Confirmation rec'd today from
@TfL
:
Ref in Wed's press release to spending being able to proceed on "pedestrian & cycling improvements @ Streatham High Road" relates to scheme between SH station & A205
Funding now allocated to proceed to next design stage
Best of luck to
@Bobby_Alden
in today's Birmingham Erdington by-election
It was good to have met you on Sat & to have canvassed for you with one of y'r B'ham City Council Shadow Cabinet Member colleagues
Your great work on BCC resonated well on the doorsteps
#VoteConservative
Good to be standing as a Conservative candidate with
@GrayTwg
in
@lambeth_council
S'ham Hill East ward, 5 May
The unfair S'ham Hill LTN, causing traffic gridlock & v high pollution on boundary roads, must be removed
Only the Cons will campaign for its removal & better measures.
.
@lambeth_council
isn't doing itself any favours in encouraging us to walk & use buses more on LTN boundary roads when faced with unswept slippery pavements - this one close by Julian's School on LCR
Instead focus seems to be on finalizing as many parklets as poss pre-Christmas!
With under 2 weeks until polling day, this latest
@YouGov
survey provides a fillip for
@Councillorsuzie
- the only Mayoral candidate who can defeat the unpopular
@SadiqKhan
:
49% of Londoners view Sadiq unfavourably
52% say he is doing badly as Mayor.
With
@TfL
reps at
@streathamaction
t'port m'tg tonight, est. timelines for project as follows:
- detailed design stage: late Dec - Jul 2023
- Jul 2023: public engagement on construction plan
- Sep 2023: traffic order approvals
- Dec 2023 - Jun 2024: on-site construction on SHR
Indeed,
@Councillorsuzie
, a moving Streatham is a thriving Streatham
As we
#shoplocal
on
@SmallBizSatUK
on Europe's longest high street, it's time for
@lambeth_council
to assess early-stage impact of trial Streatham Wells LTN, & too often gridlocked High Road, on our local shops
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) clog up our roads and worsen air pollution. I will do everything I can to help councils remove them.
A moving city is a thriving city.
There's sadly more sign of A23a, world's biggest iceberg, being on move - after 30 y'rs on ocean floor - than A23 southbound in
#streatham
evening rush hour!
Never more important time than now for
@TfL
to talk to
@lambeth_council
on what needs doing
A23a: Copernicus Sentinel-3
Just this morning I met with
@Councillorsuzie
& local residents concerned about this mishandled LTN scheme. Credit to Susan &
@NeilGarratt
for highlighting local concerns. The wider issue of unpopular LTNs is being looked at closely by
@transportgovuk
- more to come on this soon.
Good to have had Stephen Hammond, MP for Wimbledon, join a large team of us supporting
@CllrTimBriggs
& David Frost in Lambeth's CC&A ward this evening
Key local issues:
- Anger at
@lambeth_council
Band D CT 92% higher than
@wandbc
- 2-horse race between Cons & Lab in CC&A ward
Good to see
@transportgovuk
launch new statutory guidance for councils on LTNs today, as a means of preventing councils such as
@lambeth_council
getting into predicament of "having to reverse poorly-implemented or locally unpopular schemes" such as SW LTN
Council tax level differentials between Con Wandsworth and Lab Lambeth are huge:
@lambeth_council
Band D council tax is now 92% more than
@wandbc
Residents living on Lambeth side of Hazelbourne R'd & around Lambeth are angry
Vote Conservative: vote
@CllrTimBriggs
& David Frost
So now it's not just yesterday's YouGov poll, but also tonight's Opinium poll, revealing
@RoryStewartUK
as top candidate - this time joint top with, rather than just ahead of,
@BorisJohnson
- in voters' perception as the candidate who will make the best PM. Roar, roar, Rory🦁
Streatham Wells LTN designs released by
@lambeth_council
, with just 2 q'ns, 1 on cycling & 1 on walking. Proposals
- 3 bus gates: 2 on Valley R'd & 1 on Gleneldon R'd bridge
- 7 traffic filters: 2 each off LCR & SHR, 1 off Valleyfield, Hopton, Harborough
The unfair Streatham Hill LTN must go!
A great team of us getting my and
@GrayTwg
message out about this & other key matters to all residents in SH East ward
On Sun residents living on boundary roads rec'd leaflet. 6.30pm rush hour queue of traffic on S'th Circular even on Sun!
.
