Improvements to Trafalgar Avenue Junction with Old Kent Road

Improvements to Trafalgar Avenue junction with Old Kent Road

Consultation Report December 2019

1 Executive Summary

In summer 2019, we consulted on our proposals to improve the junction of Trafalgar Avenue with A2 Old Kent Road. We had 255 responses – 248 from the public and seven from key stakeholders.

We asked respondents how our proposals would affect them and what alternative left turn routes they would use. We also asked if they lived or worked in the area, how they travelled through the junction and how often.

The top five comments were: 1. My journey will take longer 2. I will feel safer 3. I will need to find an alternative left turn route 4. I will find it easier to cross the road 5. My journey will be quicker

The top concerns about the scheme were: 1. My journey will take longer 2. Roads will be less safe 3. Roads will suffer more pollution, congestion and/ or rat-running 4 Oppose banning the left turn, or think it’s unnecessary

Our response can be found on p10.

Next steps After considering feedback, we plan to deliver the scheme with three minor changes:

1. Instead of a normal round green traffic light, traffic lights on Old Kent Road westbound will show a ‘straight ahead arrow’ green light

2. ‘Ahead Only’ markings will be added to the westbound carriageway

3. Remove hatched areas at bus stops so inside lanes are wider and it’s easier for cyclists and motorcycles to pass.

Subject to obtaining the necessary traffic orders and works permits, we will start works in late 2019 or early 2020. .

2 1. The proposals

The Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy sets out a target for 80% journeys to be made using cycling, walking or public transport by 2041.

Improving the junction of Trafalgar Avenue with A2 Old Kent Road would support this by providing safer, better facilities for pedestrians, cyclists and bus passengers.

The main benefits are: - Safer and easier crossing at Trafalgar Avenue using a new ‘green man’ crossing

-Reduced risk of left turn hook collisions for cyclists, as the left turn will be banned and an advanced stop line extended to assist cyclists Quicker, more reliable bus trips using a new extended westbound bus lane

To deliver this, we needed to ban the left turn into Trafalgar Avenue from A2 Old Kent Road westbound towards the Bricklayers Arms.

Traffic counts indicate up to 44 vehicles per hour in peak times could be affected.

Detailed description

 Introducing a ‘green man’ crossing at Trafalgar Avenue

 Banning the left turn into Trafalgar Avenue from A2 Old Kent Road westbound  Building out the pavement to support the banned left turn & pedestrian crossing

 Extending the westbound bus lane from bus stop (WJ) to the junction stop line  Providing a new Advanced Stop Line to protect cyclists on Trafalgar Avenue

 Widening the existing Advance Stop Line across two traffic lanes instead of one

4 2. The consultation

Purpose The objectives of the consultation were to: - Share our plans and allow respondents to make suggestions - Identify any views about issues or impacts - Understand concerns about banning the left turn and the scheme generally

Potential outcomes Following careful consideration of the responses, potential outcomes were: - Proceed as set out in our consultation - Proceed with some modifications - Decide not to proceed

Who we consulted Before we started our consultation, we discussed our proposals with Southwark Council and the Old Kent Road Fire station. We also briefed Cobourg Primary School about our proposals and asked them to encourage their parents and staff to view our proposals and reply to our questionnaire, and similarly we briefed New Peckham Mosque

To promote our consultation, we emailed 182 stakeholders and 34,621 people registered on our customer database, including bus passengers, cyclists and car drivers. We also wrote to 4,072 properties within 500m of the junction and publicised the project with a local press release and social media activity.

What we asked and when We asked people how proposals would affect them and for suggestions about how we reduce any negative impacts.

The consultation was open from 1 July to 12 August 2019. It ran for six weeks.

Methods of responding Customers were directed to our website to fill out a survey. Alternatively they could email us at [email protected], write to us at FREEPOST TFL CONSULTATIONS or call us via our consultations line on 0343 222 1155.

5 3. The respondents and responses

We received 255 responses – 248 from the public and seven from key stakeholders.

- 82% respondents live or work nearby - 71% respondents live in the postcode or neighbouring postcode area - 93% respondents used our online survey to participate in our consultation

- 62% respondents heard about our consultation via email, 11% heard via letter and 5% saw it on our website

- There were no petitions or campaign groups organised as a result of this consultation.

