How to go about getting a low traffic barrier put in in East Dulwich?

[CPR Dave]

Hi there

does anyone know how to get a low traffic barrier on your road?

Since the ones went in near Lordship Lane a lot of traffic has diverted onto my road and in the morning's it's unbearable now. Longo long tailbacks from the lights. Would be good to get the road closed off at one end to stop this like other streets in the area.

thanks

[rupert james]

So you want to push this shit storm on to other people. Speak with your MR and Cllrs.

[CPR Dave]

I'm on a residential side street that goes next to Lordship Lane that is becoming an East Dulwich bypass. there was a half mile queue this morning

[Spartacus]

CPR Dave, I take it you're talking about Crystal Palace Road ?

Whilst I understand your sentiments, it would be far better if the existing LTN barriers are removed to restore normal services to all roads in the area.

[CPR Dave]

Yes, the queues go all the way up to Crawthew Grove now

[Spartacus]

Have you registered for the consultation on the LTN's ?

[ab29]

CPR Dave, you should also register with One Dulwich - lots of people got together to fight roads closures in Dulwich.

https://www.onedulwich.uk/

[Kaa]

And Dulwich Alliance https://dulwichalliance.org/, they are collecting to fight road closures.

[Jules-and-Boo]

The number of cars this morning was unbelievable.

Reducing the number of cars on the road should be a priority. So many reasons, you can probably roll them off without much effort

[northernmonkey]

There was a broken down truck on ED Grove at the junction with Half Moon lane causing huge tailbacks this morning - the difference between school drop off this morning vs yesterday was night and day because of it.

There are just so many people driving journeys that they wouldn't have done pre pandemic.

[spider69]

How do you know this?

[northernmonkey]

was on twitter

[roywj]

There was a lot more traffic this morning, even prior to the lorry breakdown at the EDG/Dulwich Village/Village Way/Red Post Hill crossroads.

JAGS & Alleyns returned today hence the increased traffic during drop off and collection times. The traffic in the area is not a problem when these schools are on holiday but as soon as they are back the traffic returns as well.

[alice]

misparked coaches adding to the blockages on EDG.

[Monkey]

Posted on wrong thread.

[heartblock]

I imagine .... something like this? You form a small group in a posh road or roads and call yourself something like ?rich people for only our children?s health? then you flatter certain Borough councillors..get on any campaign or sub-group you can, Green-wash your NIMBY ideas and also helpful if you have something like an architect or town planner who is on a council planning sub-committee ... I imagine

[smooch]

I have never seen the traffic so bad as in the last few days - so by closing alot of main routes, the gridlock on the A roads are very bad, causing other routes to have to be used. It is complete and utter nonsense to assume that all the mobile tradespeople, builders vans etc are just going to disappear? Let alone people trying to get to their place of work (it now takes over an hour on the bus from penge to east dulwich due to gridlock)

[Spartacus]

All this evidence should be used to discuss the situation with the council when they do their consultation on the LTNs !

[redpost]

Dave

With unchecked traffic growth the use of CPR as a lordship land bypass would have happened anyway, far better to get road traffic down and get alternative means of transport up.

[KidKruger]

Yeah but examples like yesterday show that the already closed roads are increasing tension on alternative arteries and when those arteries are compromised, options are limited for alt. routes.

If the other roads weren?t closed this wouldn?t be happening in CPR.

[Jakido]

Seems that fewer cars on the road would mean less traffic

[heartblock]

Apparently it all disappears as if by magic.. if only that were true.... Unicorns..meanwhile poor people .. breath the pollution and be grateful the wealthy multi-car owning roads in the Village have empty roads and nice (anti-homeless) benches...

[Jakido]

Agree. Should be more measures put in elsewhere.

[heartblock]

Also doooooo have an Instagram page once you are ?exclusive? from the plebeian majority on those sad busy roads that your cleaner lives in. Keep the patrician minority rich and increase ones house price...yah!

[first mate]

And, all courtesy of a labour council!