Bic Basher

I received a brochure posted yesterday that arrived today. Looks like we may have finally got some resemblance of normality back.

I had one letter from the DWP dated 2nd February today. As for the BBC News report, it's nothing we didn't know already!

They've had problems for months down there due to staff shortages due to Covid and other staff leaving. It's not a surprise if they suddenly decide to close at 3pm because the stand-in pharmacist has to go and pick up their kids from school. The likes of Vale Pharmacy, Day Lewis at Tessa Jowell, Sogim and Sadler's haven't had the amount of issues Lloyds has had since last autumn.

More delayed post today.

ParcelForce itself is owned by Royal Mail.

Private Eye arrived one day late, which for Royal Mail is a major acheivement.

All 54 seats on Lewisham Council are Labour which helps them even more than Southwark to railroad these schemes through. That may well also change in LTN affected wards in May.

I have a feeling my packages were third party delivered today as it was a Royal Mail 48 tracked parcel that hasn't been scanned either.

Delayed packages arrived at 4.30pm today. But no magazine subscriptions.

Which also means we're still stuck with that awful right turn into Dulwich Common with the displaced traffic from the LTN that used to go down Court Lane.

Regular post today, but still missing packages posted two weeks ago.

Lynne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Unfortunately, Alec1, your theory doesn't hold > water. All my life nearly all post has arrived on > time, in spite of the distances involved. So why > is it such rubbish now? Agreed. All of this nonsense with the post started the day the sorting office transferred to Peckham.

Another day of delayed post this afternoon, but nothing sent in the last week.

ed26 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Isn't it fair to assume that the parade of > anti-LTN signs on EDG and Dulwich Common indicate > that traffic hasn't reduced on those roads? They > would be foolish to leave the signs up if the LTNs > had improved their quality of life so much. There's still anti-LTN posters up on LL at the Dulwich Plough/Library end of shops too.

More delayed post which arrived after 4.30. The current edition of Private Eye, 1 week late. A replacement copy of the Christmas Private Eye which I ordered after Christmas. Letter from Southwark Council posted in early January.

I'm not good with figures, but from my own eyes I've seen the substantial difference in traffic flows on LL and East Dulwich Grove since the LTN was introduced. The only other solution I can see to resolve the traffic at the Court Lane end of LL is to remove the right turn into Dulwich Common which would allow traffic to flow down Lordship Lane, but it would mean drivers wanting to use the South Circular would have to take an alternative route either via Sydenham Hill to go back down LL to reach the Common or use East Dulwich Grove via Dulwich Village and College Road to reach the A205.

Delayed post arrived just before 5pm today. An eBay parcel which was the package the Royal Mail claimed to had delivered on the 18th Jan and a letter from the council. There's still a missing Private Eye among other things still not arrived.

Another email from the Royal Mail. We're sorry to advise that you may experience further disruption to deliveries in parts of the SE22 postcode area due to resourcing issues at our East Dulwich Delivery Office. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding. We'll be back in touch to let you know when resourcing issues have improved.

Artemis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > heartblock Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > You should try walking down ED Grove at 8:00am > in > > the morning - stationary traffic all the way > down > > the road, cyclists and scooters on the pavement > - > > just an unpleasant walk now, used to love my > walk > > to Herne Hill station - now some mornings I > feel > > very asthmatic. So many school kids walking to > > school in this pollution too. I can't > understand > > what this Council is thinking, it's obviously > > diverting traffic onto other roads. > > Road pricing yes, better local public transport > > yes, but making dirty air ghettos - no! > > Yes. Yet again and again we are told that the > LTNs have made walking ?easier? and ?better?. I > never found any difficulty walking around the area > (if I go for a ?leisure? or ?exercise? walk, I > would choose a park - if I need to get anywhere > for practical reasons, it?s very difficult to > limit the journey to one of the LTN roads as > everything ?useful? (shops, medical centres, > public transport) inevitably involves going on or > via a road that now has more traffic. Therefore, > walking it smellier, more unhealthy and worse. In > my view. Lordship Lane between the Library and Dulwich Common in the evening peak is no longer a pleasant walk. The traffic has always been an issue in the PM, but worse since the LTN. The first thing that strikes me is the smell of the fumes from all the displaced traffic that used to go down Court Lane.

Moovart Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bic Basher Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Regarding the Wood Vale calming scheme, this > will > > push traffic onto Honor Oak Road which has a > > primary school on it and social housing. > > > > So basically Southwark will be pushing their > > traffic issues onto Lewisham streets. > > > > *slow clap* > > > What's the plan for Wood Vale? They want to increase the height of the speed humps, remove on-street parking and traffic islands for raised roads which will slow the traffic down as the council isn't happy about it being used as a rat-run to connect to the South Circular. So while it's not a closure, it's a traffic calming scheme. However I'd debate that the section of Underhill Road that runs parallel to Wood Vale has more traffic issues, especially since the LTN was introduced as cars avoid the queue on LL to Dulwich Common, especially during the peaks than Wood Vale where the traffic is down the A205 end of the road of cars waiting to turn left.

