The unusual site banners are to bring attention to the fact that Labour activists in Bexley are manipulating Facebook Groups with fictional posters. They deny it, threaten police action for ‘harassing’ a fictitious character and then demonstrate their willingness to impersonate by creating a false Administrator account in my name. The banner on display is chosen randomly from a selection of three, with a fourth bearing the familiar Bexley Council is Bonkers logo.
31 March - Slower is good and quicker journeys are good too. Bexley Council likes both
The
final item of any importance at Thursday’s Places Overview and Scrutiny
Committee meeting was the Cabinet Member’s report. In some respects it was more
forecast than report as Councillor Craske headlined some of the things he planned to say at
Cabinet on 9th April. The looking back was largely confined to the new road
system affecting Gravel Hill and Albion Road.
The narrowing of Albion Road has resulted in traffic speeds being reduced by 24%
which Councillor Craske thought was good. Congestion at the two Gravel Hill
junctions (now roundabouts) has been reduced by 25% in the morning and 23% in the evening.
There has been a 7% reduction in congestion on Gravel Hill at the A2 end and
the shorter journey times were said to have been noticed by the bus companies.
Another traffic problem is parking around schools and
he planned to ask the Committee their opinion on a variety of schemes.
Councillor Craske said some Councils had installed bollards that rise out of the
road at appropriate times. He described that as “quite extreme”.
Nothing will change until well into next year at best.