Methods of responding:

Methods of responding Total % Website 236 93 Letter/email 19 7 Total 255 100

How public respondents heard about the consultation:

How respondents heard Total % Received an email from TfL 158 61.96 Received a letter from TfL 28 10.98 Saw it on the TfL website 14 5.49 Read about in the press 4 1.57 Social media 7 2.75 Other (please specify) 9 3.53 Not Answered 35 13.73 Total 255 100

6 Questions and answers, listed in same order as the questionnaire

Q1a

How often, on average, do you travel using each of these forms of transport? - I use this crossing as a pedestrian 80 60 40 20 0 4-6 days a 2-3 days a Once a week Never Every day week week % 29.15% 31.66% 15.08% 10.05% 14.07% Number of responses 58 63 30 20 28

Q1b

How often, on average, do you travel using each of these forms of transport? - I use this crossing as a cyclist 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 4-6 days a 2-3 days a Once a week Never Every day week week % 22.28% 58.55% 3.11% 5.70% 10.36% Number of responses 43 113 6 11 20

Q1c

How often, on average, do you travel using each of these forms of transport? - I use this crossing as a bus passenger 80 60 40 20 0 4-6 days a 2-3 days a Once a week Never Every day week week % 32.81% 36.98% 9.90% 7.29% 13.02% Number of responses 63 71 19 14 25

7 Q1d

How often, on average, do you travel using each of these forms of transport? - I use this crossing in a private vehicle 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 4-6 days a 2-3 days a Once a week Never Every day week week % 29.70% 27.23% 12.38% 8.91% 21.78% Number of responses 60 55 25 18 44

Q1e

How often, on average, do you travel using each of these forms of transport? - I use this crossing as a professional driver 200 150 100 50 0 4-6 days a 2-3 days a Once a week Never Every day week week % 2.94% 84.71% 5.29% 1.76% 5.29% Number of responses 5 144 9 3 9

Work or live nearby:

Respondents Total % Yes 209 81.96 No 23 9.02 Not answered 23 9.02 Total 255 100

8 Q3: Postcode:

Postcode Total % SE15 82 32.16

SE1 50 19.61

SE5 21 8.24

SE17 18 7.06

SE16 5 1.96

SE11 3 1.18

CM16 2 0.78

SE13 2 0.78

SE23 2 0.78

DA2 1 0.39

DA5 1 0.39

E1W 1 0.39

SE14 1 0.39

SE15 1 0.39

SE18 1 0.39

SE26 1 0.39

SE8 1 0.39

SE9 1 0.39

SW17 1 0.39

SW1P 1 0.39

SW8 1 0.39

Not Answered 58 22.75

Total 255 100

9 Q4: How these changes affect respondents

How would these changes affect you? 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Make me need to use an Make it Make Make alternative Make me easier to journey journey route Not feel safer cross the times times (please list Answered road quicker longer what alternative roads you would use) % 19.22% 15.69% 7.45% 27.84% 16.08% 13.73% Number of responses 49 40 19 71 41 35

Comments No of comments Negative Increased Congestion/Pollution/ Changes will slow traffic down 11

Against proposal/Leave it as it is 11 Changes will force more cars to go down tighter/narrower side streets 9

Closing the left turn would make other roads more congested. 8

The proposal will be an inconvenience journey/use of alternative routes 4

Sceptical: Waste of money 2 Concern: Changes will increase risk of accidents/danger 1

Sceptical 1 Concern: Serious consideration needs to be looked into the proposal before 1 they are implemented

Safety concern with current crossing set up 1 Concern with HGVs vehicles going through side roads 1

Safety concerns for local schools, If traffic is diverted down Cobourg Road 1

Positive Changes will be safer for pedestrians 4

10 Support changes 2 Suggestion

Alternative left (such as Nile Terrace and others) turn towards Old Kent Road 3 Don't know/cannot say about alternative route 3

Access to residence (Shurland Gardens) from the Old Kent Road would need to be made via Peckham Park Road 1

Any left turn from Old Kent Road towards Peckham (residential streets.) 1

Suggest a long and detailed personal consultation with the residents of Glengall Road who are going to suffer with extra traffic if this proposal is approved 1

Oakley Place needs to remain with no restrictions 1 Any route as far as possible 1 Further Information

