CPZ needed in Holmdene

Yes Holmdene needs CPZ as we Have major problems in parking in the day time and evening  In day time there are serious health and safety issues for mothers taking young children in/out, 

In evening when many residents cannot park and are forced to go elsewhere. Women working late or out of London often have to walk back from their cars parked in other streets late at night alone.  Being the only through road in the triangle without parking restrictions We have seen displacement of cars to Holmdene. During the day and also for longer term  car owners use Holmdene for days/sometimes weeks of free parking; This is going to get worse: Lambeth is introducing CPZ just the other side Herne Hill – already installed by Ruskin Park

CPZ clearly works.   There are half-empty streets of Hollingbourne, Warmington etc at any time of day or night. (eg 18 free spaces in Hollingbourne at 10pm recently) . This shows that parking problem in Holmdene Avenue is not just London organic car growth. Diagonal parking is not the answer  It was considered in 2000 but dropped as too dangerous. Traffic picks up speed on the hill - it would put drivers at risk when reversing out  and would be very dangerous for any cyclist caught. And this would just attract in even more cars from  elsewhere - Holmdene does not want to become the free car park for the district.

Robert and Judy Foster,  Holmdene,