In your article ‘Traders fury at “being kept out of the loop”’ (Enfield Independent, January 21), you publish a quote from Councillor Chris Bond, cabinet member for environment.

According to Cllr Bond, Mr Georgiou was excluded from the board because he is “too anti-cyclist”. Yes, Costas Georgiou did stand against Mini-Holland in Palmers Green last May, as I did in Winchmore Hill, not because we are anti-cycling but because we both believe passionately that our high streets are a valued and integral part of our communities.

Whilst we don’t yet know the council’s plans for Green Lanes, we believe the preferred scheme is a continuous, segregated cycle lane, which will mean that most of the parking spaces will have to be removed.

At a meeting of local business owners, the proprietor of a minicab business reported that a third of his local trade is taking elderly ladies to hair, GP, dentist, shopping and other appointments, many of them along Green Lanes. His drivers have to park and help their elderly customers, who sometimes have zimmer frames. For many elderly ladies, these weekly trips are their only social engagement. Will they still be able to do this if there is no parking?

Is this yet another token consultation on the part of the council, ticking boxes rather than actually listening to people who live and work along Green Lanes?

Helen Osman

N21online.com

On behalf of the N21 Live Local Spend Local campaign group