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Big Shift - May
Big Shift – May
As the weather is (finally) getting better, now is the perfect time to get outside! Lambeth’s Big Shift has opportunities for you to transform your street with a parklet or to help you get on your bike. See below for details.
Any questions? Contact us at bigshift@lambeth.gov.uk
Community Parklets
Applications for Community Parklets phase 3 will be open from the 20 May to 30 June.
Parklets are parking space-sized parks placed in the kerbside. They are a space for community growing, a place to get to know your neighbours, an opportunity to take ownership over your streets, or just a spot to rest on your journey. Parklets can be customised by each community to best suit their needs, with successful applicants getting to choose from a catalogue of modular items to fill their parklet.
For more information and to apply - Community Parklet Scheme | Lambeth Council
Business Parklets
Businesses can now apply to build a parklet in the kerbside outside their premises. Business parklets provide extra space for customers and help improve the street scene for everyone.
For more information and to apply - Business Parklet Scheme | Lambeth Council
Dr Bike
Experienced mechanics will give your bike a FREE safety check.
• Qualified mechanics check everything on your bike from wheels, brakes, gears, and tyre pressure, to lights, racks, pedals, saddles, and more.
• For anything that can’t be fixed there and then, the mechanic will explain what needs doing and provide an estimated cost to fix at a bike shop.
To view Dr Bike sessions visit Dr Bike Session (cycleconfident.com)
Cycle Confident Free Cycle Lessons
• Private 1-1 sessions, family sessions, or group sessions.
• From beginner sessions in an off-road environment, to advance sessions dealing with complex junctions.
• Assistance with planning routes to wherever you’d like to go, and then cycling them with an instructor.
Book your session at Lambeth (cycleconfident.com)
Our Bike
OurBike is a community cargo bike share scheme where you can hire an electric cargo bike by the hour.
• Costs just £3 per hour to rent and can travel up to 50km on a full charge.
• The cargo bikes can carry up to two kids, or all kinds of cargo from furniture to food deliveries.
• Seven bikes located across the borough.
Find your nearest OurBike and sign up at Our Bike
Posted on 9th May 2024
by PK
Big Shift – April
Big Shift – April
Be part of the shift to a healthier and greener borough with the opportunities below.
For questions and queries contact us at bigshift@lambeth.gov.uk
London Cargo Bike Festival – 10 May 2024
The London Cargo Bike Festival 2024 is a family-focused day, designed to inform and inspire people about the wide range of cargo bikes on offer. You can try out a range of cargo bikes on a safe test track and find out more about servicing, maintenance, training, and safety.
The festival will offer:
• Cargo bike test rides with dozens of different brands for all cargo bike uses, whether it’s the school run, daily commute, or weekly shopping trips
• Expert advice from cargo bike retailers and manufacturers
• A chauffeur-driven cargo bike taxi experience
• Supervised children’s balance bike area
• Food and drink stalls
• Music, bubbles, and family entertainment!
For more information and tickets - The London Cargo Bike Festival
Work in the industry? Join the National Cargo Bike Summit earlier in the day.
More information here - National Cargo Bike Summit Conference
Play Streets
Apply to host a play with your neighbours Autumn and Winter 2024.
Find out more information here - Play streets | Lambeth Council
Free cycle training is available for anyone who lives, works, or studies in Lambeth.
• Private 1-1 sessions, family sessions, or group sessions.
• From beginner sessions in an off-road environment, to advance sessions dealing with complex junctions.
• Assistance with planning routes to wherever you’d like to go, and then cycling them with an instructor.
Book your session at www.cycleconfident.com
Try Before You Bike
Try Before You Bike is a user-friendly scheme that is specifically designed to encourage people to cycle.
• Pay monthly for a bike (including hybrid, folding bikes, e-bikes, e-cargo bikes, and adaptive bikes).
• Free delivery to your door with accessories (helmet, lights, and lock), and bespoke training session.
