Month: April 2016

Court Lane Residents (COLAR) Survey on the Quietways Consultation

 

In your opinion, will the proposals increase, not change, or decrease traffic congestion?
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
They will increase traffic congestion	89.0%	130
They will not change traffic congestion	6.8%	10
They will decrease traffic congestion	2.7%	4
I don’t have an opinion	1.4%	2
answered question		146
skipped question		0

 

The Quietways initiative consultation A4 leaflet explains proposed changes to the Court Lane/Calton Avenue/Dulwich Village junction road/pavement layout. Was a printed copy delivered to your home?
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
Yes	74.6%	106
No	25.4%	36
answered question		142
skipped question		4

 

The Quietways proposal involves changes to the Court Lane/Calton Avenue/Dulwich Village junction which you can view at www.courtlane.info. In your opinion, are the proposed changes to the junction:
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
Needed	2.8%	4
Needed in part	26.9%	39
Not needed	67.6%	98
I don’t have an opinion	2.8%	4
answered question		145
skipped question		1

 

In your opinion, will the proposals increase, not change, or decrease traffic congestion?
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
They will increase traffic congestion	89.0%	130
They will not change traffic congestion	6.8%	10
They will decrease traffic congestion	2.7%	4
I don’t have an opinion	1.4%	2
answered question		146
skipped question		0

 

 

The proposals are intended to increase safety for cyclists using the junction. In your opinion, will the proposals:
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
Increase safety for cyclists	8.9%	13
Have no effect	46.6%	68
Decrease safety for cyclists	38.4%	56
I don’t have an opinion	6.2%	9
answered question		146
skipped question		0

 

In your opinion, do you think that the proposals give too little or too much consideration to cyclists?
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
They give too much consideration to cyclists	81.4%	118
They give adequate consideration to cyclists	9.7%	14
They give too little consideration to cyclists	4.8%	7
I don’t have an opinion	4.1%	6
answered question		145
skipped question		1

 

In your opinion, do you think that the proposals give too little or much consideration to pedestrians?
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
They give too much consideration to pedestrians	10.3%	15
They give adequate consideration to pedestrians	38.6%	56
They give too little consideration to pedestrians	45.5%	66
I don’t have an opinion	5.5%	8
answered question		145
skipped question		1

 

In your opinion, do you think that the proposed removal of the guard railings around the pavement outside the village school at the junction:
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
Increase safety for children	2.7%	4
Have no effect	1.4%	2
Decrease safety for children	92.5%	135
I don’t have an opinion	3.4%	5
answered question		146
skipped question		0

 

In your opinion, do you think that the proposals give too little or too much consideration to car users?
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
They give too much consideration to car users	4.8%	7
They give adequate consideration to car users	6.2%	9
They give too little consideration to car users	84.8%	123
I don’t have an opinion	4.1%	6
answered question		145
skipped question		1

 

Do you agree that priority should be changed from Court Lane road users to Calton Avenue road-users?
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
I agree that priority should be changed from Court Lane to Calton Avenue road users	7.6%	11
I disagree that priority should be changed from Court Lane to Calton Avenue road users	84.8%	123
I don’t have an opinion	7.6%	11
answered question		145
skipped question		1

 

The proposals seek to reduce the three lanes at the traffic lights at the bottom of Calton Avenue to two lanes. In your opinion, would this lead to:
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
Increased congestion	92.5%	135
Have no effect	2.7%	4
Decrease congestions	2.1%	3
I don’t have an opinion	2.7%	4
answered question		146
skipped question		0

 

Do you have confidence that the Quietways initiative has sufficiently modelled likely displacement in traffic flows? Please choose one answer:
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
I have great confidence that the proposed changes to traffic flows have been sufficiently modelled	1.4%	2
I have some confidence that the proposed changes to traffic flows have been sufficiently modelled	1.4%	2
I have little confidence that the proposed changes to traffic flows have been sufficiently modelled	21.2%	31
I have no confidence that the proposed changes to traffic flows have been sufficiently modelled	71.9%	105
I don’t have an opinion	4.1%	6
answered question		146
skipped question		0

 

In your opinion, will the views of residents be taken into account by the relevant authorities?
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
The views of residents will be fully taken into account	2.7%	4
Some views will be taken into account	31.5%	46
The views of residents will not be taken into account	59.6%	87
I don’t have an opinion	6.2%	9
answered question		146
skipped question		0

 

In your opinion, should the quiet ways proposals (Please choose one answer):
Answer Options	Response Percent	Response Count
Be adopted with strong support from residents	4.8%	7
Be adopted with qualified support from residents	2.1%	3
Be delayed pending further review	33.6%	49
Be abandoned altogether	58.9%	86
I don’t have an opinion	0.7%	1
answered question		146
skipped question		0

Sunday 12th June 2016

122 Court Lane  Dulwich  SE21 7EA   Jean and Charles Cary-Elwes

Buses P4, 12, 40, 176, 185 (to Dulwich Library), 37.                                             Mainline: North Dulwich then 15 minutes walk, ample free parking.              Opening 2.00pm – 5.30pm   Admission £5 for NGS, children free.             Wheelchair access to terrace only – but good view of garden.  Teas.

Generously proportioned, mature garden with unusual and marginally tender shrubs which thrive in the hands of a keen propagator.  Agapanthus, a signature plant followed by oleander, and a splendid clerodendron.  Backing onto Dulwich Park, it has a countryside feel – a true family garden with sandpit and hammock mingling with a hardworking greenhouse and a super wormery, which will be demonstrated.  Jazz band, cakes and tea, children’s trail, plant sales.

 

Sunday 26th June 2016

118 Court Lane  Dulwich, SE21 7EA   Margaret Evison                   Telephone:  020 8693 2254

Opening time:  2.00pm – 5.30pm.                                                                        Admission:  £3  in support of the Mark Evison Foundation.  Visitors and groups also welcome by appointment May to August.  Home-made teas.

Luscious planting in deep herbacious borders with shrubs, unusual specimens and arching roses, alongside an immaculate lawn.  Pass under an ancient pear tree through a magical perfumed white rose garden to unfold the surprise – a small wildflower meadow with a pond attracting wildlife, particularly butterflies – all with a wonderful backdrop of green Dulwich Park.  The front garden is a mix of white flowers/varigated greenery.  A plant collectors garden.

The Dulwich Society

Front Garden competition 2016        

We are sponsoring a front garden competition in 2016.  Entry is free and open to all households in the Dulwich area. Judging will take in June.

Prizes will be awarded: the Front Garden of the Year – £100 Garden Voucher; five Gold Prizes of £50 Garden Vouchers, and five Silver Prizes of £25.

The closing date for entry is 31 May.

Entry forms for the competition are available on www.dulwichsociety.com/garden-group