File:Tottenham Green turned to brown.jpg
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I reposted this page on 25 April 2013 as a part of renewed discussion of current plans for Tottenham Green. ═══════════════════════ Photo 14 April 2012. Desire lines had merged and become packed mud. I originally posted this page in response to a Haringey Council Press Release on 30 August 2012 inviting applications for stalls in a Medley Market planned for the eastern side of Tottenham Green. Stalls on the Green aren't a new initiative. From time to time we've had events and small markets which add to its liveliness. I hoped the 'Medley Market' would attract new people to enjoy, value - and perhaps help defend the Green. Just as in any other green open space, care needs taking to balance different uses - in particular to preserve its greenness. In recent years this has been done poorly. As the photos show, desire paths have been allowed to widen. By a bus stop these had merged into a strip of packed mud. Previous problems have tended to be ignored until raised by me and other local councillors. For example, a few years ago the Green was used by rough sleepers. As a result, an electricity substation was abused as a toilet. At times the Green was used to store waste bins and road barriers; and to leave rubbish. In summer 2012 it was still used for a row of recycling bins - previously in a perfectly good location on the pavement outside the former Tottenham Town Hall. Haringey's 12 in 2012 Pledges The Medley Market was supposedly part of Haringey's "12 in 2012 pledges" as part of the regeneration of Tottenham following the riot in August 2011. Originally I thought it was included in the tenth "pledge" Refresh public space at Tottenham Green, including Bernie Grant Arts Centre and the Holy Trinity Church yard. Though the Medley Market was later claimed as part of a Pledge to "Host pop-up activities at empty sites on the High Road". Either way, this tried to turn a small pleasant event into overblown Council PR. _______________________________ § Wikipedia page with a very helpful discussion of the practical issues arising from the so-called Tragedy of the Commons. § Aerial View of where I took the photos on this page. |
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| Author | Alan Stanton |
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