DietCokeGirl
Fishing in the rivers of life
Copters been overhead for 30mins or so and loads of police vans sitting about. Do they know something we don't?
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hiraethified
It was for some of the BLM marchers coming into Brixton from the centre of London, and to a lesser extent for this:
In photos: Brixton Takes The Knee in support of George Floyd, Windrush Square, Weds 3rd June 2020
There were powerful and moving scenes in Brixton’s Windrush Square earlier this evening, as campaigners took part in a ‘Take The Knee’ protest in solidarity with George Floyd, who was murdere…
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hiraethified
Nice photo feature
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Brixton portrait photographer asks: where is the first place you’ll go after the lockdown?
A photographer based in Brixton has been taking a series of socially distanced portraits of her neighbours during the lockdown, and asking where they would go when they can leave their house.
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hiraethified
Windrush Sq timelapse
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Brixton Lockdown – a 71 day photographic timelapse of Windrush Square
Local artist and photographer Ellie Laycock has created a time-lapse video of Brixton’s Windrush Square, with a single photo taken every evening over 71 days of the lockdown.
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Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
Railton Rd is to be temporarily closed to cars from Coldharbour Lane to Herne Hill as part of the Covid 19 measures. Ditto Shakespeare Rd from the junction with Mayall Rd down to Loughborough Junction. The letter we got didn’t say when we will become a “low-traffic neighbourhood”.
They’re also widening the pavement along Railton Rd. The 322 will still be allowed as well as emergency vehicles.
It will be interesting to see how it works. Apparently speeds have increased by 300% since last year which doesn’t surprise me. It’s pretty good news for me personally as I live in the Poets area but presumably Dulwich Rd will become a lot busier.
They’re also widening the pavement along Railton Rd. The 322 will still be allowed as well as emergency vehicles.
It will be interesting to see how it works. Apparently speeds have increased by 300% since last year which doesn’t surprise me. It’s pretty good news for me personally as I live in the Poets area but presumably Dulwich Rd will become a lot busier.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Have you got any links to detailed plans? No one in our street has received a letter and the only access to our road is from an apparently closed section of Railton Road.
Rushy
basically a scrotum
Where from?
Lets hope Lambeth make steps do this in more streets and on a permeant basis. For too long progress has been slow at tackling pollution and excessive traffic, with various groups blaming each other and getting stuck in political/budget arguments/excuses with the view that cars are king. I hope a small positive from the pandemic can be the reshaping of cities and a giant step forward is taken to achieving less polluted and safer streets for all.
Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
The only plan I’ve seen is in this article
Railton Road area in Brixton/Herne Hill gets low traffic neighbourhood in June 2020
Residents in the streets around Railton Road – which links Coldharbour Lane in Brixton with the centre of Herne Hill have been notified that the much talked-about low traffic neighbourhood (L…
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sparkybird
ask the bird...
I know! I hope my poor tomato plants make it through....
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
The thunder was so long I thought it was something like a concord.
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Brixton art
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In photos: Lockdown street art at the Brixton Academy by Deanio X and Harry Blackmore, June 2020
Like every other venue in Brixton, the Academy closed its doors in March this year and hasn’t seen a band or a paying customer since. The boarded up frontage hasn’t gone to waste though…
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And misty views...
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City in the mist: London seen from Brixton during yesterday’s storms – photo feature
Brixton was hit by some heavy rainfall yesterday, and we took these misty, moody photos from a high vantage point over Coldharbour Lane, looking north to the centre of London.
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Ms T
Honey-coloured ramparts
There's a Zoom meeting at 8pm tonight for all Poet's Corner residents.
PM me for details if you haven't already got them.
lordnoise
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The only plan I’ve seen is in this article
Railton Road area in Brixton/Herne Hill gets low traffic neighbourhood in June 2020
Residents in the streets around Railton Road – which links Coldharbour Lane in Brixton with the centre of Herne Hill have been notified that the much talked-about low traffic neighbourhood (L…
These closures will only push traffic onto surrounding roads and make them busier. Remember the disaster when the council closed Loughborough Rd and had to back track and reopen it ? Brixton Water Lane, Milkwood Rd, Coldharbour Lane, and Effra Rd will all become congested with queuing cars only increasing pollution in the area. Further traffic calming on Railton Rd with a system of one way streets within the Poets Corner area is the answer.
Shame on the council for using the human tragedy that is the pandemic to push this scheme on the area when its been under discussion since at least 2008. If they were really concerned about runners and cyclist then they’d have widened the pavements on Brixton Water Lane where the vast majority run and cycle years ago.
At the moment there is no way to contact the council about this other than Facebook and Twitter. No phone or email option. very, very poor!
snowy_again
Slush
It’s a Department if Transport initiative not a Lambeth one - the link to the specific Act is on the previous page.
lordnoise
Well-Known Member
Thanks but the leaflet I received has a Lambeth Council logo at the top and is signed off by Cllr Claire Holland, Deputy Leader (Sustainable Transport, Environment and Clean Air. London Borough of Lambeth.
Rocky Sullivan
Active Member
Yes, signed off by Cllr Claire Holland. I have the leaflet in front of me and no mention of Dept. Transport
snowy_again
Slush
Yes, but that doesn’t stop this being a temporary* covid related top down initiative.
*who knows what will be adopted or amended after covid.
*who knows what will be adopted or amended after covid.
Rocky Sullivan
Active Member
An 18 month "temporary" initiative. It won't be going once the signs, barriers and ANPR is in place. That's why action needs to be taken sooner rather than later.
snowy_again
Slush
Fair point - I’m still trying to work out how the street in front of me doesn’t just become a snarled up mess of cars u-turning on a blind bend as drivers realise their normal routes aren’t there anymore.
Claire Holland is normally responsive on twitter.
Claire Holland is normally responsive on twitter.
Rocky Sullivan
Active Member
Thanks for that Snowy, I'll tweet her. Numerous emails have been sent to Lambeth but as of yet, no reply.
lordnoise
Well-Known Member
Can I point out that not everybody is on Twitter (especially older members of the community) while most people can use and have access to email. Why therefore is Cllr Holland not offering email as a method of getting in touch ?
lordnoise
Well-Known Member
I live on Effra Parade - do you mind if I ask what the 'feeling' of the Zoom meeting was ?
Rocky Sullivan
Active Member
I do agree. I'm more of an email person myself, especially when contacting the council - but they do not reply to emails.
Rocky Sullivan
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All who live on north Shakespeare a combination of anger, sadness, resignation and feeling up against it re: Lambeth. As for Poet's Corner residents, offered their sympathies but they will see the benefits unlike north Shakespeare - and Poet's will no longer have to endure the skip lorries!
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