Consultation:

London Borough of Sutton is considering installing a motorcycle barrier on the Spencer Road Entrance at Watercress Park to help prevent unlawful use by motorbikes and we are interested in hearing your views. The barriers are designed to allow pedestrians and those using mobility scooters and wheelchairs to enter but to stop motorcycles from gaining access.

We are aware that motorbikes regularly access the site via the  Spencer Road entrance which can cause anti-social behaviour and safety issues.  As part of the Council's commitment to improving the situation for local residents we propose to install an inhibitor gate. 

• Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee 
• 2023/24 and indicative 2024/25 programmes

7b) 2023/24 and indicative 2024/25 programmes: (A) / Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee / 20221215 (sutton.gov.uk) 

(Last item on sheet)

Convert zebra crossing to a parallel crossing (one that allows cyclists to use it) near Mellows Park which would provide a continuous safe facility for cyclists. This would provide links to an existing contra flow cycle lane in Redford Avenue and a large residential area in Mellows Park, and a borough cycle route into Wallington district centre

Stafford Road Parallel crossing

• Borough Cycling
• Medium priority

• 23/24 Funding staff £14k project £30k
• 24/25 Funding staff £0 project £0

These currently being negotiated by LBS with TfL - hopefully funding confirmed mid March 2023. 

• Route ends
• No Wayfinding - unclear junction movements
• potential conflict with pedestrians and cyclists on 7m shared use path, only 2m wide
• Cycling prohibited sections

The current layout and building stock at Greenshaw are inefficient and energy intensive. 

The Council is proposing to introduce a traffic management scheme in Plough Lane junction with Collyer Avenue and Queenswood Avenue. We are proposing these measures in response to concerns raised by local residents in the area, ward councillors about traffic speed, noise, pollution, cut through traffic and road safety at the above mentioned junctions. 

What is proposed?

 The following measures are proposed: 

1. No entry points at the junctions with Collyer Avenue and Queenswood Avenue preventing access from Plough Lane. These measures also include mandatory cycle lanes at Collyer Avenue & Queenswood Avenue junction with Plough Lane
2. New waiting restrictions in Collyer Avenue and Queenswood Avenue junction with Plough Lane.

What is the aim of the measures?

These measures aim to

• Reduce risk of personal injury accidents and provide a safer environment for all road users.
• Reduce traffic conflicts, improve traffic flow, safety and congestion at junctions
• To discourage of obstructive parking 
• To encourage active travel
• Provision of cycle facilities
• To enhance inclusiveness particularly for the vulnerable users

From the 2023/24 and indicative 2024/25 programmes: (A) / Environment and Sustainable Transport Committee

Appendix 7 b) - this is getting (£ ,000's )

• 23/24 Funding Staff 12 Project 28 Total 40
• 24/25 Funding Staff 10 Project 20 Total 30

Perceived safety issues raised that vehicles are not stopping at the

existing zebra because vehicles are rat running to avoid Croydon

Road/A232 (red route). The zebra is located on a link between the two

roads being used for rat running so drivers are looking for the next road

entrance rather than at the zebra. The proposal is considering measures

to address through traffic issues - initial locations being investigated are

the junctions of Queenswood Avenue/Plough Lane and Collyer

Ave/Plough Lane (subject to consultation).

The proposal also includes consideration of a parallel low traffic cycle

route along Queenswood & Collyers Road as an alternative to the A232

Croydon Road which currently has no cycle facilities along the parallel

stretch. Cyclists using this quiet alternative link will be able to re-join the

A232 Croydon Road via Aldwick Rd which connects to the existing

Croydon Rd cycle facility. This element of the scheme could be moved to

the Cycle Network Development/Borough Cycling Fund.

From https://haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/lumley-road

This is in response to a high number of collisions having been recorded at this location involving vehicles turning right from Lumley Road, and northbound traffic on St Dunstan's Hill. Local residents and stakeholders have also raised concerns about this junction. We are now holding a public consultation on our proposals, running from 7 June to 18 July 2021, and you can find details of how to take part below.

We propose making the exit from Lumley Road onto St Dunstan's Hill left turn only. To enforce this, we propose installing a pedestrian island in the carriageway at the end of Lumley Road, which would help prevent vehicles from turning right. This island would include dropped kerbs and tactile paving. As well as prohibiting the right turn, this would also provide a safer and easier crossing point for pedestrians and cyclists crossing Lumley Road.

From impact assessment

• . In the past three years, there have been eight collisions at this junction. Of these collisions, four have involved motorcyclists (vulnerable road users).
• The proposed (triangular type) pedestrian island will make it easier for disabled pedestrians to cross Lumley Road safely. The island will have sufficient space for a wheelchair user. Tactile paving will be installed to help a visually impaired pedestrian identify the edge of the footway and the cycle track.

The plans involve East/West road with multiple signage for entry/exit of 20/30mph zones plus the Byway cul-de-sac.

Plan (pdf) is embedded on consultation page.

To the North of route shown in blue is existing 20mph

This forms part of the NCN77 route.

The draft document is linked right at the bottom of the consulation page, again here

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15a9o8nCb5R9rs5iPINp8M2zrr3Qm-Axr/view

from 1.3

Everyone benefits from sustainable transport because it means that we are:
• Keeping the air cleaner through alternative travel choices, such as walking, cycling to work, using public transport or using electric vehicles, while improving public health;
• Improving safety for travellers, especially for people with disabilities, children, older residents and other vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists;

1.13 In July 2019, the London Borough of Sutton declared a climate emergency, and pledged to make the borough carbon neutral. Air quality improvements and carbon reduction are byproducts of, and some of many reasons for, sustainable transport.

from section 4

Cycle mode share is low, 1.1% of all journeys and among the lowest share in London. 

5.7 Essentially, more people in Sutton are choosing to use their car for journeys of less than 2km than anywhere else in London.

See Section 6 re. cycling. 

6.12 The existing number of cycling trips made each year in Sutton is 7,700, out of a total in outer London of 208,200 trips.
However, there is a potential for 234,900 daily cyclable trips, which would mean that 3% of all borough journeys would be by cycle. This
figure is higher than boroughs of similar size and population such as Harrow, Merton and Richmond upon Thames.
6.13 As with walkable trips, Sutton also has the highest number of potentially cyclable trips per resident that are currently made by a motorised mode of travel22.

Targets include

Appendix F : no mention of cycleways

also saw under Developer checklists:

Cycling
G6g) The Council, landowners, developers, infrastructure providers and funding agencies will work together to implement the place-based projects in the Sutton Public Realm Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (adopted January 2020).
G6h) The Council, landowners, developers, infrastructure providers and funding agencies will work together to implement the Liveable Neighbourhoods schemes and to bid for and implement future schemes where possible.

Goverment Review of HWC

A discussion about the Dept for Transport's new Call for Evidence about changing the law regarding e-scooters and other similar vehicles. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/873363/future-of-transport-regulatory-review-call-for-evidence.pdf