• THE often unintended consequences of such traffic schemes as the proposed Dartmouth Park Area Healthy Neighbourhood causes me some concern, particularly since Camden has not done any modelling or impact assessments.

We know the routes onto which traffic is funnelled usually become more congested, that noise and pollution grow in these areas, that bus travel is significantly slowed, local businesses suffer, and that vulnerable people who use taxis and NHS transport suffer.

Making adjustments to rectify unintended consequences is unlikely after huge sums have been invested.

I would like to know what the arrangements are for evaluation of the scheme, within what time frame, and what assessment the Camden and Islington councils have made about the impact on the vulnerable, local businesses and residents in the roads to which traffic will be directed; and how these impacts will be rectified or mitigated.

If the overall aim is to reduce traffic volume in Camden (as stated at a meeting that I attended), what steps have been taken to ensure that alternatives are available and easy to use?

The elderly, vulnerable and disabled cannot cycle. Parents doing school drop-offs, then commuting to work and food shopping with children, cannot cycle.

What measures have the councils taken to ensure that the lives of the most dependent and vulnerable aren’t adversely affected?

People would be forgiven for concluding that the consultation process is a sham, ticking a box, rather than genuinely seeking citizens’ views.

A SMITH
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