• You have the option to purchase the bike, or it can be collected for free if you decide the bike is not for you.
Find out more at www.peddlemywheels.com
Ourbike
OurBike is a community cargo bike share scheme where you can hire an electric cargo bike by the hour.
• Costs just £3 per hour to rent and can travel up to 50km on a full charge.
• The cargo bikes can carry up to two kids, or all kinds of cargo from furniture to food deliveries.
• Seven bikes located across the borough.
Find your nearest OurBike and sign up at www.ourbike.co.uk
Posted on 3rd April 2024
by PK
Tell us about your neighbourhood
Tell us about your neighbourhood
Our engagement for the Slade Gardens Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) started in the summer 2023. Hopefully you have had an opportunity to participate in engagement activities we have held since then.
The Slade Gardens LTN has not yet been designed and we want to hear from you before the design phase starts.
What do we want to know?
We want to learn about your neighbourhood.
- What parts are easy to get around?
- What parts make you feel good when you travel through them?
- Are there areas you have concerns about? What could make those areas better?
This feedback will help inform the LTN design.
Limited engagement from 19 March
On 19 March, we enter the pre-election period (PERP), during which our engagement and communications will be limited. Over this period we will be analysing the feedback collected so far and we encourage you to provide any further feedback via our online map.
Stay informed. Lastly, we encourage you to register for our Slade Gardens LTN newsletter for news and updates about the LTN: https://sladegardensltn.commonplace.is/news
Posted on 18th March 2024
by The Low Traffic Neighbourhood Team
Big Shift March
Community Parklets
January and February saw the installation of 5 Community Parklets!
Meristem’s team braved the winter weather and installed the first batch of parklets. The parklets will serve as community hubs for residents, who have reached out to let us know how they have brightened the street. The parklets provide spaces for socialising and rest where previously there has been none.
The individual parklets have taken different shapes depending on how the residents want to use them. One group of residents wanted there to be plenty of space so they can bring out their own chairs to socialise in the evenings as they started doing during lockdown.
Another group of residents chose to have their parklet serve as a memorial to a neighbour who had contributed a lot to their community. They chose to honour her memory by applying for the parklet and uniting their neighbours around this new space.
If you and your community would like a parklet on your street you can find out more information on the Big Shift Website.
Cycling support
As spring is just around the corner, why not try out something new and give cycling a go? The Big Shift has several projects to help both experienced and inexperienced cyclists get on their bikes.
Check out what support is available below.
Bike Markets
Bring along your outgrown, unwanted bikes to the market and put them to good use and donate them to a great project.
All donated bikes will be serviced by upCYCLE and checked by a qualified mechanic to ensure they are in good working order. The bikes will then be sold at bike markets run by Peddle My Wheels, with 100% of all sales proceeds going back to upcycle.
Check out the upcoming sessions here.
Dr Bike
Experienced mechanics will give your bike a FREE safety check.
Qualified mechanics check everything on your bike from wheels, brakes, gears, and tyre pressure, to lights, racks, pedals, saddles, and more.
For anything that can’t be fixed there and then, the mechanic will explain what needs doing and provide an estimated cost to fix at a bike shop.
Check out the upcoming sessions here.
Free cycle training is available for anyone who lives, works, or studies in Lambeth.
• Private 1-1 sessions, family sessions, or group sessions.
• From beginner sessions in an off-road environment, to advance sessions dealing with complex junctions.
• Assistance with planning routes to wherever you’d like to go, and then cycling them with an instructor.
Book your session at www.cycleconfident.com
Try Before You Bike
Try Before You Bike is a user-friendly scheme that is specifically designed to encourage people to cycle.
• Pay monthly for a bike (including hybrid, folding bikes, e-bikes, e-cargo bikes, and adaptive bikes).
• Free delivery to your door with accessories (helmet, lights, and lock), and bespoke training session.
• You have the option to purchase the bike, or it can be collected for free if you decide the bike is not for you.