How would this affect the 63/363 Bus Route Going Eastbound/Westbound 1 Other Not affected/don’t use the route 2 Why I can’t I select multiple options? 2 Unclear comment 1

Respondents listed alternative left turn routes:

Suggestion Total

Oakley Place/ Nile Terrace 14

Glengall Road 12

Albany Road 11

Peckham Park Road 7

St Georges Way 2

Bird in Bush Road 2

Cobourg Road 2

Wells Way 1

Peckham Hill Street 1

11 Q5 Tell us more about negative impacts…

No of Comments comments

Negative

Changes will increase Journey time/Congestion on nearby side roads 105 Against proposal/Keep it as it is 55

Roads will become unsafe for commuters/cyclists/pedestrians/children 23 Will increase pollution 22 Sceptical about the consultation 16 Don't agree with the banning of the Left turn into Trafalgar Avenue or think it’s unnecessary. 16 Proposed changes will have little/neutral impact 7

Changes will cause inconvenience to commuters and/or disabled individuals 6 Will increase travel costs 2 Speed bumps in Oakley Place are not effective at reducing the speed of the cars 2 Would cost more fuel 1

Concern: concerned it will divert traffic past Burgess Park. 1 Proposal does not solve issue of the terrible cycling and walking conditions on Old Kent Road 1

Please don’t let Glengall become a new access route for all the traffic. 1 Waste of time/money/little benefit 1 Concern: Proposal will create extra traffic which will be directed onto Nile Terrace 1 The roads on both alternative routes are not in that great a condition compared to Trafalgar Avenue 1 This is the ideal opportunity to close off Coppers Road (which will form part of an upcoming cycleway) 1

Concerns about cars doing a U-turn at Malt Street and Asda get to Peckham 1 The outlined proposal misses some key data points 1

Disappointed that there is no effort to make moving into the lane to turn right off Old Kent Rd as a cyclist safer 1

People will likely just make the left turn prior to this at Glengall Road. 1 Believes this would block off the only sensible route from this part of the A2 towards Peckham 1 Positive Agree with proposal 41 The proposal will increase safety when crossing the road for pedestrians and/or cyclists 35 Partially agree 20 Support banning of left turn into Trafalgar Avenue 2 Improved safety for people with reduced mobility. 1

12 The provision for cyclist would make me feel safer if stopped at red lights. 1

Agree with Advanced stop lines and lights always help 1

Introducing a ‘green man’ crossing at Trafalgar Avenue 1 Building out the pavement to support the banned left turn and pedestrian crossing 1

Extending the westbound bus lane from the Trafalgar Avenue bus stop (WJ) to the junction stop line 1

Support widening of the existing Advance Stop Line on A2 Old Kent Road across two traffic lanes instead of one 1 Suggestion

Consider the timings of the traffic lights (Junctions) at busy times of the day 3 Need to focus on better transport/roads/cycle lanes 2 A segregated cycle lane should be installed 2 By blocking access at the intersection between Nile Terrace and Trafalgar Avenue it would become safer 2

Before you change Trafalgar Avenue, could you please make alterations to the junction East Street / Old Kent Road 2 Better cycling and traffic filtering is needed 1

Reroute cyclists to use the Burgess Park route through the area instead. 1 Need to improve bus traffic flow on Old Kent road. 1 Should be combined with removing on-street parking 1

Ban right turn to the avenue from the opposite direction of the Old Kent Road, as it causes queues whilst cars are waiting to turn. 1 Make the road less accessible 1 Could we have a segregated section for bikes? 1 It should be made mandatory for cyclists to wear helmets, vest and put cycle lights 1 Extra cycle protection/Improved pedestrian crossing 1 A green ahead only arrow on the signal head and “ahead only “ with arrows, on the road surface 1

Prohibiting left hand turns onto Oakley Place should also be considered 1

Banned left turn should be for motor vehicles, with 'except cyclists' signage 1 Better traffic management and signalling is needed 1

Add the phased traffic lights at Trafalgar Avenue/Old Kent Road junction 1

Remove some parking from Peckham Park Road and surrounding roads so that 2-way traffic flow can be maintained 1

Reroute cyclists to use the Burgess Park route through the area instead 1 Why not make this a pedestrian and cyclist option? 1 Oakley Place/Nile Terrace should become one-way 1

