Lambeth consulting (for the 3rd time at least?) on extending CPZ to east of Streatham Hill / Tulse Hill.
They seem really keen for residents to vote for it (presumably for revenue generation in my cynical view) and have, what feels like, tenuous rationale for being able to ask the question again. Suspect they will keep on asking until they get the answer they want.
I would be happy with minimal controlled hours (10am to 2pm), but you have to vote yes to CPZ before you can go for that option and I fear that they would take the yes to CPZ response and then make it all day residents no matter what. There for I will go no CPZ
It's not exactly the "people's vote" level of importance, but at least it helps me in trying to understand what brexiteers feel like when us remoaners ask for another referendum.
I live on Palace Road. Tulse Hill is the last Thameslink stop with uncontrolled parking. The entire area is full of people, from outside the area, driving round in the mornings, burning petrol, trying to find a space so they can go into town. There is absolutely no local economic benefit to their coming into the area. If I am taking the kids to school, someone will see us approach the car, stop, put their indicator on and wait 2-3 minutes for me to drive off so they can take the space. It’s dangerous to cross the road, there are all manner of commercial vehicles parked up, I’m not even sure why, the bin men have twice the work to avoid cars as they bring the bins out to the lorries, tradesmen can’t get their vans close to where they are working.
We are crying out for a CPZ. I’m not sure why it wasn’t voted for the last time. I know some people on here make convincing arguments against cars in general, but I don’t think that’s going to happen.
After the last survey, they kept free parking but put down more yellow lines, which has helped in terms of making the roads easier to cross by stopping people from parking too close to a corner, but it’s still not enough.
I watched for about two weeks when the parking enforcement came round and slapped tickets on cars on the new yellow lines every single day. They seem to have stopped that for the time being. Maybe because of leaves on them.
If you own a car, surely you’d welcome a resident’s permit, allowing you to park closer to home and reducing the chances of you parking illegally and being fined.
If you don’t own a car, surely you’ll welcome fewer cars parked outside your house, making it safer to cross the road or cycle.
All it takes is midday to 2pm to stop the Thameslink workers. Even midday to 1.
It’s going to cost Lambeth a lot to enact. Road painting, signs to indicate operating hours, guys to enforce the rules, maybe some pay and display machines too. I’d be surprised if it is revenue generating.
I’m all for it.
