Southwark Living Streets

Southwark Council has recently been undertaking a consultation into its draft Air Quality Strategy.

The comments that Southwark Living Streets has made appear in this Word document

SLS-SC Air Quality Plan-Consultation Response-17May11

Please find the notes from our May meeting below along with the grid that outlines what we will be trying to work on as a group over the coming months.

SLS Minutes-19May11

SLS2011ActionGrid-19May11

Here are some pictures of the newly created car-free space outside the Overground Rotherhithe Station (off Brunel Rd). This used to be a grim little cul-de-sac that has been transformed into a lovely bright and well lit walking and cycling route between the station and the river. The mural celebrates the work of Isambard Brunel the famous railway engineer. The Brunel Museum is next to the station.

Railway Avenue - Opening ceremony

The New Mural

View of the Station & Railway Avenue

Please find the notes from the meeting in this word file.

SLS Minutes-21Apr11

Please find the notes of our special “green issues” meeting in this file

SLS Minutes-17Mar11

The Minutes of our February meeting are in this file

SLS Minutes-24Feb11

…and our annual report in this one

SLS_Annual_Report-22Feb11

Southwark Council is currently undertaking a consultation over its Transport Plan which looks ahead over the next 15 to 20 years.

http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200308/current/1947/southwark_transport_plan_2011/1

If you would like to take part in the consultation, click on the link below

Transport Plan Survey

Southwark Living Streets has made a series of comments on the plan and these are contained in this document:

SC Transport Plan-SLS Response-09Feb11

The notes of the meeting are in this word file SLS Meeting Minutes2-20Jan11

Please find the notes of our November meeting in this word file.

SLS Minutes-18Nov10

Here are a few pics just to show how things are going with the removal of the dreaded southern roundabout at the Elephant and its replacement with a light-controlled junction. The subways are going and people will be able to cross at ground level for the first time in three or four decades. Next up the northern roundabout but that’s a long way off yet.  Apologies there is no original picture of the old roundabout before its removal.

The scene on 4th October 2010 just before the roundabout was finally removed.

One of the unloved subways.

11th October - First view of the new T/Y shaped junction.

The red and white cordoning gives a good impression of how much space will (should) be returned to pedestrians as space they can use.