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Contents

Tooting Bec Road cycling

improvements

Consultation Report

July 2018

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Contents

Executive Summary .....................................................................................................3

1. Introduction ...........................................................................................................4

2. The consultation ....................................................................................................6

3. About the respondents ..........................................................................................8

4. Analysis of consultation responses ..................................................................... 10

5. Responses from other stakeholders .................................................................... 13

6. Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 16

Appendix A - Response to issues raised ................................................................... 17

Appendix B - Copy of the consultation letter .............................................................. 20

Appendix C - Consultation Plan ................................................................................. 22

Appendix D – Letter distribution area......................................................................... 24

Appendix E – List of stakeholders consulted ............................................................. 25

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Executive Summary

Between 12 July and 10 September 2017, we consulted on our proposals to make

changes to cycling provision along Tooting Bec Road, between the southern end of

Dr Johnson Avenue and the northern end of Riggindale Road. The consultation

asked for feedback on the proposals from residents, businesses, employers,

transport users and other relevant stakeholders.

We received 176 responses to the consultation of which 75 per cent supported or

strongly supported our proposals, 14 per cent opposed or strongly opposed our

proposals, 3 per cent neither supported nor opposed our plans while 7 per cent of our

respondents did not answer the question.

Among the key issues raised was the view that the proposals did not go far enough.

Suggestions for large scale improvements for consideration included introducing bus

stop bypasses, installing kerbed segregation instead of wands and an extension of the

scheme westwards to Elmbourne Road and eastwards to Garrad’s Road. Comments

opposing the proposals expressed concern at the increased risk of conflict between

pedestrians and cyclists on the shared footway. Concerns were also expressed that

traffic congestion and air pollution would increase as well as concerns for cyclists’

safety at areas with no markings. We have analysed all the responses we received in

detail in Section 4. Responses to issues raised can be found in Appendix A.

Responses from stakeholders

We received five responses from stakeholders, including politicians, user groups and

disability groups. We have summarised the issues raised by these stakeholders in

Section 5 .

Conclusion and next steps

We have carefully considered all the responses to the consultation and have decided

to proceed with this scheme, with light segregation and wands. We expect to

undertake the works in 2019. Exact dates are subject to confirmation of funding and

coordination with other construction work in the area to minimise any disruption.

This is an interim alignment to improve cycling provision through the area while

Wandsworth Council continues to pursue its proposals for a Quietway through

Tooting Bec Common.

This document explains the processes, responses and outcomes of the recent

consultation and sets out our response to issues most commonly raised.

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1. Introduction

We have been working with Wandsworth and Lambeth Councils to deliver cycling improvements in the area. An increasing number of trips are being made daily by people cycling along Tooting Bec Road. Across London, cycling is now a major mode of transport.

Across London, an average of 649,000 cycle trips are made daily. This is 8.2 per cent higher than in 2015 and much higher than the average annual growth rate of 4.3 percent over the previous five years. Safety is one of the main barriers to cycling in London and our research shows that were the route safer, more journeys could be made on foot or by cycle.

Our proposals have been designed to significantly improve cycling provision in the

area while also benefitting pedestrians. They form part of the Healthy Streets

Approach, a long-term vision to encourage more Londoners to walk and cycle by

making London’s streets healthier, safer and more welcoming. Currently, only 34 per

cent of Londoners take 20 minutes of physical activity on any given day. These new

cycle facilities and pedestrian improvements are designed to encourage more people

to use active and sustainable modes of transport.

1.1 Purpose of the scheme

The main aim of the proposed scheme is to make significant improvements to the

cycling provision along Tooting Bec Road, between the southern end of Dr Johnson

Avenue and the northern end of Riggindale Road, while also benefitting pedestrians

by providing wider footways and crossings.

Although co-ordinated with Wandsworth Council’s previous proposals for a Quietway

cycle route across Tooting Bec Common, our proposals would be delivered as a

separate standalone scheme. Wandsworth Council continues to pursue its proposals

for a Quietway in the area and will update on its progress in due course.

