Goose Green councillors - how can we help?

[Mscrawthew]

I have lived in an area with a CPZ and believe me, it doesn't help anyone but the council who is inflicting it. So speaking from a broader view of having been on both side's of the grass,It's definately greener without!

[ianr]

Mscrawthew wrote:

> I have lived in an area with

> a CPZ and believe me,

Why?

[tiddles]

Thank you James unfortunately you have confirmed my fears - the Locals who voice very real concerns about the LTNs will continue to be ignored. The council is working with the select few who follow the mantra.

Such a shame really that we are now experiencing shocking levels of pollution due to blind refusal to acknowledge what is happening to our area. So disappointing that the council are not working with or listening to.

[sspringer]

Councillors getting involved in the forum again! Must be an election coming coming soon.

[ab29]

Vote Labour out. Not sure who they are representing - certainly not local residents.

[Waseley]

Human activity produces pollution not councillors on their own. But rightly or wrongly councillors are trying to do something about it. I'm not even sure what this shocking level of pollution is. If you want back 30 years you would have had lead from petrol, 70 years smog from coal burning and even before the industrial revolution South London was pretty disgusting for example leather tanning.

[bels123]

That?s hardly fair, James set up this thread to engage with Goose Green residents and it seems to have been successful given the 40 pages! He?s the most responsive of the local councillors. Imagine he does more case work than most.

sspringer Wrote:

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> Councillors getting involved in the forum again!

> Must be an election coming coming soon.

[Sue]

bels123 Wrote:

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> That?s hardly fair, James set up this thread to

> engage with Goose Green residents and it seems to

> have been successful given the 40 pages! He?s the

> most responsive of the local councillors. Imagine

> he does more case work than most.

>

>

I completely agree. James is very proactive, far more so than other local councillors, as far as I can see

Edited to make it clear which post I was agreeing with!

[Earl Aelfheah]

We need to stop providing huge amounts of free (publicly subsidised) space for car storage. I know any attempts to tackle the problem of car dominance meets with stiff opposition, but we are in a climate emergency and it requires leadership.

[Bic Basher]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> We need to stop providing huge amounts of free

> (publicly subsidised) space for car storage. I

> know any attempts to tackle the problem of car

> dominance meets with stiff opposition, but we are

> in a climate emergency and it requires leadership.

Getting rid of the EV charging spaces on East Dulwich Grove for example is such a great idea in a climate emergency.

[heartblock]

As is the car storage LTN roads of Calton, Court and Melbourne.

[goldilocks]

Have they been removed though? - or just moved elsewhere? They were too close to the junction and caused conflict for the 37/42 bus

Bic Basher Wrote:

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> rahrahrah Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > We need to stop providing huge amounts of free

> > (publicly subsidised) space for car storage. I

> > know any attempts to tackle the problem of car

> > dominance meets with stiff opposition, but we

> are

> > in a climate emergency and it requires

> leadership.

>

>

> Getting rid of the EV charging spaces on East

> Dulwich Grove for example is such a great idea in

> a climate emergency.

[heartblock]

I think the stationary traffic every morning is the 'conflict' for the 37 bus...I liked the days it went down Melbourne Grove - a perfect transport link. Maybe Melbourne should be a bus route again - take out all street parking and divert the bus down there to avoid the congested traffic on ED Grove. School route served also.

[alice]

Yes and do the same with Court Lane - no onstreet parking, a bus route and maybe even space for the first cycle lane in Dulwich.

[Bic Basher]

heartblock Wrote:

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> I think the stationary traffic every morning is

> the 'conflict' for the 37 bus...I liked the days

> it went down Melbourne Grove - a perfect transport

> link. Maybe Melbourne should be a bus route again

> - take out all street parking and divert the bus

> down there to avoid the congested traffic on ED

> Grove. School route served also.

It was a controversial issue back then and Melbourne Grove traders were losing revenue from the lack of passing bus passengers on the 37.

I doubt they'd re-route it back again as the 42 connects East and North Dulwich stations.

