The Low Emission Neighbourhood (LEN)
As you will have seen we now have green banners up to promote air quality in the LEN.
We will provide an update in the next Newsletter of what your Councillors together with the Council has been working on to implement other parts of the LEN. Presently as part of the LEN pre-2015 diesel cars visiting Marylebone and the F Zone pay a 50% increase in parking charges.
Baker Street Two Way
Cllr Danny Chalkley, Cabinet Member for Highways joined a walkabout recently with Cllr Karen Scarborough and Cllr Julia Alexander together with officers from the Council. We were told all is on track!
The faulty basement at Blandford Street junction has been resolved and work has re -started from 11th September for one week.
Road Closures:
Gloucester Place - York Street from the 16th September to the end of November (one lane out of three on Gloucester Place northbound will be closed).
- From 16th September – end-November one-lane closures on Gloucester Place northbound
- From 16th September – end-November parking bay suspensions on York Street west of Gloucester Place on the southern side
Buses:
Bus Stop (K) Gloucester Place / George Street is closed until approximately late-October.
Please visit www.tfl.gov.uk/baker-street-roadworks for further updates
Photo (left to right): Council officers, Cllr Julia Alexander, Cllr Danny Chalkley, Cllr Karen Scarborough
Bird Street
There was a meeting recently with residents, Cllr Karen Scarborough and the New West End Company to resolve the issues that have inadvertently arisen with New West End Company’s (NWEC) project to improve Air Quality using technology, utilising dead spaces /side streets around the West End, by introducing Kiosks to promote fashion and technology and generation of electricity. Residents concerns have been listened to and we are waiting for NWEC to come back to us with solutions.
Photo above: Cllr Heather Acton, Cllr Karen Scarborough with Jace Tyrell of the NWEC
Basements
As there are basements developments which have been granted permission prior to the Council's new policy, your Councillors will continue to join neighbouring wards to support the funding from our Ward Budget of a dedicated Basement Officer.
The Basement Officer will continue to ensure that there are no breaches of planning and report back to us.
If you have any concerns about basements then please do contact us using the contact details above.
Moxon Street Update
The next CLG meeting will not take place until early/mid-December. This is due to the fact that no more work will be taking place on site until February/March 2018. A precise date will be confirmed nearer the time. You can contact them by emailing [email protected]. Or visit the website here which will be kept up to date with the latest news and developments.
Begging and Rough Sleeping
Your Councillors have been working with our City Inspector to reduce the number of beggars in Wimpole and Harley Street. Unfortunately it seems as quickly as we remove those begging they can be quickly replaced. This summer we have however seen an overall decrease in begging and rough sleeping by working with partnerships and input from the community.
Westminster Council, work with the police, St Mungo’s and the Borders Agency in order to affect a systematic long term solution for those who sleep rough on the Ward. If you see a rough sleeper who is new in the area please contact street concern so we can engage with them. Please email [email protected] with any information you have about new rough sleepers.
St. Vincent Street bollards
Following the successful installation of bollards in St Vincent Street, with the junction of Cramer Street, thereby making it safer for the children and parents of St Vincent Primary School Vincent Street, the police will randomly be in the area and prosecute any who try to drive through St Vincent's Street.
Oxford Street district Transformation
The City Council,Transport for London (Tfl) and the Mayor of London are working together to transform Oxford Street and the surrounding streets. There was the first of a joint consultation from 24th April- 18th June which received approximately 12,000 responses. Officers are currently analysing these in order to produce a detailed Consultation Report.
Your Councillors will report back the findings.
