Has anyone succeeded in lobbying Wandsworth council to slow down traffic on their road? Post Reply

[readysteadycook]

Remember roads are like the arteries of the body, block one and the pressure will build up on others.

What they did on Mysore is moving the traffic to other local roads.

These sort of discussions are basically sticking 2 fingers up at your neighbours.

Roads should all be open

[Mpmickhall]

I live on Sisters Ave and have complained to the council in the past (10 years ago!) about the speed of drivers after I saw a cat killed by one. I have suggested road calming measures but was given excuses about a previous “unsuccessful” trial. Can the residents of Sisters Avenue/Thirsk/Mysore join forces to petition for something to be done.

[Instaurer]

Other side of the Clapham common has the same issues. Alfriston road , and all others nearby turned into a full driving street as everyone drives to Bellevue and Honeywell schools , Northcote road etc. so should we then complaint to close our roads? Then how you will drive to schools there ? Roads all should be open as it was said correctly otherwise it builds up traffic in other areas and still you will breathe this pollution from traffic jams.

[glasshalffull]

Definitely lobby the council for traffic calming measures, chicanes, road bumps etc and noone should be speeding on side or any other roads but, in response to the poster who is hoping their future children could play in the street, this is madness. What is this obsession with wanting kids to play in the road? The amazing outdoor spaces of Clapham and Wandsworth Common are right on the doorstep with playgrounds, pitches, paths for cycling and woody bits for climbing trees and building camps? We are so lucky that within easy reach are so many outdoor areas with woodlands and wildlife (Wimbledon, Richmond) and there are more activities available for children now than there ever were 10, 20 or more years ago. If it is the idea that children can be left unsupervised on the doorstep whilst another parent (possibly) keeps an eye on them, it is irresponsible. Someone suggested that they move to the countryside if that is what they want - I grew up outside a village in a very, very rural area and we didn't play in the road except to cycle around, there were far more interesting places to play (not necessarily safe) and it certainly was not encouraged because of blind bends, narrow roads, agricultural machinery and so on - countryside roads not being a playground either. This halcyon view of children playing on roads is often peddled by the LTN fans as a precursor to making their street a gated enclosure at the expense of others having their roads in constant gridlock. 

[NVHusband]

@Instaurer - parents should not be driving to school to drop off their kids when we live in Zone 2. The catchment for Belleville and Honeywell is very small; we have excellent public transport not to mention cycling and walking as alternatives.

I fear there are too many cars and too little infrastructure to support the amount of traffic. I have seen a marked increase in road traffic since Covid. The “quiet” roads have never been so busy, especially at drop off/ pickup times.

I can only assume the stats from Wandsworth Council on catchment area are inaccurate or incomplete (ie. the stats don’t account for in-term transfers). Either more parents are living significant distance outside of catchment than the council statistics suggest or parents have become more lazy over the last 5-10 years. But Belleville Primary is crazy during drop off. The School Street has mitigated it somewhat, but shows you how bad it got that it had to be implemented.

There s/ be more of a clampdown on the school run. These parents make it more dangerous for local kids to walk to school, increase air pollution as well as making it a misery for local residents who have to deal with entitled parents blocking roads or parking in restricted places.

[empfindlich]

We live in the Nightingale Triangle and have lobbied relentlessly to have something done about the traffic on our road (in part because my partner has an extreme sensitivity to traffic noise which we didn't realise until we moved in. He is barely able to function in most of the rooms in the house). Despite the support of our councillor and getting 90% of the people on the road to sign a petition, we have had absolutely no success.  In fact some changes to a neighbouring road have made the problem worse. The councillors are terrified about doing anything about traffic because of how toxic traffic restrictions become at the ballot box.