There's an open meeting this evening with Andrew Gilligan from the Mayor of London's office - discussing ideas and next steps to improve cycle routes in and around Dulwich.  6.30 at the Herne Hill Methodist Hall in Half Moon Lane. Agenda below.

Lambeth and Southwark Councils and Transport for London are proposing a Quietway running from Greendale via Calton Avenue and Turney Road into Rosendale Road and up to Gipsy Hill. There is an opportunity for all of us to help create peaceful pleasant streets where children can travel independently. Designs might include measures to reduce motor traffic speed or volume to enable this. There are no detailed proposals yet, but plenty of opportunity to have a say in plans which might affect traffic and parking in Dulwich. You can give your views to Southwark  here.  Sustrans is leading the community engagement process for this work, and is keen to hear from residents about how we can solve traffic problems in our area and ensure pleasant streets for us to live in.   All are welcome to discuss potential changes and share view and ideas to inform Southwark and Lambeth plans, by attending any of the following meetings. (Meeting info updated below).  ...

When you take a look at Dulwich from the air, the amount of green space is staggering. What a fantastic place to live, work or go to school. Something you can’t see from such a zoomed out view is the mad rush of our school run, where >10,000 children cross a 2.5 mile radius each morning. It can be stressful and uncomfortable trying to negotiate busy streets where everyone is in a hurry. To help more families plan active journeys to school or around the local area we have developed a route-planning map.  The best way of using this is to have a careful look as a family, and talk to others about how they walk or cycle to school, so you can find out others' hidden gems and work out which suit you.  The map shows safe crossing points - including those staffed by crossing patrols who do a great job of keeping an eye out for our children, particularly those travelling alone.  We've also tried to capture some of the local knowledge of cut through routes that offer a...

Southwark officers have reworked the design for the Townley Road/ East Dulwich Grove/ Greendale junction, taking into account comments and suggestions from local people.  Have your say on the 're-consultation' by 13 March.  P lease support Southwark in its important work to  help make  walking and cycling easy, quick and sensible options for  all  children. Fewer cars on the school run would benefit us all. We particularly welcome the shorter and more direct pedestrian crossings , and separate traffic lights for cycles to allow children to set off through the junction without being intimidated and endangered by motor vehicles turning across their path.  This is a busy junction with 1,450 child pedestrian movements between 8 and 9 each morning, as well as a committed and confident minority who cycle. Improving this junction will also benefit those children who won't or don't choose to walk or cycle in current conditions.  There will be an e...

The Dulwich Community Council meeting tomorrow evening will hear updates about some of the improvements Southwark is planning to streets in our area. This will include information about  "Quietways"  - a network of calm pleasant streets to encourage sustainable travel -  as well as updates on junction schemes in our area.  There will also be an update about  the Townley Road/ East Dulwich Grove/ Green Dale  junction. Following local consultation, the council is looking again at their plans to try to design a scheme which prioritises walking and cycling, while retaining the right turn from Townley Road to East Dulwich Grove. We hope that TfL, Southwark and the Dulwich community can work together to find a solution which allows children walking and cycling to cross the junction separately from motor traffic.   To inform future plans and priorities, Southwark's website has several interactive maps where you can comment on junctions or route...

There is some ongoing local confusion and concern about the implications of Southwark's plans to improve the junction at Townley Road/ East Dulwich Grove/ Greendale. This junction will be discussed at the Dulwich Community Council meeting on 28th January 7-9pm. We also thought it would be helpful to get together in advance to talk through the issues and agree a positive way forward. Please come along if you are interested: Saturday 17th at 3pm, at St Barnabas Hall (corner of Gilkes Place).