@streathamaction
petition closed tonight with 1,371 signatories - t'ks to all who signed
Our officers will call upon
@lambeth_council
to pause S'ham Wells LTN pending ballot of local residents & businesses to choose:
- LTN, with tweaks
OR
- more ltd set of traffic interventions
@BellRibeiroAddy
It says to me that police:
i) are there to uphold the law and, wherever possible - such as last night - to provide members of public with every opportunity to move on once alerted to any breach;
ii) will protect public statues from copy-cat tactics of spray-painting graffiti.
"We need emergency services to be able to get through our roads"
Absolutely right,
@Councillorsuzie
Week 14 of
@lambeth_council
's Streatham Wells trial LTN & no sign of evaporating traffic on A23 through S'ham
5.30pm Fri another example of ambulance severely held up in gridlock
Good to have
@RishiSunak
at a leadership event for 70+
@lambethnews
,
@BOS_CA
&
@CambPeckTories
. Answering q'ns robustly:
Time to "be more muscular" with
@TfL
after £5bn of subsidies
Prepared "to challenge consensus" on
@NHS
Build a dynamic economy, whilst getting inflation down
Wherever
@Councillorsuzie
campaigns across London, support from
@Conservatives
activists grows by the week
Susan's down-to-earth, common sense policies are resonating v well with voters from across the political spectrum, who've had their fill of
@SadiqKhan
It's time for Susan
Good to be back on the doorsteps of Streatham Common & Vale ward today with our L&S GLA candidate,
@Chrissie_W13
, and by-election candidate,
@PromJPhillips
, hearing the positive reaction to both of them from many residents wanting to see
@Conservatives
Mayor, GLA rep & local Cllr
Good to see increase in cycling & walking
No mention by
@MayorofLondon
to fact that 53% of 174 count points used by ATA researchers on boundary roads showed an increase in motor traffic
What impact has that had on air pollution in those areas?
Less than half of LTNs assessed.
Great to see more evidence that Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) are:
1️⃣ Making a difference to London’s toxic air
2️⃣ Supporting a huge increase in cycling and walking
3️⃣ Making London’s roads safer
I’ll continue to support the bold action needed to save Londoners’ lives.
Cost of living increases for
@lambeth_council
residents worsened by council tax rise:
Band D council tax level is now a huge 92% higher than next-door
@wandbc
This
@wandsworth
graphic shows:
Debt free Cons-run
@wandbc
costs much less than Lab-run councils.
Vote Cons on 5 May
In response to 7 Dec
@streathamaction
S'ham Wells LTN public m'tg, SA Officers launch petition calling on
@lambeth_council
to ballot local residents & businesses in Jan to choose between
A) the LTN
B) a more limited set of traffic interventions
P'se sign
Great support on the doorsteps of
@lambeth_council
's Streatham Common & Vale ward during canvassing today not only for by-election candidate,
@PromJPhillips
, but also for
@Councillorsuzie
&
@Chrissie_W13
Scrap
- unwanted LTNs
- high rise developments out of keeping with area
Update from
@SouthernRailUK
:
Accessibility works - installation of 2 lifts -at Streatham st'n to start Mon 5 Sep
2-month delay given issues re obtaining land access agreements next to st'n
Temp diversion bridge to be installed 1/2 Oct
Work due for completion by end Sep 2023
During this
@lambeth_council
SC&V by-election campaign, it's been well nigh impossible to have found any resident who wasn't in some way negatively impacted by SW trial LTN
No surprise then that most would like to see the LTN scrapped, not just suspended
Time for
@Conservatives
Great to be back out supporting
@tuckwell_steve
& very many
@Conservatives
teams, as we delivered Steve's impressive by-election leaflet
These roads near Ruislip Manor station show just how many residents will be impacted by
@SadiqKhan
unfair ULEZ expansion & £12.50 daily charge
On behalf of
@streathamaction
transport group, I spoke with
@TfL
today in light of large numbers of speeding vehicles on SHR during quieter lockdown period.
