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Should people worry about Liveable Streets& #39; effect on Roman Rd market area? What& #39;s the deal with parking?
I& #39;ve heard a few worries, which can be dispelled.
Also, some thoughts on why the area does need a change.
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Firstly, the Roman Rd/St Stephen& #39;s Rd corner car park is STAYING. There it is in the pic, that beautiful grey oblong.
Even after they nibble out a small section to widen the pavement, it& #39;ll still have more than enough space- some poor sod& #39;s been monitoring how full it gets. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤓" title="Nerd-Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nerd-Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📋" title="Klemmbrett" aria-label="Emoji: Klemmbrett">
The car park& #39;ll therefore be able to absorb many of the cars currently parking on Roman Road when the pedestrianisation increases from the current 3 days. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚙" title="Wohnmobil" aria-label="Emoji: Wohnmobil">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚙" title="Wohnmobil" aria-label="Emoji: Wohnmobil">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚙" title="Wohnmobil" aria-label="Emoji: Wohnmobil">
The Roman Road Market pedestrianisation will only last till 4.30pm each day, so if you& #39;ve got a parking permit, you can still park there after 4.30pm each day.
In fact, it& #39;ll only be pedestrianised just over a quarter of the day.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤷‍♂️" title="Achselzuckender Mann" aria-label="Emoji: Achselzuckender Mann">
The pedestrianisation& #39;s taken on a new urgency with coronavirus. There are a number of caffs etc that may benefit from outside seating to keep them viable, while social distancing reduces indoor capacity. Covid& #39;ll probably be with us for a while yet. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😷" title="Gesicht mit Mundschutz" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Mundschutz">
Still concerned about lack of kerbside parking? 48% of R. Rd firms say their customers live v. close (R Rd Trust). Encouraging people to drive in from a wider radius& #39;d just jam up our streets even more. With the best will in the world, where& #39;d they park? Even now? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">
And the evidence of the last couple of decades suggests kerbside parking on R. Rd Market four days a week hasn& #39;t exactly delivered an exciting retail offer (with apologies to the Chicken Shops https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht">). It& #39;s been tried. Time for a different approach.
The council& #39;s promising to spend money tarting the market area up, if people support the plans. Let& #39;s unlock this cash! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💶" title="Banknote mit Euro-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Euro-Zeichen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💶" title="Banknote mit Euro-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Euro-Zeichen">
(A reminder of the link to support the scheme: https://talk.towerhamlets.gov.uk/LSbow )">https://talk.towerhamlets.gov.uk/LSbow&quo...
The council& #39;s promising to spend money tarting the market area up, if people support the plans. Let& #39;s unlock this cash! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💶" title="Banknote mit Euro-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Euro-Zeichen">(A reminder of the link to support the scheme: https://talk.towerhamlets.gov.uk/LSbow&quo..." title="The council& #39;s promising to spend money tarting the market area up, if people support the plans. Let& #39;s unlock this cash! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💶" title="Banknote mit Euro-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Euro-Zeichen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💶" title="Banknote mit Euro-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Banknote mit Euro-Zeichen">(A reminder of the link to support the scheme: https://talk.towerhamlets.gov.uk/LSbow&quo..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Bow can never be Westfield/Bluewater in terms of lavish parking capacity. But we can mimic one aspect - pleasant, non-car-dominated surroundings. Here& #39;s a before and after of Orford Rd, E17, (nicked from https://bit.ly/2DaPUtD ).">https://bit.ly/2DaPUtD&q... Where& #39;d you rather linger?
Because...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚠️" title="Warnsignal" aria-label="Emoji: Warnsignal"> Two truths https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚠️" title="Warnsignal" aria-label="Emoji: Warnsignal">
Cars that are driven from one end of Roman Rd Market to the other without stopping: They ain& #39;t spending money. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😟" title="Besorgtes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Besorgtes Gesicht">
Cars parked the whole day outside shops without moving: They ain& #39;t spending money. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😟" title="Besorgtes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Besorgtes Gesicht">
Only 38% of households in Bow East ward even have access to a car (2011), lower than the London average, so while it& #39;s right to try to accommodate these cars, *particularly* those of blue badge holders, we have to think of the whole 100% of our residents.
And the needs of the 100% go way beyond parking. They include
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Clean air: ours is poor right now
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Less road danger, so kids can walk to school or their friends& #39;
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Linked to above, getting kids active, to fix their terrible obesity rate ( https://bit.ly/2At5PlZ )">https://bit.ly/2At5PlZ&q...
And the needs of the 100% go way beyond parking. They includehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable= Clean air: ours is poor right nowhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Less road danger, so kids can walk to school or their friends& #39;https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Linked to above, getting kids active, to fix their terrible obesity rate ( https://bit.ly/2At5PlZ&q..." title="And the needs of the 100% go way beyond parking. They includehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Clean air: ours is poor right nowhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Less road danger, so kids can walk to school or their friends& #39;https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> Linked to above, getting kids active, to fix their terrible obesity rate ( https://bit.ly/2At5PlZ&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
If you want a rejuvenated Roman Road market area
PLUS an end to long-distance traffic using Bow simply as a cut-through
PLUS access to every property by car, just like you& #39;ve got now
You MUST say so in this consultation:
https://talk.towerhamlets.gov.uk/LSbow 
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