Smarter Travel
We regularly update this page to bring you information about events and activities around the borough. If you attend any of our events this year we hope you'll give us your feedback by emailing us at smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk.
- Smarter Travel events
- Smarter Travel videos
- Cycle training in Haringey is free
- Smarter Travel Haringey Team
Smarter Travel Events
Current events
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Self-led activity – 16 October to 30 November 2023 | International Walking Month and Road Safety Week: Orienteering (Find Hari) in 5 parks. These PDFs are map-based and so are not fully accessible. | There are 15 A4 pictures of Our Hari Bear in each park. Download the map of your chosen park and go for a walk to find all 15 pictures. Enjoy using the orienteering map and note down the messages on each picture. If you send us an email with all 15 messages, we will send you a small gift of Active Travel items. The bear pictures will be in the parks from 16 October to 30 November 2023. The designs were created by Haringey pupils.
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Anytime! | Tree Trail at Bruce Castle Park | Explore the grounds of Bruce Castle Park and the creatures and mini-beasts who call it home with our Tree Trail booklet. Trails can be picked up at Bruce Castle Museum’s Reception Desk for £1 per booklet during museum opening hours. Visit the families section on the Bruce Castle website to find out more! (external link). |
Anytime! | A Walk in the Park - all Haringey Parks | Visit our beautiful award-winning parks: walk through history, visit a park café or just enjoy the Green Flag parks in our borough. A new resource created by Friends of Lordship Rec shows how to walk through Haringey and enjoy our hidden and not so hidden gems - see the A Walk in the Park leaflet (PDF, 5MB) Contact smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk for a printed copy. |
Online | Peddle my Wheels - cycle purchasing scheme | We have organised for Peddle My Wheels to continue working. They offer you and your family the opportunity to own a bike on a pay monthly basis. See the Peddle My Wheels website (external link) for further details. Offering hybrid, road and mountain bikes, as well as power-assisted (electric) and electric cargo bikes. |
Book online | Cycle Skills Training | Cycle Skill training sessions are now available for intermediate cyclists. So if you can cycle independently, but want to improve your confidence and road skills, book two 2-hour sessions through our cycle training company.
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For further information about Smarter Travel and Roadshow Events in Haringey please keep visiting these pages or you can contact us at smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk or 020 8489 5351.
Smarter Travel videos
Air Monsters vs Air Rangers
What can you do to help improve the air that you breathe? Our short animation film gives you further information and advice. The film was developed by The Mulberry Primary School in partnership with Urban Outdoors and Smarter Travel Haringey.
Note for iPhone users and Youtube. There is a known bug with iOS and Youtube, Two buttons are read before the player but provide no functionality. We advise that you skip these to access the content.
For more information about our schools education and road safety initiatives please look at our Road Safety Education page. We also have information on safe journeys to school.
Haringey Loves Cycling
View our Haringey Loves Cycling film to see the range of cycling activities and services available to people who live, work and study in Haringey:
Note for iPhone users and Youtube. There is a known bug with iOS and Youtube, Two buttons are read before the player but provide no functionality. We advise that you skip these to access the content.
Cars near schools
Highlights the benefits of walking to school in contrast to the problems that cars create.
Note for iPhone users and Youtube. There is a known bug with iOS and Youtube, Two buttons are read before the player but provide no functionality. We advise that you skip these to access the content.
Cycle Training in Haringey
We have advice and support on our Cycling page.
We offer cycle training for anyone who lives, works or is educated in the borough. Please arrange a lesson with our cycle training provider Cycle Confident (external link)
Smarter Travel Haringey Team
We are committed to delivering a more sustainable transport system.
Our 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.
- Smarter Travel Annual Report for 2012 - 2013 (PDF, 3.41MB)
- Smarter Travel Annual report for 2011-2012 (PDF, 2MB)
- 2010-11 Smarter Travel baseline report (PDF, 1MB)