They'll alert
@MPSRTPC
traffic management team to these concerns, hopefully leading to some greater monitoring of our area
On another day when:
- A23 s'bound gridlocked between S'ham Hill & S'ham stations from 4.30
-
@TfL
encourages bus users to "use alternative routes"
@lambeth_council
Full Council hears deputation on "early success of LTN"
@TfL
&
@RezinaChowdhury
p'se need URGENT m'tg to resolve
Council is now hearing a deputation on the early success of the Low Traffic Neighbourhood trial in Streatham Wells in reducing road danger and improving outcomes for residents within and around the area. Watch here:
Shocking that Apr to Sept:
- tube crime soared by 56%
- Northern line crime doubled to become worst affected line
- 50% increase in aggression against Tube staff
Good to hear
@Councillorsuzie
will invest £200m in policing & get CCTV operating across Tube
@MayorofLondon
@YouGov
.. all the more reason,
@SadiqKhan
, why your intention to proceed with implementing your London-wide ULEZ strategy during a year of great financial hardship for so many, which will serve to impose yet further financial pain on v many with non-ULEZ compliant vehicles, is ill-timed
Streatham Wells LTN Public Meeting
P'se come to
@streathamaction
transport mt'g to hear more, & have your say, about this LTN prior to end of survey period on 23 Dec
When: Wed 7 Dec
Time: 7 - 8.30
Venue: St Peter's Church, Leigham C't R'd
Local Cllrs on hand to hear y'r views
Good to have 2 Sat teams out campaigning for our Lambeth & Southwark GLA candidate,
@Chrissie_W13
, in Streatham Common area of Streatham & Croydon North, alongside our PPC
@anthonyboutall
, hearing local residents' frustrations re Streatham Wells trial LTN, crime & planning issues
At Tue
@streathamaction
transport m'tg,
@lambeth_council
Cabinet member for transport,
@dannyadilypour
, confirmed:
Decision as to whether or not to make permanent Streatham Hill and Tulse Hill LTNs won't be taken until after 5 May elections
Issues "more complex" than other LTNs
A great turn-out of support today in spring sunshine on Hazelbourne R'd Clapham to publicise c.100% disparity in Band D Council Tax from 1 Apr between
@lambeth_council
(£1,660) on 1 side of road and
@wandbc
(£866) on other side
Vote Conservative for a quality service at low cost
Congratulations to
@StreathamHockey
on winning the NIHL South Cup earlier this evening.
A 800-seat full house at Streatham's Ice and Leisure Centre witnessed the Red Hawks's first trophy win since 1982.
#Streatham
needs a boost at this time & this win has v much provided it.
Good to see,
@heartstreatham
.
Perhaps time, after 25 years trading in Streatham, for this much-loved and well-supported
@ShopinStreatham
French delicatessen to be renamed Le Tour de Force!?
Wandsworth residents will be relieved to hear their council tax bill will reduce by 1% from April, while other bills rise rapidly
And for Lambeth residents? We'll hear in days ahead
CT differential between
@wandbc
and
@lambeth_council
for a Band D payer is already close to 100%
Wandsworth is set to cut council tax this year. Councillors at tonight's finance meeting proposed a net one per cent decrease in the council’s share of bills, meaning residents are likely to continue to pay the lowest average council tax in the country.
It was good to have attended Day 1 of
@Conservatives
Spring Forum on Friday in Birmingham and to listen to a relaxed
@RishiSunak
answer questions from our Party's activists put to him by
@CornwallTory
.
This followed on from an impressive speech by Party Chairman,
@GregHands
.
Good to have been in
@lambeth_council
Council Chamber Fri for
#bbcaq
on
@BBCRadio4
.
A lively discussion, particularly between
@GillianKeegan
and
@DavidLammy
Photo shows Gillian and her husband, Michael, a former Cons Cllr for Streatham Hill ward, back in his Council seat!
@LornaBlane
Agreed, Lorna. I heard the exchange between Cllr Griffiths &
@RezinaChowdhury
. Why was there confusion re the question?:
Why was no modelling or monitoring of SHR (by
@TfL
) undertaken before (trial) LTN was introduced, so as to find out whether or not air quality then improved?
Good to have been out today with
@VauxhallTories
& our local GLA candidate,
@Chrissie_W13
, in Vauxhall ward, pre-by election, as we continue to introduce Christine to residents & spread the word about
@LambethLabour
&
@SadiqKhan
inadequacies on housing, transport & fighting crime
Good to have canvassed in Uxbridge & South Ruislip this afternoon with
@tuckwell_steve
& his fellow South Ruislip councillor,
@CllrRMills
Great reception for local man Steve, opposing ULEZ expansion & any closure of Uxbridge police station & advocate for new Hillingdon hospital
Great to have been amongst packed audience last night at Streatham
@ConcertsGarden
listening to the 6 wonderful voices comprising
@kingssingers
We were treated to a wide array of the group's repertoire on what was 1st night of their new world tour. T'ks from all who were there.
@RezinaChowdhury
Sorry to see these photos from y'r grandparent's Sylhet dining room, Rezina, who will hopefully have been moved to safety until flash floods subside in region that also experienced flash floods in 2022
To allude to
@RishiSunak
's support for motorists in the same tweet is bizarre
@LornaBlane
@Mark_J_Harper
Sorry to hear that,
@LornaBlane
.
All very frustrating for you as someone who clearly is normally meticulous about adhering to the speed limits across London, frustrating as too many of them currently are if 20 mph on A roads that aren't in built-up areas.
