Green Light For Street Proposals In Roehampton
There were 129 responses to the consultation held in 2016
Proposed improvements to increase the safety of pedestrians and cyclists on Roehampton High Street and at the neighbouring junction with Roehampton Lane and Danebury Avenue will go ahead with minor tweaks to the original proposals.
There were 119 responses from the general public and 10 responses from stakeholders. TfL reports: 'After considering the responses, we intend to progress with the scheme, although we have made some minor modifications to the proposals we consulted on to reduce traffic impacts to Roehampton Lane'.
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Local MP Justine Greening gave her support for improvements for pedestrians and cyclists at the junction, but was concerned that the changes could increase congestion. Ms Greening also recorded concerns regarding changes proposed to Roehampton High Street & Putney Heath, questioning whether parking would need to be removed due to the narrow nature of the High Street.
Local Councillor Jeremy Ambache also stated that he felt Roehampton High Street was too narrow for a contraflow cycle lane. He also requested that the changes should take into consideration the proposed changes planned in the Roehampton Regeneration plans.
Local Councillor Peter Carpenter also raised the concern of the narrowness of Roehampton High Street and the proposed contraflow. He believes that the biggest local issue is the congestion at the Danebury Avenue exit, and that this would get worse if road space was removed to allow the cycle and pedestrian proposals.
The TfL report continued: "These changes primarily focus on bringing the northern pedestrian crossing point on Roehampton Lane and the Danebury Avenue pedestrian crossing point slightly closer to the centre of the junction. The kerb build out on Danebury Avenue has also been reduced slightly to better permit long-wheelbased vehicles to turn in and out of Danebury Avenue more easily. We anticipate the modifications will result in neutral impact to traffic flow on Danebury Avenue. We aim to start construction by the end of 2017".
TfL reports that it has carried out traffic modelling for these proposals. The results indicate that the proposed changes can be accommodated without undue delay to any road user.
July 7, 2017