| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Hamilton Road C.P.Z. to happen! | |
| Posted by: | Arbel Jones | |
| Date/Time: | 10/08/12 11:18:00 |
| Along with the majority of Hamilton Road I am strongly in favour of CPZ. I am surprised by a fundamental misunderstanding of several contributors. It was not the council which imposed this scheme,it was the residents who requested it.We were neither invited nor compelled to take the initial steps towards establishing a view of the road. For those who fear that once imposed costs of the annual parking will soar,they need only reflect on the increase in prices across the borough to know that is not a valid concern. There has also been something of a knee jerk reaction to the perceived evils of CPZ.Can it be accepted that parking problems are going to get worse.At what point does it become intolerable?Why do people campaign for the rights of people who live outside the borough or indeed nearby roads to park in our street for days/weeks when we ourselves cannot park? Isn't it also the case that no neighbourhood has ever asked the scheme to be withdrawn once in place? The majority of Hamilton Road residents in favour of CPZ in 2010 was small and the size of that majority is now significant.If as has been suggested there is a concerted effort to undermine the outcome of that vote,then it would be a very sad development.Since when did we become selective about democratic results?Neither is it conducive to good community relations when residents known to be anti CPZ seek to reserve a parking place (with cones,car manoeuvring or otherwise) outside their houses. There may have been a valid argument about a larger community vote but with the gradual increase of CPZ in nearby roads that opportunity is long gone.Hamilton Road can be distinguished from other roads in that it effectively has no off street parking.It is unsurprising the votes in the 2010 consultation produced the results they did. My own view is that it is inevitable that CPZ will be introduced across the area. Nobody wants to pay to park in their street but it is now a feature of living in a city like London. |