30 October 2020

Anger as parking bays are scrapped, leaving residents unable to accept deliveries or pick up elderly relatives – South London News

Anger as parking bays are scrapped, leaving residents unable to accept deliveries or pick up elderly relatives – South London News

... The bays along the eastern side of Kennington Park Road affect 50 five-storey housing blocks, and have been suspended by Transport for London (TfL) for 18 months to trial the red route. ...

... Lucy Cleeve, a representative of the Kennington Park Road Residents Association, said: “We’re concerned about the impact of these new parking restrictions on local residents, especially the most vulnerable in our community, who have been particularly adversely affected. ...

... Carl Callaghan, 60, a Kennington Park Road resident, said: “My mother lives in this house, she is 91, and she suffers terrible pain. ...

... Kennington Park Road resident, Pauline Carroll, said: “I am currently in the throes of urgent repair and renovations to my property which started before lockdown. ...

... Kate Macmillan, a Kennington Park Road resident, said: “Vulnerable, elderly people are being harmed by this change. ...

... “There is a great deal of confusion about the changes, particularly as TfL’s consultation document lists all of Kennington Park Road as being in Lambeth when in fact the affected area runs into Southwark, too.” ...


 

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