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be aware that petitions are a total waste of time and don't influence political opinion in the slightest
I'm not really sure that this petition is aimed at influencing political opinion, specifically, tbf. The way I've read all of mongrel's posts so far is that the main aim is to show normal people that it's not just the moaning minnies who have an opinion and that there is genuine support for the idea across the board.
It's important for every one of the Mini-Holland bid areas to support each other throughout this process IMO. They all have similar tussles going on and the more visible data they all collect and share amongst each other the better - local businesses and neighbourhood groups have so far not been swayed by what research is available that says "things don't completely fall to pieces after pedestrianisation/filtering/shared spacing/home zone addition", I think partly because they don't believe it but also partly because there's not an overwhelming amount of data available. We're talking about people's livelihoods, after all, so they're going to err on the side of caution. So yes, very interesting things ahead.
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This is an interesting test of how modal filtering plays out in a borough like Waltham Forest which, by conventional political opinion, isn't ready for it. I personally suspect that the majority of the residential population will already be in favour, but there will be a bit of a fight. The outcome will be very interesting.
NB by all means have fun with the petition(s)*, but be aware that petitions are a total waste of time and don't influence political opinion in the slightest. You need to use established Council processes for this. A lot of the opponents of the scheme will go to councillors' surgeries, for instance, or may bring a deputation to full Council. Make sure that if you're in favour you use these processes, too. Good luck, I hope it succeeds.
* 's' added especially for edscoble :)