• DESPITE the heroic efforts of residents looking to tackle the problems, parking and traffic across West Hampstead’s Maygrove and Iverson Road area is still an issue that Camden Council seems determined not to fully engage with.

Under pressure from residents, Camden has opened a limited consultation on one proposed traffic safety measure on Maygrove Road. However this doesn’t even scratch the surface of the problems documented by residents: the lack of parking, the constant traffic jams on the overcrowded streets, and the consequences of over-development.

The consultation includes space for additional comments, and I’d urge residents to take this opportunity to voice their concerns. The consultation is open until February 2 at http://bit.ly/MaygroveRoadConsultation.

More concerning is the way the council, and West Hampstead’s Labour councillors, have neglected to publicise this consultation. Given its limited scope, and go-live date of December 22, residents have asked if it was actually designed to remain hidden.

As of the time of writing, I cannot see a single tweet about this “consultation”, even to inform the very residents’ association whose concerns the consultation is supposedly in response to.

We are supporting residents requesting a fair and full consultation on traffic and parking issues in the Maygrove and Iverson Road area, something Camden has refused.

A petition is ongoing at http://tinyurl.com/CAQParkingPetition. If you’re impacted by these issues, please sign it today.

MARIA HIGSON
Conservative candidate for West Hampstead ward