Smarter Travel
This page changes regularly to bring you up to date information about events and activities around the borough. If you have attended any of our events this year we look forward to hearing your feedback about the event and information you were given using the smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk email address.
- Smarter Travel Roadshow and Events
- Dr Bike Maintenance
- Cycle Training
- Smarter Travel Haringey plus report
Smarter Travel Roadshow and Events
What's On Events
Welcome to the new season of Smarter Travel Roadshow Events:
| Date | Event and Venue | Activities | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 18 May 2013 | New and Improved West Green Downhills Park entrance, West Green Road, N15 | Find out more about walking, cycling activities in the borough, plus public transport and learn some greener driving tips after trying our driving simulator. Read the New and Improved West Green leaflet (PDF, 168KB) for more details.
| 11am to 4pm |
| Sunday 16 June 2013 | Festival of Cycling Finsbury Park, N4 | Fantastic free event taking place in Finsbury Park. Haringey are jointly working on this with Hackney and Islington councils. You can find out more in the Festival of Cycling leaflet (PDF, 1.2MB)
Free Dr Bike maintenance available along with the chance to sign-up for cycle training, and take part in a led cycle ride (from 11am to 11.50am) plus much more! | 12noon to 6pm |
| Sunday 21st July 2013 | Alexandra Palace 150th Anniversary (external link) at the palace | Come along and find the Smarter Travel Roadshow trailer and enjoy making a smoothie on our Blenda venda bike and check you driving skills on our Sustainable Driver Simulator. Please bring along your bike, for a quick check over from Dr Bike. | 11am 4pm |
| Saturday 27th | Lordship Recreation Ground, Lordship Lane | Fantastic celebration of 75th anniversary of the Model Traffic Area in the park, recently renewed. Our Smarter Travel Trailer will be there with lots of local information and travel advice. You can blend a smoothie on our Blenda venda bike and check you driving skills on our Sustainable Driver Simulator. | 11am - 5pm |
Contact us at Smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk to request more information about these events.
Consultation Results
We collected surveys from the many people who attended the six events at Crouch End and Harringay Green Lanes over summer 2012.
- View the Walk and Cycle to the Shops Survey Results (PDF, 24KB) in a user-friendly, mainly visual summary - contains lots of interesting information
We want to hear from you!
We would really like to find out how you usually travel in Haringey, why you use this form of transport, what would encourage you to use other types of transport and what you think of transport in Haringey.
Please take five minutes to complete our online questionnaire and let us know what you think. We may use your comments for our future events too.
Free Doctor Bike Sessions
Free bike health checks and maintenance sessions are booked for Finsbury Park, Priory Park and Downhills Park and to support Bike Week 15 - 23 June (PDF, 296KB) we have organised Dr Bike sessions at 5 tube stations
The 2013 programme for the Dr Bike sessions will run from May to September, more information available on our cycling page..
In addition, we have organised for Dr Bike sessions to be present at many of our roadshows advertised in our events timetable above.
|Back to topCycle Training In Haringey
Haringey residents can learn to cycle safely and confidently in fun group sessions at a subsidised cost of £10 per person.
Cycle training is provided for children through their school.
- To book on to a group cycle training session visit the Cycle Training website (external link) or call 020 7231 6005
For further information about Smarter Travel and Road Show Events in Haringey please keep visiting these pages or you can contact us at smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk or 020 8489 5351.
Our cycling page includes links to maps and other information regarding cycling in Haringey.
|Back to topSmarter Travel Haringey Team
We are committed to delivering a more sustainable transport system.
Ours aims are to:
- ease congestion
- improve the environment
- reduce road casualties
- help people become fitter and healthier
The Smarter Travel Haringey programme includes a number of schemes and incentives for residents and local businesses to take up, including ways to encourage people to start walking, cycling and using public transport more.
- You can download and view the 2010-11 Smarter Travel Baseline report (PDF, 1MB)
- The latest Smarter Travel Annual report for 2011-2012 (PDF, 2MB) is available to download and view
