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camberlou Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As a cyclist, I find the one way system > frustrating, as it makes for a long way round, as > mentioned by Jimmy above. Also, not being able to > get from the north end of Bellenden without > looping round, adds a unneccesary amount of time > to my journey. The council could simply make all the streets two-way for cyclists but not for cars, as is already the case with part of Highshore Road. The bollard at the top of the narrow part of Bellenden Road would already help with this. The council's proposals are actually to improve access for cars as well. It's crazy, and if you agree you should submit a response objecting but noting the parts you like. Councillors and officers will often just look at the topline figure of objectors/supporters rather than reading all the caveats. I was stung by this responding to another daft scheme on Peckham Rye. Scroll to the bottom of this: http://tom.acrewoods.net/2012/04/04/southwarks-cycling-revolution/

I have submitted an objection to this proposal. I think it will do very little to reduce road danger, it only has one useful suggestion to help cyclists (the bollard closing off a section of Bellenden Road to motorists), and the benefits to pedestrians will be modest. The expense and work make most parts of the scheme yet another wasteful and disruptive project. It would be much better if the council could be bold enough to review the whole area in light of their own policies in order to *reduce* access for motorists to encourage more walking and cycling, calm all the streets to reduce speeds and rat running, make the shopping part of Bellenden Road somewhere genuinely pleasant to walk about, and so on. Instead we have another proposal that fiddles about at great expense while still trying to improve access for everyone. You can't please everyone, you have to decide what the streets are for! Is Bellenden a residential area where people wander to the cafe, cycle to do some shopping and occasionally drive when necessary, or not? Incidentally, I know that Southwark Cyclists and Southwark Living Streets submitted a response fully supporting the proposals. I was canvassed for my views as a member of the Southwark Cyclists e-group and, along with one other member, made a number of points against the proposals but these weren't reflected in the SC response.

fazer71 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Possibly the least Green MP I've ever come across. She's not an MP, she's a London Assembly member. > Having seen her make NOT Green planning decisions > whilst on the Southwark Planning committee which = > twice the Co2 impact for another generation or > two. Which would those be? Oh, and she is running, her web site is here: http://www.jennyforlondon.org

Best veg - Rye Lane markets are great for cheap stuff, a lot of the seasonal stuff comes in from farms around London's fringe; Peckham Farmers' Market every Sunday morning outside Peckham Library; Pretty Traditional on North Cross Road if your purse/wallet is feeling a bit heavy! Other really nice food: bread, pies etc. from Blackbird Bakery (Grove Lane), wine from Green & blues, meat/fish from the North Cross Road market every Saturday. Hidden treasures for a Sunday stroll - the wildlife garden on Marsden Road; the lovely Choumert Square; Nunhead Cemetery and Dulwich/Sydenham Woods.

trizza Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The position with deliveries on Rye Lane seems > ridiculous. Not sure what the parking > restrictions are, but the fact that delivery > lorries are allowed to basically block the road > seems crazy. Why not make it a red route with > deliveries only to be made during certain times? I've raised this a couple of times at the Community Council Traffic & Transport sub group (it's as fun as it sounds!) At the moment there are meant to be alternating parking times on the east and west sides, but as with most things on Rye Lane it's not very well enforced. The council every now and again go for a big push on enforcing parking, or waste, or food regulations, etc. but don't have the resources to keep it up. Personally I agree - only deliveries at certain times would help, as would taking cars away.

I'll register my nod against another chain supermarket, whether upmarket or not.

What katie and karter say, go to some real local bike shops and get some advice, try some bikes out, etc. Don't go asking a bunch of bike nerds on the web :) My only advice on top of that would be to stay above ?250 to get something of a reasonable quality, get two decent gold rated locks, always lock it up properly and get some insurance! I'd also recommend BC Bikes (lovely lot), Brixton Cycles (workers' co-op!) and Re-cycling.

Personally I much prefer carrying one out wrapped in paper with no bag, it makes life much easier when you reach the bench :)-D Can't Mac and others who fulminate about their right to plastic bags just go to another shop?

Aren't you thinking of 43 The Gardens, which is Dominic Court?

Aren't you thinking of 43 The Gardens, which is Dominic Court?

According to the council's web site that doesn't exist, which is a pretty sure sign it's a mispelling. Can't think of anything close to it around here.

Here's another take on a DIY snow/ice fit-out for your bike: http://www.dutchbikeco.com/_blog/Dutch_Bike_Co_Weblog/post/Seattle_Snowpocalypse/ Only works if you have disc brakes, mind.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Its not therefore correct to say someone should > pay more tax, if they are acting within the law. > > If you do make that argument, then you are being > subjective. No, it means I've another objective yardstick, as it were, besides the two you are using - the tax code and law as they currently stand and the logic of capital.

