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How much space was available there, and how does it compare with what they have at Highshore Road? Are RM Parcels also having local difficulties with the size of the Christmas parcel stream?

That's frustrating to hear. If I hear back from the councilors directly I'll be sure to feed that on to them. The council has used two different surface materials at this junction, the granite set paving is much rougher and wasn't such a problem, but the smooth tiles/slabs that match the pavement material, where pedestrians cross, are the issue. The same material that has been used for the new pavements there was also treacherous - so certainly is a problem with the choice of materials, exacerbated by the lack of gritting/salting. There were no such problems on the asphalt leading to this junction, that also had not been gritted - I worry this is aesthetics over safety.

Thank you for your gritting efforts. It seemed the freezing overnight conditions took the council by surprise. Worth noting that I also heard of similar multiple accidents with injuries due to black ice on Greendale and further afield in Southwark, so it’s not necessarily a problem with the surface material but with the lack of gritting.

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Hi all, I’m posting to highlight a really serious safety issue at the redesigned junction where Calton Avenue / Court Lane / Turney Road / Dulwich Village meet. On Friday 5 December, in the frosty conditions, the newer bike lane surfacing became incredibly slippery – almost like an ice rink. I personally witnessed dozens of cyclists, scooter users and even children on the school run falling over. A few of us ended up gritting the whole area ourselves because nothing had been put down by the council, despite the morning rush. This seems to be the first winter since the works were completed earlier this year, and the surface material clearly isn’t suitable in icy weather. If you or someone you know experienced a fall or near-miss here, please report it so the council takes this seriously and acts urgently: https://report.southwark.gov.uk/ (you can search for the location on the map) You can also email the councilors and Highways team directly: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Photos, videos and details of what happened will really help reinforce the issue. The more reports they receive, the harder it will be to ignore. This junction is heavily used by families and commuters – someone is going to be very seriously hurt if this isn’t fixed. Thanks and please spread the word to anyone who may have been affected.

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What would be a really good idea is to have a sort of office with enough space to accept and sort parcels of the sort of volume required by new shopping practices 🤔 Oops! Forgot! We did have one in Sylvester road but Royal Mail shut it down and sold off the site. Doh!!! Would have been so useful to have now. At least the Lordship Lane Post Office is staying open for the moment. Phew! 🤞

These are encouraging stats, and bear out the huge uptake in cycling I've been witnessing over the past couple of years. I had a situation recently in Kennington where there were so many cyclists waiting at the red cycle lane traffic light, that some at the back like me didn't actually get through when it turned green, and had to wait for the next phase. That just wouldn't have happened even 5 years ago. The stats really do put to bed some of the nonsense that has been spouted on these threads that cycle lanes are some extravagant waste of time, and that cycling hasn't increased as a result. Any of us properly out and about knew what was really happening. I think the cycle infrastructure has encouraged more cautious users onto the road, even in winter.

A huge embarrassment to the sport itself. Who thought of turning the World Cup draw into a flattery session???

A staff member told me it´s around 10-15p. My guess they only do this to drive footfall since it seems like a huge hassle dealing with a hundred parcels a day