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Speaking of things that haven’t aged well, I notice the offensive ‘All Streets Matter’ slogan in the photo that made it into the latest Southwark News article from Richard Aldwinkle (aka Mr One Dulwich). Didn’t they issue an apology for that after it was pointed out to be very distasteful? You’d think Richard would supply a better photo.

Richard Aldwinkle, AKA Mr One Dulwich

Lots of outrage without finding out the facts. It's highly likely the bench is being stored there until it is moved to a different location - but let's jump immediately to 'council is bad'. 🙄

The cars parked there rarely change, reckon it’s business owners more than customers using the space. Agree it’s a huge shame the pavement widening wasn’t kept, it made for a much more pleasant experience as a pedestrian. Does anyone know why there are no parking restrictions outside these shops unlike the rest of Lordship Lane?

Hmmm…didn’t the (now defunct) Dulwich Alliance crowdfund almost £30k which was wasted / paid for expensive legal advice to achieve nothing?

Rockets this isn't an LTN thread.

Just as trees improve the feel of Lordship Lane, so would fewer parked cars and wider pavements.

The trees should be on build outs in the road wherever possible, not reducing space on the already narrow pavements.

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Spoken like someone who has never sat at the front of a bus Spartacus. If you had you’d see they are persistently stuck behind parked cars, waiting for a space to move across to the other side of the road to get around them. Or stuck in traffic unable to use the bus lane due to parked cars. Completely agree with @Earl Aelfheah. It’s appalling that buses can’t use the Lordship Lane bus lane because parked cars are allowed for the majority of the day.

The Dulwich Estate’s notice in the window states the lease has been forfeited “as a result of illegal assignment / subletting.”

Recommended watching for everyone concerned by road danger.

Off topic, this thread is to complain about cyclists on the pavements is it not? 🙄

Awful collision with a driver hitting a woman on a Lordship Lane zebra crossing, fractured leg and in need of a brain scan.

Expect you’re right, it’s simply a scam

Perhaps the criminals were inspired by the Conservative party after their Mayoral candidate, Susan Hall, sent out thousands of fake driving licenses penalty notices, designed to mislead them into handing over personal data to the party. https://bylinetimes.com/2024/07/12/conservative-party-ico-susan-hall-sadiq-khan-leaflets-data-harvesting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1721034897

That’s quite a stretch, even for you Rockets

And someone (aka a driver) was responsible for the vehicle

The anti-cycling rhetoric on here ignores the most serious road danger in the area.

There’s a bit on East Dulwich Grove, close to the junction with Townley Road. Should be a lot more though, worth emailing local councillors to suggest.

I wouldn’t believe anything this group says. The London Fire Brigade confirmed to Southwark News in April that they’d been consulted with. https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/dulwich/dulwich-village-ltn-row-erupts-as-emergency-vehicle-access-restricted/ Similarly regarding the police, sending an FOI request to a specific branch of the Met police who reply saying they’ve not been consulted isn’t the same as ‘the Met weren’t consulted’. Also, what evidence do they have to back up their claim that the council ‘pressured’ the ambulance service into accepting a bollard? The statement in Southwark News says the ambulance service recognised the need to balance their concerns with the protection of other vulnerable road users. It seems that One Dulwich are getting increasingly desperate with their conspiracy theories. If only their time and energies were channeled into something positive for the community.

There is some info on free bike maintenance courses funded by Southwark as part of Streets for People here https://www.southwark.gov.uk/transport-and-roads/sustainable-travel/cycling/working-together#:~:text=Through Streets for People Community,to plan a cycle journey.

Thanks for sharing

Chris Boardman speaking about road danger is worth a watch.

Calton was particularly hideous. An ambulance wouldn’t have got anywhere fast.