Councillors are working with residents in the north of St.Leonard's ward to urgently ask for a Low Traffic Neighbourhood to be implemented in our local roads. There has been a dangerous increase in the level of traffic and resulting pollution since the lock down with more and more vehicles using these residential roads as rat runs and short cuts. We need the council to act now to introduce traffic calming measures which prioritise residents, visitors and delivery vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists.
* Streatham Woods is the name of the bit of Tooting
Common between the railway line and Garrad's Road.
During the recent lock-down as a result of covid-19 we were
able to enjoy quiet, virtually car and pollution free streets. But more
recently speeding cars and aggressive drivers have returned in greater numbers
than ever before.
Our local residential roads (bounded by Garrad's Road,
Tooting Bec Gardens, Drewstead Road and Streatham High Road) have been
increasingly used by drivers as 'rat runs' and 'short cuts' for years,
endangering residents and contributing to our already dangerously high air
pollution levels.
Wandsworth Council and TfL are introducing road closures and
traffic restrictions to nearby roads in Balham and Tooting that are already
having a devastating impact on our neighbourhood as even more drivers are
driving through Streatham. Our roads, many narrow and residential, are getting
even busier at a time when we are being discouraged from using public transport
and to walk, cycle or travel by car instead.
We urgently call upon Lambeth Council to bring forward plans
to introduce a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) in our 'Streatham Woods' area,
before there is a very serious accident.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods provide access only roads that
prioritise walking and cycling - creating a peaceful, safe and people-friendly
environment. One suggestion, outlined in the map above, is that Prentis Road,
Becmead Avenue, Woodbourne Avenue, Woodfield Avenue and Abbotswood Road are all
made access-only from Garrad's Road, with camera enforcement at the junctions
with Streatham High Road.
That way, nothing would change for local residents but
the 90% of through-traffic looking to rat-run their way to the Streatham High
Road will be made to stick to the main roads.
More information on LTN's can be found here:
o https://londonlivingstreets.com/low-traffic-liveable-neighbourhoods/
Please use the link below to sign the petition:
https://www.change.org/p/lambeth-council-end-rat-running-and-short-cutting-in-our-local-roads
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