Mick, I think it's fair to say that (for example) should pay tax in Ireland instead of legally dodging it.

Not to mention that the income and wealth of people like Philip Green is hardly a sacrosanct inevitability, a fair reward for their work. The market is a pretty arbitrary way of deciding how to reward people. Tax is one way that we can redistribute income and wealth to share the good stuff around a bit more fairly. I've just had my rent jacked up by 6% again, despite having my salary frozen. The tax that Green et al dodge could easily pay for a national home building programme that would solve a lot of the affordability problems we all face. I've no sympathy with rich and/or wealthy individuals or companies who pay less tax than they should - whether legally or otherwise - when we face so many problems in this country.

I find my basic Virgin connection fairly reasonable, although at peak times it can drop to shockingly low speeds. Right now I'm getting download speeds of 9.5 Mbps, but yesterday I gave it a go and got a measly 1.2 Mbps!

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Make permanent delivery areas - knocking down one > or two shops - and free up a square around the > station The square has been pushed by the Peckham Society / Peckham Vision bunch a few times, there are some complex land/building ownership issues with Network Rail I think.

Medley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > With respect PeckhamRose, it is not. > > I quite see that we should communicate our > concerns. I do not see it's our duties as citizens > to turn up in the evenings to meetings where a) > we'd be repeating our comments already sent in on > b) failings of the Council/TfL that c) probably > won't be improved anyway. The advantage of turning up in the evening to a meeting with the lead councillor, the transport officer, the chap in charge of the planning policy for Peckham and a selection of local active residents is pretty obvious, Medley. You get to talk things through, persuade the councillor and officers of your case, and adjust what you are asking for according to the council's plans. I thought Thursday's meeting was useful, we had a range of views that helped Simon Phillips shape the council's plans. Living Streets are also doing even more involved work, rolling up their sleeves to produce detailed suggestions that they are presenting at community council meetings, sub-group meetings, to the Peckham Town Centre forum and elsewhere. They are making progress, and have a track record with Walworth Road. If you'd rather just whinge then of course the council will ignore you :)

There is always the Boris-kicked-it-into-the-long-grass option of the tram up to Camden, and the somewhere-in-Peter-Hendy's-freezer option of extending the Bakerloo line down to Camberwell. Personally I'm with those who prefer not to have the tube, it keeps out everybody who thinks "north/south of the river" is an important distinction out of our way, rents down and drunks in Clapham :))

lofty23 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > peterstorm1985 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > There will never be an underground that's > actually > > under the ground because of the geology - there > > are old threads about this. > > > That's not really true, a tube needn't be > underground - see East London Line which stops at > oh so far away Forest Hill Er, so it's not an underground tube! It's a London Overground normal train service that happens to be run by TfL. Also remember that the East London Line is coming to Peckham Rye in 2012 giving quick connections to inner east and west London, albeit at the expense of further service losses to London Bridge and Victoria.

Maybe I'm ignorant of some back history, DJKillaQueen, but your posts are really quite aggresive! richfish, I would encourage you to attend the community council meetings (info here http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200137/community_councils) if you want to have your concerns listened to by the people who make the decisions. You could also contact your local councillors. Or, failing that, you could always post your thoughts here inviting people to comment and take your thoughts on board. Now you can be in no doubt that these processes are in place and that they exist with good reason, you might help those of us who are more involved understand your perspective.

For anyone really into their traffic management schemes, road layouts etc. it's the Community Council traffic & transport sub-group tomorrow night (Thurs 4th Nov) from 6.30-8pm in Room D, Southwark Town Hall, Peckham Road. We talked a bit about this junction last time around, and will be discussing Peckham town centre generally tomorrow evening.

DJKillaQueen, the other big "reform" to HB is reducing the level from 50% of median local rent at the mo to only 30% in October next year. That will hit loads of households really hard. Conservatives shouldn't forget that one of the reasons Beveridge introduced council (now social) housing was to ensure that employers could rely on labour living nearby in decent conditions.

I plugged your route into the CycleStreets journey planner... this might give you some inspiration: http://www.cyclestreets.net/journey/322292/

Yes, it's up to Southwark if they spend money on the LCN. I'd expect that over the next few years as their transport money from TfL is cut by 25%, cycle spending will go way down. I'm with you on the CSHs, they're better than not having them but they're nothing like the original idea dreamed up by the London Cycling Campaign and Jenny Jones AM, and they're not very well implemented in places.