From 2006 to 2010, I was a councillor for Lee Green ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. During that time, I blogged regularly and in 2009 I won the Tim Garden Award for the Best Blog by a Liberal Democrat Holding Public Office. My blog posts from my term of office are archived here in case they prove of use to former constituents, or to those who share my annoyance with faulty street furniture
We’re delighted to welcome two new ‘Streetcar’ cars to the ward. Car clubs, like Streetcar, allow people to hire cars for as little as half an hour whenever you need them. They reduce the need to own your own car (or for a second car!)
New Streetcars have now been added on Fernbrook Road by Hither Green Station and on Holme Lacey Road opposite the Citroen garage. They join the existing Streetcar on Manor Park.
The move to put more car club cars on the street follows a report published by the Sustainable Development Select Committee, which I vice-chair.
We’ve been campaigning for more car club cars in Lee Green since we were elected. It’s great there are now three cars in the ward, and we’re sure residents will take advantage of this alternative to car ownership which saves residents cash and will hopefully reduce the number of cars on our congested local roads.
They’re obviously proving popular, as when Sven and Pete visited the Holme Lacey car, it was already on hire!
