Telegraph Hill Local Assembly

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Kender Street Triangle

Project Review

Telegraph Hill Assembly

Tuesday 24th January 2012

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Kender Street Triangle – Aims 2007

• Aid regeneration of a deprived area

• Reduce severance in the area

• Create a ‘Streets for People’ area

• Remove the gyratory system

• Reduce bus journey times

• Manage general traffic more efficiently

• Reduce accidents

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Environmental Benefits

• Upgrades pedestrian crossings

• Cycle lanes and advance stop lines

• New footways & resurfaced carriageways

• Improved street lighting

• Modernised traffic signals

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Environmental Benefits – (cont)

• Removal of Gyratory system

• Removal of derelict toilets

• Feature gas light

• Removal of through traffic from Kender St and Besson St

• Regeneration within the Triangle in partnership with Lewisham Council & New Cross Gate NDC

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Kender Street Triangle – Journey Times

• How we evaluate journey times – Traffic Models

• ‘Before’ conditions with data from 2007

• ‘After’ conditions with data from 2011 – Cycle Superhighway

• Compare ‘before’ & ‘after’ journey times

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Kender Triangle – Project Evaluation

Bus Journey times since the alterations were implemented :

• 20% lower in the morning (AM peak)

• 16% lower in the midday (inter peak)

• 10% lower in the evening (PM Peak)

• Overall total bus journey times are 15% lower since implementation

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Kender Triangle – Project Evaluation

General traffic times since the alterations were implemented :

• 25% lower in the morning (AM peak)

• 30% lower in the midday (Inter Peak)

• 20% lower in the evening (PM Peak)

• Overall total general traffic journey times are 25% lower since implementation

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Kender Triangle – Project Evaluation

Junction Capacity:

• most junctions, particularly on the main roads operate better

Queue Lengths

• Queues are mostly shorter since scheme implementation

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Junction Efficiency Queue lengths AM

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Junction Efficiency Queue lengths Inter Peak

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Junction Efficiency & Queue lengths PM Peak

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Accident Analysis

• Project completed October 2010

• Settling down period

• Accident stats analysed over 3 year period

• Meaningful data October 2013

• Since implementation there has been a decrease in serious accidents, possibly due to lower speeds associated with 2 way workiing

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Local engagement history

• Public and stakeholder consultation undertaken by Faber Maunsell/AECOM for TfL November 2007

• Public information update exhibition February 2010

• Ongoing contact with Queens Road residents throughout via consultation, engagement and TfL customer services

• Scheme evaluation update to Telegraph Hill Assembly 24 Jan 2012

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Communications since the change

• 70 contacts received between Autumn 2010 and Spring 2011

– Can motorcycles use the new bus lanes– How to access various roads including Avonley Road– How to negotiate the new road layout and directions– Changes to parking bays in Erlanger and Waller Road– Parking in Pepys Road– Removal of parking and loading facilities on south side of

Queen’s Road– Gas Lanterns – Addition of pedestrian crossing on Queen’s Road– Installation of traffic signals at corner of Pomeroy and NCR– Construction queries

•  Local government ombudsman review

Consultation since change

• Local contact about parking bays on south side of Queens Road

• Single red line installed instead of double red to allow Queens Road parking after 19:00hrs

• More short stay parking bays provided on Erlanger and Waller Roads

• Consultation about operation/times of bays

• consultations.tfl.gov.uk/consultation-and-engagement/kender

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Additional Works

• Works between 16th Jan to 31st March 2012

• Safety audit after scheme completion identified some issues with signs and road markings

• Revision to raised entry treatments

• Improvements to street lighting at New Cross Road/Queens Road

• Installation of Cycle stands

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LEWISHAM HOUSING ALLOCATIONS & STRATEGIC POLICY ON TENANCIES

CONSULTATION

Sarah HoldenStrategy, Policy & Projects OfficerLondon Borough of Lewisham24 January 2012

ALLOCATIONS - SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Legal requirement to have a scheme which sets out how we will prioritise housing allocations. Certain groups need to be given ‘reasonable preference’

• People who are homeless• Those living in unsatisfactory housing, e.g. overcrowded

or lacking amenities• Those who need to move on medical grounds• Those who need to move to a particular area within the

district where it would cause hardship if they were unable to do so

• Those owed a duty under other relevant legislation such as a closing order on a property

DEMAND FOR SOCIAL HOUSING IN LEWISHAM

• Demand for social housing far exceeds available supply

• Current housing waiting list over 17,000 applicants

• Approximately 1200 properties expected to be available for letting in 2011/12

• Need to determine a fair way of allocating housing in the borough

WHY ARE WE UNDERTAKING THE REVIEW?

Changes in legislation and government thinking

• The Localism Act 2011 - what we are required to do (statutory requirement)

• The Code of Guidance - what we are encouraged to do

• Local priorities - what we want/need to do

But before introducing any changes we want to find out what local people think of these proposals.

SO WHAT ARE WE PROPOSING?

Incorporate all the legally required changes

• Keep all the current reasonable preference categories with their current level of priority banding

Immigration changes

• The changes would mean that if you had someone in your household who did not have legal status to be in the U.K, they would still be accounted for in determining what the bed size need for the household is

• If someone does not have status in the U.K, they will not be entitled to social housing

Armed forces

• There will be provision for some people who have served in the armed forces to be exempt from our local connection policy

SO WHAT ARE WE PROPOSING?

Respond to the Code of Guidance and act on local priorities

Bedroom standard e.g. siblings sharing etc

• Involves moving the upper age limit for children from 18 to 21

Homeless discharge

• Keep band 3 priority for homeless people living in temporary accommodation • Acknowledge the ability to house this group of people in the private rented sector

although some cases will still get social housing offer

Remove band 4

• Disqualify applicants who do not have a reasonable preference or a local priority as defined in the banding scheme and give them advice about what other opportunities may be available to them

SO WHAT ARE WE PROPOSING?

Employment

• New band 3 category• To help people who are working on a low wage• Requires 2 years continuous employment

Income threshold

• May increase up to £50k per household• Responding to housing association requests as a result of affordable rent regime

Rent arrears

• Currently suspend from the housing register until arrears are reduced• Proposing to disqualify – household would have to reapply

Local connection

• Keep current restrictions on who can register – those who live here, work here or give/receive care and support here

• Add time limit for residence – must currently live in Lewisham and have done so for 6 months in last 12

SO WHAT ARE WE PROPOSING?

Mobility

• Requirement for Lewisham to contribute to a pan London scheme to enable social housing tenants to move within London

• Remove 5% of lets as contribution to this scheme

Community contribution

• Allow a small number of lets to non priority transfers who have given something back to the community

Reduce the number of bids each applicant can make each week

• Will enable us to make sure all properties are rented as quickly as possible which will help reduce waiting times for other people on the register

Decants

• Confirm the overriding priority we need to give residents living in properties that need to be decanted as a result of some decant regeneration schemes

• Continue to encourage under occupation moves and reduce overcrowding

WHERE WE ARE – REVIEW PROGRESS

Formal consultation starting imminently

• Web survey will be available online by end of this month, allowing public feedback

• Meetings with staff and internal stakeholders, including elected members

• Will be sent out to all Housing Associations to get their views

• Likely to go to Mayor and Cabinet April-May for a decision

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

• Please respond to our survey – attendees will be notified of link if you have left an email address

• Tell me any views today

• Email: sarah.holden@lewisham.gov.uk for any more information or with questions

• Thank you for listening

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