A 2.51% further swing to Cons since 5 May local elections is impressive indeed in yesterday's S'th Croydon ward by-election
Many congrats to Danielle Denton & all in
@CroydonTories
Congrats to
@JasonForCroydon
for hitting ground running in turning things around on
@yourcroydon
I've never seen the state of
@lambeth_council
's Leigham C't R'd surface worse than now in c.40 y'rs in area
The no. & depth of potholes, flaking tarmac & water pooling requires drainage improvement & resurfacing not pothole repairs
A sign of the extent of LCR's rush hour usage?
Standing ovation at
@cadoganhall
concert tonight for
@StreathamChoral
, Brandenburg Sinfonia & 4 impressive soloists, under Calum Fraser's baton
A large audience - many from Streatham - was treated to a wonderful rendition of Mozart's Requiem, alongside Symphony No. 41
A triumph
As we move now in to summer, I'ld like to share some stunning colours I've photographed in the wonderful
@Rookery100
Gardens over the sunniest of springs.
Thanks,
@sccoopstreatham
for the great work you do making this a haven of tranquility.
Liked floral Shard in White Garden
Good to have been back out on the doorsteps in
@lambeth_council
's Clapham Common & Abbeville ward on Sat, survey canvassing many local residents
We'll follow up on the feedback from these survey findings - conducted over the past few months - in an upcoming ward-wide newsletter
Thanks Alex for the great work you've done in working as right hand man to
@Councillorsuzie
from the moment Susan put her hat in ring for selection as
@Conservatives
candidate for L'dn Mayor
The photo says it all as to how much Susan has valued that support
Congrats on GLA seat.
Good to be back today to support
@tuckwell_steve
in Uxbridge by-election, delivering his anti-ULEZ message to West Drayton residents with
@PromJPhillips
Great reception for Steve. This road was just 1 example of how many local residents will be impacted by £12.50 daily charge.
Good to have been out in Streatham Hill East ward, following on from Streatham Wells ward last week, with
@Conservatives
GLA candidate for Lambeth & Southwark,
@Chrissie_W13
, & other colleagues, as we start promoting her name and her key priorities in tandem with
@Councillorsuzie
Good to have had a team of 10 of us out supporting
@CllrTimBriggs
& David Frost in
@lambeth_council
CC&A ward today
We delivered a housing leaflet across the ward starting at Oaklands where
@SadiqKhan
arrived later
Vote Conservative on 5 May to fix Labour Lambeth's housing mess
@LornaBlane
@Martin_Abrams
@GreenPartyScott
@LambethLook
@heartstreatham
Too right, Lorna, that the repercussions from the road restrictions imposed by the Streatham Wells trial LTN are having extensive knock-on effects on the 315 bus route along the length of Garrad's Road and, as things stand currently, on all bus routes through central Streatham.
Streatham Hill's Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) goes live tomo, Sat 15
It's being introduced as a "temporary measure" under
@lambeth_council
's emergency transport programme, but may become permanent subject to further consultation
Any knock-on impacts will be closely monitored
At
@streathamaction
t'port m'tg y'day, confirmation on Streatham Hill LTN sit'n:
- 18-m'th Experimental Traffic Order has run out
- temp decommissioning of signs this week
- 3-w'k statutory consultation to follow on permanent scheme, when representations/objections may be lodged.
Good to have been out campaigning for
@Chrissie_W13
,
@Conservatives
GLA candidate for Lambeth & Southwark, and our
@lambeth_council
Knight's Hill ward by-election candidate, Leila Yaasen, on Sunday with many other colleagues
"Scrap the suspended Streatham Wells LTN" says Leila
Social distancing's impossible on SHR @ places where pavements narrow near busy bus stops & close by shops with goods on display outside.
On behalf of
@streathamaction
transport, I've approached
@TfL
&
@lambeth_council
. They'll request such businesses not to extend on to footway
Good to have been out survey canvassing once again with
@PromJPhillips
& 3 other
@StreathamCons
colleagues in
@lambeth_council
's Streatham Common & Vale ward
Good reception on doorsteps. We'll follow up further on key concerns raised, not least re requesting for graffiti removal
A large
@StreathamCons
team out in Streatham Common & Vale ward this am, as we began survey canvassing residents living either side of S'ham Common
A good reception on the doorstep & much consistency on residents' areas of key concern
We'll follow up further in the weeks ahead
A privilege to have been in
@cadoganhall
audience for Sat's triumph of a performance of Handel's Messiah by
@StreathamChoral
&
@BrandenburgFest
Many congrats to
@mrcalumfraser
& 100+ choir
Standing ovation at end said it all - best concert yet by choir
Streatham's proud of you
As ever, HM The Queen hits all the right notes in her Christmas message to our Nation and Commonwealth.