Find out more at www.peddlemywheels.com
Ourbike
OurBike is a community cargo bike share scheme where you can hire an electric cargo bike by the hour.
• Costs just £3 per hour to rent and can travel up to 50km on a full charge.
• The cargo bikes can carry up to two kids, or all kinds of cargo from furniture to food deliveries.
• Seven bikes located across the borough.
Find your nearest OurBike and sign up at www.ourbike.co.uk
Posted on 4th March 2024
by PK
Paid Opportunity to help make Brixton safer for women, girls and gender diverse people!
Transport for London (TfL) and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) have been working together to make public space feel safer and more inclusive for women, girls and gender diverse people. As part of their programme of work, they have appointed architecture and urbanism practice, We Made That , to pilot Women's Safety Audits in 5 locations across London - with Brixton chosen as one of the locations.
We Made That are now looking for community researchers who identify as women and gender diverse to join them on this new and exciting project. The community researchers will help conduct research, test new engagement methods, and share insights about experiences of safety in London’s public places.
Can you please share the link with your networks, organisations, community groups or interested people who might want to take part? This paid position is open to women and gender diverse people of all ages and backgrounds and no prior research experience is necessary.
More information can be found here: https://www.wemadethat.co.uk/insight/community-researchers-open-call-making-london-safer-for-women-girls-and-gender-diverse-people . The closing date for applications is Friday 8th March at noon.
Any questions can be directed to communityresearch@wemadethat.co.uk
Posted on 23rd February 2024
by The Low Traffic Neighbourhood Team
Have your say on proposed changes to parking charges
Hello,
We want your viewsWe are writing to inform you about three new changes to parking charges being proposed as part of Lambeth Council's commitment to reaching Net Zero by 2030.
As someone who may be interested in these changes, we would like to ask your opinion.
The proposed changes include:
• extending emissions-based charging for motorcycle resident permits;
• extending the diesel surcharge to diesel vehicles that are Euro 6 compliant;
• introducing a surcharge for second and subsequent permits within the same household
Visit the consultation page to find out more and to give your feedback. You have until Friday, 23 February 2024.
Why are we doing this?Around a quarter of Lambeth's annual emissions are caused by vehicles, despite the borough having one of the lowest car ownership rates in London.
In the next six years, we need to reduce the amount of traffic on our streets by 27% and this will require a mixture of helping people switch to other forms of active travel, whilst also ensuring the price of kerbside parking reflects the impact the emissions have on our shared environment. This is in line with our kerbside strategyadopted in January 2023.
We believe these proposals will:
• Reduce parking pressures
• Relieve congestion
• Improve air quality by reducing carbon emissions
Have your sayWe'd like to invite your views on these proposed changes so we're running a statutory consultation until Friday, 23 February 2024.
Yours sincerely,
Lambeth Parking Services
Posted on 2nd February 2024
by The Low Traffic Neighbourhood Team
Robsart Street Update
Robsart Street Update
You may notice some new planters on Robsart Street today!
These planters are the first of a series of temporary improvements we are making on Robsart Street to reduce road danger and enable people to travel safely through the area on foot or by cycle. They will be introduced at key locations, points where vehicles have been overrunning the pavement, to protect pedestrians.
Design work is almost complete, and we are on track to provide further measures this spring.
This and past updates on Robsart Street can be found here: Robsart Street
Posted on 26th January 2024
by The Low Traffic Neighbourhood Team
Violence Against Women and Girls Walk
Happy New Year to everyone in the Slade Gardens LTN!
Violence Against Women and Girls Walk
We are starting the new year by re-scheduling our Violence Against Woman and Girls walk. We are now holding this walk on the 31st of January.
This walk aims to explore safety concerns within the Stockwell Gardens and Slade Gardens Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs). Our goal is to navigate areas that might feel unsafe, shedding light on potential vulnerabilities and striving to create safer spaces for everyone within Lambeth.
