Local issues in Hackney South and Shoreditch

We're collecting local issues in Hackney South and Shoreditch. Some of these have been turned into questions to put to the candidates standing at the 2010 general election in the form of a questionnaire.

Issues are no longer being turned into questions, but we still want them! A good local issue will be about a problem of local relevance, possibly suggesting how something should have been/be done.

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• More priority for buses over cars in Hackney report abuse
• 51-storey Bishops Place should be built in Shoreditch (source) report abuse
• Planning permission is given too freely by hackney council without regard for the history of the site. e.g. Foundry in Shoreditch being knocked down to clear space for Luxury Hotel Chain (source) report abuse
• More residential streets should be bollarded-off at one end, to stop them being rat runs for cars and give priority to bicycles. report abuse
• Police should prioritise catching bicycle thieves (source) report abuse
• Traffic wardens should direct traffic at the exit of Mare Street Narroway during peak period, to ensure buses are not held up and end up backed up all the way down Lower Clapton High Street. report abuse
• Plain-clothed police on bicycles should issue PCNs to aggressive drivers. report abuse
• Bus drivers should be trained to assess whether a bus is full to capacity before refusing to let people board. Too often, buses with spare capacity refuse to let people on. report abuse

Local questions for candidate questionnaire

These are the questions that have been made out of the local issues Demoracy Club volunteers have posted. They'll make up the 'local' section of a questionnaire that TheyWorkForYou is developing in conjunction with Demoracy Club. Below the question is the local issue it's derived from.

Do you agree that ... ?

• Secure cycle parking should be provided as a high priority across Hackney, to ensure delivery of the Hackney Cycle Plan. (source)
  Based on issue: Police should prioritise catching bicycle thieves (source)
• More dedicated bus lanes should be introduced across Hackney to give them priority over cars.
  Based on issue: More priority for buses over cars in Hackney
• Public funds should be spent on staff who would direct traffic at the exit of Mare Street Narroway during peak period, to ensure buses are not held up and end up backed up all the way down Lower Clapton High Street.
  Based on issue: Traffic wardens should direct traffic at the exit of Mare Street Narroway during peak period, to ensure buses are not held up and end up backed up all the way down Lower Clapton High Street.
• It is good that approval was given for the 51-storey Bishops Place development in Shoreditch. (source)
  Based on issue: 51-storey Bishops Place should be built in Shoreditch (source)
• The Hackney Council local plan should give higher priority to the cultural and historical importance of existing sites, e.g. Foundry in Shoreditch being knocked down to clear space for Luxury Hotel Chain. (source)
  Based on issue: Planning permission is given too freely by hackney council without regard for the history of the site. e.g. Foundry in Shoreditch being knocked down to clear space for Luxury Hotel Chain (source)
• The Hackney Cycle Plan should include a commitment to bollard-off more residential streets at one end, to stop them being rat runs for cars and give priority to bicycles.
  Based on issue: More residential streets should be bollarded-off at one end, to stop them being rat runs for cars and give priority to bicycles.
• Public funds should be spent on plain-clothed police on bicycles, tasked with issuing penalty charge notices to aggressive drivers.
  Based on issue: Plain-clothed police on bicycles should issue PCNs to aggressive drivers.