| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Low Traffic Neighbourhoods | |
| Posted by: | Sara Nathan | |
| Date/Time: | 24/09/20 16:19:00 |
| Julian Bell's latest missive says there is no intention to fine, those contravening the Acacia Road block will get a warning notice. I dont really believe it, as installing cameras all over the place must be pricy and he has to recoup somehow. The problem of imposing something in a great rush, which is life-changing, on residents with no consultation or flexibility, is that you get no buy-in and little compliance. And the anger and non-compliance is unlikely to vanish. EVERY TIME I have to take my mum her shopping or pick her up for a flu-jab, a hair cut, a meal, some company, I am reminded that the council intention is that my journey to pick her up and return her to her sheltered accommodation should involve a drive north, west, south and east, taking four or five times as long as the previous short drive south. And do not ask me why an 89-year-old disabled woman with Alzheimer's can't hop on a bike or trike, as some campaigners have done. If the council wants to end a specific rat-run (there wasn't one in my road) then an ANPR camera which allows residents in and out, but fines through traffic, might be proportionate. This blanket exclusion of those of us north of Shakespeare Road from connectivity with Churchfield Road and the Vale is never going to be acceptable. |