Worried business owners on Melbourne Grove, East Dulwich, SE22 who've had access reduced and parking removed by Southwark #LabourLTNs with NO consultation
Melbourne Grove, SE22 8EF
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Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
Dulwich Village is part of the timed restrictions inside the Dulwich LTN.
We were told this would encourage cycling.
These are the latest Southwark cycling figures.
Traffic is up 15%, which means more pollution and more congestion on this road.
#LTNfail
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
I am visiting businesses on Balham High Road to discuss the A24 Streetspace scheme.
It is great to bring @TFL so they can listen to the views of the businesses affected.
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
Turney road closure will mean displacement onto busiest section of DV, Village Way, Pickwick etc. And of course there will be even more congestion on Croxted, Sth Circular. Poor scheme, harming more people than it helps. @AirCroxted @ChitchClaire @east_grove
Southwark's two initial design options and online survey (closing 30 October) for the permanent design in Dulwich Village are now available: consultations.southwark.gov.…
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
Same in the Dulwich Village LTNs. Nearly all businesses oppose the system because they are losing customers.
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
No need! TfL didn't crumble under the pressure Southwark tried to exert on them to not publish.
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Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
I wish I could say that’s a surprise. It’s a very British form of corruption. It shows how they’ve exploited Covid & abused emergency powers for their own gain. The absence of scrutiny through this whole sorry mess has shone a bright spotlight on the failings of local democracy.
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
Half Moon Lane has seen huge increases in HGV traffic since the LTNs were put in place. HGVs account for 18% of greenhouse gas emissions and 13% of NOx emissions for road transport in the UK according to the Dept for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. @JudithKerrPS
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
How do pro-LTN supporters justify this on a road with three schools, playing fields, a nursery, a medical centre and *people's homes*?
This is displacement, with no evaporation.
This is increased pollution, not lowering carbon emissions.
This is all to keep a few roads closed.
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
Dulwich Village now on a weekend. A congested and polluted road with lines of traffic from the junction of East Dulwich Grove all the way back to the roundabout in Dulwich Village.
And yet the Labour candidates will tell you LTNs fight climate change and lower emissions...
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
Labour Party candidates (some of them) give their views on the Dulwich LTNs @alliancedulwich @AirCroxted @DulwichCleanAir @GroveReopen @DulwichReopen @AgeSpeakDulwich @dulwichsociety @SouthwarkLabour @swklibdems @SouthwarkGP @dwnconservative @WEP_UK onedulwich.uk/news/what-labo…
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
How I wish, instead of pursuing disastrous& divisive LTNs which have have marginal benefit & cause significant harm, @southwarklabour had had a laser focus on improving transport, access & pavements for disabled people. @AgeSpeakDulwich
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
There is literally no Southwark, non-TfL related strategy to reduce traffic where it's most acute & harmful. Despite 1 in 3 ppl living within 50m of a main rd. All Dulwich LTN boundary rds saw > traffic and/or congestion. @DulwichCleanAir @GroveReopen @east_grove @helenhayes_
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@margynewens @THoneyborne @rwingfield_LD @RoseCllr @east_grove @AirCroxted @DulwichSociety @GroveReopen @DulwichReopen @RomeoJonesDeli @DulwichCleanAir @LittleNinjaUK @FranklinsSE22 @moxonsfish @ploughhoizse228 @personasasa @RealOneDulwich
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
We agree. @SouthwarkLabour have been appalling custodians of this community - both physically and mentally. They have not earned the right to represent us. #VoteThemAllOut2022
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
We’re launching our petition to let blue badge holders through Dulwich Village junction on Saturday 23rd April at the junction. Please join us or sign up here chng.it/MNcMZhqSfN!
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
That is true, although when they do have schools on them, the deliberate decision to continue with a policy causing ongoing displacement becomes more morally unpalatable.
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
I thought I’d translate some LTN speak. When LTN advocates say LTNs reduce traffic what they mean is traffic is reduced on their streets. When they say LTNs make roads safer, they mean LTNs make their roads safer. There, that works, their claims seem to make more sense now.
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
Some facts behind this post:
- Southwark data shows only *4* more cyclists per day using Melbourne Grove S since the LTN was introduced (June '20-June '21). That's just +3%.
- No data from Sept '21 (🤔).
- EDG, where 4000 kids go to school plus GP hub has seen traffic ⬆️ 25%.
Reopen Melbourne Grove retweeted
Southwark's been forced to change the junction layout *again* following a fire engine that was unable to gain access last week. This is despite DV cllrs saying the layout was permanent. Could it be because of local elections next month...?
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#Dulwich residents have previously voted two to one in favour of scrapping the LTN junction.
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