Installing lifts, remodeling of the ticket hall and outside 'streetscape'
Concerns have been voiced on the forum regarding the effects of proposed changes to the road layout at Putney Station to be incorporated with internal updates to the Station building.(Click for drawings)
The following is taken from the report from the Director of Technical Services to Wandsworth Strategic Planning & Transportation Overview & Scrutiny Committee in January 2011:
Network Rail intends to improve Putney
Station by installing lifts and remodeling the station ticket hall to provide a
larger entrance.
At present, the area outside Putney Station is congested and
cluttered. The footways are relatively narrow for the volume of pedestrian
traffic, compounded by the amount of street furniture, including on private
forecourts. Buses have considerable difficulty accessing the bus stops, which
impacts on general traffic, as well as bus operators and passengers.
It is proposed to upgrade the environment outside Putney Station and the
surrounding streets with improved facilities for pedestrians, cyclists, bus
passengers, bus operations and general traffic. The proposals also include an
upgrade of the streetscape of the area, bringing it in line with the rest of
Putney High Street which has been refurbished in recent years. This scheme
encompasses both sides of Putney High Street from Upper Richmond Road to
Norroy Road, and also includes adjacent sections of Norroy and Disraeli
Roads.
The main proposals include:-
* widening of the footway in front of the station by filling in the bus stop
lay-by. This will improve the accessibility of the bus stops, and
provide additional space for queuing passengers and pedestrian flows
to and from the station. It is proposed to turn the bus shelters around so they face out into the highway to ensure access on and off the bus is
not obstructed by the back of the shelters;
* removal of unnecessary street furniture, including guard railing,
newspaper bins, phone boxes, the bus controllers cabin and
unnecessary posts and signs; and improvement of the streetscape in
line with the rest of Putney High Street;
* adjustments to the four bus stops to improve accessibility, including
changes to the positions of the bus flags and shelters, extensions to the
bus cages to ensure the buses can pull in close to the kerb, and
adjustments to the height of the kerb;
* potential conversion of one parking space on Disraeli Road to provide
7 additional cycle parking spaces, and provision of replacement cycle
parking where guardrail is being removed;
* widening the advisory southbound cycle lane on the approach to Upper
Richmond Road;
* reduction of the length of the taxi stand and slight inset of the loading
bay and bus stop on the northbound carriageway to provide additional
space for traffic to manoeuvre past buses and loading vehicles, thus
easing congestion and smoothing traffic flow;
* slight realignment of the junction of Putney High Street and Norroy
Road, with a raised table to improve crossing facilities for pedestrians
en route to the station;
* installation of a disabled parking bay on Norroy Road, and removal of
disabled parking in the red route loading bay to better meet the
requirements of business and disabled people.
The Council seeks to support schemes that have the potential to benefit all road
and public transport users. Improving conditions near Earlsfield and Putney Stations
would improve their accessibility, the quality of interchange between transport modes and
traffic flow. The Council also supports improvements in the look and feel of local streets
through a reduction in clutter and an improved public realm.
It is proposed that these measures be consulted upon.
The Council Economic Development Officer commented that:
"
The improvement of
Putney Station and the roadway/forecourt area adjacent to this is very
welcome and will enhance the streetscape and facilities of the town. The
Putney Town Centre Manager has discussed the outline plans for the scheme
with transport planners, providing some local feedback. It may be worth
considering this unique opportunity to de-clutter the front of the station and
adjacent roadway on the east side of Putney High Street by removing not only
railings but also the proposed cycle hoops that are currently planned to replace
them. This would create a clear and uncluttered access-way devoid of
obstructions to busy pedestrian movement. This would displace the existing
cycle parking, so supplementary cycle parking could then be provided, as
proposed, in Disraeli Road and also on the wide pavement section of the
Upper Richmond Road, beyond the only partly-used existing cycle hoops."
The Finance Director for Wandsworth Council stated in the recent report:
"There
are no resources currently identified for the implementation of the Putney
Station scheme but the cost of the consultation estimated to be £5,000 will be
met from the TfL provision for Local Transport Funding."
October 7, 2011