Haringey plans for “The Bank”

The Forum wishes to make it clear that this piece represents the personal view of Simon Briscoe and does not represent the view of the Forum as a whole. The more observant residents of the area around Highgate Hill will have noticed signs on lamp posts that set out...

Maximum traffic weight in Highgate

Some will have seen or heard that Haringey consulted in July about setting common weight limits for traffic over a part of Highgate. The Forum has written to Haringey to say that the proposal should be rejected. Currently the weight limit signs (applying to through...

Highgate Hill crash spot

The early hours of this morning saw yet another car crashing into the Highgate Hill traffic lights. When will the authorities do something to make this road – and other Highgate accident hot spots – safer? This is the scene that greeted us this morning: I...
Heavy lorries damaging The Bank

Heavy lorries damaging The Bank

Structural engineers have for some time been recommending that there needs to be weight restrictions on The Bank on Highgate Hill and Haringey Council have agreed they should be imposed. Yet this has still not happened and these two trucks have been spotted in recent...
Road safety and speeds in Highgate

Road safety and speeds in Highgate

Road safety is important. There is a need to make street life safer and feel safer. If our streets are more appealing places to be more people will use them as pedestrians and cyclists, encouraging a greener and healthier lifestyle. Making progress on this is a...
Forum response to 271 consultation

Forum response to 271 consultation

The Forum offers its strong support for moving the 271 terminus to North Road as set out in the proposed a scheme – https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/buses/route-271 Our aims have been to: • Improve bus interconnections, and facilitate east-west journeys •...