Minutes:
Tewkesbury Lodge Working Group Introduction– Lead by Cllr Sophie Davis
This working Group aims to address the frequent complaint of
rat-running and heavy goods traffic over the Tewkesbury Lodge Estate.
Also the traffic queues at rush hour, air pollution from exhaust fumes
and safety concerns for children walking to school.
The following was agreed:
· The working group will include Tewkesbury Lodge as well as the area around Devonshire road (and other roads nearby, if requested by other members).
· Cllr Davis will put together a mailing list including people who attended the assembly and anyone else who contacts her willing to participate, she will then send a doodle to agree a date for the next meeting (a Saturday).
She will also tweet
· The following provisional next steps as follows:
1. At the next meeting, they will discuss in detail what residents want, what has been done to date, and put together recommendations (including best case scenarios and compromises)
2. They will then send these to Simon Moss, Transport Policy and Development Manager, and invite him to attend another meeting where these can be discussed. In the meantime, Cllr Davis will meet Simon to hear more about the background.
3. Once recommendations have been discussed with Simon Moss, and we believe they are feasible, we will put them forward to Mayor and Cabinet.
For further information or to get involved email cllr_sophie.davis@lewisham.gov.uk
Thorpewood Avenue Working Group Introduction– Lead by Cllr
Leo Gibbons
A few minutes’ walk from Forest Hill station and the shops of Dartmouth Road, host to a local primary school, and a stone’s throw from a leisure centre and swimming pool – the lower section of Thorpewood Road is often a popular area to park for visitors and commuters in our ward. Unfortunately, the lack of available parking on the road has long been a concern for many of its residents.
At the assembly they discussed the different issues of concern faced by those living in at the bottom and top end of Thorpewood Avenue. Suggested solutions included a second CPZ consultation across a smaller area, or a single yellow line on Thorpewood Avenue active for two hours in the middle of the day. The Lower section of Thorpewood Avenue is affected by commuter parking and parking for local amenities, while the upper section of the road has difficulties due to teach parking and aggressive parking during school-run hours.
Provisional next steps agreed:
· Cllr Gibbons will hold a meeting with Simon Moss to raise the concerns of the residents in the working groups and those who have contacted him elsewhere, and raise their possible solutions.
· Cllr Gibbons will put together a mailing list including people who attended the assembly and anyone else who contacts him willing to participate. He will also tweet.
· Once this meeting has taken place, he will feedback to the Working Group at their next meeting.
· If the Working Group are happy with the proposals, we will put them forward to Mayor and Cabinet.
For further information or to get involved email: Cllr_Leo.Gibbons@lewisham.gov.uk