13 Further Information Clarify how proposed junction changes will impact on traffic thoroughfare on Glengall Road 2 Would I need to use Oakley Place and Nile Terrace? 1

Further information on the traffic lights and pedestrian crossing needed 1

How would this affect the 63/363 Bus Route Going Eastbound/Westbound 1 Would traffic turning left on to Trafalgar avenue be shifted onto Glengall Road? 1

Can you confirm how the banned left turn will be enforced? 1

Will the displaced traffic needing to turn left cause congestion elsewhere? 1

Clarification needed as to whether it is a “green man crossing.” or a normal signal controlled crossing at a junction 1 Other No significant comment/Unclear comment 4 Not affected/do not use the route 3

Q6 – not included personal information

Q7 – not included personal information

Q 8

Are you?

250 200 150 100 50 0 Not A A A local Employ A visitor local but taxi/priv Other A local commut busines ed to the interest ate hire (please resident er to the s owner locally area ed in vehicle specify) area the… driver % 62.46% 3.24% 12.62% 4.53% 9.06% 1.94% 4.85% 1.29% Number of responses 193 10 39 14 28 6 15 4

Q9 – Stakeholders listed their organisation name, which can be found on p8-9

14 Q10

How did you hear about this consultation? 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Received Received Read Saw it on Other Not Social an email a letter about in the TfL (please Answere media from TfL from TfL the press website specify) d % 61.96% 10.98% 1.57% 5.49% 2.75% 3.53% 13.73% Number of responses 158 28 4 14 7 9 35

Q11a Website structure & ease of finding what you needed 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Not Very Not Good Adequate Poor Very poor applicabl good Answered e % 27.23% 34.74% 22.54% 4.23% 3.29% 2.82% 5.16% Number of responses 58 74 48 9 7 6 11

Q11b

Written information 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Not Not Very good Good Adequate Poor Very poor applicable Answered % 29.47% 33.33% 21.26% 6.28% 2.90% 1.45% 5.31% Number of responses 61 69 44 13 6 3 11

15 Q11c

Maps, images & related diagrams 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Not Not Very good Good Adequate Poor Very poor applicable Answered % 27.62% 31.43% 17.62% 8.10% 4.76% 5.24% 5.24% Number of responses 58 66 37 17 10 11 11

Q11d

Online survey format 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Not Very good Good Adequate Poor Very poor applicable % 29.33% 34.13% 20.19% 6.25% 4.33% 0.48% Number of responses 61 71 42 13 9 1

Q11e

Website accessibility 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Not Very good Good Adequate Poor Very poor applicable % 29.38% 35.55% 19.43% 3.79% 1.42% 5.21% Number of responses 62 75 41 8 3 11

Q11f

Events & drop-in sessions 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Not Very good Good Adequate Poor Very poor applicable % 6.40% 9.36% 9.36% 4.93% 5.42% 59.11% Number of responses 13 19 19 10 11 120

Q11g

Promotional material 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Not Very good Good Adequate Poor Very poor applicable % 7.58% 9.60% 13.13% 5.56% 4.55% 54.04% Number of responses 15 19 26 11 9 107

Do you have any further comments about the quality of the consultation material?

Themes Comment No. of comments Negative Sceptical about consultation/ waste of time 6

Negative Generally negative 5 Hasn't been advertised enough 2 Negative Not enough options between 'once a week' and 'never' re 2 Negative question 1 for infrequent users Negative More detailed information needed 2

17 4. Stakeholder responses

Seven stakeholders sent us the following responses:

1. Glengall Residents Association “I am not sure quite what your thinking is here, what evidence are you offering to show that this is necessary from the point of view of safety, traffic flow or any other reason? Living in the next road I pass here pretty much daily and at all times, I have never noticed a problem. Sometimes cars heading west turn left, this doesn’t interrupt the flow of traffic, I have not noticed any delay to buses or danger to cyclists. Your counts suggests up to 44 vehicles an hour use this route, you make no suggestion as to where these 1,056 vehicles per day are going to go! To me it seems that the options are: Turning left into Oakley Place, then Nile Terrace and ending with a right turn across traffic into Trafalgar Avenue; Turning left into Cobourg Road (past a school); Turning left into The Glengall Road Conservation Area; Or turning right into Dunton Road and looping around the Tesco site, doubling back Eastwards on The Old Kent Road then slowing the buses and other traffic turning right into Trafalgar Avenue. None of these seem ideal “

2. London TravelWatch “We generally support these proposals and particularly welcome the additional bus lane and advanced stop line for cycles. Would you consider widening the inside lanes at the bus stops by the removal of the hashed areas. This will make passing a stopped bus more comfortable for cycles and motor cycles.”

