ajdoc

Where were you all? when they demolished Waverly, gave the land to Lord Harris and said "build anything you like as long as it can hold a thousand pupils and completely disrupt the landscape in a way that a blue bin can only dream of".

I live in the road and the proposed closure is more than welcome. Years ago at the original public consultations regarding the traffic calming measures for the area which are currently in place I did suggest closing off the Rye Lane end of Friern Road to the officers present, but they said the Upland Road/Friern Rosd barrier was all that was being considered. This had a marvellous effect on calming down that section. Previously it had a history of spectacular and near fatal accidents by the bend adjacent to Piermont Green caused by speeders trying to get to Lordship Lane in either direction. So for me it is a case of "at last" an end to the lunatics who speed past my house hitting trees (one tree in fact has had to be removed recently because of the damage caused by careless lorry drivers!!), clipping wing mirrors and side panels of parked cars, mounting curbs to allow other rat runners to pass and generally making it dangerous for the cyclists and pedestrians. It is after all a designated cycle route and an access to the park. It will mean the children, more importantly, will have a significantly reduced risk and can at least negotiate their entrance to school in relative safety. As a footnote Forest Hill road is congested because cardrivers don't get the message: walk, use a bike or catch a bus, YOU ARE the cause of the congestion. I am not anti car just anti car-commute for work and dropping the "kids" off. By the way these are 11 year olds, surely they can find their own way to school? This obviously doesn't apply to everyone, but I would have thought most family's could give the no car day a trial. If it were coordinated on a borough wide scale public transport could really thrive, put on more services and everyone would benefit. Until of course the selfish see the absence of cars and get their car keys out again!! Road closure, in this instance, definitely gets my approval. And I hope it is permanent.