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I'll be interested to see whether TfL actually gives the approval for getting rid of that bus lane. I can remember a time before it was put in and - granted, traffic flows have changed since - but congestion down there in the AM peak was pretty awful (it is bad enough at most times of day without the lane in force, mind). There will be a material cost to TfL in paying for an extra bus on the schedule to compensate for the additional time taken to get through there.
If they do go ahead and take it out, the width of the new carriageways should at the very least take into account some extra space for the movement of cyclists. Northbound is already a gauntlet and, yes, southbound progress was improved by the extra space provided by the bus lane - even with cars parked in it outside of operational hours, there was some extra space for bicycles to squeeze down. As far as I can see that would disappear with the remodelling. Anyone who has the misfortune to have to cycle along Wood Green High Road at most times of the day will already have a taste of what that sort of road modelling can be like to navigate.
I already know cyclists who prefer to use Wightman Road rather than tackle Green Lanes - perhaps TfL are quietly hoping more cyclists can be encouraged to take this back route.