Blocked-off roads: Government consult on limiting councils fines for motoring offences with monies going to HM Treasury instead – deadline for responses is May 11th

"Councils have powers to enforce traffic regulations in order to ensure our roads are safe for all users and that people can move about without undue interference.  "They are not an alternative way for local councillors to raise taxes, or decide who  gets to travel where." - Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ …

Blocked-off roads: Deadline for having your say on Government’s LTN Review is Monday morning 10 am

From the Together organisation / campaign group CALL TO ACTION: Please complete this survey about LTNs A Parliamentary committee is seeking public responses to a survey about the impact of 'Low Traffic Neighbourhood' (LTN) roadblocks and... We're asking you to please complete it URGENTLY - before the deadline of 10am on Monday (May 6th): Please complete the short survey HERE (guidance …

Blocked-off roads: Clean Air for All Dulwich respond to council leader’s “Irony” letter to Government minister

Southwark council leader Kieron Williams and 20 other 'clean air' portfolio 'leads' (all of them from Labour party controlled councils) have written to Government minister Robbie Moore after he pulled the plug on an air quality grants scheme. ~ Signatories to the joint letter include Lambeth's Cllr Rezina Chowdhury and Lewisham's Cllr Louise Krupski. Among …

Blocked-off roads sensation: Fire Brigade NOT consulted on Southwark’s plans to close Calton Avenue… City of London police ticket almost 1,000 cyclists in just nine months… and how much time do we give LTNs to “drive behaviour change”?

London Fire Brigade say they have NOT been consulted by Southwark council over plans to close Calton Avenue in Dulwich Village as part of one of their continuing and highly controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes. ~ And a local campaign group say the London Ambulance Service (LAS) did not meet with Southwark until February 1st …

Blocked-off roads: Information watchdog overrules council on NO2 pollution data request… Why Southwark didn’t respond to Government’s LTN survey… Petition to Government to ban local authorities imposing 20mph speed limits on major roads has less than 2,900 signatures

The Commissioner’s guidance on ‘What is incomplete data?’ explains that: “Data is unlikely to be considered as incomplete if you are already relying on it in your decision-making processes, even if you intend to add to, check the accuracy of, or modify that data at some point in the future.”..., the fact that information may …

Blocked-off roads diary: Labour councillors voice their opposition to Government’s ‘Plan for Drivers’ (one of whom gets flak from Ella’s mum). But why should anyone listen to them when they don’t listen to people with anti-LTN views? (In Lambeth, Cllr Rezina Chowdhury asks: “Why not give everyone a say?”???!!!)

"Finally, in a cost of living crisis it is reasonable to question if car drivers are being stretched financially..." Lewisham Cllr Louise Krupski ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Labour councillors have begun to voice their opposition to the Government's 'Plan for Drivers'. Louise Krupski @LouiseKrupski (Lewisham council cabinet lead for the environment and climate action, singer, gardener, cyclist) Mar …

Blocked-off roads – New draft Government guidance on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods: “Councils should not impose LTN schemes in the face of strong local opposition which is clearly representative of community’s views”

"Ultimately government can make changes to the legal framework if advice is overlooked – although working cooperatively with local councils is by far preferred. "We need a fair approach, where local support is paramount, and this guidance sets out how that can be achieved" - Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Local councils …

Blocked-off roads diary: New Controlled Parking Zones plan “absolutely bonkers” say Clean Air for All Dulwich

Residents in Dulwich Village have successfully seen off plans for a controlled parking zone. ~ Southwark council have now countered that "whilst the majority of residents in each area did not support the original controlled parking zone (CPZ) plans, significant numbers of residents living on certain roads said they did want a CPZ." ~ Clean …

Blocked-off roads diary: Government scrap cycling and walking projects as they say it wastes taxpayers money; change speed limit rules and cancel ‘clean car discount’… Cyclist campaigns for removal of LTN… and The ULEZ files (The truth is out there)

The Government have scrapped cycling and walking projects on the grounds it wastes taxpayers money. They have also changed speed limit rules and cancelled 'clean car' discounts. ~ The scrapping of the cycling and walking projects (by the New Zealand Government) have enraged both the cycling Taliban in that country - and at home. ~ …

Blocked-off roads: Some Christmas messages (and a petition) for certain Bah, Humbug! Labour councillors

GREETINGS TO SOUTHWARK LABOUR COUNCILLORS: Clean Air For All Dulwich @DulwichCleanAir Gallery Road at 4.25pm, waiting for the end of the LTN restrictions. Three years after their introduction, there’s still no evaporation. Dozens of idling cars, children walking back from school - the Dulwich LTNs have failed. ******************************************* GREETINGS TO LAMBETH LABOUR COUNCILLORS: Urge Lambeth …