Tuesday, October 25, 2005
SUCCESS - AT LAST !
SEWARDSTONE ROAD PARADE, CHINGFORD
LIMITED TIME PARKING NOW, AS REQUESTED BY TRADERS
REMOVAL OF DOUBLE YELLOW LINES
It took nearly a year of regular letters, "badgering", etc, by local Liberal Democrats, but, as the traders had requested, double yellow lines along the parade of shops in SEWARDSTONE ROAD, Chingford, E4 have at last been reduced to single in some parts to allow both loading and some limited time parking at various times. The new sign-boards were put up yesterday (Monday, 24th October), so things are now in place.
Towards the end of 2004, John Beanse organised a petition, requesting the removal of the double yellow lines. Petition forms were available at 10 outlets along the parade and nearly 600 people signed.
After the submission of the petition with a covering letter of representations, Council officers were persuaded to consult local traders on the issue.
(John Beanse has contacted the Council to thank officers and has drawn attention to one small stretch of double yellow lines WITHIN a parking bay which has still to be converted to single and has not yet been done for some reason {see photo*])).
Traders had stressed that the double yellow lines had been a deterrent to passing trade and that there had been a drop in business since their introduction.
John Beanse (who was the Liberal Democrat General Election candidate in Chingford & Woodford Green earlier this year) said:
“I am sorry this has taken so long to achieve – things have seemed to move very slowly – but I’m pleased that at last the traders have been listened to and that there has been this positive response.
Let’s hope that this parade of shops - which in my childhood used to thrive - may now pick up again and benefit from these changes.”
# posted by John Beanse @ 7:20 PM 
