Councillors Column

SE22 Councillors

Cllr Victoria Olisa | Victoria.olisa@southwark.gov.uk

East Dulwich Phase 2 traffic measures

As we come to the end of Lockdown 2, local people are still dealing with the local traffic measures, that has closed some side streets near East Dulwich station (Melbourne Grove etc), installation of planters and quieter streets for cyclists and school children, however increased traffic from the recent burst water main and Thames Water works on the South Circular. At the time of going to press, ward councillors like myself have been discussing these traffic measures with local residents and business owners in recent Stakeholder.

What can be changed in the coming weeks?

Council officers are looking to introduce slight changes to the business parking bays close to Lordship Lane, increase cycle hangers and parking and look to insert new parklets/ benches along Lordship Lane, to give some much needed relief to shoppers. Business bays are the top priority, as these can be installed in a matter of weeks, without a long formal decision-making process, so look out for the new revised business parking bays before the end of the year. Due to legal and constitutional process, parking changes won’t be taking place until January 2021. Key Milestones for the Phase 2 of the East Dulwich traffic measures, will include the following: January 2021: project review by local people and the council – no formal decision to be made April 2021: comprehensive traffic data collection by the council across the affected areas and roads Summer 2021: extensive public consultation of local residents and businesses. These public views will be fed into the final council office report which will go to the Cabinet Member (Catherine Rose) for a decision whether the scheme exists in its currents state, or significant changes or other options. We need as many local people to add their views at the formal Summer 2021 public consultation. With the current COVID-19 19 restrictions, the council is unable to carry out public face to face meetings, but please check your local noticeboards, Common Space website and other social media avenues for news of how to engage with you to listen to your views. Please still continue to email your local ward councillors at the following addresses: • Victoria.Olisa@southwark.gov.uk • James.McAsh@southwark.gov.uk • Charlie.Smith@southwark.gov.uk Or the Cabinet Member: Catherine.Rose@southwark.gov.uk Deputy Cabinet Member for LTNs: Radha.Burgess@southwar;gov.uk

Health Matters including COVID-19 19 etc)

As the Chair of the Health Scrutiny Commission since May 2019, I have focused on the current service delivery for our residents within our care homes and those outside the borough (70% of provision), before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The key learning so far, is that the council working with the CCG, NHS and local providers have provided the relevant PPE and other safety measures to keep our residents and staff safe. With this second lockdown, we are seeing the number of local COVID-19 fatalities declining, with our borough being selected as a pilot borough for rapid testing, e.g. 30 minutes. Testing centres are still at Peckham Pulse and Burgess Park. One of the centres was moved from Dulwich Park due to accessibility issues for local residents. We are waiting for NHS England to inform us when the vaccine will be available in the coming weeks and then how it will be administered to high priority residents such as those in care homes etc. For more information about the Health Scrutiny Commission and its focus, please do not hesitate to contact me at:

victoria.olisa@southwark.gov.uk