Lynne's Parliament and Haringey diary

Meeting with Haringey Council's traffic officer about various issues, key amongst which are speeding on Muswell Hill and Priory Road.

Have been nagging for speed restrictions on this lethal hill for years. Sum total of Labour's response to date have been speed signs saying 30mph. From the five accidents at the bottom of the hill in the last few months I would say that Labour's response is inadequate (understatement).

However, on the back of this spate of accidents I've been tackling them again. Labour have now conceded bollards to protect pedestrians from vehicles mounting the pavement on narrow strip at bottom of hill and the officer agreed to apply to the London Safety Camera Partnership to try and get funding for a speed camera.

I have a meeting with the Labour Executive member in the next couple of weeks to plead the case further.

On a crossing for Priory Road - I am offered signs and road markings. I suppose it's better than nothing, but suggest given the expected increase in traffic that will be generated by a new superstore development further down the road, that we might squeeze funding out of the developer for said crossing to deal with said traffic increase. He agrees to put that forward too!