[Rockets]

James,

Anything you can do about the e-scooter problems (especially outside of Superdrug) - they are becoming a real problem?

[Sue]

heartblock Wrote:

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> I think the stationary traffic every morning is

> the 'conflict' for the 37 bus...I liked the days

> it went down Melbourne Grove - a perfect transport

> link. Maybe Melbourne should be a bus route again

> - take out all street parking and divert the bus

> down there to avoid the congested traffic on ED

> Grove. School route served also.

It was a controversial issue back then and Melbourne Grove traders were losing revenue from the lack of passing bus passengers on the 37.

I doubt they'd re-route it back again as the 42 connects East and North Dulwich stations.

 

I'm sure I must have missed something here, but why is it necessary to have a bus connection between East and North Dulwich stations?

They are on the same train line, aren't they?

[Bic Basher]

heartblock Wrote:

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> I think the stationary traffic every morning is

> the 'conflict' for the 37 bus...I liked the days

> it went down Melbourne Grove - a perfect transport

> link. Maybe Melbourne should be a bus route again

> - take out all street parking and divert the bus

> down there to avoid the congested traffic on ED

> Grove. School route served also.

It was a controversial issue back then and Melbourne Grove traders were losing revenue from the lack of passing bus passengers on the 37.

I doubt they'd re-route it back again as the 42 connects East and North Dulwich stations.

 

I'm sure I must have missed something here, but why is it necessary to have a bus connection between East and North Dulwich stations?

They are on the same train line, aren't they?

 

The 42 bus link is more about giving a direct bus connection to Sainsbury's from Red Post Hill and East Dulwich Grove.

[Jellybeanz]

I am very concerned about the number 40 and other key bus routes disappearing due to TFL cuts (thanks essentially to the Conservative government squeezing the budget and holding Mayor Khan to ransom). Is there anything we can do other than fill in the consultation and sign petitions (numerous seem to be doing the rounds)? Thanks for all you do in the area

[NewWave]

I am very concerned about the number 40 and other key bus routes disappearing due to TFL cuts (thanks essentially to the Conservative government squeezing the budget and holding Mayor Khan to ransom). Is there anything we can do other than fill in the consultation and sign petitions (numerous seem to be doing the rounds)? Thanks for all you do in the area

 

Like Jellybean I am very anxious about the cutting of Local bus routes.

In my case its specific to the 12 and 176 which are the only busses I can use to get my job in Central London.

I've filled in the consultation forms and petitions but I feel that will be ignored by the powers that be...

What are our Councillors doing to make TFL realise that we deserve better, and many locals do need to commute for work.

[ed_pete]

James - there was a serious car crash on East Dulwich Grove on Sunday (28th) morning, so serious that it required the fire service cut open one of the vehicles to remove the driver and the to road to be closed for several hours. In addition to the two cars involved I saw damage to two others that were parked nearby. I've no idea of the cause but I live fairly close by and I did hear a loud bang so imagine speed was involved.

One of the cars ended up on the pavement which could have seriously injured or worse any pedestrians that had been there at the time.

As a person that frequently cycles and walks along this road I am often concerned about the speed that a small minority of car drivers travel, in spite of the raised platforms that are present.

Are you aware of any plans to look at schemes to force traffic to travel more slowly and/or penalise those that don't ?

[Lebanums]

We had someone mark out our pavement for repairs the other day. Conway came to fix these today. I think the expectation v's reality clearly misses the mark.

[CPR Dave]

Hello James

Do you happen to know whether Southwark Council engages the services of J Devine Civil Engineering (or Devine Group Civil Engineering) at all please?

Many thanks

[first mate]

Lebanums,

Words fail. I'd love to know what the costing on this 'repair' is. They spent more time marking out, by the look of it.

[Nigello]

The new pavements tend to pond after a heavyish amount of rainfall; the dipped kerbs all pond after rain. Conway can’t be relied upon to do a good job on paving - too many examples of poor results within a 1 mile radius - yet they still have a contract.