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Traffic calming – new developments and public meeting Tuesday 12 November

Posted in Community involvement, Planning and development, traffic calming on 7 November 2013| 1 Comment »

One-way scheme rejected

Following the recent consultation about how to spend money from Lambeth for a Neighbourhood Enhancement Programme (NEP) in our streets, the council has now agreed to drop the proposal for an experimental one-way traffic scheme around Albert Square to discourage rat-running through our area. The ward councillors have now agreed to recommend the NEP funds for the following projects and proceed to statutory consultation on them.

New NEP recommendations

– Traffic calming in Aldebert Terrace, St Stephen’s Terrace and Albert Square (maximum spend £30,000)

– Tradescant Road Pocket Park (maximum spend £20,000)

– Claylands Green- Traffic calming and public realm improvements (maximum spend £45,000)

– Bonnington Square- Public realm improvements (maximum spend £45,000)

– Cycle and motorcycle secure parking – Various locations (maximum spend £10,000)

– Heyford Avenue- Traffic calming (maximum spend £15,000).

The agreement also approved money for a communal bin store and implementation of tree planting and greening in various locations (£25,000), Meadow Road- build-out and greening (£10,000), and Play Streets in Ashmole Road and Kibworth Street (as part of a separate process through the council website).

How to spend the £30,000? – Public meeting Tuesday 12 November

In order to pursue the welcome allocation of £30,000 to traffic calming through our streets with as much consensus as possible, ASSA has invited Councillor Imogen Walker and Haibat Abro, Project Engineer for Lambeth Transportation, to a public meeting with residents to discuss options for the optimum use of this money to reduce the speed and volume of traffic through our area. Haibat is an expert on traffic engineering and can advise on the cost and effectiveness of specific proposals. The meeting will also be an opportunity to discuss the format and siting of communal bin shelters, which has been another hot issue in our area.

We want as many people as possible to express their preferences so that we can proceed with proposals that are the most effective and cause the least upset among residents. We appreciate that the meeting is at short notice and may be at a time that is not convenient to you, so we welcome your suggestions and comments through this website or to the ASSA chair Peter Edwards on: superedwards3@gmail.com

Traffic calming – NEP proposals public meeting

Tuesday 12 November

6.30pm-8.30pm

St Stephen’s Church annex

St Stephen’s Terrace

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Neighbourhood Enhancement Programme – have your say!

Posted in Community involvement, traffic calming on 2 October 2013| 15 Comments »

Lambeth Council has now circulated its street improvement proposals under the Neighbourhood Enhancement Programme (NEP). We are urging all residents to complete and return the questionnaire about how to send the £200,000 budgeted for the Oval area (in which we fall).

ASSA is very pleased that Lambeth has taken up our call to make traffic calming the number one priority for Albert Square, Aldebert Terrace and St Stephen’s Terrace, and we are delighted to see the proposal for a pilot 10mph ‘children’s route’ from the square through Wilkinson Street and on towards the Oval.

However, there has been some confusion about the proposed traffic management through the area. To clarify, the proposals would mean that traffic in Albert Square becomes one way, going left from the Clapham Road entrance, and that there will be a no-entry into Aldebert Terrace from Albert Square

While the proposals are not ideal, they are a welcome recognition of our concerns to reduce the volume and speed of traffic through our area.

We urge all residents to have their say, so please do complete the questionnaire and let Lambeth know what you think about the proposals.

Please complete the survey by Friday 11 October – or fill in online at: www.lambeth.gov.uk/nepOvalsurvey

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Redesign Our Streets- This Saturday 20 July between 9 and 5 pm Wheatsheaf Hall

Posted in ASSA business, Community involvement, Green issues, traffic calming on 15 July 2013| 2 Comments »

PLEASE come along even for a FEW minutes between 9 and 5 and input your ideas. Money HAS been allocated for VERY REAL change in the next 12 months. IF we are to have a good chance of getting improvements to OUR streets then we need the maximum number of local residents to come along and show their enthusiasm for the resources to be allocated here.

This is a very real chance to make a difference and have your say on what you would like to see happen. Local Residents groups have joined together with the engineers at Lambeth Council and you can come along and talk to them about what you think we need in our streets.

The following items can be altered or changed in this Current Enhancment programme:

EFFECTIVE Speed and traffic reducing measures/ traffic calming
Street Greening- more trees -more plants
Cycle Parking
Secure cycle storage
Bins- come along and choose the bins and talk to Lambeth experts about Waste management

There are different ways of joining in. You could come along and comment on photos of our local street scenes that will already be up on walls. Alternatively, take pictures on your phone or camera of the things that you like or dislike and bring them along to be printed off and add to the discussions. Seen a great bin- take a picture? Gone past traffic calming ideas or tree planting ideas in other neighbourhoods – take a picture and have it printed off on Saturday.

The Wheatsheaf Hall on Wheat sheaf Lanes is a beautiful building – just off the South Lambeth Road-just after the Brazilian pub and before Wyvil School.

Make YOUR opinion heard, help co- design and improve our streets.

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