1.2 Descriptions of the proposals

New 1.9-metre on-carriageway semi-segregated cycle lanes in both directions on

Tooting Bec Road between Dr Johnson Avenue and Aldrington Road

Wider footways on the northern side of Tooting Bec Road, between Aldrington

Road and Riggindale Road, making it shared use for cyclists and pedestrians

Dropped kerb installed at the western end of the shared-use footway to allow

vehicles to access Tooting Bec Lido car park and cyclists to move comfortably

between the carriageway and the shared-use footway

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A new toucan crossing where Tooting Bec Road passes close to Tooting Gardens

and Riggindale Road to allow cyclists and pedestrians to cross Tooting Bec Road

safely

A new toucan crossing replaces the existing signalised pedestrian crossing on the

junction of Tooting Bec Road and Aldrington Road

Convert footway at the junction of Tooting Bec Road and Aldrington Road into

shared-use for cycling and walking

Shorten the on-carriageway bus stop cages in four locations on Tooting Bec Road

Remove the pedestrian refuge on Tooting Bec Road to accommodate the new

semi-segregated cycle lanes on Tooting Bec Road

Advanced Stop Line on the eastbound arm of the junction of Tooting Bec Road

and Dr Johnson Avenue.

1.3 Location map

Tooting Bec Road is located in the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Lambeth. It

forms part of the A214 between the A24 Upper Tooting Road / Balham High Road

the A23 Streatham High Road through Tooting Bec Gardens and Ambleside Avenue.

The following map shows the area where the scheme is located:

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2. The consultation

The public consultation ran from Wednesday 12 July to Sunday 10 September 2017

and was designed to enable us to understand local and stakeholder opinion about

the proposed changes along Tooting Bec Road.

The objectives of the consultation were:

To give stakeholders and the public easily understandable information about

the proposals and allow them to respond

To understand the level of support or opposition for the proposal

To understand any issues that might affect the proposal of which we were not

previously aware

To understand concerns and objections

To allow respondents to make suggestions

The potential outcomes of the consultation are:

We decide the consultation raises no issues that should prevent us from

proceeding with the scheme as originally planned

We modify the scheme in response to issues raised in the consultation

We abandon the scheme as a result of issues raised in the consultation

2.1 Who we consulted

The public consultation intended to seek the views of people living close to Tooting

Bec Road and those who might cycle or walk through the area. Therefore, we

distributed a letter to addresses within a 400 metre radius of Tooting Bec Road.

We also consulted stakeholders including Wandsworth and Lambeth Councils, the

Metropolitan Police Service, London TravelWatch, Members of Parliament, Greater

London Authority Assembly Members and local interest groups. A list of the

stakeholders we consulted is shown in Appendix E and a summary of their responses

is given in Section 5 of this report.

2.2 Consultation material, distribution and publicity

We wrote a letter and prepared a drawing explaining our proposals. We distributed

this to 1690 local households and businesses. The letter invited people to respond

via a dedicated page on our website at https://tfl.gov.uk/tooting-bec-road, by email to

[email protected] or by letter via our FREEPOST address.

A copy of the letter is shown in Appendix B and a copy of the proposal map is shown

in Appendix C. A map of the distribution area can be found in Appendix D. The letter

was also sent by email to stakeholders.

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2.3 Consultation questions

Our online survey asked specific questions about the proposals and for comments in

general. To help us better understand our respondents, we also asked some

standard data gathering questions. Our survey questions are below:

1. Do you support our proposals for improved cycling provision on Tooting Bec

Road?

2. Do you have any other comments on this proposal?

3. What is your name?

4. What is your email address?

5. Please provide us with your postcode?

6. Are you: local resident/ business owner/ employed locally/ visitor to the area/

commuter to the area/ not local but interested in the scheme/ other?

7. Please let us know how you travel through the area. Are you: A cyclist/ A

pedestrian/ A bus or coach passenger/ Motorist (including taxis)/ Motorcyclist/

Other

8. If responding on behalf of an organisation, business or campaign group,

please provide us with the name

9. How did you hear about this consultation?

10. Please tell us what you think about the quality of the consultation.

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3. About the respondents

A total of 176 responses were received from stakeholders and members of the

public. 3 responses were by letter, 9 by email and 163 completed the consultation

survey on our website online.

3.1 Respondents

To help understand more about those who replied and their thoughts on the

proposals, we asked a number of data gathering and survey questions.

We asked respondents to categorise their connection to the area, with the use of a

multiple choice question. A breakdown of the responses received by respondent type

can be seen in Table 1 below. Respondents were able to select more than one

category.

