Camden traffic plans for Fitzjohn’s Avenue
Camden has launched a very quick consultation on their “Fitzjohn’s Avenue Safe and Healthy Streets” scheme. Your local Conservative councillors oppose this design. We will be meeting officers to discuss the various problems it would pose and we will campaign against the thoughtlessness of the scheme. Its agenda will not only penalise car owners and independent school pupils. Make your voice heard by telling Camden Council via this link by 6 July
The proposal to change the location of bus stops will result in the loss of one outside St Mary’s school, which raises the distance between stops and is a negative alteration to suit another impractical cycle lane.
The proposal to restrict vehicular access to College Crescent during the UCS pre-prep school drop-off and pick-up times does not take into account the age of the children who attend this school. They are not at an age when autonomous travel to school is an option. The parents frequently combine their trips with shared transport of other pupils, and the vast majority of the school cadre do not live within walking distance of the school. This proposal will severely affect both parents and the school.
“Floating” bus stops are controversial and deliver both uncertainty for cyclists and those boarding and getting off buses. Similarly, floating parking bays pose dangers of passengers opening their doors on the cycle lane side without due consideration of cyclists. The statistics provided for the cycle use of Fitzjohn’s Avenue indicate an average of 16 cycles per hour. This number is far too low to warrant the considerable disturbance and risks proposed. There are better alternative side roads available for cycling.
This road already has a fantastic, mature array of trees and grass verge. The introduction of rain gardens is unnecessary in this context.
The introduction of raised crossings and the considerable addition of street signage, furniture, inappropriate modern surfaces, and materials would give the appearance of a new-town transport proposal and severely spoil the beauty of Fitzjohn’s Avenue, one of the finest broad boulevards of North London.
We demand, please, do not sacrifice Fitzjohn’s Avenue to this unwanted plan.
Camden Labour has come up with fake consultations for schemes they have decided to implement. Residents overwhelmingly rejected the Haverstock Hill bike lane, but it was still implemented. Sadly your local Lib Dems once again are backing Camden Council on bad plan.
To object to this plan tell Camden via this link
Camden 'Consultations'
■ “Consultation should be an essential tool in engaging with residents. It is also a means of improving local Councils' ability to deliver good services."
■ Camden holds lots of 'consultations'. Sadly, the Camden approach to consulting about works they want to pursue has become so slick that the outcome of many of the consultations they conduct has been written into the questions being asked.
■ The effect of these actions diminishes the credibility of consultation and delivers a strong message that the authority will do what the authority wants to do. "Nanny State knows best".
■ This has been seen in many recent 'consultations', Wendling (Gospel Oak) Council home regeneration
Haverstock Hill cycle Lane, Prince of Wales Rd cycle lane, Changes to parking permits & Changes to refuse collection
They are now trying to do the same in Fitzjohns Avenue as well as Kidderpore & Ferncoft Avenues.
■ From now on, Camden should seek residents' opinions without leading them. Camden should listen to your views fairly and without a pre-agreed answer. Camden should listen to residents rather than ignoring them. It's a shame the local Lib Dem Councillors don’t oppose Camden Labour plans.
Cllr Steve Adams
Leader, Camden Conservative Councillors
To object to this plan tell Camden via this link
