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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.

Active Travel Projects

Active Travel Grants for Community Organisations

Smarter Travel have now awarded grants to organisations in the borough - all will promote walking and cycling schemes for residents. Unfortunately due to the current pandemic crisis, these schemes are on hold until  people are able to safely have social meetings again.

For more information on these projects, or to be included on our next award scheme, please email smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk

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Smarter Travel Roadshow and Events

Table: Smarter Travel what's on

Date and time

Event and Venue

Activities

Bike Maintenance - various Sundays in our parks from July to October 2020

Bike Maintenance in three of our parks - find the mechanic set up near to the park cafés.

Locations, dates and times:

  • Finsbury Park, N4 - 12 July, 9 August, 13 September, 11 October
  • Priory Park, N8 - 26 July, 23 August, 27 September, 25 October
  • Bruce Castle Park, N22 - 19 July, 16 August, 29 September, 18 October

Dr Bike Park maintenance sessions 2020 (PDF, 674KB).

Bring your bike along and let our mechanic check it for safety, improve your brakes, gears, get a puncture or two repaired and other minor adjustments.

Please remember that we cannot carry out major repairs and refurbishments during these sessions.

If your bike needs new tyres or brake pads, bring them along and they will help you get riding again.

For major issues they can assist and guide you - you will then need to make arrangements to get your bike fixed with a mechanic.

For more cycle related information see our Cycling page.

Sunday 20 September 2020

 

Car Free Day - your choice, your event.

Celebrate Car Free Day - we hope this will still be able to go ahead. Clubs, businesses, schools, residents and groups can access the street closure forms on our Play Street page, or if you are looking to close the road for a longer event you will need the Street Party information and Event App to create your application.
Anytime!

A Walk in the Park - all Haringey Parks

COVID-19 (coronavirus): please observe social distancing rules in our parks and stay at least two metres (six feet) from everyone else. Do not use the shared areas (playgrounds, outdoor gyms), do not mix with people from other households and keep your dog on a lead.

Visit our beautiful award winning parks: walk through history, visit a park café or just enjoy the award winning Green Flag parks in our borough.

This new book, 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

Try Before You Bike 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.
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. 

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.

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​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.

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Sky Rides and Breeze Rides

New Sky Rides (external link) have been announced throughout London that are open to men, women and families. Choose from Easy, Steady or Challenging rides.

Please contact us if you are interested in women only rides. We regularly advertise these here and the routes and dates are posted on the Sky Ride Breeze Website (external link).

Fancy becoming a local Breeze Champion? If you want to refresh your skills or know anyone who wants to become a champion contact us for more information: smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk or email the area Breeze Coordinator:

See our Cycling page for more information about all our cycling activities.

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Cycle Training in Haringey

Training currently suspended

We are sorry but we have had to suspend our cycle skills training programme this year due to COVID-19. We have advice and support on our Cycling page.

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    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.

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    Page Last Updated:

    21 August 2020

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