18 November 2015
Enfield Council has published some initial analysis of the responses from members of the public to the A105 Cycle Enfield Scheme (see the box below).
The analysis is very broad-brush, but one interesting fact that stands out is that respondents' highest priorities were pedestrian safety and air quality. "Convenient car parking" was one of the lowest priorities.
A fuller report will be issued in due course, which will include responses to points raised by the public. Some changes.......
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13 November 2015
In this film of a presentation at a conference held in Australlia, Simon Birkett, Founder and Director of Clean Air in London, talks about the most important lessons learned by him from 10 years of campaigning on air pollution. The film urges immediate action to reduce local air pollution and greenhouse gases to protect public health and mitigate climate change.
"One Atmosphere" can be viewed as ten separate "chapters" or as a single 35 minute film at https://vimeo.com/145615256........
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09 November 2015
According to a press release issued by Enfield Council today, a majority of people who responded to the public consultation about the A105 Cycle Enfield proposals indicated that they were in favour of the scheme going ahead.
The press release states that "60 per cent of the 1,646 people consulted said they supported the plans, while just 40 percent were opposed to them". However, the Cycling Weekly website breaks down the in favour submissions into two subcategories: in favour - 51.......
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04 November 2015
More evidence that cycling schemes are good for business has been provided today in the form of an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer from the leaders of companies employing over 250.000 people.
According to anti-Cycle Enfield campaigners, putting in cycle lanes along Green Lanes will "kill" businesses. Even before today's open letter there has already been plenty of evidence that this is at the very least a gross exaggeration and may in fact be the reverse of the truth.......
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16 October 2015
One of the points made repeatedly by opponents of plans to create cycle lanes along main roads is that they would benefit only cyclists and no-one else and that cyclists were therefore being unduly prioritised. Enfield Council, and at an all-London level, the Mayor of London, have put the case for benefits to the people of Enfield and of London across the board.
A newly published academic study sets out why the Council and the Mayor are right and the protesters are wrong. Benefits.......
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01 October 2015
The deadline for letting the Council have your views about the A105 component of Cycle Enfield is fast approaching - the online questionnaire must be completed by 9th October. If you want to comment on every stretch of road, the process could take a while, so don't leave it to the last minute. There is plenty of information available on the Cycle Enfield website, and we have published several articles with information in easily digested form.
The approaching deadline has prompted.......
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28 September 2015
The second stage of public consultation for the Enfield Town and Southbury Road elements of the Cycle Enfield scheme was launched last weekend. Detailed drawings are available online and residents are invited to fill in an online questionnaire to provide their views about the scheme
The various options for Enfield Town have been whittled down to two - Options 1 and 6a. Both would see through car traffic - both east-west and west-east - using Cecil Road, which would be converted to.......
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27 September 2015
The Mayor of London has issued a report, Health Impact of Cars in London, which provides the evidence base for future work by policy makers and health professionals. A key finding is that by not driving, but walking or cycling when this is a reasonable alternative, the population of London would gain over 60,000 years of healthy life every year, which would deliver an economic health benefit of over £2 billion annually.
The report's authors point out that most people in London do not.......
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26 September 2015
There was a public meeting this week about the Enfield Mini Holland plans, and days later, I’m just starting to work out what was actually being said…
It seemed that 90% of the 200-plus audience were against the scheme. I don’t know if they represent real feeling in the area or not, since this is a bit of a rogue series of meetings that are not part of the official consultation process. They are chaired by our conservative MP (we have a Labour council) who seems to.......
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10 September 2015
I have previously expressed concern about the effects of changes along the A105 on bus travel. This didn't seem to me to be being properly considered in what is still predominantly a debate between cyclists and those concerned about car parking.
It has taken some time to get a response from TfL to what seemed to be three key issues; the potential effects on bus journey times, getting on and off buses, and the removal of the bus stop outside the Fox.
Well here's the response. The sections in.......
