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https://twitter.com/DulwichCleanAir/status/1756953535885828193?s=19 So if this is correct that of the 586 households the person doing the door-to-door survey over the last few months 90% said they were against the CPZs and 87% found it easy to park then if anything like that sort of response is seen in the official council consultation it will be fascinating to see what the council do next and if they dare force the CPZ on people with a mayoral election approaching (interestingly on that we got a flyer from Sadiq and London Labour saying don't vote for the Greens of Lib Dems as it could let the Tories in - I think Sadiq might be worried). Bravo to that person for their efforts in knocking on so many households to garner their thoughts.

Saw someone again today on Townley at lunchtime with mask and hoodie up circling around Townley - he cycled down Townley from Lordship Lane they turned into Dovercourt and then immediately turned round and went back the way he came to Lordship Lane. My son reckons they are back as it is half-term and they know a lot of kids are out and about using their phones. Be careful everyone and warn your kids not to have their phones out when they walk along the street.

Indeed...I can't find anyone who has had one of the new leaflets Cllr McAsh promised before the deadline expired...

Did anyone ever get a new leaflet....?

At least Cllr Leeming has admitted that his measures do indeed increase journey lengths and time and, thereby, pollution! Doh! You would have thought he would also know that you can't do your weekly shop in a Sainsbury's Local! This tweet is so wonderfully tone-deaf and the type of tone-deafness that only politicians seem to be able to come up with.....amazing https://twitter.com/RM_Leeming/status/1755187809277620363?s=19

There has always been stressed parents in these parts but wind the clock back 10 years and they managed to be, in the main, polite and thoughtful to others. There is a definite change in the vibe around these days and I can't help but think it is all going a bit Islington (both the shops and the attitude towards others displayed by many). Unfortunately money might buy you a nice house in Dulwich but it can't buy you manners....a few new neighbours on our street have incensed some of the incumbents by their selfish attitude within days of moving in and instead of trying to make peace have doubled-down.

There is definitely a different mood in Dulwich nowadays...it has certainly changed over the last few years and I think it is two things 1) covid made a lot of people really selfish 2) with house prices the way they have been the last few years the Dulwich demographic has started to change again - more of the "money no object" types and that's not good for local vibes!

One does wonder how connected our councillors are to the local area as they make truly bizarre decisions that anyone who knows the area would consider utterly daft. The removal of these pedestrian refuges is really ludicrous and will reduce safety for pedestrians significantly.

Enforcing these measures on bank holidays does seem a bit ludicrous but I suspect it's probably quite profitable for the council given the likely higher number of folks from outside the area being around.

According to the consultation website it did close as planned yesterday: https://consultations.southwark.gov.uk/environment-leisure/option2-dulwichvillage-stage2-cpz/

We have had nothing and nor have our immediate neighbours. It did seem very ambitious for Cllr McAsh to think you could get them reprinted and sent to 8,000 households in just over a week pr perhaps there has been yet another council "oversight". Surely if they have not been delivered the consultation deadline has to be extended yet again?

https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/dulwich/council-to-send-out-8000-cpz-letters-to-dulwich-village-after-houses-were-missed/ Has anyone received one of the new leaflets in the last few days?

Absolutely spot on, for the overwhelming majority car ownership is (an expensive) necessity. For that very reason CPZs do nothing to alter car ownership or have a positive impact on climate change. And the entitlement I see more often than not comes from those who do subscribe to the view that these measures (and others) alter car ownership etc. but I think that is more a case of those who shout loudest have the most to hide - and that is very evident amongst many in the Dulwich area who personally benefit from the changes but do little to alter their own lifestyle choices.

Are there none on the road you live on? There are a few scattered around on most roads.

Malumbu - can you provide any proof that CPZs have ever had an impact on emissions or climate change - or even car ownership for that matter (and I caveat that another great idea you champion for reducing car ownership - LTNs - was shown by Dr Aldred no less, to have INCREASED car ownership by 8% within the LTNs in Brixton since they were installed - go figure hey!). If the council was really serious about climate change they would do things to stop people having wood-burning stoves (a house near us has just been renovated and clearly the owner has had one put in as the smell of wood smoke is around all the time now and everyone knows how bad they are for the environment the dangers particulate matter pose), emissions from gas boilers or do more to encourage the switch to EVs. But no, they try to dupe people that a CPZ will help the environment - which is utter greenwashing diversionary claptrap. In fact, any time anyone tries to park in a CPZ area I suspect folks spend ages driving round and round in circles in the hope of finding a free non-resident parking bay. The problem is the council have to try and find a "reason" for the CPZs 9they can't say we need to raise more parking charge revenue) and claiming parking pressure is a wonderfully fanciful as everyone who lives round here knows that, in the main, there are zero problems with parking (maybe you should head over to Dulwich and take a look and see for yourself). It is going to be interesting to see what happens if the consultation returns an over-whelming "no" to the CPZs (thank goodness they were forced to re-run the consultation with a yes/no response after getting away without doing so in previous consultations). Last time out 68% of East Dulwich residents said no (and there seems to be more parking pressure there so it does seem weird that Cllr McAsh didn't decide to run a consultation in his own constituency this time round too...;-)) and the council went ahead with some anyway so let's see what they do in the village - maybe if they ignore the village folk they'll take to the streets and engage in a bit of civil disobedience - something Cllr McAsh is a big fan of!

