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improving your streetstell us your views on the proposed Forest Hill 20mph zone

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Lewisham Council is proposing tointroduce a 20mph speed zone inyour area.

Please take a few moments to give us your views by completing theenclosed questionnaire andreturning it to Lewisham Councilby 11 September 2009.

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London Borough of LewishamTransport and EngineeringFREEPOST LON 15647London SE13 7BR

RESPONSE SERVICELicence No. Lon 15647

CODE Forest Hill 20mph

The Forest Hill 20mph zone

Introduction

In recent years the Council has been working on a programme to introduce 20mph zones, wherever practical, throughout the borough’s residential areas.Currently, about 60% of the borough’s residential road space is located within20mph zones. Earlier this year, the Mayor of Lewisham gave approval toproceed with the development of a 20mph zone in the area bounded by WoodVale, Forest Hill Road, Honor Oak Park, the Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park railwayline and London Road.

The Metropolitan Police has indicated that they have insufficient resources atthe moment to enforce effectively a 20mph speed limit. It is vital therefore, anda condition of the Department for Transport’s regulations, that every streetwithin a 20mph zone has effective, self-enforcing, traffic-calming features.

Many of the streets in this part of the borough already have long-establishedtraffic calming features such as speed humps. However, in order to create anarea-wide zone, it would be necessary for us to introduce similar features inother roads within the proposed zone (please see below). It may also benecessary, in order to conform with the latest Department for Transportregulations, for us to modify or supplement the existing traffic calmingfeatures.

Our proposals

To conform with current regulations for 20mph zones it would be necessary forus to install traffic-calming in the following roads:

• David's Road• Fairlie Gardens• Horniman Drive• Liphook Crescent• Manor Mount• Pearcefield Avenue• Ringmore Rise• Rocombe Crescent• Tewkesbury Avenue• Waldenshaw Road

Zone entry and exit signs and road markings would be installed at the boundaryroad junctions.

Honor Oak Road

Honor Oak Road is a busy distributor route, used regularly by emergencyservice vehicles and the P4 bus. It already has a number of traffic-calmingfeatures including speed cushions and a raised zebra crossing. In keeping withthe operational needs of the police, fire and ambulance services, we do notpropose to make any modifications or add to the existing traffic-calmingfeatures in Honor Oak Road. We propose therefore that the speed limit alongHonor Oak Road should remain at 30 mph. Enforcement of the speed limit inHonor Oak Road will therefore remain with the Metropolitan Police.

Help for people with disabilities

We intend to improve access for people with disabilities byconstructing more dropped kerbs at crossing points. All of these newcrossing points will be highlighted by coloured, tactile paving slabs.

Cycle provision

In all the roads where traffic calming is proposed all new speedhumps will be constructed to a sinusoidal profile. This form of speedhump is similar to the more commonly used round top hump, but hasa shallower initial rise. Cyclists are of the view that the sinusoidalprofile provides a more comfortable ride.

Our aims

In carrying out this work, we aim to:

• reduce vehicle speeds • improve safety for all road users• reduce the number and severity of personal injury, road accidents

within the area• reduce traffic hazards for schoolchildren• improve conditions for people with disabilities• encourage cyclists to use the area

If you would like to make any comments on our proposals thenplease make use of our detachable, FREEPOST reply card.

Please make sure that your reply reaches our FREEPOST address no later than 11 September 2009.

Before making any further progress with this proposal we would like to knowwhat you think of it. Please tick the appropriate box below.

Yes, I support the Council’s proposal to introduce a

20 mph zone in the Forest Hill area

No, I do not support the Council’s proposal to introduce a

20 mph zone in the Forest Hill area

If you would like to comment on the Council’s proposals then

please do so in the space below….

Your personal details

Name

Address

Postcode

Tell us your views

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New speed humps in:Horniman DriveRingmore RiseRocombe CrescentLiphook CrescentTewkesbury Avenue

New speed cushions in:David’s RoadManor MountPearcefield AvenueWaldenshaw Road

Boundary of 20mph zone