13 Holmewood Gardens
27th
March 2002
Dear Neighbour,
You may have been as
disappointed as we were to see the final three submissions of the Home Zone
scheme from Planet Dearth, Lambeth Council's consultant.
During the consultation
process, the priorities identified by the residents were:-
1. A reduction in
rat-running during busy traffic periods.
2. Elimination of
prostitution at the comer of Holmewood Road and Brixton Hill.
3. Preservation of the
free parking outside our houses and around the park.
4. Reduction in traffic
speeds.
5. Safe access to the
park for our children.
6. Improved street and
park lighting.
It seems that none of
Lambeth's three plans meets these objectives.
In the light of this, I
have drawn up a variation of Lambeth's first proposal overleaf which more
nearly satisfies our needs.
click here for image of Suggested Layout
This version reduces
rat-run traffic by creating 'NO ENTRY' (except for the emergency services), at
the junction of Holmewood Rd and Brixton Hill. This eliminates kerb crawlers
from the end of Holmewood Rd and so discourages the prostitutes. It also stops
nuisance parking in Holmewood Rd by customers of the video shop and other
businesses on Brixton Hill.
Speed ramps reduce the
traffic speeds along with the width restrictions. These also provide safe
crossing points for our children at the entrances to the park.
The council wishes also
to increase the number of trees in the zone. It would seem sensible not to give
the trees the parking spaces outside our homes (with the loss of natural
daylight to our houses and the risks of subsidence to our foundations from the
roots) but to plant some more interesting trees within the park to improve it
and create something both pleasing and usable.
If you think my proposal
is more relevant to the needs of the neighbourhood than the schemes from
Lambeth Council, please put your name and address in the space below and return
this to me as above by the evening of Monday 1st April.
I will take these to the
Borough Engineer on Tuesday, before the consideration of their survey. Remember,
no answer means parking restrictions will happen.
With my best wishes to
all, John Rolfs.
Please
sign belowand return to 13 Holmewood Gardens by Tues 8.30 am. latest..
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