3. London Living Streets “London Living Streets supports this scheme and in particular creating a much needed formal crossing at this dangerous crossing at Trafalgar Avenue. A formal crossing facility for all three arms of the junction remains very much needed as the northern part of the junction remains without a formal pedestrian crossing. We hope that this will also be implemented.”

4. The Metropolitan Police service “In general I support this scheme. Can you confirm how the banned left turn will be enforced? The ahead arrow at the bottom of the signal head is not as robust as it could be. Contravention of this arrow is non enforceable. It would be preferable and far more robust to use a green ahead only arrow on the signal head and “ahead only “ with

18 arrows, on the road surface. Contravention of this is an enforceable offence. It mentions a “green man crossing.” This looks like a normal signal controlled crossing at a junction. Is there anything different about it? Will the displaced traffic needing to turn left cause congestion elsewhere?”

5. Oakley Place Church ”The proposed banning of a left turn from the Old Kent Road into Trafalgar Avenue will have a huge impact on Oakley Place. It will become the route vehicles are forced to take to drive to Peckham. TfL suggest that 44 vehicles per hour would enter Oakley Place. Residents are clear that this will adversely change the quality of life here with a significant increase in traffic, more fumes, more near misses at the 90 degree turn into Nile Terrace, more sounding of horns, more fly tipping and other anti-social behaviour. The change will conflict with the children's play area and the nature reserve close to the road. The Church has been here since 1880 and is in advanced preparation for a major refurbishment which will provide enhanced community facilities for worship and related activities. An increase in pedestrian activity in Oakley Place can expected at busy times for the church. There will also be some construction traffic over the next couple of years. Please take these issues into consideration both for the church, the community and particularly for the residents of Oakley Place.”

6. Southwark Council “No issue with it… No objection.”

7. Southwark Cyclists: “Southwark Cyclists support the adding of a pedestrian crossing phase. However, Southwark Cyclists are unsure how this scheme is achieving vision zero. The scheme has 3 critical issues before and will have 3 critical issues afterwards. We also have some concerns as this will add 44 motorists a day to the already too busy Glengall Road which forms part of a proposed Quietway. We are also keen to understand when Old Kent Road a key route, based on the cycling strategic analysis, will be gaining protected cycle tracks.”

19 5 Main issues raised

Top five themes 1. My journey will take longer (71 people or 27.84%) 2. I feel safer (49 people or 19.22%) 3. I will need to find an alternative route (41 people or 16.08%) 4. I will find it easier to cross the road (40 people or 15.69%) 5. My journey will be quicker (19 people or 7.49%)

Top concerns Concerns No Concern changes will increase journey time/ congestion on nearby roads 105 Concern roads will become unsafe for 23 commuters/cyclists/pedestrians/children Concern scheme will increase pollution 22 Sceptical about the consultation 16 Oppose banning left turn, or think it’s unnecessary 16 Concern changes will have little/neutral impact 7 Concern changes will inconvenience to commuters and/or disabled 6 individuals

Respondents listed nine alternative routes they would use if the left turn is banned

Suggestion Total

Oakley Place/ Nile Terrace 14

Glengall Road 12

Albany Road 11

Peckham Park Road 7

St Georges Way 2

Bird in Bush Road 2

Cobourg Road 2

Wells Way 1

Peckham Hill Street 1

20 6. Response to main issues raised

1. Concern that journeys will take longer

Whilst we appreciate that some journeys to the northern section of Trafalgar Avenue may take longer because vehicles can no longer turn left from Old Kent Road into Trafalgar Avenue, we believe that, when considering the needs of all road users, these proposals will provide an overall improvement to the junction aligned with the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS).

