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Lambeth Transport
Holmewood home zone Update
Dear Resident
Green
Print Weekend
As you will remember, an exhibition weekend took place on 26th &
27th May 2001 at the Christchurch School, Cotherstone Road. This exhibition
formed part of the Participation Process for the design and development of the
Holmewood Home Zone. It included results of the Planit weekend, future proposals
and a 'Green Print Plan' for comment and discussion. A summary of the results
of the weekend, produced by Matt Davies from Planet Earth, will be distributed
to you shortly.
Update
One of the decisions that came from the weekend was to trial
experimental road closures, and evaluate the results before the final decision
for implementation is made.
From the consultation the preferred option (No.1) was to leave
Cotherstone Road open and to close Holmewood Road. Fairview Place (Roupell) and
Maplestead Road.
There was also an alternative option (No.2) which would be to have
Maplestead Road open and Holmewood Road. Fairview Place (Roupell) and
Cotherstone closed.
On detailed analysis and evaluation by traffic engineers and the
services who require access (such as refuse collection) it was found that
Option 1 and Option 2 are not immediately acceptable to the Ambulance, Police
and Fire Services.
They are not completely opposed to the proposals for access to the
area but they have asked for further time to deliberate on accessibility.
These Options meet the objectives initially
identified and will help to solve the main problems which you identified;
- Stop 'rat running' of cars
- Reduce the level of crime
- Lower speed of traffic through the Zone .Reduce the prostitution
problem
Trial Closures
We are pursuing approvals for our proposals from the Emergency services
but we have been unable to ascertain an implementation date as yet. For the
time being we are proposing to continue detail design and implementation of the
other elements of the Home Zone 'green print'. We would also propose to trial
and evaluate some alternative parking arrangements with the help of local
residents. We will be notifying you over the next few weeks of exact details of
these plans.
Future
Consultation
We will be keeping you closely informed on the progress of Traffic
Management Orders for closures.
I would like to stress that nothing will be made permanent without
your views being taken into consideration. At every stage you will be kept
informed of the programme, any further design or involvement and the outcomes.
In the meantime, if you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to
contact me via the details below.
Yours sincerely
Melanie Shears
Special Projects Manager
Direct Line: 020 7926 0211
E-Mail: mshears@lambeth.gov.uk
Lambeth Transport
Transportation & Highways Group
3rd Floor, Blue Star House
234-244 Stockwell Road
London SW9 9SP
Telephone 020 7926 9000
Facsimile 020 7926 3127