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Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's not a binary pro/anti car issue nor is it > hypocritical to own a vehicle but be in favour of > less traffic. > > 'Less traffic on my street - hang yours' - yes I > do think that's hypocritical. If the traffic on my residential street was going to/from my residential street (or those nearby) then that might be hypocritical. But on many of these roads that are being closed they are drivers rat running across the area when they should be on the designated A-roads. The statistics show a massive rise in traffic on residential roads while traffic on other roads and total passenger miles has fallen or remained static. This is in large part to app and sat nav enabled rat running and it?s not hypocritical to want this to be stopped. If the marginal gains these drivers make from using residential roads as shortcuts makes them think twice about their journeys then so much the better. I do think that rather than looking at individual streets the council should be looking at bigger area wide interventions to avoid shifting the problem to neighbouring residential roads (as i believe happened with the Oglander/Ondine restrictions). But that isn?t an excuse for doing nothing which seems to be the real aim of the anti-closure group on this thread.

Rockets, it sounds like you?re accusing a number of academics and their professional society of research misconduct. Do you have any evidence to demonstrate this or to counter the measurements and assumptions they?ve set out in their report?

rupert james Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is always widespread support for things like > this but what has happened to the Coal line and > Peckham lido? > > Again a wonderful idea amongst the what a super > idea crowd. > > Anyone know what has happened? Latest Coal Line update on their website: http://www.peckhamcoalline.org/blog/summer-autumn-2020-update The last post on Peckham Lido's facebook was 7th October and said: "This morning we met with our design team, architects Studio Octopi and Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design. We?re excited to report that they?ve made excellent progress. We can?t wait to update you further. To assist them with their work, we?re looking for your memories of Peckham Rye Lido up to its closure in 1987. When did you swim there and for how long? What are your memories of the pool and surrounding facilities? What did it feel like to swim amongst the trees of the park? Do you remember what it cost? Did you always pay or slip in over the fence!? We?d like to include some of these memories in the next stage report, alongside any more photos or memorabilia you can find. You can send them to us on social media or by email [email protected] Many thanks for your help and patience as we work towards rebuilding Peckham Lido!" Both sound like they're still going concerns despite the lockdown, I guess these things take longer than expected though.

It seems unlikely that a low noise on Ulverscroft Road and Muschamp Rd could be the same source given the distance. Perhaps two similar causes like buzzy substations?

redpost Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > it's not the 1960's any more, car owenership and > usage are at all time highs I can?t find any data to support that. What I can find (e.g. https://www.centreforlondon.org/reader/parking-kerbside-mangement/chapter-1/#travel-habits-are-changing-but-modal-shift-is-slow) suggests flat or slightly declining car ownership and usage in London over the last 15 years. As someone else posted up thread there has been a dramatic rise in the use of residential roads in London coinciding with the rise of navigation apps but these seem to be journeys displaced from major roads. Do you have anything to suggest that car ownership or usage are at an all time high?

trinidad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > what > road/s alex? Nutbrook, Adys, Maxted

Plenty of tickets last week in the Peckham West zone.

I?m sure any of the local primary schools would be grateful. The Belham just asked parents for donations of used books.

Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On the subject of blocking has anyone else noticed > that The Guardian seems to have turned off > comments on LTN articles? Or was it that you could > only ever leave comments on Opinion pieces? The Guardian massively reduced the number of articles that had comments on a couple of years ago, citing the difficulty of moderation. I think now it?s only some (not all) opinion pieces and the ?live updating? articles.

Can you make use of old Macs?

Generally the bin collectors will take neatly stacked, flattened and DRY card that?s next to the blue bins when they?re collected. We had 5 or 6 big boxes next to our bin this week that went without problem. I also think there were some big recycling points at the flats at the corner of Wood Vale and Forrest Hill Rd, not sure if they?re still there.

Or perhaps they?re looking for untaxed and uninsured vehicles, like he said. I don?t understand why some people feel that motorists are being ?persecuted? by being fined when they break the law.

As an engineer I have mixed feelings about CS at secondary level. On one hand anything that builds enthusiasm for engineering and science is welcome and generally we?d be better off as a country if everyone had a good foundational understanding of computing given its importance in every single aspect of modern life. On the other hand, if you want to study computer science, computer engineering or electronics at university you?d probably be better served by further maths than you would be by learning about the latest programming languages or AI techniques with teachers who will not be experts in the field. It?s a tough balance to strike for fast evolving subjects and particularly for computer science that seems to try to cater to so many audiences at once.

