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It's not Marylebone.

I don't have a problem with 20. But it's absolutely pointless without enforcement. Fox - if you're worried about pollution, speed bumps are the real problem as they cause people to constantly break and accelerate which is extremely inefficient. Why don't we have a lot more traffic cameras - preferably well hidden, a lot more traffic police and better use of technology in stead of putting bumps absolutely everywhere? The aim should be to slow the traffic down, but to improve flow.

Comparing Peckham to Shoreditch is laughable. The fact is that Peckham has for a long time been a dynamic area and it continues to change. Despite all the hype and petty grumbles, walking down Rye Lane feels much the same as it did 10 years ago.

You need to complete the consultation form on Harris' website as opposed to just emailing. Be careful, it's a PDF and you can save the form, without necessarily saving your changes. I nearly submitted a blank response by mistake, so check it before you send.

Got it. Thanks BNG

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Without enforcement I fear 20mph > in residential streets and around schools will > become totally ignored. Yep, this ^. I live on Heber Road and the speed that some vehicles come down there shakes the house. I'm not talking 30, more like 50. It's ridiculous. But there is virtually no enforcement of speed limits.... Just the lazy response of more and more speed bumps (which ruin everyone's cars and are ignored by the irresponsible drivers who seem to consider it sport to sail over them as fast as possible).

Peckham has always welcomed 'blow ins'. People have moved there from all over the place, different countries, cultures, styles, creeds etc. The Hipster is just the latest incomer and adds to the diversity of the area. Anyway, to clarify - is the Wishing Well closing and if so, anyone know what's happening to it?

The title of this thread seems to have been composed by Yoda.

I'm confused by this thread. What's 'film in on telly I see' mean? Is the Wishing Well closing?.... to become...a urinal? Can someone clarify what the hell this is all about?

If you leave after 7, traffic will be a nightmare. There is a window of about 10 minutes which can make the difference between hitting the traffic and not. Unfortunatly, judging exactly when that window closes is not an exact science. I woudl say that it wavers around + or - 10 minutes, either side of 7. Leaving any later than 6:40 and it's risky. If you want to be really safe, leave at 6:30. You'll probably get there early, but 20 minutes later and you could end up parked on the Chelsea Embankment forever.

Good post Medley.

Public transport in this area is just not acceptable. I had to meet a mate in Waterloo yesterday. We left at roughly the same time - me travelling approximately 4 miles from East Dulwich and him, around 18 miles from Walton. Guess who got there first?

first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Louisa, > Yes, of course children need schools, but it is > beginning to feel like short term thinking at its > worst, especially when you consider that Harris > girls is now trying to change its remit so that > instead if taking children from the local area it > will open its doors to children from all over > London and beyond. It does feel like every scrap > of land, if not being made into flats or a > supermarket, will be earmarked for a school. It does strike me that councillors are responding too late to the need for primary schools and will be doing the same with regards secondaries in the next couple of years. Why so reactive all the time. Everyone can see the impending secondary school shortage, but we're caught up trying to bolt the proverbial primary door after that horse has bolted.

There is currently a huge development site around Camberwell Green (from Camberwell Road, through to Camberwell new road), covering several acres. There is also the recently developed Tesco site and the Walworth Bus Garage. Why did Southwark not work with TFL / the Mayors office to consolidate the site and sell it off as a single development site. They could then have made the provision of moneys for either a thameslink station or Bakerloo line extension a condition of planning permission via a planning gain/section 106 order?

Wimbledon, which has a high frequency train service in to Waterloo and a tube station. Yes, they really needed to take priority on the Thameslink too. The transport in SE London is a joke.

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Short-sighted rapacious money grabbing bastards! ^this

I find the Daily Mail quite offensive sometimes, and it certainly incites fear and hatred in it's readers (at least as far as I can tell). I'm not sure that inciting hatred is really an adequate line to draw. As for inciting violence, anything can incite violence in the violent. Perhaps people should be 'allowed' to say what they like - in terms of the law. They can at least then be challenged on the views.

I don't think Peckham services see much increase in frequency. I've a feeling they may actually go back to terminating at Blackfriars, but stand to be corrected.

It's about 4 miles from ED Station to Bank. At a brisk pace it should take about an hour. That makes it comparable to the bus in rush hour and not that much longer than the train at the moment. Cycling is hands down the quickest way to do it. Both methods of getting there under your own power, also much cheaper. Doesn't say much for our public transport options really, but there you go.

Just saw this from Cllr James Barber: "ED Harris Girls Academy - are planning to change their schools admissions from banding with distance from the school to banding and a lottery. Please do respond to n.francis@harrisdulwichgirls copying me if you agree with this or not and why. We think making admissions into a lottery will damage the wider local community." This would effectively, no longer be a local secondary school.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rahrahrah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I can't help wondering whether the > > perpetrators would not have been undertaking > > similar violent acts in the name of some other > > cause, or none. > > Maybe you're right, but how could we know? > > There are few things in life that could convince > someone that killing was not only morally > justifiable, but worthy of reward in the > afterlife. Religion can have this power, football > probably can't. Politics, the nation state? There are lots of extreme activist groups who would kill and be killed for a cause unrelated to religion. I can't help feeling (I could be wrong), that the cause is almost secondary, a way of rationalising or justifying violent actions which serve an need for power over others and a sense of agency through destruction.

@Otta I'm not sure - I think that there are countless causes you can rally to, if you're looking for a banner to fight under. Religion is a potent one of course, but there are all sorts of cults, clubs and causes which can be used to rationalise violence, if that's your bag. You could make the same arguments about nation states, or politics (think Lennon did exactly this). Whilst I agree that religion did have something to do with this (as I said above), it's much more complex than just this.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Religion divides people. I struggle to see a place > for it in the modern world. So does football. And no doubt people have died fighting over that too. People have died fighting over many, petty allegiances, perceived slights, or difference of view. Clearly religion did have something to do with this, but if it hadn't been religion, I can't help wondering whether the perpetrators would not have been undertaking similar violent acts in the name of some other cause, or none.

Fundamentally, these are suburban rail services, which make their money from kent season ticket holders/commuters. If they could, the companies wouldn't stop at inner London stations at all. We're always, therefore, going to have to fight to keep the minimum of service here in zone 2. It's the reason we need a high frequency, tube station, designed to serve an urban population.

Similar to ????- but with me it's my old skateboard rather than football boots.