The MTS 2018 includes a commitment to “reduce Londoner’s dependency on cars in favour of active, efficient and sustainable modes of travel”. Thus, whilst we understand that these proposals may inconvenience a small number of road users, we believe that our proposals will encourage more people to use sustainable modes rather than cars for their journeys, and consequently help deliver the MTS.

As the answer for points two and three is the same, they are presented together below 2. Concern roads will be less safe and 3. Concern about increase pollution, rat-running Traffic counts indicate a small number of people (up to 44 per hour) will be affected by the banned left turn.

Consultation respondents listed nine alternative left turn routes.

As a number of alternatives are available, we do not expect any one road to experience significant increases in traffic.

We, therefore, do not expect an increase in collisions, or significant detrimental effects on congestion, pollution and journey times on nearby roads.

4. Oppose banning the left turn, or think the project is unnecessary

To extend the westbound bus lane, we have to ban the left turn. Buses on the Old Kent Road regularly experience delays. Average bus speeds are below 10mph.

Extending the bus lane will give buses priority over general traffic, improving reliability, speeds and journey times. Enhancing London’s bus network is essential to achieve the Mayor’s target that 80% of journeys will be made by sustainable transport by 2041.

21 We also need to ban the left turn to provide the green man crossing on Trafalgar Avenue. Retaining the left turn would require an extra stage at the traffic signals. This would cause longer delays at the junction for all traffic, including buses, as an additional stage would require longer clearance times between stages reducing overall effective time for people to move.

7. Comments on the consultation materials

People were generally positive about the consultation itself: - 93% respondents used our online survey to participate in our consultation

- 84% respondents rated the way we presented the consultation as very good/ good/ adequate for our website, written information and online survey

- 77% respondents rated the map as a very good/ good/ adequate

- 62% respondents heard about our consultation via email, 11% heard via letter and 5% saw it on our website

8. Conclusion

After considering feedback, we plan to deliver the scheme with three minor changes:

1. Instead of a normal round green traffic light, traffic lights on Old Kent Road westbound will show a ‘straight ahead arrow’ green light

2. ‘Ahead Only’ markings will be added to the westbound carriageway

3. Remove hatched areas at bus stops so inside lanes are wider and it’s easier for cyclists and motorcycles to pass.

Subject to obtaining the necessary traffic orders, we will start works in late 2019 or early 2020.

22 Appendix A: Consultation letter distribution area and letter

25 Appendix B: Stakeholder Email

Dear Sir or Madam I am writing to share our proposals to improve the junction of Trafalgar Avenue and A2 Old Kent Road. These changes would provide safer, better facilities for pedestrians, cyclists and bus passengers. These benefits support the Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy and Vision Zero.

It is the Mayor’s Vision Zero ambition that no one is killed or seriously injured on London’s streets by 2041. The Vision Zero approach is based on the fundamental conviction that loss of life and serious injuries are neither acceptable nor inevitable.

Our proposals also form part of the Mayor’s plan for Healthy Streets - a long-term vision to enable more people to walk, cycle and use public transport by making London’s streets healthier, safer and more welcoming. What are we proposing?

The main benefits of this scheme would be:

 Safer and easier crossing at Trafalgar Avenue using a new ‘green man’ crossing  Quicker, more reliable bus trips using a new extended westbound bus lane

To achieve this, we would need to ban the left turn from A2 Old Kent Road into Trafalgar Avenue westbound towards the Bricklayers Arms. Our traffic counts indicate up to 44 vehicles per hour could be affected. Full details include:

 Introducing a ‘green man’ crossing at Trafalgar Avenue  Banning the left turn into Trafalgar Avenue from A2 Old Kent Road westbound  Building out the pavement to support the banned left turn and pedestrian crossing  Extending the westbound bus lane from the Trafalgar Avenue bus stop (WJ) to the junction stop line  Providing a new Advanced Stop Line to help protect cyclists on Trafalgar Avenue  Widening the existing Advance Stop Line on A2 Old Kent Road across two traffic lanes instead of one

A map showing our proposals is attached.

Have Your Say

We would like to know what you think about our proposals. Please complete our online survey at: https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/trafalgar-avenue/.

Alternatively, you can:

 Email us at [email protected]

26  Write to us at FREEPOST TFL CONSULTATIONS  Call us on 0343 222 1155 (service and network charges apply. Visit tfl.gov.uk/terms for details)

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Please let us know your views by Monday 12 August 2019.