Table 1: Respondents connection to the area

Respondents Number of

responses

Local resident 123

Visitor to the area 37

Commuter to the area 32

Employed locally 14

Business Owner 8

Not local but interested in the scheme 5

Other 5

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We asked respondents to let us know how they heard about the consultation. The

results, which include ‘other’ sources of information as cited by the respondent, can

be seen in Table 2 below:

Table 2: How did you hear about this consultation?

How did you hear about this consultation Number of

responses

Social media 58

Saw it on the TfL website 26

Not Answered 20

Received a letter from TfL 16

Wandsworth London Cycling Campaign 10

Received an email from TfL 7

Read about in the press 7

Friend / Relative 6

Friends of Tooting Common 4

Informed by Neighbour / local resident 3

Word of mouth 2

Can't remember 1

Community meeting 1

Email from local councillor 1

Google news search - Tooting Bec 1

Green Party 1

Local Furzedown online group 1

Received an email from a cycling group. 1

Sustrans 1

Tooting PRSS Facebook 1

Wandsworth Guardian Email 1

Yahoo bulletin board 1

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4. Analysis of consultation responses

We received 171 responses from members of the public and 5 responses from

stakeholders. The following tables show the levels of support and opposition from

members of the public for our proposals.

Question 1 of our survey asked “Do you support our proposals for improved

cycling provision on Tooting Bec Road? The results are shown in Figure 2

below:

Figure 2

Stronglysupport

SupportNeither

support oroppose

OpposeStronglyoppose

Not sureNot

Answered

Respondents 80 48 5 9 16 1 12

Percentage 47% 28% 3% 5% 9% 1% 7%

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Do you support our proposals for improved cycling provision on Tooting Bec Road?

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Question 2 of our survey asked “Do you have any other comments on our

proposal?”

Table 3 below shows the top ten themes raised by members of the public in

comments, sorted by frequency

Table 3: Common themes arising from consultation

Comment Number

Comment in support: Increased cycling provision is welcome 55

Design suggestion: Install Bus stop bypasses to improve safety 45

Design suggestion: Extend the cycle lane east to Garrad’s

Road and west to Elmbourne Road 29

Design suggestion: Want kerbed segregation rather than use

of wands 29

Design suggestion: Full Segregation along the entire route

including junctions 25

Concern: Pedestrian safety due to risk of conflict between

cyclists and pedestrians 20

Comment in support: Proposals will make cycling safer 19

Comment not in support: Increased congestion & Pollution 11

Design suggestion: Speed calming measures on Tooting Bec

Road 10

Concern: Cyclists vulnerable at areas with no marking or

segregation 8

Design suggestion: Connect existing cycleways in the common 8

The following tables show in greater detail the comments and issues that were raised

by members of the public, and how many times these were raised. Only comments

that occurred more than twice are captured.

Comment tables have been grouped into the following categories

Design suggestions (table 4)

Comments in support (table 5)

Comments not in support (table 6)

Concerns about the proposals (table 7)

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Table 4: Design suggestions

Table 5: Comments in support

Comments in support Number of

comments

Increased cycling provision welcomed/great news 55

Proposals will make cycling safer 19

Proposals will encourage cycling 8

Table 6: Comments not in support

Comments not in support Number of

comments

This will cause increased congestion & pollution 11

This is a waste of money 7

Do not like wands (they are unsightly) 7

Do not support the removal of the pedestrian refuge west

of Aldrington Road 5

Cycling improvements are at the expense of motorists 5

Table 7: Concerns

Concerns about the proposals Number of

comments

Risk of conflict between cyclists and pedestrians 20

Cyclists vulnerable at areas with no marking or segregation 8

Design suggestions Number of

comments

Install Bus stop bypasses to improve safety 45

Extend the cycle lane east to Garrad’s Road and west to

Elmbourne Road 29

Want kerbed segregation rather than use of wands 29

Much more needs to be done 28

Segregation along the entire route including junctions

rather than half (safety) 25

Speed calming measures on Tooting Bec Road 10

Connect existing cycleways in the common 8

Cycleways across Tooting need to be joined up 7

Improve connection to Tooting Bec Road from south of Dr

Johnson Avenue 4

Use the existing cinder horse track as a cycle way 4

Improved clear signage for cyclists and pedestrians 3

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5. Responses from other stakeholders

