Hi rhs dunlop. I think your poat shows why consultation is important, it seems you feel you werent consulted and were unhappy with the result. It's interesting you talk about Upland Rd. I walk that way to work everyday and know exactly where you mean. I notice that the road has very little traffic, most of the gardens are intact and not turned into car parking spaces and there is no parking on the pavement. It's the one part of my walk where there are not cars racing past and I hear birds. It seems you were unhappy with the traffic calming as you had to drive further. I guess if the majority there feel that way they should campaign to get the traffic calming overturned. maybe some of the residents enjoy the quiet? Upland Rd and the area around there seems interesting to me for another reason. I suspect all the traffic calming in that part of East Dulwich actually increases the traffic uses Devonshire Rd as a cut through, as there is virtually no way to cut through from Lordship lane to Forest Hill Rd unless you follow the main roads. Looking at a map it would seem logical to me, if you do not want to displace traffic to other residential roads, to continue that traffic calming up to the railway line between Forest Hill and Honor Oak. If that was the case the options to cut through would be very limited. More traffic might use Brockley Rise turn along Honor Oak nr the Tesco garage.
I think your point goes to show there is no ' natural ' level of traffic, where it goes depends how it is managed. Upland road residents have a quiet road which may suit some but not others.
I cannot be sure that my views on traffic are shared by others and there are some on here who adamantly oppose what I say, but I can be sure there are lots of people living along Devonshire Rd and the feeder roads who would like to have the option of expressing their views. Maybe in the end the majority would like unfettered driving, but I think if offered the choice lots would not.