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I think if Roupell Rd were open, I could get to Tulse Hill / West Norwood avoiding the gyratory by going Athlone, Roupell, SCR, Hillside, Palace Rd. By closing Roupell and Upper Tulse HIll they keep all traffic from Brixton to West Norwood / Crystal Palace on Tulse Hill and the South Circular.

If one of those two were open then life in the other roads in the LTN would be unbearable. They are displacing the traffic onto the main road instead of onto the side roads.

I completely understand what they are trying to do, it definitely interrupts my journeys, and I don't know whether it is worth it.
I feel Upper Tulse Hill should be open.
 
A lot of criticism of these LTN schemes has been that they are driven by a desire for gentrification of more affluent roads.

I can't really disagree when I look at the Streatham Hill LTN map. It's been drawn to stop all through traffic on the affluent A-B-C-D roads, and the rest seems more like an afterthought.

Looking at the map it seems that the council has sealed off all the housing estates away from the more gentrified bit.

I don't really have a horse (car) in this race but it feels a bit uncomfortable to me. IIRC some councillors live on those roads.
 
To be fair to the council now that I have read the proposals, they are fairly transparent that the aim of the LTN is to remove through traffic on the ABCD roads.

Because the A205 and A23 are managed by TFL they can happily push more traffic onto them without worrying about the consequences.
 
A lot of criticism of these LTN schemes has been that they are driven by a desire for gentrification of more affluent roads.

I can't really disagree when I look at the Streatham Hill LTN map. It's been drawn to stop all through traffic on the affluent A-B-C-D roads, and the rest seems more like an afterthought.

Looking at the map it seems that the council has sealed off all the housing estates away from the more gentrified bit.

I don't really have a horse (car) in this race but it feels a bit uncomfortable to me. IIRC some councillors live on those roads.
there are a lot of council properties on the ABCD roads, as well as flats, so I don't think it can be called affluent, (there are much bigger houses on other streets in Streatham Hill) - it's very mixed as are many streets in London. The main short cuts/rat runs that I used to use when travelling to and from Brixton for work were hillside road and rosedene avenue. I can't do this now, so to me that means the LTN is working as it should.
 
there are a lot of council properties on the ABCD roads, as well as flats, so I don't think it can be called affluent, (there are much bigger houses on other streets in Streatham Hill) - it's very mixed as are many streets in London. The main short cuts/rat runs that I used to use when travelling to and from Brixton for work were hillside road and rosedene avenue. I can't do this now, so to me that means the LTN is working as it should.
I certainly wouldn't say everyone living there is affluent, but if you look up the area's Index of Multiple Deprivation online it's comparatively less deprived than other neighbouring areas. House/flat prices higher too, and this kind of scheme can be seen as something that will push prices up further.
 

it’s always amazed me how often this bridge gets bashed. Especially when they had (might still have) the flashing warning sign a couple of roads before the bridge.

I’ve also been curious what the most common reason for whacking into that bridge is;
1. Not noticing the bridge’s height restriction or
2. Not knowing the height of the van that they’re driving, so they think “oh, I’ll make it”
 
The uber humangous "LOW BRIDGE" banner they hung on the bridge a few years ago does not seem to have had much effect either.
 
Regarding the naming of Tulse Hill, which Buzz have been discussing, I note that there is a documentary on the BBC about Walter Tull - first black officer in the army, died at the Somme, who prior to the 1914-18 war a professional footballer with Clapton, Tottenham Hostspur and Northampton Town. Info encapsulated here on Wikipeadia Walter Tull - Wikipedia

Don't know if anyone suggested it - but (with permission of the Apostrophe Ptrotection Society) it would be possible rename Tulse Hill to commemorate an altogether different type of achievement
Tull's Hill or perhaps for clarity Walter Tull's Hill.

The only drawback I can see is that Walter Tull was clearly a north London chap. Of course the council electoral ward could be named whatever they want already - possibly Holmewood Ward, in view of the bougoise nature of Lameth Council.
 
I saw a large scale police speed check on Tulse Hill (the road) this evening. Long overdue, if you ask me.

There were two police dressed in their dark uniforms with a speed camera, standing behind the Craignair Road bus shelter. Then down near the Brockwell Park entrance, there was a police minibus, maybe 5 or 6 peelers in hi-viz, presumably to pull over those who have been speeding further up the road.

They didn't look like traffic cops, who I believe have white covers to the top of their police hat.
 
I got an email from TFL today about the new ULEZ. South circular is the outer edge, so it puts Tulse Hill right on the border.

Any thoughts on what it means for local residents? My worry would be a lot more drivers competing for the unrestricted parking spaces near Tulse Hill/Streatham Hill and a lot more traffic pushed onto the SC itself (like the LTNs are already doing, but 10x worse).
 
I got an email from TFL today about the new ULEZ. South circular is the outer edge, so it puts Tulse Hill right on the border.

Any thoughts on what it means for local residents? My worry would be a lot more drivers competing for the unrestricted parking spaces near Tulse Hill/Streatham Hill and a lot more traffic pushed onto the SC itself (like the LTNs are already doing, but 10x worse).

The residents have finally woken up to the issues caused when one area’s parking is controlled by permit and a neighbouring one isn’t. I’d expect to see the rest of the Tulse Hill / Streatham Hill borders as CPZ by then.
 
Yep Lanercost is lobbying Lambeth for a third vote as loads of people realise they shouldn't have voted for free parking before as they / we have discovered it is now hard to park outside the house of a weekday
 
The people who have it worst are on Hillside Road between the Church and Hillside Passage. If they can’t get a space, the LTN traps them in, they have to go and find somewhere else to park via the A23.
 
The people who have it worst are on Hillside Road between the Church and Hillside Passage. If they can’t get a space, the LTN traps them in, they have to go and find somewhere else to park via the A23.
Yes - though their predicament would be eased if the collection of rusting "project" cars parked at the bottom of hillside road were removed.

Do I win a prize for the most Hyper-local post ever?
 
Yep Lanercost is lobbying Lambeth for a third vote as loads of people realise they shouldn't have voted for free parking before as they / we have discovered it is now hard to park outside the house of a weekday

Oh Rly? Have they thought about getting Palace Road and Leigham Vale on board?
 
Yes - though their predicament would be eased if the collection of rusting "project" cars parked at the bottom of hillside road were removed.

Do I win a prize for the most Hyper-local post ever?
Not really. Because to drive from where Hillside meets Barcombe Avenue to that house on the corner of Palace Road and Hillside, you have to drive to the A23, then along Christchurch to Hillside Road.
 
Yes - though their predicament would be eased if the collection of rusting "project" cars parked at the bottom of hillside road were removed.

Do I win a prize for the most Hyper-local post ever?
Maybe if they had to pay £300 a year for a resident's permit for each one that would act as a gentle encouragement to sell/get rid. I may be one of the guilty ones who should have voted for the CPZ and didn't.
 
Not really. Because to drive from where Hillside meets Barcombe Avenue to that house on the corner of Palace Road and Hillside, you have to drive to the A23, then along Christchurch to Hillside Road.

Good point well made.
I was thinking of the places on the other side of the barrier
 
Good point well made.
I was thinking of the places on the other side of the barrier
Most of that guy's scrap cars are in his driveways and those which are on the road are no big deal. Especially as they are there legally.

What concerns me most about him is that he has 2 Porsche 928s which he is leaving to rot. I lusted after those when I was a kid.
 
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