There were five stakeholder responses to the consultation. These are shown below

with a summary of the main points raised

5.1 Councillor Leonie Cooper

Councillor for Furzedown Ward, London Borough of Wandsworth, London Assembly

Member for Merton & Wandsworth, Friend of Tooting Common and member of the

Management Advisory Committee for Tooting Common

Concerns about proposals between Dr Johnson Avenue to Tooting Bec Lido

Councillor Cooper is concerned that reducing the westbound traffic lane would

significantly increase congestion in the area in general and in particular rat-running

along West Drive to the junction with Dr Johnson Avenue. She also expressed

concern that conflict between pedestrians and cyclists, already frequent at the Dr

Johnson Avenue pedestrian crossing on the south and north pavement area due to

cyclists travelling at speed would be exacerbated by the current design. She is

concerned at the risk of conflict when a bus is in the bus stop eastbound and

westbound traffic is queued, creating eastbound queues through the crossing as the

lane is narrowed. She expressed concern that the removal of the pedestrian island

would impact elderly residents that use it. She expressed the view that installing

plastic wands would not be in keeping with the look and feel of the local area. She

welcomed the addition of an Advance Stop Line on the approach to the pedestrian /

equestrian crossing.

Support for proposals from Tooting Bec Lido to Riggindale Road

Councillor Cooper supports the addition of the raised table on North Drive and the

shared space on western side of Aldington Road. She also supports the widened

shared pavement on the northern side of Tooting Bec Road as well as the new

toucan crossing being implemented on the eastern side of Tooting Bec Road, near

Riggindale Road.

5.2 The Green Party

The Green Party supports the section going over the railway track. They are not keen

on little posts dividing cars from cyclists but it's better than nothing. They suggest that

in order to deal with global pollution and local health issues, we need a network of

car free routes for walkers and cyclists that are demonstrably safe to enable many

more to give up cars and use bicycles.

5.3 London Cycling Campaign (LCC)

London Cycling Campaign (LCC) supported the proposal to provide physically

protected space for cycling, but raised several specific issues with the scheme. LCC

felt that the scheme should be continuous, end to end, ideally to each major junction

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bordering the common (at least). They felt it would not be appropriate to include

“shared space” solutions on one side of the road with nothing substantive on the

other side, or advisory lanes or nothing on the eastern edge of the scheme

approaching Garrad’s Road.

LCC felt that the scheme should be linked to further schemes designed to improve

walking and cycling and reduce motor vehicle dominance in the area, in line with the

Mayor’s draft Transport Strategy. They suggested that side road crossings should

reinforce pedestrian and cycle priority more strongly with raised tables and/or

continuous footways and cycle tracks.

LCC provided the following suggestions to further improve the scheme:

- Bring forward further reduction of traffic on Dr Johnson Avenue and the

residential area south of Tooting Bec Road including Aldrington Road and

Church Lane

- Additional work at the Aldrington Road junction to ensure traffic movements

are calm and cycling movements feel safe/comfortable in all directions

- Bus stop “bypasses” or “boarders” should be considered instead of bus stop

cages which interrupt cycle tracks

- In the medium to long term, “stepped” track or other provision will likely be

superior to using wands

5.4 Ramblers Greater London Forum

Response on behalf of the Ramblers Greater London Forum, additional interest as

author of the Official Guidebook to the Capital Ring, and therefore representing users

of this route, which is described by TfL as one of the ‘seven top walking routes in

London’.

They regret any proposal to reduce the green areas of Tooting Bec Common, but

appreciate that sufficient space should be provided for shared use by pedestrians

and cyclists in comfort and safety. As parts of the carriageways involved in this

proposal are on the Capital Ring route, they suggest that if any of the street furniture

carrying its signs have to be moved or removed during the work, those signs should

be replaced in the correct alignment.

5.5 Wheels for Wellbeing

Wheels for Wellbeing want the scheme to deliver inclusive cycling, including cycles

used as mobility aids by disabled people including children and older people. They

support the use of wands as semi segregation, as they are more easily sighted by all

than lower forms such as armadillo style intermittent kerbs. They expressed concern

that given the shared use of pavement facilities adjacent to the wands, sharing is

likely to seriously discourage cycling, especially for slower riders, making these

proposals not fully inclusive. The requested proper consideration of the needs of

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those in all forms of cycle included for all necessary turning space and lower kerbs to

access between facilities. They state that they do not believe the junction design is

inclusive. They are concerned by the eastern extent of the scheme where access for

cycle routes to the north appears to involve either cycling in the carriageway or using

the cycle access in Tooting gardens or an informal path. They suggest that since an

informal path will not have defined access, a good surface, or be fully legitimised for

cycling, more work is needed on the accesses to it in order to deliver a joined up

quality cycle network across London.

