Brand new tech just out. A bag over the machine! Free parking.
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It’ll have to be specced out, put out to tender, PFI options considered, planning permission - 2021 at best.
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Doh, of course it would. £13-15,000 per plastic bag at least!
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Spoke to the guys that are doing the D Rd improvements today!
The work starts on 1st May & will take 7 months - last 6 weeks of the works D Rd will be closed.
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CLOSED??? For SIX WEEKS???
Just occurred to me: isn’t “road works” an oxymoron?
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Yup, but I’m looking on the bright side 
I’ve always wanted to have a massive street party on D Rd & this could be my chance 
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Interesting. If traffic is going to be closed off, could there be a street event? Back home in Canuckland loads of communities do annual sidewalk days when local retailers take their wares to the street. Outside shopping with festival style stuff.
Could be fun?
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That’s exactly what I’m thinking - a Christmas festival for the reopening of the new Rd - and we have months to plan it 
ETA I’ll speak to our Cllrs to see if they can help me get permission, and if we get permission we could set up a group to organise the event 
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We have had a leaflet through our door from a ‘group of local residents’ in the Thorpewood Avenue area. It expressed concern about two things.
The permanent loss of parking space in front of the Forest Lodge flats means that thirty cars will in future have to park elsewhere, probably on the streets on the other side of Dartmouth Road where there is already a lot of pressure on parking.
And ‘the bus stop opposite Thorpewood Avenue…will be moved to a narrow point by the two Delis [?} towards the bottom of Dartmouth Road near the traffic lights. This will cause a major disruption to the flow of traffic as it meets the South Circular and create a potential hazard to pedestrians negotiating their way across a traffic jam.’ I must say I hadn’t taken on board that the Thorpewood Avenue southbound stop was to be moved - I thought there was going to be an extra stop further north. (And what about the northbound Thorpewood Avenue stop?)
It is suggested that we share any concerns with our local councillors. A bit late for that?
Robin, as far as I know the bus stops being added are extra. So the one opposite Thorpewood will still be there.
From memory the area by the new bus stop will be widened.
Robin, I’d say the group of residents are from Dartmouth Road and are probably not looking forward to the council taking away the parking in front of their homes including Forest Lodge. I am surprised that they got it wrong about the bus stop as I was also under the impression that it was staying.
They say removing the parking will worsen congestion in Thorpewood Avenue, Derby Hill Crescent, Radlet Avenue, Round Hill, Featherstone Avenue and the top end of Kirkdale. I think all of these roads apart from 2 are full most of the day so not much will change.
They have reasonable concerns that with Dartmouth road being dug up, emergency services access via and onto Thorpewood Avenue to the 2 schools, library and swimming pool needs to kept free.
I agree with you about the councillors, it is a done deal but there is no harm in asking them about the safety concerns.
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Robin could you please share this leaflet so that some can address any worries residents have that sent this leaflet & also as a couple of things on this may be wrong info (or not) on this leaflet.
Thanks
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My information from the council officers is that no traffic plan have been submitted or agreed yet.
Party great, 6 weeks road closure erm… No.
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Dear MajaHilton
While we have your ear on the Dartmouth Road Improvement Works may I ask if you would mind trying to promote this idea to the relevant council department please - and thank you!
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We should extend the party to the adjoining roads.
Bring back street football, I am happy to put my full size portable goal on the street in the evenings.
We would need to change some of the local streets to access only.
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I took the liberty of running it through on OCR program… I had to manually correct a few errors - please let me know if I missed any.
DISRUPTION ON DARTMOUTH ROAD
Major work will shortly begin on planned improvements to Dartmouth Road. Inevitably there will be severe disruption for a prolonged period whilst they are carried out. At a cost of 1.8 million pounds we need to be confident that all the proposals will have a positive impact on our community.
Two features of the scheduled work are very worrying.
Parking loss:
The parking in front of Forest Lodge flats, which has always been used by Residents ,will be lost with a consequent displacement of nearly 30 cars into nearby Roads. Inevitably this will worsen congestion in Thorpewood Avenue, Derby Hill Crescent. Radlet Avenue, Round Hill, Featherstone Avenue and the top end of Kirkdale. There are obvious safety concerns given that there are two primary schools at either end of Thorpewood Avenue as well as the local library and swimming pool. The plan deprives the residents of Forest Lodge of their parking facility and has a negative outcome for the neighbourhood as a whole.
Relocation of bus-stop:
The bus stop opposite Thorpewood Avenue serving three frequent routes will be moved to a narrow point by the two Delis towards the bottom of Dartmouth Road near to the traffic lights. This will cause a major disruption to the flow of traffic as it meets the South Circular and create a potential hazard to pedestrians negotiating their way across a traffic jam.
If you feel you will be adversely affected by these plans please share your concerns urgently with your local councillors asking for changes that will avoid the problems and take-more careful account of the needs of our community.
Names and email contacts for the councillors:
Maja Hilton - maja.hilton@btinternet.co.uk
Peter Bernards – peter.bernards@aol.co.uk
Paul Upex - Paul_Upex@labour.org.uk
London Assembly member Len Duvall len.duvall@london.gov.uk
This leaflet reflects the concerns of a group of local residents. For further information, email:
David Whiting: davewhiting@hotmail.com or Jenny OShea: osheajenny838@googlemail.com Helen Shreeve: Helenshreeve@gmail.com
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