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New consultation about traffic on Rye Lane
We want to know what you think about Rye Lane , in particular what it is like to walk, cycle or use public transport in the area.
Rye Lane (between Hanover Park and Copeland Road) was closed to buses, cars and other vehicles except bicycles on 6 July, 2020, to help people social distance safely when walking and queuing outside shops during the pandemic.
On 18 October 2021, the road was reopened to buses, taxis and bicycles travelling in both directions for a trial period, under an 18-month experimental traffic order. As the trial has now been in place for nine months, the council is undertaking a public consultation on the measures to decide whether to keep or modify the arrangement. This traffic order also allowed loading between 7am and 10am to allow businesses to operate.
Now is the time to have your say on what transport on Rye Lane looks like in the future.
The new consultation is available here and will run until 16th September 2022
You can also come and talk to the team about the project:
We really value your suggestions , which will help us make Rye Lane as good as it can be for everyone.
Our Healthy Walworth Review Consultation - extended to 19th September
Thank you to everyone who has already responded to the Our Healthy Walworth Review consultation. We've had over 700 responses but we want to make sure that everyone has the chance to share their views - so we're extending the consultation to 19th September.
All the details and the online survey can be found on the Walworth Review webpage - www.southwark.gov.uk/ohwalworthreview
The extension is giving us extra time to engage with school communities in Walworth as the new term starts, as well as to meet and hear from local businesses.
There is also just time to sign up for our community zoom meeting on Wednesday 1st September at 6pm - sign up here: https://walworthreview.eventbrite.co.uk
As well as your views on the current changes, we want to hear your ideas about improving the streetspace - what can we do with our streets to improve them for everyone? We've included some suggestions like the one below in the consultation, but these are really just a starting point.
Please encourage all your friends, family and neighbours to get involved and let us know what they think!
Our Healthy Walworth Review Consultation - until 5th September
Have your say in the Our Healthy Walworth Review consultation – open until 5th September.
Full details and the consultation questionnaire can be found here: Our Healthy Walworth Review
What you tell us in this consultation will help guide Southwark Council on whether to keep the road changes in Walworth, amend them or take them out. It takes five minutes to have your say.
Families enjoying one of our pop-up 'activation events'
It’s vital we hear from everyone who has an interest in your local streets – children, older people, people with disabilities, businesses, cyclists, commuters, shoppers… everyone. So please pass this on to your friends, family and neighbours.
There are loads of other opportunities to speak with council officers about the changes – we’re holding pop-up stalls throughout August, and there are two more Zoom meetings for the whole community coming up:-
book your place on these at https://walworthreview.eventbrite.co.uk/
Hope to see you there!
Bermondsey Street Review consultation now live
The Bermondsey Street review consultation is now live and runs until 17th September. Have your say on the road changes, and contribute to the decision on whether to make the scheme permanent, make changes to it or remove all or part of the scheme.
Full details and the survey itself can be found here: https://consultations.southwark.gov.uk/environment-leisure/bermondsey-street-review/
In addition we are holding online community meetings, book your space here: https://bermondseystreet.eventbrite.co.uk
We look forward to hearing from you.
Our Healthy Walworth: Streetspace Review – REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Last year, Southwark Council introduced a number of trial road changes in the Walworth area.
The aims of these measures are to:
- Re-allocate streetspace for the local community
- Create space for walking, cycling and play
- Reduce through-traffic on our roads so all feel safer
- Maintain and improve bus reliability
To review the trial road changes we will be launching a full public consultation in July 2021, and analysing technical monitoring data that has been collected. We are asking the community to register your interest .
Registration is not compulsory - however it is appreciated as it allows us to ensure we are reaching all members of the community at consultation stage.
Changes to Great Suffolk Street Low Traffic Neighbourhood - 29th April 2021
We are making some changes to the Great Suffolk Street Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN), and these are scheduled for 29th April 2021.
We have been monitoring the Great Suffolk Street LTN since its installation in December 2020. This has been done via the Commonplace website, resident feedback to Highways, and through discussions with ward councillors and the emergency services.
Issues have been highlighted regarding the reduction of access that has caused a disproportionate effect on journey times for some local residents.
In order to rebalance the impact of the scheme, whilst keeping it in line with Southwark’s response to Covid-19, there are a number of changes that will be taking place:-
Great Suffolk Street/Southwark Bridge Road
- Remove road closure (Prohibited Motorised Vehicles) to allow access to Webber Street
Sawyer Street/Southwark Bridge Road
- Remove No Entry restriction
Lant Street/Southwark Bridge Road
- Remove No Entry restriction
These changes are shown on the map below and are scheduled for the 29th April 2021.
Local residents will be notified by letter on the 23rd April.
Once the changes have been made on the 29th April a new website will be live https://gssapril2021.commonplace.is/ However, you can preregister for this site by clicking on the link, and you will be emailed when the site is live.
If you have commented on the commonplace map for this scheme on this site, please be assured that your comments have been recorded and there is no need to repeat them. We are keen to hear your views on the new arrangements as shown below.
Walworth Streetspace - Public Meeting on 21 October 2020
Southwark Council is holding two meetings on Wednesday, 21 October 2020 (one at lunchtime and one in the evening to give more people an opportunity to attend). We want to hear from local residents about the benefits and issues with the trial Streetspace measures that have been installed in Walworth.
Register by clicking the link at the bottom on this news item.Don't worry if you can't make this date - we are planning to run similar sessions over the next year, and there will be a full public consultation later next year before any measures are made permanent.