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6. Conclusion

We received 176 responses from members of the public of which 75 per cent of

respondents supported the proposals and 14 per cent did not. 3 percent neither

supported nor opposed the proposals, 1 percent were not sure, while 7 percent did

not answer the question. We received five responses from stakeholders.

The comments made by respondents raise a number of important issues. While the

majority of comments were supportive about our proposals, some concerns were

also expressed. In addition, suggestions were made on how we may improve

conditions for different users on Tooting Bec Road. Many comments were about

future ideas for the area and more transformative plans. As some of these plans are

still being developed, they couldn’t be incorporated into these early cycling

improvements.

Some respondents requested changes to the proposals which we have concluded

are not possible to implement. Details of our response to these requests are shown

within the issues raised table in Appendix A – Responses to issues raised.

Other comments were about the detail of the proposals. These are being considered

as we develop the detailed design and will be discussed further with our partners and

key stakeholders.

6.1 Next steps

Having carefully considered the feedback from the consultation, we have decided to

proceed with this scheme based on our original proposal. We expect to undertake the

works in 2019. Exact dates are subject to confirmation of funding and coordination

with other construction work in the area to minimise any disruption.

Our proposals aim to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists in the short-term

and we will monitor the impacts of this initial cycle improvement scheme as we

continue to work with Wandsworth Council, Lambeth Council and the local

community to develop more transformational plans.

Although coordinated with Wandsworth Council’s wider plans for walking and cycling

provision in the area, our proposals would be delivered as a separate standalone

scheme. Wandsworth Council continues to pursue its proposals for a Quietway route

across Tooting Bec Common and will update on its progress in due course.

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Appendix A - Response to issues raised

We have listened to what people said, their comments and suggestions and

answered their questions. We will keep local people informed as the scheme

develops and work with them on helping to achieve their aspirations for the area.

We have to consider all the competing demands from all road users and make the

most of the budget available.

Bus stop bypass:

Between the Aldrington Road junction and Riggindale Road cyclists will be on a

shared footway and therefore will be not interacting with buses. However, between Dr

Johnson Avenue and Aldrington Road as we are proposing light segregation cyclists

will be not be removed from buses at bus stops. This design was originally proposed

as an interim measure prior to Wandsworth Council implementing a cycle route

through the common between Bedford Hill and Aldrington Road. Wandsworth Council

are engaged in the on-going process of converting this path. If this route is approved

Quietway users would not be required to use the light segregation section of Tooting

Bec Road. We accept the light segregation element of the scheme does not mean

cyclists are separated from buses nevertheless it was felt that this design solution

offers an improved level of service whilst also balancing the financial constraints of a

scheme that was not originally intended to be permanent. An assessment has been

made of the frequency of buses, there are approximately 16 buses per hour at peak

times however a reduced level of service has been accepted for the interim scheme.

An additional consideration is that bus stop bypasses require a significant amount of

width to accommodate a bus shelter therefore such a design would have a

detrimental effect on the remaining footway width.

Plastic Wands:

The use of wands was chosen in this instance as the scheme was intended as an

interim solution. Financial constraints on the project mean that complete kerb

segregation was not possible. In addition we are confined by the road width and in

order to provide large separation kerbs this would negatively impact on the footway

width. Regarding the aesthetic appeal of the wands, at present we are investigating

options of a reduced number of wands mounted on small island separators.

Scheme extents:

The scope of the scheme only extends to the area in which the proposed Quietway

route would use Tooting Bec Road. Unfortunately extending the scheme beyond the

confines of the Quietway would not be possible due to the financial constraints of the

project and as this would go beyond the schemes specified objectives. However the

desire for a cycle facility that covered a greater extent of Tooting Bec Road has been

noted and could be explored in the future if funding was to become available.

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Full segregation:

The design option of a shared use path between Aldrington Road and Riggindale

Road was proposed as opposed to a segregated track as this design approach is

more cost effective and has greater adaptability.

Cyclists/Pedestrian conflict:

In line with the London Cycling Design Standard the shared use footway will be 4m

wide. This distance should enable opportunities to pass with greater clearance. A

shared use facility should also encourage lower cycle speeds and more considerate

cycle behaviour.