AnnieC Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hey Redjam + Ginster - thanks for your thoughts. > So useful to have local context. Separate > (separate outdoor space etc) and very > child-focused and play-based sounds very much like > our kindergarten year! So that's put my mind at > ease! With the flipped seasons/school year and the > earlier intake....I was worried she would miss > both kindergarten + reception....and go straight > into year 1! with no foundation years!! She?ll start part way through the year in reception if you arrive pre-July. There are usually a few leavers/joiners in each school year so you may be lucky even with the more popular schools. School selection is based on distance so that could also be a factor for house selection. Also year one is still pretty informal/play focused, at least in our experience.

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The hopper fare he invented has also cost TFL vast > sums I think that?s debatable as it may have attracted people onto busses. More importantly the changes of so many routes from straight through to transfers (to reduce costs) would have been politically impossible pre-hopper as it would have doubled the cost of many journeys.

J27 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks DKHB - The problem is that we've got a huge > backlog now, and I think it would overwhelm the > driver! > Yes, I'll have a look in the store - maybe they > have got them again now... > J We gave hundreds to the Ocado driver when they started accepting them again. He didn?t seem surprised or mind at all.

monkeyspanner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We have the same experience as RJ and KidK - I > wondered if it's some covid rule? We?ve had cardboard by the side of the bin collected during COVID. It?s not 100% though. They also never seem to take it if it is/has been damp.

Mesh routers/mesh access points improve the WiFi signal in your house which will in some cases increase the speed your device is able to get. They?re much better than the range extenders that people used to recommend for poor coverage. It won?t however improve the bandwidth coming into your router. Try testing your speed using a wired connection and then again via wireless. If there?s a big difference then a better access point setup might help. The other thing that can help is to offload as many devices as possible onto wired connections and to check you?ve chosen different wireless channels than your neighbours. I also should have mentioned that different providers will have different peering connections out to the wider internet and will do different amounts of traffic shaping/filtering all of which also affects performance. For instance my 60MB FTTC connection from A&A is indistinguishable from my 200MB Virgin connection in terms of experienced performance.

Usually the bin men will take flattened card left next to the blue bin provided its dry. Otherwise if you go to the recycling centre off Old Kent Rd you?ll need to book a time slot at least a day in advance on the council?s website.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But this rather begs the question, what are side > streets and what are 'main arteries'. There are NO > 'main arteries locally - even the South Circular > is no more than a 2 lane highway for much of its > length - and many of the 'side streets' are no > less wide than the 'not' side streets. > Furthermore, if you're driving about SE London the > 'obvious' way to get somewhere is through the > 'side streets' which are direct links - and, as > I've said, hardly less wide, sometimes the same > width, as the 'main' streets. Well LL, EDG and the South Circular are all designated as A roads and have been for decades. So it?s pretty clear that through traffic should be on these roads, not on side roads. As for the side streets being the ?obvious? route, taxis aside I think the ?obvious? routes only became that way with the advent of Waze and other apps. For instance there?s no way you?d be getting foreign coaches and articulated lorries getting stuck on the corner of Adys Rd and Nutbrook St on an almost weekly basis without satnavs ?helping? them shave two minutes off their journey.

Virgin customer service is awful and they?ve been really unreliable this summer. We just switched to Andrews and Arnold, they?re not the cheapest but they are really reliable and have excellent UK based customer support. They also offer to take on problem lines and fix them or they?ll give you money back (https://www.aa.net.uk/broadband/we-will-fix-your-line/), perhaps worth a try.

Have you tried Oakley Fives? They were always positioned as Oakley?s glasses for smaller faces.

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe they belong to people who have been forced > to self isolate for the last six months? This has been going on for years, it?s not COVID related. Nutbrook St and Adys Rd used to have run down, graffitied vans dumped for a few months at a time, moving very occasionally. It seems the CPZ has pushed them further South.

heartblock Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > EDG is a Resedential road that has schools and a > health centre and a high percentage of cyclists > and pedestrians. But it is designated as an A road (A2214) which makes it categorically different from the roads that are being closed.

Huggers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > today- Amott road, Oglander road and Linden Grove > all bearing diversion/closed signs. Roadworks or > something more sinister? Amott is being resurfaced the notices have been up for a while. It?s hardly conspiracy worthy.