Yours faithfully

Zenobia Hammond

Local Communities & Partnerships Transport for London

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Appendix C: List of key stakeholders

AA Access in London Age UK London All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group Borough Cycling Officers Group British Cycling Campaign for Better Transport Central London CTC Cycle Confidence Cycle Experience Cycle Systems Cycle Training UK (CTUK) Cyclelyn Cycling Embassy of Great Britain Cycling4all Cyclists in the City Disability Alliance Disability Rights UK Disabled Go

27 Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee GLA Strategy Access Panel members Greater London Authority Inclusion London Independent Disability Advisory Group Institute for Sustainability Joint Committee on Mobility for Disabled People (JCMD) Joint Committee on Mobility of Blind and Partially Sighted People Joint Mobility Unit Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) Living Streets Local elected representatives (MPs, AMs & Cllrs) London Ambulance Service London Bike Hub London Cab Drivers Club London Councils London Cycling Campaign London Cycling Campaign (Southwark) London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority London Fire Brigade London Older People's Strategy Group London Region National Pensioners Convention London TravelWatch London Visual Impairment Forum Metropolitan Police Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) RAC Motoring Foundation Road Danger Reduction Forum RMT Taxi Branch Southwark Council Southwark Safer Transport Team Southwark Travellers' Action Group Sustrans Transport Focus Transport for All Transport for London United Cabbies Group Unite the Union Vision 2020 Walk London Wheels for Wellbeing

28 Appendix D: Email to TfL customers

Dear Miss Thornton,

We are proposing to make changes to the junction of Trafalgar Avenue and A2 Old Kent Road, and would like to hear your views.

The aim of these changes is to provide safer, better facilities for people walking and cycling, and bus passengers.

The changes would include:

 Introducing a 'green man' crossing at Trafalgar Avenue  Extending the westbound bus lane from the Trafalgar Avenue bus stop (WJ) to the junction stop line To make the changes, we would need to ban the left turn for all road users from A2 Old Kent Road into Trafalgar Avenue westbound towards the Bricklayers Arms. Our traffic counts indicate up to 44 vehicles per hour could be affected.

For full details and to share your views, visit our consultation page by 12 August 2019. Yours sincerely,

TfL Consultation team Transport for London

29 Appendix E: Equality Impact Assessment

Step 1: Clarifying Aims

Q1. Outline the aims/objectives/scope of this piece of work

The attached Equality Impact Assessment concerns the A2 Old Kent Road Bus Lane Extension scheme, which is to be delivered under the Bus Priority programme within the Surface Transport Investment Programme.

The aim of the scheme is two fold; to improve westbound bus journey time reliability and improve the pedestrian environment for those crossing Trafalgar Avenue. The scheme will achieve this by:

 Extending the westbound bus lane from its current position north west to the junction with Trafalgar Avenue  Banning the left turn into Trafalgar Avenue and building out the Trafalgar Avenue kerb to ensure the ban is “self-enforcing.”  Providing a new signalised crossing point on Trafalgar Avenue, replacing the current informal crossing.

A high level drawing of the scheme is shown below:

30 Q2. Does this work impact on staff or customers? Please provide details of how.

This work does not impact on staff.

Whilst detailed construction information is not yet available, it is anticipated that there will be minimal construction impact on customers. A temporary crossing point will be provided on Trafalgar Avenue whilst works on the new crossing point take place. Where pedestrians and other road users are required to deviate from their typical routes, diversionary routes will be clearly signed. Lessons learned will be sought from previous projects regarding the creation of temporary crossing points that are accessible to all users.

All works will be completed in accordance with the guidelines for the safety of all road users as stipulated in Traffic Signs Manual: Chapter 8 : Traffic Safety Measures and Signs for Road Works and Temporary Situations.

When it comes to consultation, the following steps will ensure our public consultation

material is accessible and inclusive:

- We will do pre-consultation engagement with Protected Groups such as Cobourg Primary School, Trafalgar Surgery, New Peckham Mosque and Peckham Baptist Church.

- Plans with a simple explanation will be sent directly to local residents and businesses.

