Liberal Democrat Crime Spokesperson, Cllr Lynne Featherstone, is pressing for more active policing around two of Haringey’s busiest bus routes.

Ms Featherstone wants action to improve policing on the W3 and 41 routes as part of a welcome Metropolitan Police/Transport for London initiative on safer bus routes. The initiative aims both to cut crime and to deal with abandoned cars and illegally parked vehicles that cause bottlenecks and delays for buses and cars.

The W3 route, which runs from Finsbury Park via Alexandra Palace to White Hart Lane, and the 41, which runs from Archway through Hornsey and Crouch End to Tottenham, are two of the key east-west transport links in the borough.

Lynne Featherstone, who is also a member of the Greater London Authority, says:

“I welcome this joint London initiative on bus corridors, and the long term plan to extend it to all bus routes. However, the W3 and 41 have been identified by the police as particular hotspots – so I am pressing for them to be added to the scheme as soon as possible.

“We need the police and London’s transport officials to work together on dumped cars and illegal parking, as well as other transport related issues, to ensure that our bus services run smoothly.”