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.
- Active Travel Projects
- Smarter Travel roadshow and events
- Smarter Travel videos
- Sky Rides and Breeze Ride
- Cycle training in Haringey is free
- Smarter Travel Haringey Team
Active Travel Projects
Active Travel Grants for Community Organisations
Smarter Travel has 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
Smarter Travel Roadshow and Events
Date and time | Event and venue | Activities |
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20 to 26 September 2021 11am - 5pm each day
24 September, 11am - 5pm | Go Green Urban Festival Chestnuts Park whole week of different activities
Active Travel Day Smarter Travel Officers Bring your old bikes to sell and buy a new one to carry on cycling check out their website here to find out more (ext Link)
| The week aims to create awareness, highlight practical ways local residents can improve daily lifestyles, identify, monitor and reduce their carbon footprint and gain a better understanding of climate change and the impact on local communities
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25 September 2021 | Met Police Community Event @ Lordship Rec. Lordship Lane | Full details to follow, Smarter Travel are here with bike security marking too. Plus Haringey Walks Team - find out more about our walks in Haringey.
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Anytime! | Tree Trail at Bruce Castle Park | The Museum and Parks Service produced a tree trail for the park. It details an exciting trail for children to follow. Pick up a copy of the trail from the museum or download a copy below and start exploring! |
| 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 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. |
Sundays
| Pop-up bike maintenance in 3 of our parks:
| Find all details on our Cycling webpage. |
| 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.
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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.
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.
Cycle Training in Haringey
We have advice and support on our Cycling page.
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)