This ensures that those on lower incomes and without easy access to the internet are given the same level of information as others

- Upon request, people can access our consultation materials and questionnaire in easy read, braille or other languages

- We will offer multiple methods to respond, including FREEPOST, phone, email and online survey

- We will promote our consultation at and to local ‘attractions’, such as Peckham and East Street Libraries, Trafalgar Surgery, Cobourg Primary School and places of worship

- We will promote our consultation to key stakeholders plus people who travel through the area on buses, bikes and motorists who have registered on our database

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- Disability including carers1 - Pregnancy/maternity

- Gender - Race

- Gender reassignment - Religion or belief

- Marriage/civil partnership - Sexual orientation

1 Including those with physical, mental and hidden impairments as well as carers who provide unpaid care for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, or a mental health issue cannot cope without their support

31 This scheme is not anticipated to negatively impact on any people with protected characteristics. However, it is predicted to positively impact on three protected characteristics, Age, Pregnancy/ Maternity, Disability, including carers.

Age : As this scheme suggests providing a formal crossing facility, it is prudent therefore that research points to the fact that elderly people see formal crossings as the preferred method of crossing a road (Older Pedestrians and Road Safety- Strategic Development Research). It is also worth noting that the population statistics for the Livesey Ward, where this scheme is planned, show that around 9% are over the age of 65 and 23% are under the age of 15. (Livesey Ward Profile, 2017)

Disability, including carers: A Doctor’s surgery is situated on Trafalgar Avenue, which may result in a greater number proportion of people with disabilities using the proposed crossing than would be typical for this ward.

Pregnancy/ Maternity-

A primary school and day care centre are in close proximity to the junction of Old Kent Road and Trafalgar Avenue. It can be expected, therefore, that people with young children could be travelling within the footprint of the junction relatively frequently.

Further, although not an explicit protected characteristic, it is useful to also note that 86% of the population living in Livesey are classified as being in the most deprived quintile (Livesey Ward Profile, 2017). Ensuring high quality affordable transport is therefore key to this scheme.

Step 3: Impact

Q4. Given the evidence listed in step 2, consider and describe what potential short, medium and longer term negative impacts this work could have on people related to their protected characteristics?

Protected Characteristic Explain the potential negative impact

The scheme is not expected to have any negative Age N impact on this protected characteristic.

The scheme is not expected to have any negative Disability including impact on this or any protected characteristic. carers Y This scheme may have minor negative impacts during construction which will be mitigated using lessons learnt on accessible temporary works from other schemes

32 The scheme is not expected to have any negative Gender impact on this or any protected characteristic. N

The scheme is not expected to have any negative Gender reassignment impact on this or any protected characteristic. N

The scheme is not expected to have any negative Marriage/civil partnership impact on this or any protected characteristic. N

The scheme is not expected to have any negative Other – e.g. refugees, impact on this or any protected characteristic. low income, homeless N people

The scheme is not expected to have any negative Pregnancy/maternity impact on this or any protected characteristic. N

The scheme is not expected to have any negative Race impact on this or any protected characteristic. N

The scheme is not expected to have any negative Religion or belief impact on this or any protected characteristic. N

N The scheme is not expected to have any negative Sexual orientation impact on this or any protected characteristic.

Q5. Given the evidence listed in step 2, consider and describe what potential positive impacts this work could have on people related to their protected characteristics?

Protected Characteristic Explain the potential positive impact

Older people tend to have lower walking speeds. Age Y Being provided a dedicated crossing phase, protected from general traffic, will therefore increase their levels of comfort and safety when crossing Trafalgar Avenue as there will not be the need to “rush” across the junction to avoid conflict with turning traffic.

Similarly, young children and teenagers, who may be unconfident crossing side roads, will also benefit from improved safety and comfort as a result of the formal pedestrian facilities.

33 Pedestrians who are reliant on public transport for their Disability including journeys are likely to experience quicker journeys carers Y through the extension of the bus lanes. Pedestrians with other protected characteristics will also experience the same benefit.

Similarly, pedestrians who require additional time for crossing roads are likely to benefit from having a dedicated crossing phase.

Refreshed tactile paving will aid those with visual impairments in recognising they are approaching a crossing. The crossing will also emit a beeping sound to indicate the appropriate time to cross. Drop kerbs will be provided at crossing points to smooth the transition from carriageway to footway.

Gender All pedestrians will benefit from a formal crossing Y facility which provides a greater level of comfort and safety.