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Streetspace Measures in East Dulwich
We have just installed a new set of trial Streetspace measures in East Dulwich, following numerous suggestions on this site.
People told us:
We have now installed:
• a permeable closure (a closure to all motor vehicles but not to cycles or pedestrians) on Melbourne Grove at the junction with Grove Vale
• a permeable closure on Derwent Grove at the junction with Grove Vale
• a permeable closure on Elsie Road at the junction with Grove Vale
• a permeable closure on Tintagel Crescent at the junction with Grove Vale
• a school street closure during school drop-off and pick-up on Tintagel Crescent and Elsie Road (residents and emergency services will still be permitted entry)
As with other Streetspace measures, these are trial measures, and there will be monitoring and consultation with local people before anything is made permanent. If you want to comment on these measures right now, you can do so at the Commonplace map for Streetspace East Dulwich .
Pelier Park consultation
Southwark Council are consulting on future improvements to Pelier Park, a small park to the west of Walworth Road, and we'd love to hear from all of you who have taken an interest in our Streetspace project.
Pelier Park is a small local park, off Walworth Road, which is in need of investment. It is proposed that a complete redesign and enhancement to the park will transform its visual appeal and could increase visitor numbers and encourage wider use.
We carried out an initial consultation last year and the park design has been updated based on the feedback from that consultation - which you can view here .
The new consultation is open until 11th October and can be found at www.southwark.gov.uk/pelierpark2
Walworth Experimental Travel Measures - Frequently Asked Questions
Over 1200 people have now visited our map at https://walworthstreetspace.commonplace.is/ and hundreds have given us their views on the impact of the changes in Walworth. Please continue to visit the site and add your views and suggestions, as you see changes continuing in the streets around you - every comment will be read and considered as part of the evaluation of the scheme, and will help us to improve it.
We have now published a set of ' Frequently Asked Questions ' which go into more detail on how the project works and the process going forward.
Thank you once again from the Highways team for all your contributions.
Covid-19 Highways measures across Southwark
Thousands of local people have so far offered their ideas on ways to make streets in Southwark safer and healthier as we come out of lockdown. Some of the most requested changes were for measures to reduce motor traffic in Dulwich, Walworth and Peckham. These suggestions have clear local support, given the many conversations that we’d had with people in these areas already.
We are happy to announce that permeable closures (closures using planters that block motor vehicles but allow pedestrians and bicycles through) have been set up in Dulwich Village, on the junctions with Court Lane and Calton Avenue. This will allow safe and healthy routes through this area for the thousands of pedestrians and cyclists who use it every day, including students accessing the many local schools.
Melbourne Grove is another residential road that has received large volumes of through traffic in recent years. We have installed a permeable closure south of the junction with Tell Grove, making it a much safer and healthier route for pedestrians and cyclists.
In Walworth, we are installing permeable closures across several residential roads either side of Walworth Road, with a view to enabling the majority of non-motorists to enjoy quieter and safer routes in their neighbourhood.
In Peckham, we have temporarily closed Rye Lane to motor traffic to allow more space for social distancing for shoppers, cyclists and pedestrians.
We will be monitoring traffic levels, as well as the numbers of pedestrians and cyclists using the new routes – but local people are best placed to tell us how things are working. For this we have set up maps for each scheme, where you can tell us about the impacts on the streets that you use and know well.
These pages allow you to give detailed street-by-street feedback, and there will be further opportunities for feedback before any decision is made on whether to make these scheme permanent.
These are just the first of many schemes across the borough, all aiming to make travel safer and more sustainable as lockdown comes to an end. If you have suggestions for schemes in other areas, the Southwark map remains open for comments.
Southwark Streetspace - latest news
This is the first update in response to your suggestions for highway measures to improve social distancing, pedestrian and cyclist safety. As of early this week, we had received over 6,000 visitors with 3,777 individual suggestions and comments having been made, nearly 2,000 free text comments and over 10,000 agreements registered. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their contributions and comments.
Of the individual suggestions and comments:
Improvements suggested:
We had already set up some initial social distancing measures on various roads across Southwark, including Rye Lane, East Street and Walworth Road, and were closely monitoring other major shopping areas to determine if similar measures were required. However, starting from next week we will be implementing a number of experimental schemes across Southwark to further enhance pedestrian and cyclist safety. Details of all the schemes can be found here .
We have been working closely with Transport for London (TfL) on a number of measures such as the footway widening on Borough High Street and St Thomas Street by Guys Hospital.
Following on from the shops starting to re-open, and the schools going back in numbers, we have also devised a large number of schemes that will help maintain the required separation distance. These schemes will be implemented imminently. The schemes vary considerably in scope and extent, from simply removing parking and widening footways, to full road closures. Rye Lane will be closed from 6 July to allow more space for social distancing for shoppers, cyclists and pedestrians, and to ensure the works around Peckham Rye station can be carried out safely at the same time.
As to how we have used your suggestions:
We have just received news from TfL of successful funding bids which will allow us to take forward various other schemes identified by your suggestions.
The intention is that this site will be updated regularly with the latest news on our highway schemes, and any other useful information.
If you should have any queries on the above, please email highways@southwark.gov.uk
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed and would confirm that all suggestions will be given due consideration and implemented wherever practicable.
Best wishes.
Dale Foden
Head of Highways
Environment and Leisure - Highways Division
London Borough of Southwark