“I am 25, an avid cyclist, environmentalist, and someone you would expect to think positively about these changes. I am the target market and have actively supported and use many of London’s super cycle highways daily. However, these plans on Court Lane make absolutely no sense. They are illogical and impractical. Have someone who actually knows and understands the junction/Dulwich to have a look at the plans.”

“Like many of my fellow traders, we don’t feel the statistics the council has offered are correct, and the impact of the closures are not likely to achieve what they state.”

“I am in my eighties and can no longer either walk comfortably for any distance or cycle. However, with the aid of a car (and public transport where it’s available), I am keen to continue to live an active, stimulating life and to be able to contribute to my community. However, the closure of Dulwich Village junction absolutely fails to take account of the needs of older residents and Council Tax payers like me, who are less mobile than in their youth, or of younger people with mobility limitations. I know that just in my own small section of Woodwarde Road there are at least seven people with mobility problems more severe than my own who depend on their cars.”

“As a mother who drives her son to school in Wandsworth for his specialist SEN provision, it would be lovely to walk/cycle/take public transport, but it’s not always practical. As a community we need to recognise the differing and unforeseen needs of our members (you don’t know what provision a babe in arms will need). With the closure of the junction, we’ll now be idling in traffic on Lordship Lane, driving all the way round Dulwich park, simply adding to the problem for those who already disproportionately suffer the most from pollution.”

“Southwark Council’s unilateral decision to close village junction for 18 months without any rights of appeal is extremely distressing. This decision is totally against what residents want and undermines our democratic and human rights. It specially affects older people like me who are already facing challenges of isolation due to COVID 19.”

“I would imagine JAGS parents will be less than happy at the increased traffic on East Dulwich Grove.”

“A closure at the Calton Avenue/Court Lane junction is likely to cause far more traffic pollution, especially to the local schools in Dulwich Village.”

“Blocking off Dulwich Village and forcing thousands of vehicles to further degrade the traffic and pollution in the surrounding areas is not the answer.”

“Whilst the concept is laudable, and I agree that measures that ought to improve air quality in the area should be supported, the proposals will invariably result in a significant increase in the volume of traffic (and indeed the volume of queuing traffic) on East Dulwich Grove, Lordship Lane and Grove Vale. In circumstances where the levels of NO2 emissions on these streets are already at a level that breaches the WHO limits, I struggle to see how these proposals take into account the health and well-being of the residents and students on these streets.”

“The cost of road closures would be significant on the health of people living in the increasingly busy roads still open. Road closures just move the problem.”