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10 September 2015
The Cycle Enfield website includes the official responses to various criticisms of the A105 scheme. However, because people may not be aware of these, we are reproducing them here both to make them more widely known and to give readers an opportunity to comment and discuss them in our forums.
The following text is taken directly from Cycle Enfield without any amendment.
Why not use a different route?
Why put the route on the A105, why not use an alternative?
Some people have.......
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10 September 2015
The Cycle Enfield website includes the official responses to various criticisms of the A105 scheme. However, because people may not be aware of these, we are reproducing them here both to make them more widely known and to give readers an opportunity to comment and discuss them in our forums.
The following text is taken directly from Cycle Enfield without any amendment.
Impact on bus stops
A number of bus stops along the route would be changed – under current plans, six.......
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10 September 2015
The Cycle Enfield website includes the official responses to various criticisms of the A105 scheme. However, because people may not be aware of these, we are reproducing them here both to make them more widely known and to give readers an opportunity to comment and discuss them in our forums.
The following text is taken directly from Cycle Enfield without any amendment.
Impact on pedestrian crossings
There are many improvements proposed to improve crossings for pedestrians........
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10 September 2015
The Cycle Enfield website includes the official responses to various criticisms of the A105 scheme. However, because people may not be aware of these, we are reproducing them here both to make them more widely known and to give readers an opportunity to comment and discuss them in our forums.
The following text is taken directly from Cycle Enfield without any amendment.
Impact on parking
Enfield Council understand that car parking is an important component of our hight streets........
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08 September 2015
On the Cycle Enfield website the introductory page for the A105 consultation has been revised and now has a "visualisation" of how Palmers Green Triangle might look after implementation of the cycle lanes scheme. The option that is illustrated is the one that retains the Triangle traffic island.
As the Council has emphasised from the outset, the proposals include improvements not just for cyclists, but also for other road users. The Triangle proposals, for example, would provide.......
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12 August 2015
Enfield Council are consulting residents about proposals for a controlled parking zone in Palmerston Crescent. There is current and likely future pressure on parking in this street because of the ongoing "Deadmans Bridge" sewer replacement work, the new flats being built on the site of the former Town Hall and in the grounds of Truro House and the planned increase in the number of buses based at Palmers Green bus garage.
For fuller information, see the Bowes & Bounds Connected.......
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29 July 2015
The photograph below was taken by David March in Waterfall Road on Tuesday morning.
Considering the speed at which many drivers descend the hill, a similar incident was probably inevitable sooner or later.
It's only a few weeks since a driver turned his car over in Park Avenue, which is an entirely residential side street, not a race track.
Incidents of dangerous driving by "boy racers" occur frequently, probably several times a day. Why do we let them get away with it?.......
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22 July 2015
The exhibtion at the Fox last weekend marked the start of the 12-week consultation period during which members of the public are invited to give their views on the plans for cycle lanes between Enfield Town and Palmers Green.
Unfortunately, it's not as easy as it should be to find the relevant information on the Enfield Council website, so here's a short guide with direct links.
The start page for consultation is cycleenfield.co.uk/consultation/a105-scheme-consultation, where you can watch the.......
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21 June 2015
The next round of public consultation about the Cycle Enfield ("Mini-Holland") scheme for the A105 will start with an exhibition in July. There will then be a 12-week period in which members of the public can give their views online or on paper.
Cycle Enfield West timetable
Business Event – 16th July 2015Public Exhibition - 17th & 18th July 2015Public Consultation - 17th July to 9th Oct 2015 (12 weeks)"Pop-up" at Palmers Green Triangle - AugustStall at Palmers Green Festival.......
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14 June 2015
On 15 June the Cycle Enfield West Partnership Board will for the first time be able to discuss some specific proposals for the implementation of cycling improvements between Enfield Town and Palmers Green, using "Mini-Holland" money provided by Transport for London.
Members of the Partnership Board, which comprises representatives of many different community and interest groups, have been sent the draft designs for the changes to roads and pavements.
Making sense of the drawings requires.......
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