Cheers for the update - I've posted more info here
www.brixtonbuzz.com
And Coldharbour Lane.
She can drive out towards Effra Road and head towards Brixton Hill A23 that runs all the way to Vauxhall avoiding all the other side streets that probably don't need unnecessary traffic. A roads are there to serve as arteries for traffic to move freely around neighbourhoods. Currently our neighbourhoods are plagued by folks who only use them as, dare I say it 'rat runs'? Its not fair on the people who actually live there, walk there, want to cycle there and just generally want to enjoy the place where they live.
Every road has access.
That's exactly why this is a priority - there's no way that the city can cope with people driving single occupancy cars for trips of around 2 miles. from the middle of Railton to Vauxhall tube station is about a 45 minute walk but the whole point of this is to make it so she does feel safe cycling.
In the current situation, these closures make it easier to cycle or walk, for those who are willing/able to.
Can't see how. Not without going through the no entry signs onto Railton Road. I'll PM you my road name.
Yes that’s the bit that’s closing, down Shakespeare
I think he meant to cycle it. I go that way on my normal commute and it’s fine.
Think you are missing the point, primary school teacher - key worker plus has to transport loads of heavy books, work etc. If you cut off an entire section as this proposal lists, you force all traffic into Dulwich road, a23, milkwood road etc. The traffic on those streets will go from being horrendous during the rush to all the time. It’s a sticking plaster to a much greater issue being pushed through without proper consultation using emergency COVID legislation.
I may have misunderstood - can local traffic still drive on Railton Road?
I've a friend who is a primary school teacher and does not own a car.
Only buses can drive (anyone can walk or cycle) through the points marked with no-entry signs but no street seems to be between two no-entry points without another street off it which you can use to reach the rest of the road network.
I reckon the graphic just has the no entry sign in slightly the wrong place and it should be a little further along Railton Rd.
Don’t get me wrong, it has many benefits and as someone who lives on Railton, a reduction in traffic is to be welcomed. My point is this is being railroaded through using covid legislation without proper consultation. E.g if there were bus services that ran down Shakespeare to camberwell and beyond that would help. At the minute, if you want to go down that route it’s by walking or cycling
I think I'd misunderstood. I thought Railton Road was being made car free. But it is only no-through traffic, so it would appear to work as proposed. That said - I think they might need to move the no entry sign close to Herne Hill House (tower block). As it stands, the skip lorries from the skip yard will all have to re-route through Poets Corner roads rather than using the one way system in Herne hill, which could be a bit ugly.
Yup, there's an argument to be had about whether the current situation justifies things being done in "emergency mode" with less than usual consultation. I don't think it's entirely without consultation though, most of these things were already part way down that route. But anyway, this doesn't affect public transport routes. It doesn't make your public transport options worse than they are at them moment.
Not much of one -
"The government therefore expects local authorities to make significant changes to their road layouts to give more space to cyclists and pedestrians"
"Local authorities in areas with high levels of public transport use should take measures to reallocate road space to people walking and cycling, both to encourage active travel and to enable social distancing during restart"
"Measures should be taken as swiftly as possible, and in any event within weeks, given the urgent need to change travel habits before the restart takes full effect."
"bringing forward permanent schemes already planned, for example under Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans, and that can be constructed relatively quickly."
Lambeth's stuff is just an acceleration of their plans and transport strategy - which had already been consulted on and approved. It's just happening over a much shorter timeframe.