Regarding the Wood Vale calming scheme, this will push traffic onto Honor Oak Road which has a primary school on it and social housing. So basically Southwark will be pushing their traffic issues onto Lewisham streets. *slow clap*

The latest from Dulwich Streetscape. streetspace 16:53 (21 minutes ago) to streetspace Dear resident Last year we worked with the Dulwich community and our stakeholders, listening to suggestions on how we can improve the experimental Dulwich Streetspace measures to ensure they work better for the whole community. Whilst opinions varied on the changes, the process was comprehensive. Thank you for your contribution to that process. Why are we making these changes? ? Make our roads safer for all residents and visitors. ? Make walking and cycling an enjoyable, safe and easy way of getting around, ? Clean up our air, reducing pollution and noise levels, and creating a greener and healthier environment for everyone. ? Help tackle the climate emergency, reducing the carbon emissions from vehicles in Southwark, as they are one of the biggest contributors to emissions locally. ? Reduce the amount of cut-through traffic so all feel safer on local roads, as well as reducing parking pressure for local residents. ? Encourage people to shop local, so our local high streets flourish On 23 December 2021, having given additional time to extend the statutory process to ensure all representations could be received, including the calls to remove the scheme, the process to approve was completed. The council made a balanced decision, based on data and the positive changes that have resulted from the experimental measures. We also made sure that all necessary consents and interim orders were all in place to maintain the safety of the road network throughout December and January to take us up to the point the permanent orders come into effect in February. The report is available on our website. Map of the final measures We acknowledge that more needs to be done to ensure the changes benefit the entire community. However, the monitoring data so far shows that the measures are having a positive effect in reducing car traffic and encouraging active travel. We will continue to work with the community, monitor all principle and boundary roads and consider any needed changes as this data becomes available. We need to allow time for the new changes to settle down and review its impact. When will the measures be implemented? The measures will come into effect at 00.01 on Thursday 17 February 2022, once all the necessary road signs, posts and other related highway works are in place. This is during most local schools? half term so we can minimise disruption. The changes and improvements Timed Restrictions: Hours of timed restrictions reduced from 5 hours to 2.5 hours (8.00 to 9.00am and 3.00pm to 4.30pm) Better Signage Additional advance notification signs along the main roads e.g. Dulwich Common, Lordship Lane, Croxted Road. Improved Access for Emergency Services Replacement cameras mean there is new access for emergency vehicles to and from Calton Avenue, Dulwich Village, Court Lane and Derwent Grove Enhanced Monitoring: We have now introduced continuous monitoring, 24/7, on the following roads: ? Burbage Road ? Townley Road ? Dulwich Village ? East Dulwich Grove central (near Tessa Jowell Health Centre )- since September 2021 The traffic raw data is now loaded onto our map based GIS system Exemptions Exemptions will be available for all Southwark Blue Badge Holders at all bus gates before 17 February. If anyone would like to request a Blue Badge you can read more about them on our website. We are also supporting anyone requiring Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) transport services. Information on exemption requirements and how to apply. Analysing data from October and November 2021. We are currently analysing data from the end of last year. Initial analysis of the data from continuous monitoring on the main roads indicates the key trends are: Generally traffic on the main roads is lower than before the pandemic and falling e.g. traffic volume along Croxted road is falling Net month-on-month comparison shows traffic is falling on most main roads Cycling levels are still higher than pre-scheme level Consistently high pedestrian footfall at the Calton Avenue area (active travel monitors in mid-December 2022 also showed on average over 8,000 pedestrians per day used the area) We will publish an update on traffic trends on our website in March. Next steps? Implement the changes from 00.01 on Thursday 17 February 2022 Share data from the monitoring, looking at impact of changes (spring) Engage with specific protected groups e.g. disabled, elderly, BAME, also bus users (spring 2022) Continue engagement with the community, businesses and schools Work with TfL and Lambeth who are making changes to signals around the Herne Hill area to improve traffic flow in the wider road network (ongoing with changes currently proposed for late March 2022) Explore measures with TfL to improve bus journey times in the area (ongoing) Explore measures to improve traffic conditions along East Dulwich Grove (ongoing) Next newsletters will be in February and March

There was someone else on Twitter who is clearly a socialist who was plugging the Dulwich Alliance candidates are Tories mantra as well today. This seems to be the tactics used by either anon Labour activists or members of the pro-LTN groups who are suggesting that they're Tories in an attempt to put off voters who aren't in any way Conservative from voting against Labour. Why would two supposed Tory members put themselves up for election and then reduce the Tory candidates chances of winning by splitting the anti-LTN vote? If anything, it may do Labour a favour by using the core Labour vote with the pro-LTN lobby.

Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It would be interesting to see who else is running > and what their position on the LTNs is. Have the > Lib Dems played their hand. I know they have been > supportive of LTNs but have they revealed their > hand for May? I haven't got a clue what the Southwark Lib Dems are planning for Dulwich, but they would be a credible alternative to the Tories, Labour and the independent protest group if they decided to go down the middle and go for another credible consultation which takes on board what residents really want and then act on it. The Village Ward election results will be interesting to see if the largely affluent voter base will vote for Labour again to keep their traffic free residential streets or the anti-LTN Tories and independents who want to see the scheme axed. If Labour do keep all of the Dulwich wards, it'll be with reduced majorities.

Only a leaflet from the Dulwich Wood councillors about the post. Zero mention about the LTN.