CPZs, and the ludicrous and delusional claims by some that this somehow benefits the fight against climate change, may be a step too far by the council. I think many local residents have had enough of them trying to steamroller plans in that only benefit the council. The consultation will be fascinating and, given Cllr McAsh's - "it's not a vote" comments (he is probably saying this safe in the knowledge that there is no council election for a few years) I think it is clear they know the results will likely go against them and they will find a way to bring them in regardless. Oh and still no sign of the redelivered council CPZ leaflets......

Has anyone actually received the new leaflet - we certainly haven't (but we did get the first one)?

One wonders if our local delivery offices were just leading the way for the new three day a week delivery model! On Radio 5 this morning a lot of the contributors were saying they don't get post 6 days a week now anyway. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68067702

Ha ha…Cllr McAsh seemed to be squirming a bit….here is the link…20 mins in - interesting that the meeting on the 10th at the library about 100 people turned up but were told it was 1:1 format and people had to register. Certainly when I saw the invite to the event there was no mention of 1:1 format or the need to register a second time. Cllr McAsh’s explanation is bumbling to say the least and he doesn’t sound too convinced of what he is relaying to the deputation group. It seemed to me it was a community meeting not this “drop-in 1:1” format that the council now seems to prefer….are they trying to divide and conquer, they really seem to hate having to address an audience of constituents….? - also interesting to hear that an FOI showed there had been no requests for CPZs on some of the roads that, on the council materials, had shown requests had been made. Another oversight per chance…..? - Cllr McAsh admitted there were problems with deliveries of the consultation leaflets and that there could have been issues with the company they use with the addresses…..this is rather odd because if you say hand-deliver to every house on Eynella Road how difficult is it….? The fact they are going to re-issue the documents is very interesting but they will have to get a crack on….and he seemed to indicate they will be posted rather than hand-delivered so expect to receive them one week after the consultation closes at yet more expense to the tax-payer! 😉 - his mention during the drop-in discussion about the active community in Dulwich Village makes me suggest they have a fight on their hands and maybe this isn’t going to be plain sailing for them….but also the fact that the council has, again, messed up communication. His closing comments on that part are incredible….that somehow because the local community had to rely on word of mouth to communicate about the meetings and more people turned up than the council was expecting, because people hadn’t received the council’s documentation, is a poor reflection on the council’s communication skills. His reminder that it is a consultation not a vote is a clear indication that the council is likely to ignore the views of residents and push forward with the CPZ regardless of the outcome. Oh my, we have seen so much of this type of behaviour before from the council - how many more times can they pull these tricks….?

Most definitely...you know how the fire brigade love to play with their toys and getting the boats out probably doesn't happen too often - no wonder it drew engines from all different parts of South London - it was probably a quiet morning!

There is an increasing crime problem in London, much of it goes unreported as it is considered a low-level crime - homicides may have dropped but that's not the only crime. Only last week police raided a house in Brockley where they found hundreds of stolen phones - each one of those is a crime. You can often see the kids on bikes circling Lordship Lane looking for victims and I presume this house was where their hauls were ending up. https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/24028188.hundreds-stolen-phones-found-police-brockley-raid/ Perhaps the raid mentioned by the OP had something to do with the drugs raids they were doing in Clapham last week? https://twitter.com/LambethMPS/status/1747241087314411653?t=VYDNllZoQR5-HZbqCd161A&s=19

Yup....

There were 4 fire engines in attendance!

I wondered why there were so many fire-engines in the park this morning - glad the dog is ok

That is interesting as, of course, the council extended the deadline for one LTN consultation so it could send Labour canvassers door-to-door to drum up support for their measures. Someone, not from the council, has been going door-to-door on the affected streets asking people for their views on the CPZ, whether they think there is parking pressure etc etc. Glemham, were you at the meeting - if so was there anything of interest to report?