Nigello

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Whatever you say, Mr(s) R, whatever you say. You?ve a bigger axe to grind than I have and it shows. I own no car so I?m putting my money where my mouth is. People in vehicles cause congestion, not councils.

Thanks to too many people making journeys that could be made on foot or on a bicycle, this morning.....

It?s not gridlock. It?s busy but it cleared. Hyperbole serves no one well. 🤷‍♂️ Can?t wait till the road is barriered!

The Goodrich/Dunstans roundabout is now gridlocked on a daily basis. No, it isn?t.

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I have every right, as do you and anyone else. We have free speech, remember. Thank you for your input, Mr Mussolini. 😃 PS I?m not telling, just asking politely. There?s a difference.

The decorations outside were welcome and inventive but please take them down now. There?s already wisps of nylon cobweb (nasty for wildlife to eat or get snagged up in) and pumpkins in the street (nice for the birds, maybe, but also for rats). It?ll soon be time for Christmas (by which I mean December) so you?ll be able to dress up your fronts again soon.

I liked the efforts made and hoped that more would have been involved. It looked just a bit half-hearted. A bit more welly would have brought more pedestrians down as an ?event?. As it stands, it?s good fun and welcome, just a little bit lacking. 🤷‍♂️

I suppose it means no cases recorded in that particular area for a certain amount of time. Much of SE22 and its environs are now mid-blue; it?s not real time (there?s a 6 day delay or thereabouts).

This article which quotes a study suggests ventilation is a good way of reducing the chance of infection. If you?ve got children at school I?d suggest asking the headteacher about opening (and keeping open) windows, even if it?s chilly. I?ve not seen any windows open at a couple of schools I?ve passed today. I know fewer pupils are there as it?s the holidays and they?re basically a kind of holiday club, but it?s still valid to want to reduce the chance of catching or passing on Covid (and flu, etc.) when schools are open to all again. [english.elpais.com]

have you seen how many empty properties there are along Lordship Lane now ? You argue that a closed route (MG) has businesses that are badly affected. You also argue that the main roads, like LL, are busier because of the closures, yet on such an extra-busy LL, businesses are closing. Please show your working out.

Could you imagine a seamless and efficient UK-wide bus/train/metro/coach/ferry system with a nationwide Oyster/touch payment system? If any party said it would do that (and their pledge looked workable) it?d get my vote...

The area that was mostly olive green (lower) two days ago has now gone fully sea blue (higher). It covers much of ED and up to Horniman area, roughly. https://coronavirus-staging.data.gov.uk/details/interactive-map#main-content

This article which quotes a study suggests ventilation is a good way of reducing the chance of infection. If you?ve got children at school I?d suggest asking the headteacher about opening (and keeping open) windows, even if it?s chilly. I?ve not seen any windows open at a couple of schools I?ve passed today. I know fewer pupils are there as it?s the holidays but it?s still valid to want to reduce the chance of catching or passing on Covid (and flu, etc.). https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-10-28/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air.html

Such a view further supports my view that because cycling is deemed to require very visible infrastructure it registers much more in people?s minds than walking/wheelchairing. How do the authorities promote walking and pedestrian rights as successfully as they do cycling? Do they need to?

I agree that mid-long distance cycle journeys are prioritised with special lanes, lights etc. (Shorter journeys on cycles will of course benefit from such infrastructure) and walking or wheelchair use for shorter journeys isn?t promoted because maybe the powers that be can?t demonstrate they?re doing good for pedestrians because, well, what needs to be done to promote and facilitate walking? There?s no road to paint or lights to install because the general road furniture (lampposts and traffic lights, zebras, etc.) is there already, mostly. So, walking is just assumed to be a default option needing little support. What to do? Pedestrian rights just doesn?t have the same ring as cyclists? rights.

It?s on Melon Road (which starts opposite the Burger King). I used it and was impressed. I got an appointment easily via the website and was done and dusted within five minutes, having booked at 6am and arrived at opening time, 8am. https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/new-covid-centre-peckham-pulse/ This contains the link and phone number needed. Take a mask, ID and the QR code on your phone or printed out. I didn?t have to show photo ID even though the booking process said to. Alcohol gel is available and you?ve to use it as you leave and arrive.

This new government map showing Covid cases is interesting. Parts of SE22 are lower than others in terms of recoded positive cases. Just tap in a full postcode. https://coronavirus-staging.data.gov.uk/details/interactive-map

Legal - the Goodrich closure at Dunstan?s won?t go ahead, according to the council official who wrote to me. That?s despite the fact it?s right next to a school and next to a narrowed section of the road ? the other contested road closures have neither features yet were pushed through. Originally there said a closure at Dunstan?s and Upland, which was OTT.

Who are ?we?? Most folk don?t care about local politics and rarely vote in local elections. If they do they sometimes use their vote to send a message to the national government. 🤷‍♂️

Please write to them if you?re in favour of the closures (partly/fully) so they don?t just get the wrong idea that a highly vocal and overlapping group of people with multiple axes to grind are necessarily the majority.

Mayors are not powerful enough to make any real impact. They?re another layer of administration. Why not get rid of devolved government/larger councils and give local power to local people across the UK? Powerful city/conurbation mayors could effect better change if given the powers in the right context. Khan isn?t impressive but neither was Johnson.

Visors are not a good alternative to a mask. Virus particles (along with snot, saliva, etc.) go down. Don?t rely on one to protect yourself or others.

Southwark is considering making it a commitment to reduce car use in the borough by 50% by 2025. So to get there they have to make using a car as painful as possible. In this context you can see why they are doing what they are doing. 👏