Wednesday 19 November 2014

A record of street images to assess the potential impact of a CPZ


So we're currently asking residents of Rosebery and Thornbury Rds to take pics of their street and surrounding streets to fill out a gallery of images that show what the streets look like during different times of the day and night, and at different times of the week.

The results have so far been quite consistent: the pictures below show two aspects of Lyham Road. On the right, the last point at which the Controlled Parking Zone is in force. On the left, 20 yards away, where there is no Controlled Parking Zone. The two photos were taken within one minute of one another.


We have created two albums, which are freely accessible:

 - Images from on and around Rosebery and Thornbury Roads, including Lyham Rd, Wingford Rd - where there is no CPZ.

 - Images from other roads on Brixton Hill and the neighbouring area where a CPZ is operational.

We welcome submissions that help us fill out a more complete record of what things look like through the day and on different days of the week.

Tuesday 18 November 2014

Date for the diary: 7.30 on the 26th November

An inaugural meeting of the Rosebery and Thornbury Roads Tenants’ & Residents’ Association (TRA) was held on Monday 10th November 2014 at Lambeth Town Hall. We now have some willing victims to run it and are inviting residents of Rosebery and Thornbury roads to join us.

The TRA is there to provide you with a forum to share and discuss issues that affect you and others on the street, to lobby Brixton Hill councillors and Lambeth Council on your behalf, and to provide a mechanism to support shared initiatives.

Please come and join us.

This is an opportunity for you to share your ideas and raise issues and concerns about your homes, streets and the local area.  Some issues and ideas already raised include:
  • Cycling - parking and safety
  • Recycling - getting food recycling bins for all residents
  • Environment - including litter and flytipping
  • Parking - consultation on a CPZ, motorcycle parking
  • Planning and (over)development in the area
  • Schools and catchment areas
  • Neighbourhood watch, crime and safety
  • Noise pollution
  • Recommendations and trusted tradesmen
  • Collaboration and sharing
  • Street parties, socials and events

The next meeting will be at 7.30 on the 26th November at the Community Centre on Headlam Road.

Monday 17 November 2014

Streets on Brixton Hill with a CPZ

One of the recurring themes in discussions about a CPZ is whether it would/not make a difference to the number of spaces on the street.



Please feel free to send in your photos, with time+date+location, so we can add them to the gallery. They will form part of any discussion we have on the impact of and need for a CPZ.

Lyham Rd, Monday morning


 Strathleven Rd, Monday morning



Glenelg Rd, Monday morning


Friday 14 November 2014

Provisional date for the first full meeting of the Tenants' and Residents' Association

Clapham Park Metropolitan have kindly offered us the use of their community meeting hall on Headlam Rd. Unless there are major objections, we will aim to have the first full meeting of the TRA there at 7.30pm on the 26th November.

Agenda suggestions are welcome, as are any major objections to the date.

It would be great to get as many people to the meeting as possible.

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Welcome to the Rosebery and Thornbury Roads Residents' Association

Dear All,

Welcome to the Rosebery and Thornbury Roads Residents' Association (TRA). We have set up the association to provide a central place residents can use to share information, discuss issues and initiatives, get support and make a difference.

We formed the association on the 10th November 2014.

We have a Google Group, which we are using to store correspondence and documentation on issues. Everyone is welcome to join it, but you do need to subscribe.

We also have a Twitter account. Follow us and we'll follow you back!

We have also put as many emails as we could find into a mailing service we control so we can now email residents more easily, manage our mailing list and get information out better. And people who move can take control of removing themselves from the list.

On our first email we'll go through all of this, provide our central email address, outline who the TRA officers are and provide a timeline and hopefully some more information on when the first meeting is - to which all residents will be invited to share their news, views and insight.