Increased congestion and pollution:

We do not anticipate that the scheme will have a significant impact on congestion in

the area. The scheme proposals retain the existing layout of a general traffic lane in

each direction. We have undertaken traffic modelling of our proposals and we predict

that it would have no significant impact on motor traffic journey times. As a response

to the modelling, the design was changed to ensure two lanes were retained on the

eastbound approach to Aldrington Road. As part of the scheme implementation

process we will be monitoring traffic flow in the area. If any issues do arise, these will

be addressed accordingly.

Speeding on Tooting Bec Road:

Our proposals will reduce the width of the traffic lane, in each direction, along Tooting

Bec Road. Narrowing road widths will encourage slower speeds. In addition we are

looking at the possibility of a centre line removal along this section. Previous trials

have shown that by removing the centre line vehicles lower their speeds.

We are now working on the detailed design and consider as many of the suggestions

and address the comments as possible and will present this back to Wandsworth

Council as soon as possible.

Cyclists vulnerable at areas with no marking or segregation

We are currently unable to provide full cyclist segregation along some parts of the

route due to the constrained width of the road. Widening the road would require

Common Land and this would currently take longer to develop and implement this

interim scheme. The design currently caters to cyclists along the route by being in

line with London Cycle Design Standards.

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Connect existing cycleways in the common

We are continuing to work with Wandsworth Council to create a well connected cycling network around Tooting Bec and the wider area. Wandsworth Council, as part of its cycling strategy to support more people to cycle more often in and through the borough, continue to pursue their proposals for a Quietway in the area. More updates on its progress will be provided in due course.

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Appendix B - Copy of the consultation letter

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Appendix C - Consultation Plan

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Appendix D – Letter distribution area

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Appendix E – List of stakeholders consulted

Elected Members consulted

Cllr Jonathan Cook Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member

(Community Services), LB Wandsworth

Cllr Dr Rosena Alli-Khan Bedford ward, LB Wandsworth

Cllr Fleur Anderson Bedford ward, LB Wandsworth

Cllr Antonia Dunn Bedford ward, LB Wandsworth

Cllr Leonie Cooper Furzedown ward, LB Wandsworth

Cllr Candida Jones Furzedown ward, LB Wandsworth

Cllr Mark Thomas Furzedown ward, LB Wandsworth

Cllr Andy Gibbons Graveney ward, LB Wandsworth

Cllr Alaina Macdonald Graveney ward, LB Wandsworth

Cllr Rex Osborn Graveney ward, LB Wandsworth

Cllr Jennifer Brathwaite Cabinet Member for Housing &

Environment, LB Lambeth

Cllr Scott Ainslie St Leonards ward, LB Lambeth

Cllr Robert Hill St Leonards ward, LB Lambeth

Cllr Saleha Jaffer St Leonards ward, LB Lambeth

Chuka Umunna MP Member of parliament for Streatham

Rosena Allin-Khan MP Member of parliament for Tooting

Other stakeholders consulted

Balham Town Centre Partnership Board Open Spaces Society

Bankside Residents' Forum Organisation of Blind Afro Caribbeans (OBAC)

Battersea Society Putney Society

CCG Wandsworth Putney Traffic Transport and Parking Working Group

Clapham Society Raynes Park & West Barnes Residents' Association

Clapham Transport Users Group RNIB

Department for Transport Royal Mail

Disability Rights UK South Mobility Forum Wandsworth

Enable Leisure and Culture Streatham BID

Eurostar Group Streatham Vale Property Occupiers Association

Friends of Tooting Common The Clapham Society

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Greater London Authotity Tooting Common Management Advisory Committee

Herne Hill Forum TPH for Heathrow Airport

ICE - London

Vauxhall Gardens Estate Tenants & Residents Association

Lambeth Safer Transport Team Virtual Norwood Forum

London Ambulance Service Wandsworth Access Association

London Borough of Brent Wandsworth Care Alliance

London Borough of Lambeth Wandsworth Cycling Campaign

London Borough of Wandsworth Wandsworth Environment Forum

London Cycling Campaign (Lambeth) Wandsworth Libraries

London Cycling Campaign (Wandsworth) Wandsworth Living Streets

London Fire Brigade Wandsworth Safer Transport Team

London Omnibus Traction Society Wandsworth Society

London TravelWatch Westminster City Council

Metropolitan Police - Traffic Management Wheels for Wellbeing

Metropolitan Police Service National Autistic Society