Example email to Enfield Council opposing the proposed bus lane on Bowes Road (N11 1AT)
Enfield Council have requested that all residents, local community, and any road users to please email in a response to oppose the proposed bus lane on Bowes Road.
[This is a draft email to Enfield Council opposing the proposed bus lane on Bowes Road below]
Please email traffic@enfield.gov.uk and CC info@bowesroadcommunity.co.uk
Don’t forget to add your full name and full address at the bottom of the email.
To whom it may concern,
PETITION TO: STOP ENFIELD COUNCIL – PROPOSED BUS LANE ON BOWES ROAD (N11 1AT)
This action will have a massive impact on the local residents. Residents who live on the road and local communities will have less place to park their vehicles on an already very congested road.
The traffic in the area is already very congested due to new LTN’s put in place by the Council, more people are being forced to use Bowes Road as a means of getting through the area.
By enforcing the bus lane to be operational between 7am-7pm; the impact of the traffic on this road and the surroundings roads will be unbearable for both road users and local residents.
The residents parking bays are used before 11am and after 12pm by:
1. Dental patients of Perfect Teeth at 324 Bowes Road
2. Doctor's surgery Arnos Grove Medical centre at 269 Bowes Road
3. Commuters who leave their vehicles to take the tube at Arnos Grove Station
4. Public using the Arnos Swimming Pool at 269 Bowes Road
5. Public using Bowes Road Library at 269 Bowes Road
6. Public using the local Pub, Arnos Arms at 338 Bowes Road
7. Match days (Arsenal supporters) public leaving their vehicles to commute to the match from Arnos Grove Station
Where would delivery drivers load and unload parcels, heavy goods or groceries etc. especially for residents who are unable to commute to the shops due to their disabilities.
The Arnos Swimming Pool car park is currently being used by commuters using Arnos Grove Station as there are no restrictions in place.
It an absolute idiotic idea to place a bus lane on Bowes Road. One that will only be roughly 100 metres long. This is a waste of money. It will also reduce my house price. Are Enfield Council going to reimburse the property holders and by how much? I am totally against this idea and cannot believe someone came up with it. There is no room for a bus lane. It is already difficult to park for residents, especially now as TFL are removing our car parks and building new houses on this space. Where exactly are we to park? The bus lane is going to be extremely dangerous to any household with a drive, not only will they have to manoeuvre the bus lane but also another two lines of traffic. Plus, there is no way that Bowes Road N11 1AT can accommodate 3 traffic lanes. This is not the North Circular Road. This is a residential road, one that many of this part of Bowes Road have owned their house for over 30 years. I am disgusted that such a proposal has been put forward. TFL and Enfield Council are complete idiots.
The pollution on Bowes Road has risen to unbearable amounts due to the two surrounding LTN's in place. The increase in traffic on Bowes Road due to these LTNs has had an adverse effect on our health.
REASON GIVEN BY ENFIELD COUNCIL WITH REPLY TO OPPOSE BUS LANE:
- [ ] Increased bus service reliability; Where is the data which supports this claim? How can a 100-metre stretch of new bus lane help with congestion?
- [ ] Improve bus passengers journey time; Where is the data which supports this claim? At what risks to local residents with small children and Broomfield School children using the existing verge. At the moment traffic is an appropriate distance to the verge/walkway.
- [ ] Encouraging the use of public transport; How can this encourage use of TFL buses when the new plans don’t include any bus stops on route. This is a total waste of money and resources bearing in mind the proposed new stretch of bus lane is only 100 metre in length.
- [ ] Providing a safer lane for cyclists; Please show us the facts and figures to support this claim as this road already accommodates to cyclists as it’s very wide in places allowing room for motorists and cyclists.
- [ ] Providing priority for emergency vehicles; As a local resident I have never seen an emergency vehicle struggle to get down Bowes Road due to its size allowing vehicles to pull over to a safe distance to allow emergency vehicles through. Please back up this claim with data.
WE THE UNDERSIGNED SUPPORT THIS PETITION FOR THE ABOVE. WE OBJECT TO:
- [ ] THE PROPOSED BUS LANE ON THE 'BOWES ROAD N11 1AT'
- [ ] REMOVING OF RESIDENTIAL BAYS AND YELLOW LINE
I require each point to be answered too separately by the Council, evidence must be supplied.
Regards,
(Enter full name and full address)
[PLEASE SEND TO TRAFFIC@ENFIELD.GOV.UK]
[PLEASE CC INFO@BOWESROADCOMMUNITY.CO.UK]