please note that there will be overnight road closures for resurfacing of the main carriageway in the vicinity of the big Sainsbury's store between 24th February and 3rd March
Green Dragon Lane to York Road
The next two weeks will see a variety of work including completing road line marking as well as the installation of a tree pit at Mason’s corner, .......
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08 February 2017
As reported earlier, Enfield Council will resume work on creating Quieter Neighbourhoods with the next few weeks. Although the residents-led workshop approach will now not be used and the Council will be coming up with proposals and seeking feedback, this still leaves room for residents to float their own ideas before the Council sets out theirs.
One resident of Old Park Road has done just that, and has produced some concept visualisations designed to spark up discussions with.......
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08 February 2017
Now that construction of cycle lanes is finally under way, Enfield Council will shortly be making announcements about the other important aspect of its Cycle Enfield/Mini Holland project - measures to set up a network of Quieter Neighbourhoods throughout the borough.
Two of the planned Quieter Neighbourhoods in Palmers Green. Click on the map to enlargeWork on developing Quieter Neighbourhoods - involving measures to reduce the amount of traffic in residential side streets, and in.......
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03 February 2017
The latest news about the Triangle from Richard Eason, Cycle Enfield Consultation Manager, is that the plans include six new trees. Five of these are intended to be ‘heavy standard’ trees (three located around HSBC and two by Starbucks). The sixth tree will be a semi-mature tree to be placed in the middle of the triangle.
So essentially as captured in the attached visualisation, though the positioning of the clock is yet to be agreed.
Work on the triangle is currently scheduled.......
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01 February 2017
According to a letter delivered to homes in the vicinity of the A105, Cycle Enfield construction work in Palmers Green was due to start "by late January 2017" between Lodge Drive and Osborne Road. Work on this section would continue until June.
17th January 2017
Cycle Enfield construction on the A105
This letter is to inform you of work in your area to construct the A105 cycle lane.
Work on the upcoming sections of the cycle route (between Lodge Drive and Osborne Road and also.......
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