All the more powerful a message for not having been pre-released to the news media.
Good to have been phoning Uxbridge and South Ruislip residents tonight on behalf of the excellent local
@Conservatives
candidate
@tuckwell_steve
Strong support for Steve
Many had already voted for him & others, just back from work, were determined to get to polling st'n by 10
NO WATER SUPPLY IN PARTS OF SW16, SE27 & SE21
An 18 inch mains water pipe burst early this morning on Rosendale Road SE21, impacting 4.000 properties in vicinity
That mains supply has been isolated, repair getting underway &
@thameswater
currently seeking to re-route water supply
To insinuate, from retweeting
@BBCTomEdwards
report of shocking Sidcup vandalism with photo of
@GrayTwg
& me from
@lambeth_council
elections, that we in any way condone vandalism - of ULEZ or LTN infrastructure in this instance - is outrageous
You should apologise,
@StreathamLTN
The politicians that pander to and encourage these violent nutters really need to have a long hard look at themselves.
@NeilSalt2019
proudly posed in front of a vandalised filter in our LTN.
Congrats to Caroline H & all of Friends of
#StreathamCommon
committee for a wonderful 22nd S'ham Common Kite Day
The large crowds attending from far & wide - one I met from Perth in Aus - said it all for the great event you ran
Sunny weather & so much more than just kite flying
Side roads across
#Streatham
are brighter than ever this Christmas with light displays on exterior walls, above front doors & in front gardens.
These two impressive displays by neighbouring homes on 1 road caught my eye
The best in Streatham unless
@heartstreatham
knows better?
Indeed,
@SuptAndyCox
.
Whilst anticipating post-lockdown changes to travel habits in L'dn, please request
@MPSRTPC
to prioritise enforcement of speed limits on Streatham High Road right now.
Sadly this stretch of road continues to remain an incident hotspot even during lockdown.
We must recognise a change in travel habits anticipated post lockdown. We will do all we can with our partners, to support ‘Safe travel for all’. Vulnerable road users need a social distance too. 24/7 we focus enforcement on priority roads across
#London
including 20-40mph zones.
Great reception on the Tooting Broadway doorsteps today for
@TheIliff
, who is
@TootingCons
impressive candidate for Thu's ward by-election
Pleased to have joined a v large team from
@wandsworth
promoting Dr Jonathan Iliff's commitment to tidy up Tooting's streets & pavements.
UPDATE on Streatham Hill LTN:
Scheduled to have been implemented in early Jul, timings then slipped
@lambeth_council
transport m'gr confirmed to me tonight that letters will be sent to residents in the LTN area next week with confirmed date.
..mid to late Aug "go-live" date?
Congrats to
@PromJPhillips
for having fought an impressive
@Conservatives
by-election campaign in
@lambeth_council
Streatham Common & Vale ward
We went in to by-election as 2nd placed Party to
@LambethLabour
& remain as the Party best placed to hold the Council to account there.
At
@streathamaction
hustings Tue, Lab's
@dannyadilypour
said
@lambeth_council
working to "determine what mitigations are needed" re SH LTN
P'se vote for Cons
@GrayTwg
and me Thu 5
The only mitigation required is to scrap the unfair SH LTN & replace with better targeted measures
Good to hear
@RishiSunak
at
#PMQs
, answering q'ns from
@DSimmonds_RNP
&
@cmackinlay
re proposed ULEZ expansion across G'ter London from 29.08,23, urge
@SadiqKhan
to "properly reconsider" plans running counter to "overwhelming views of residents & business"
Good to have joined
@Bob4Beckenham
& many
@beckenhamtories
on Sat morning in distributing a leaflet to Shortlands residents obo
@FelicityJBee
,
@aisha_cuthbert
& Cllr Adam Grant, who've been discussing with local residents ways to improve pedestrian safety near Shortlands station.
UPDATE re Oval to Streatham temp cycleway as part of
@MayorofLondon
6 May Streetspace plan:
.
@TfL
tell me its construction has unfortunately been put back until after 17 Oct.
GOOD NEWS: funding for design work secured & with key focus on dangerous jct at Streatham bus garage.
On behalf of
@streathamaction
transport &
@A23Safety
, thanks to each of Cons, Green, Lab and LibDem candidates in Thursday's GE who have all pledged their support for
@TfL
's proposed redesign of SHR between Streatham Hill and top of Brixton Hill. Consultation will begin 06.01.20.