Community feedback analysis
Benefits
Below are some of the perceived benefits raised by the community in relation to the Low Traffic Neighbourhood. All benefits are being considered as we monitor the scheme and we look to further enhance it.
Traffic:
- Reduces road traffic
- Less aggressive traffic
Safety:
- Increases safety for cycling locally
- Increases safety for cyclists commuting to work
- Increase safety for children cycling
- Increases safety for pedestrians
- Reduces chance of car collisions
Health and Wellbeing:
- Improves air quality
- Better health for residents
- Reduces obesity
- Improves confidence
ASB:
- Reduces anti-social behaviour
- Reduces road rage
Environment
- Less air and noise pollution
- Climate safe future
- Quieter streets
Access:
- Improves access to local parks such as Clapham Common
Local Context and Community:
- Less pollution outside children’s play area
- More of a community and 'street atmosphere’
- Makes the street more pleasant to live on
Concerns
Below are some of the concerns raised by the community in relation to the Low Traffic Neighbourhood. All concerns are being considered as we monitor the scheme and introduce supporting measures such as enforcement, better signage and filter alterations.
Displaced Traffic:
- Bedford Road
- Landor Road
- Acre Lane
- Ferndale Road
- Brixton Town Centre
- Bernays Grove onto Brighton Terrace junction
Pollution:
- Noise and air pollution impacts on boundary roads
Local Businesses and Amenities:
- Difficulty accessing local shops by car
- Impact on local neighbourhood community
- Impact on local MOT garages
ASB:
- Motorbikes on pavement
- Increase road rage
- Vandalism of signage
Access:
- Taxi/ uber journeys
- Less routes out of the area
- Concern about potential extended vehicle journey times for:
- Vulnerable and disabled residents
- Services and assistance to the area
- Residents
- Emergency service response vehicles
Communication:
- Lack of consultation with residents and local stakeholders
- Poor communication of evidence base
Other:
- Increased surveillance
- Rushed through during Pandemic
Suggested Improvements
This section highlights suggested improvements in and around the area raised by members of the community.
Suggestions came from respondents who support the scheme and respondents who would like to see alternatives introduced.
Scheme as a whole:
- Introduce more bike parking, cycle hangars and better road surfaces for cycling
- Bike training
- Subsidised bikes
- Improve signage
- Improve road markings near traffic filters
- Introduce additional speed reduction measures
- Tackle number of delivery vehicles
- Parking restrictions for non-residents
- Improve parking enforcement near Brixton town centre
- Make Ashmere Grove one-way
Location Specific:
Concannon Road
- Traffic calming on Ferndale Rd ie more parking spaces to narrow road, more zebra crossings, speed bumps
- Improve Bedford Road / Acre Lane junction
- Improve signage on the Solon New Road estate
- Prevent signage vandalism
Sandmere Road West (Modal Filter)
- More passing points
- Improve signage
- Improve access to Clapham High Street
Sandmere Road East
- Improve access to Sandmere Medical Practice
- Improve safety at night
Pulross Road Modal Filter
- Improve parking enforcement
- Improve signage on approach from Landor Road
- Improve connection to Pulross Centre
- Improve safety outside Papa’s Park
- Investigate combined impact with hospital development
Trinity Gardens (Modal Filter)
- Bernays Grove onto Brighton Terrace junction
- Improve Bedford road signal phasing
- Improve potholes
- Ensure Lambeth Council staff do not use area as carpark
Tintern Street (Modal Filter)
- Reduce fly tipping