Haringey launches electric bike hire scheme
Opportunities for residents and visitors to cycle in Haringey just stepped up a gear with the launch of the borough’s first dockless electric bike hire scheme. The council is partnering with e-bike industry leaders Lime and Forest for the 18-month trial to boost options for affordable, active travel around Haringey. Backed by residents in a […]
Haringey Council wins prestigious active travel award
A trailblazing project aimed at encouraging children to walk, cycle and take public transport to and from school in Haringey has scooped a prestigious national award. At the 2023 Modeshift National Sustainable Travel Awards, the council beat off stiff competition to be named winners of the Educational Engagement Project of the Year. The award recognised […]
Residents in Haringey dispute benefits of LTNs and urge council to reconsider schemes
Council chiefs in Haringey are continuing to face stiff opposition to low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) despite claiming that the schemes are achieving their aims. Residents last night urged Haringey Council to reconsider the LTNs, which they said had failed to reduce traffic, damaged local businesses and caused more “isolation, deprivation and misery” for people with disabilities, […]
Haringey Council on road to eliminate all road deaths by 2041
Haringey Council says it is fully committed to achieving the Mayor of London’s target by 2041 to eliminate all deaths on London’s roads by investing £3.5million over the next 12 months to improve safety for residents using transport networks across the borough. The council said: “One death on our roads is one too many and […]
Haringey Council asking residents to help shape plans for the borough’s first e-bike scheme
Residents, businesses and community groups are being encouraged to help shape provision of the borough’s first pay-as-you go electric bike scheme. Haringey Council plans to launch a trial hire scheme from Spring 2023, giving local people more opportunities for affordable, active travel, while also cutting pollution and congestion and improving public health. Ahead of the roll […]
