bil

Jaflong is moving to East Dulwich road (or another location in ED). I've eaten there a few times, the food is delicious!

Thanks for letting us know!

TheArtfulDogger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Talking of investing, how much would it actually > cost to set up the cctv system needed to monitor > the north /south circular route. > > I found a document from Islington > https://www.islington.gov.uk//~/media/sharepoint-l > ists/public-records/environmentalprotection/qualit > yandperformance/reporting/20152016/20150401islingt > onulezextensionstudyfinalreport that suggests a > cctv network would cost ?10.2 million in 2014 > (allowing for inflation) per km > > The north circular is 41.4 km long (source > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Circular_Roa > d) > the south circular is 33km long (source > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Circular_Roa > d,_London) > > A total if 74.4 km at a potential 2014 cost of > ?10.2 million per km makes it ?758.88 million > > Allow for inflation from the 2014 estimate, cost > overrun and other costs and that could be closer > to a billion pounds in 2019 just to implement then > there is the potential cost to householders to > replace their vehicles that don't meet the > necessary levels. Finally there is the cost to run > the scheme, I assume capita will manage it on > behalf of tfl. > > I would be interested to see the figures that the > mayoral office predicts for implementing as far as > the north and south circular > > Whilst cost should not be a factor compared with > lives saved, it has to be considered. > > Equally did anyone see top gear a few years ago > where they did no2 comparisons during and after a > London wide bus strike ? > > They showed that no2 levels dropped significantly > during the bus strike, and the following study > backed it up > http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2394054/oxfor > d-street-pollution-plummeted-during-bus-strike-say > -scientists > > Therefore turning all buses to electric or > converting to run on petrol rather than diesel > will aide a drop in pollution levels which is a > good start. > > As Bil pointed out above south London doesn't have > an effective transport system to replace cars if > they are taxed off the road. > > By restricting heavy traffic to the south circular > and further out, it means that the already > congested, slow and heavily polluted south > circular will just get worse thus moving the no2 > problem out to the south circular , which > depending on weather and wind direction could > cause it to drift into the edges of east Dulwich > > Finally, deliveries to stores and businesses in > the new zone will potentially increase cost wise > which may be passed on to consumers as vehicles > will either have to be converted, replaced or pay > the new charge. > > Overall I believe that there needs to be a better > understanding of what expanding the ultra low > emmision zone from the current congestion zone to > the north and south circular roads actually means > for London and Londoners as a whole before we can > make any sort of informed decession. Very interesting. Thanks for the info!

Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > bil Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I don't understand this method of penalising > > people without first providing viable > > alternatives. > > There are many viable alternatives to high > pollution cars. Dogkennelhillbilly...please explain those alternatives. I'm sure that will help those people with old cars who can't afford the upgrade.

https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/environment/air-quality-consultation-phase-2?cid=airquality-consultation

I don't understand this method of penalising people without first providing viable alternatives. Perhaps Southwark can install more electric charging points on residential roads? Hopefully electric/hybrids will become cheaper but those with flats, terraced homes and front gardens that don't have OSP (I think, the majority of the SE22) won't be able to charge the vehicles. Could the Mayor hurry up and improve SE22's public transport connections into London e.g.local bike scheme, a rail/tube service that delivers a frequent reliable service; basic stuff that exists elsewhere (albeit costly). If we have good alternatives we shouldn't need cars but our options are inadequate. Yes we want to prevent avoidable deaths! If the Mayor and TFL are really committed to this then they have to invest first (yeah that would make sense!)

thc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dear James > > Do you think there's any possibility of the cycle > hire scheme being extended further into Southwark? > I haven't heard anything on this in a while and > can't find anything about it in the mayoral > candidates' manifestos. > > This article > (http://www.citymetric.com/transport/why-south-eas > t-london-doesnt-have-boris-bikes-805) seems to > suggest that Southwark Council would need to stump > up ?2 million. Is it just about the money, or is > there some other reason why our corner of London > has been excluded from the scheme? > > Thanks > thc Dear James Any news on this? Thanks Bil

kbabes Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Louisa Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > LM Morrisons have pulled the plug on small > local > > format stores and have reverted back to form > with > > across the board price slashing at their > standard > > size stores. Seems to be working too, profits > year > > on year are up massively for them. > > > > This of course begs the question who will want > to > > take on the garden centre/station site? I would > > heard a guess at tesco express, seeing as they > > could puncture Sainsbury's nearby offering for > > convenience bits. Waitrose will probably want a > > large enough site to be able to provide a store > to > > cover a wide enough collection of affluent > > postcodes. A small format little Waitrose > probably > > wouldn't be sufficient to do that. > > > > Louisa. > > I thought Waitrose already delivered to all of > East & West Dulwich postcodes anyway? See them > in my street prob 4 or 5 times per day. Waitrose and ocado (home delivery services) have minimum spends (?40 -60 minimum spend) which is fine if you have a large family or do a fortnightly shop but if you want to buy small amounts frequently then those delivery companies aren't helpful.

well said monica!

LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Charlton has a Waitrose and M&S. It doesn't make > you push nor does a lack of one make you shabby. > > > Louisa Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Jeremy Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > I've no problem with charity shops. And as it > > goes > > > I think Beckenham is perfectly OK. But posh > > ???!! > > > > > > Jeremy, I know it pains the ED hoi polloi to > have > > to admit that Beckenham has had a Waitrose and > M&S > > for years, many many of them. Along with a > > sainsburys and a lidl, a Foxtons, Nandos.. I > could > > go on. It's attracted wealthy people for > decades. > > Some neighbourhoods want to have it, some had > it > > and lost it, others have always had it aka > > Beckenham. > > > > Louisa. Agreed, Croydon centre has had both M&S and waitrose for years. They also have a LIDL and markets offering cheaper food. (also a virgin active and The Gym). You can buy or do nearly anything in Croydon at varying price ranges to suit all.

Potential site for a waitrose would be the derelict site/ former pub site opposite the Bathstore (other end of LL at the south circular). General car and delivery vehicle traffic is less likely to be an issue as it's always busy on the South Circular.

I don't understand why is there always at least one poster who makes unnecessary and rude comments. It happens on nearly all the threads. It's so frustrating! Most of the time it leads to a deterioration of the whole thread. Before that everyone else was making their comments and contributions about their opinions and experiences; no harm, no waste of data or memory on my laptop. Then suddenly the attack begins with a frustrated 'FFS'. I don't recall an opinion being expressed in the message; but there were a number of questions so just to answer... There are plenty of people that care about where you shop and what you eat! It's scary how much our habits are being tracked! There are all kinds of businesses that have and still are creating technologies to obtain that kind of data (from forums, credit cards, loyalty cards, web searches etc) and receive a great deal of money to do so. Enjoy your food shopping and keep posting!

Unfortunately Southwark doesn't provide many (if any) electric charge points on residential roads. As electric cars become more affordable and people have the space in the front garden they will may electric cars and will need to set up OSP with private charge points.

They are both awful. The queues are so long! I loved the previous PO because I never had to wait that long and the guy behind the counter was always so nice.

https://twitter.com/msdulwich

we have amazing views from our house (first floor)...can see the shard, big ben, wembley arch, st pauls, london eye. At night the lights are stunning. We don't have to walk up a hill everyday (lordship lane end of dunstans road and upland road).. also good views on ferndene road se24 too (have driven past and stopped). I think Mundania, Marmora road SE22 also have great views.

Good luck and enjoy :-) Crystal palace park is lovely and the Bridge house pub is nice too.

Well a couple of years to improve is better than what we have now. To my recollection this service has been poor for years! In any case, just because a line is complex doesn't mean that it will take years to improve. The current London Overground is an orbital but in the past there were several lines and each were previously run by different operators; It's all now under TFL. I used to use 3 of the lines (services to Euston, the gospel oak line and the Richmond/stratford line) they were pretty unreliable especially the gospel oak line.

Hi lpool If the line is under TfL it is likely to become a London overground line. These are much better managed than the existing Southern service.

lol!

I hope this link works...I found it funny...https://twitter.com/southern_trains?lang=en-gb I thought it was a spoof site but not sure....the more i read it the sadder it is!

Bic Basher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For the last year, Southern is nothing more than a > brand of GTR (Govia Thameslink Railway) who > operate the Thameslink, Great Northern, Gatwick > Express and Southern brands. > > So you have this large franchise running trains > from King's Lynn to Brighton who are trying to > streamline everything from ticket offices to > counductors on trains to maintain profits for > their shareholders. > > Fortunately this franchise is only until 2021, > when it's very likely the Metro services from > PR/ED/ND will be handed over to TfL, leaving the > profitable services out of London to the private > sector. 2021 is ages away :-(

I wrote a letter to the Mayor complaining about the cancellations (southern) a couple of weeks ago.... I was so fed up!

The Szechenyi Bath's (outdoor heated baths) in Budapest are very popular in the cold months. Admittedly they are very warm....If the lido pool heated well and not full of leaves it could be popular in the winter..

Sounds like a fantastic addition to Peckham Rye common; for the whole community