Over the next few days, you will see comments appearing on the Commonplace map about disabled peoples’ experiences of different places and spaces in Wood Green. These comments will be made during a small number of guided tours being run by <a href="https://twitter.com/publicvoiceuk">Public Voice</a> . During the tours, people with a range of different disabilities will explore the town centre and Cultural Quarter of Wood Green and comment on aspects of the design that are difficult for people with disabilities, and how these could be improved. Haringey Council is keen to hear from other people with a disability (or their parents or carers) about how Wood Green can become a better place for people with disabilities to live, work and visit – so join the conversation, agree with any comments that you like, share them on social media and add your own! <a href="https://woodgreenplacesmap.commonplace.is/">Comment now!</a>

How can we make Wood Green a better place for people with disabilities?

Over the next two years, Haringey Council will be delivering a series of projects to improve Wood Green. We’ve been asking you to highlight any places you think are attractive, interesting or special or in need of some TLC. The suggestions you make on the Wood Green Places map will help shape these plans – make sure you put all your ideas forward! This project is part of Haringey’s Connecting Wood Green scheme, made possible thanks to a £900,000 grant from the Mayor of London’s Good Growth Fund. Other plans under the scheme include support for social enterprises at the Olympia Trading Estate, the transformation of two empty spaces on the Wood Green Library site into a community engagement hub, and the refurbishment of Penstock Tunnel. We are currently in the process of recruiting a specialist consultant to help us develop the ideas for public realm improvements and a design guide for Wood Green. The map is open for comments until Saturday 15 September 2018.

Make your mark on Wood Green

Is there an unsung space in Wood Green that you’d like to celebrate, or an area you think needs a bit of TLC? We want to hear your ideas for the area and improvements you’d like to see.