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Charles Notice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > What you do not seem to have addressed is that > these alterations have been put in with no > consultation or plans to comment on. They were > just started. I think those pavement extensions were proposed as part of the quietway plans which was consulted on ages ago. In my opinion the consultation was flawed and ignored 99% of the feedback the community gave, but there was a consultation. > As regards your mention of the Belham meeting, the > one the Jasmine Ali attended, minutes of the > meeting were asked from her but nothing was ever > produced nor did any other attendee produce such > minutes. What was discussed and agreed on? Again a > few people deciding what the rest of we residents > want and Southwark listen to those few who shout > loudest. Cllr Ali was only there for a few minutes at the begining, she didn't say much and left before any of the discussion got going. I never saw minutes either, although it wasn't a formal meeting. I recall there were requests for more information and there was supposed to be some follow up by email for those of us that signed up. I haven't seen anything though. What I would observe is there was a broad range of residents there and seemed a) to want something done and b) had no faith that the council would listen to them. It's sad that the Rye Lane councillors don't seem able to get much done in terms of the traffic. > I am all for safety change but I would like to be > consulted on how it is effected. There must have been half a dozen consultations in the last 5-years about Bellenden Rd and the surrounding areas. The problem is the council don't listen to the feedback. The quietway is a prime example, all that's happened is we've lost a load of parking spaces and the roads are just as unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians as they ever were. > As regards gridlock outside the shops this comes > mainly from people not being sensible, you stop > not me.Ok we will just sit here and shout. Me Me > Me. I think that's partially true, but it's also weight of traffic and the fact that that section of road cannot take two-way traffic (especially not HGVs) as it is currently set up. With the Maxted Rd junction so close too, it's almost inevitatble that traffic will lock up. > Traffic is worse now because of Southwark's ill > thought out road plans. People who have lived and > give their long term history of the area are in > the main ignored in favour of views from new > residents. One of my neighbours has a box of files going back 30 years complaining about this particular rat run and her ideas are pretty closely aligned with mine I think. Without systemic diversion of through traffic away from Bellenden/Lyndhurst and the surrounding residential streets, you'll just push problems to other roads (like happended with Ogglander and Ondine). What would you suggest is the right approach? > If one consults properly and listen to the > majority view you would be surprised at what can > be achieved. I wont hold my breath for the council consulting properly or even addressing the issue seriously.

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "It seems that this route is heavily used as a rat > run from Peckham High St down to the South > Circular to avoid going all the way round to > Consort Rd." > > Did someone really write this? In what way is it incorrect? The number of coaches, HGVs, tipper trucks ubers and taxis driving down Maxted Road are not coming from local streets, they're cutting through the area. In fact a month ago I chatted to an HGV driver who got stuck on the corner of Maxted and Nutbrook as he waited for the police to guide him out, he said his company's route planning software recommended this route of residential streets as a southbound route.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I believe that it also shouldn't be 'habitable' > (in the sense that someone could move in and live > there). Essentially no bathroom and no kitchen.

You can apply for a certificate of lawful development ahead of time if you want to be super super sure. If you?re thinking of selling in the near future it might be worthwhile as your buyers solicitors will probably ask for that or for you to buy insurance to cover the risk of it not being lawful.

rupert james Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The one way system was put into place into 1989 > and has worked without any problems even when > Camberwell Grove was shut down on the bridge. Why > the change now? What nonsense. The traffic problems around Bellenden and Lyndhurst have been being raised for decades. Just prior to lockdown there was a meeting at the Belham where two long term residents resumed an argument with each other about solutions to traffic problems that they?d been having since the 90s! Bellenden frequently gridlocks outside the shops due to volume of traffic, at least a couple of times a month an HGV or coach gets stuck on a bollard and the it?s only a matter of time before a child is hit by a car outside one of the schools due to poor crossings, terrible sight lines and inattentive drivers of large vehicles. It seems that this route is heavily used as a rat run from Peckham High St down to the South Circular to avoid going all the way round to Consort Rd. A proper LTN is well overdue for Bellenden and the surrounding roads.

I think they?re interesting but not COVID related so should be in the main section. Perhaps the poster could edit out the email disclaimers and perhaps just post more specifically SE22 (and bordering) related items.

There?s a thread in the Business section recommending Critter Solutions. We?ve used them a couple of times and they?re really good. The bait they use is excellent and has sorted out the issue within a few days.

The junction between Lordship Lane and Dulwich Common has caused tailbacks for years, it?s due to the right turn phasing and often vehicles trying to force their way over to the right too late. Perhaps the LTNs are making it worse (I don?t know) but it?s always been on edge of locking up. No idea how you could redesign it to make it better though.

Also report them to the police as they?ve committed a criminal offence. There an online form you can use.

Effra Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Blah Blah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > Sorry Blah Blah, but your take on this does not > meet your usual standards of objectivity. > > The UK opted out of the European Medicines Agency > (EMA) to rid itself of the lethargic bureaucracy > that pervades the entire EU. The EMA controls the > development, evaluation, approval of new > drug/vaccines in the EU. So no approval, no > rollout. Agreed it does not control when an > individual country commences its roll out of an > approved drug, but that is beside the point. > > This gave the UK the freedom to analyse the data > and react quickly without numerous group meetings. > The EMA plan to have two more meetings in December > to discuss this. It will be 2021 before they can > progress towards mass vaccinations. Except that a) there is an exemption for public health emergencies and b) until the 31st December we?re still bound by EU law. So what legal change has Brexit brought that allows us to deploy the vaccine today in 2020 that we couldn?t have done in 2015? TopCat?s strained interpretation that we probably would have waited for the rest of the EU doesn?t mean we couldn?t have done it without Brexit, just like we could have had blue passports if we?d wanted but chose not to.

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.