Posted on 8th January 2024
by The Low Traffic Neighbourhood Team
Big Shift News: December
This December we have a lot of exciting new projects gearing up for the new year and opportunities for residents to get involved in projects they may have missed out on in 2023. If you would like to get involved contact us at bigshift@lambeth.gov.uk for further information.
Business Parklets
The Business Parklet programme gives Lambeth businesses the opportunity to apply to convert a parking space in front of their premises into a parklet.
Parklets can used for outdoor seating for trading, additional outdoor space, greening and much more.
Businesses, private organisations, charities, schools and third sector can apply for a parklet. Individual businesses or groups of businesses may apply together.
How it works:
1. Complete business parklet expression of interest form - which includes submitting rough designs and a neighbourhood support form.
2. Shortlisting process by the Council
3. Apply for table and chairs/ pavement licence (where necessary)
4. Shortlisted businesses provide their detailed designs
5. Traffic order and relevant audits completed by Lambeth Council
6. Build
7. Businesses maintain the parklet through its lifespan and arrange removal when necessary.
Costs payable by the business:
• Supply/leasing of the parklet platform & installation. Parklets can come in various forms, sizes and materials so prices can also vary. Prices can start from £5K and above.
• Items such as planters, barriers and seating
• Maintenance
• Public Liability Insurance
• Apply for a tables and chairs licence (where required)
• Removal/replacement at the end of the parklet’s life
Paid by the council:
• Traffic Order costs
• Road safety audit
• Officer time
• Signs and lines
The opportunity to apply will be open until the 1st of April 2024 with two shortlisting windows on the 12 January and 1 April 2024.
For information on shortlisting criteria and how to apply, visit https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/businessparklets
For any questions please contact bigshift@lambeth.gov.uk
Community Fund Parklets
Applications for Community Fund Parklets are still open!
Parklets provide opportunities for communities to design a space on their road to suit their needs. Parklets can provide spaces to grow your own vegetables, a space for children to play, or whatever you’d like!
To find out more about the application process, visit https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/streets-roads-transport/community-parklet-scheme
Lambeth Bus Days
Lambeth Bus Days continue to be a big success with 50 pupils from local schools taking part last week.
Bus Days are an activity set in partnership with Transport for London's Travel Mentoring Service, the Metropolitan Police Safer Transport Team and the bus company Arriva. Bus Days are designed to give children and young people with special needs (and other vulnerable potential passengers) extra confidence to enable them to travel independently and to make full use of London’s bus network.
The monthly sessions take place on a moving red London double-decker bus and feature scenarios covering personal and road safety. Passengers meet the driver and ticket inspectors and have the chance to practice coping with different type of issues that may come up when taking the bus. The police provide us with a team of about 8 officers for the day, Arriva provide the bus and driver, and we have two Travel Mentors from TfL to lead the sessions, plus the time of the Revenue Protection Inspectors who come on the bus.
Car Free Days
After the success of the Big Shift Car Free Days over 2023, we are looking to extend the opportunity to everyone across the borough.
Businesses, community groups or even a passionate individual can apply to hold a Big Shift Car Free Day in their area.
Car Free Days aim to help reimagine an area away from a space solely dedicated to cars. This could be by allowing businesses to spill out into the road, providing more space for children to play or giving an opportunity to imagine redesigning the road entirely.
If you are interested in a Car Free Day, email bigshift@lambeth.gov.uk to receive an information document about the process.
Dockless bays
Lambeth Council is currently installing 191 new dockless bays across the borough for rental e-scooters and e-bikes. Once all the bays are installed, users will be required to park in these bays to enable active travel trips and reduce footway clutter.
View the dockless bay locations here
It will bring the total number to over 240 meaning that most residents will be able to reach a bay within a 5-minute walk. This forms part of a commitment in Lambeth’s Kerbside Strategy to expand the coverage of rental e-scooter and e-bike services across the whole borough.
By January, rental e-scooters will be permitted for use in the south of Lambeth. They have been available for use in the north of the borough since Lambeth joined a trial scheme run by Transport for London and London Councils in July 2021.
The new bays are being installed through Experimental Traffic Orders. Residents who would like to participate in the consultation for the new bays can do so by visiting our consultation page.
Posted on 6th December 2023
by PK
Online map fixed - have your say!
We are pleased to follow up on our last message with good news. The missing next button on our map is back! You can now submit your views on the Slade Gardens neighbourhood map - no work-arounds required.
Please join your fellow neighbours in sharing: What parts of your neighbourhood are easy to get around? What parts make you feel good when you travel through them? Are there areas you have concerns about? What could make those areas better?
Share your views here: https://sladegardensltn.commonplace.is/map/tell-us-about-your-neighbourhood
Click on the purple "Have your say" icon to give us feedback. Drop the pin to the location you would like to mention and fill out a short survey. You can do this for as many areas as you like.
We look forward to your submissions!
Posted on 29th November 2023
by The Low Traffic Neighbourhood Team
Slade Gardens LTN: Identify and Empower update
November Walk & Talks
Thank you to everyone who braved the November weather to join us for our November Walk & Talk events. We greatly appreciate your time and your contributions.
If you tried to join a walk and it was full, we will be reaching out shortly to invite you to a second walk along that route.
If you were unable to join us on a particular route and would like to do the walk on your own, we can send you a Walk & Talk journal to complete in your own time. Please send your name and address to lowtrafficneighbourhoods@lambeth.gov.uk with the subject line, “Slade Gardens LTN Walking Route Journals”
Have your say on our Online Map!
We are excited to launch our first online map for the Slade Gardens LTN. This map is part of our ‘identify’ stage and your comments will help us learn about your neighbourhood. Drop a pin on the map and share your views:
https://sladegardensltn.commonplace.is/map/tell-us-about-your-neighbourhood
Violence Against Women and Girls Walk
This walk aims to explore safety concerns within the Stockwell Gardens and Slade Gardens Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs). Our goal is to navigate areas that might feel unsafe, shedding light on potential vulnerabilities and striving to create safer spaces for everyone within Lambeth.
Learn more about this walk and register here:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lambethcouncil/1073146?
** Please note, this walk has limited spaces. Early registration is highly recommended.
Business Identify Workshop
We seek to empower the business community by working together to identify ways to improve local streets in the Slade Gardens LTN.
We invite local businesses to sign up to express their interest in attending an online Identify Workshop for businesses within the Slade Gardens LTN. Sign up here:
https://sladegardensltn.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/identifyworkshop
Keep up to date with our newsletters
Find out about Slade Gardens LTN engagement activities and updates through our newsletters.
Encourage your neighbours to sign up too!
Posted on 24th November 2023
by The Low Traffic Neighbourhood Team
Join Us for Community Walks in the Slade Gardens LTN!
This November, we're excited to announce a line-up of guided walks within the Slade Gardens LTN area.
As part of the ‘identify’ phase of our engagements, we wish to work with the local community to identify ways to improve local streets within the LTN.
Please note – The Slade Gardens LTN has not yet been designed.
These Walk & Talk events offer a unique opportunity for residents to share insights about their local streets contributing to its safety, inclusivity, and overall enhancements for active travel.
During each walk we will:
These will be slow walks and short routes with several stopping points to allow for observation and discussion.
To find out more and register for a community walk, please visit: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lambethcouncil
Register early as each walk has a maximum of 15 people.
In line with our commitment to fostering a safer environment, we're also organising a dedicated walk focused on addressing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). Additional information will be provided once finalised.
We invite all residents to be a part of these walks and hope to see you there!
For further information on any future events / updates on the LTN scheme, please subscribe to the Slade Gardens LTN commonplace: https://sladegardensltn.commonplace.is/news
If you have any further queries, please contact: lowtrafficneighbourhoods@lambeth.gov.uk
Posted on 7th November 2023
by AMichelle Shacklefor