Our healthy Walworth: Low Emission Neighbourhood / West Walworth Healthy Streets
Phase 1: Engagement report summary
LESS TRAFFIC BETTER AIR QUALITY
BUS S TOP
SAFER PLAY AREAS
LOW EMISSION NEIGH BOURHOOD
MORE ACTIVE TRAVEL
2 Phase 1: Engagement report summary
This report provides a summary of the feedback we received on our phase 1 consultation from both the community and businesses regarding how we can make the Walworth area healthier and more pleasent for local people.
For further up to date information please visit: www.southwark.gov.uk/ourhealthywalworth
Contents
1: Community feedback survey 3
2: West Walworth Healthy Streets: Feedback from Sustrans’ engagement 6
3: Business feedback survey 9
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Community feedback survey: Overview
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Visited the ‘Our Engaged with Subscribed Contributed Commented on Completed
Healthy Walworth’ content to receive the map street surveys
Commonplace map project updates
We asked people: Overall, do you support
measures to stop traffic from making
Your list of top priorities shortcuts between the Old Kent Road area
and the Kennington area?
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comments
Reducing thRough
3012 tRaffic
41% tackling aiR
Very 26% 2942
quality supportive Unknown
encouRaging people to walk/cycle moRe 2487 12% Reducing tRaffic accident Not at all 2185 supportive hot-spots 21%
impRoving bus Somewhat supportive 2222
jouRney times
making the aRea attRactive foR shopping 1810 and leisuRe
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Community feedback survey : Location summar y
AA Ban cars. Only buses and bikes allowed.
BB Traffic goes way too fast and it is dangerous your feed to cross the road. Bus journeys are the priority back so f ar.. .. and after that it needs to be a place where people feel safe and want to walk and cycle.
CC The pavements on the west side are really
narrow. The traffic light sequence means cars
driving north and north west at this junction
basically ignore the red lights. You can easily NEW KENT ROAD
get caught out crossing the road here by cars
just brazenly jumping the lights.
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L D Dangerous to cyclists and pedestrians as F D O
ET U cars use this as a cut through between TRE R S TE S A T G Walworth Road and Rodney Road. EY R R H O E DN E E T Y R J OAD
E Get rid of all parking on Walworth Road. E
T Install protected cycle lanes separated from S D EA ST the bus lanes. D
I B T EE B TR R F Filthy streets with so much litter - even S A F G N IN N D W something like the addition of more street T W O EE RO TR B N S A bins, including recycling bins, more frequ ent IA S EL T AM L R W E street cleaning. E E T C O A PL R R O G Through traffic is severe. Cars on this cycle N T F G A H M ET way regularly scare people on bikes by driving E TR S T at them head on. AS E A
T EE R TR G S H The stretch from L iverpool Grove to John SE O H RO PEN A Ruskin Street ne eds to be slimmed down E D LAC R P dramatically so that traffic goes far m ore RTE CA
slowly and it is safer and easier to cross. L P ET O RE ST R E T OW L R A R I Dangerous junction – motor vehicles cut ME N I D
S through on Browning Street and Stead Street, T EE T R G ST R DIN E often at fast speed s and not giving way. FIEL E T
J Lots of cars use the left t urn lane H J K to make right turns, slowing b uses and making conditions dangerous for cyclists. M ET RE T S K Cycleway (Portland Street) is good and well IN K SK D U OA R R used, but would be safer and encourage more N NY H LBA JO A
cycling if traffic was filtered out. C BURGESS
PARK L Cars idling so much is affecting air quality and L
with a nursery and school nearby, this will be
affecting young children.
Make it more cycle friendly, easier to cross roads
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and improve air quality. Through traffic along
John Ruskin Street has a particularly bad impact
ouR low emission neig hbouRhood
here because of the infant and junior scho ol.
5 Community feedback survey: About you
Your usual modes of transport unknown walking walking with pram jogging/running resentation cycling the low rep striking mobility scooter/wheelchair car users is ere motorcycle of ouseholds w in bus (all h though may leafleted) our use of train art reflect veys tube p n-street sur taxi o car (passenger) car (driver) commercial vehicle
Your relationship with the area unknown live here work here study here live nearby mber of own a business here the largest nu people do the school run here ponses was from one here for leisure res live w ithin the z commute through here who do my shopping here children go to school here just visiting this d 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 ata ref lects o Percentage of respondents reach out to ur efforts to colleges, an local schools and d the mix of online offline approaches and
Age Percentage
75-84 1% Your age 65-74 4% 55-64 8%
45-54 13%
35-44 18%
25-34 17%
BUS S TOP 16-24 6%
13-15 18%
Not disclosed 14% 6
West Walworth Healthy Streets: Feedback from Sustrans’ engagement
Sustrans are working with the local community to explore how the streets of West Walworth could be improved to enable children to walk, cycle and play outside more.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity have commissioned this project to explore how the built environment affects children’s physical activity and ability to get around independently on foot or by bike. This is due to childhood obesity being a growing issue across the UK, with 38% of year 6 children in London overweight or obese.
Sustrans have completed the initial stage of engagement where issues and barriers were identified. Going forward, Sustrans will continue to work with local residents, schools, stakeholders, Councillors and Southwark Council to identify solutions.
Newington Ward was selected as a case study due its location in Southwark which has the highest levels of childhood excess weight in the country. • 42.7% of Year 6 children in Southwark are overweight or obese, which is 5.5% higher than the London average and 9.5% higher than the English average. • 39% of the population in Newington are in the most deprived quintile nationally.
• Guy’s and St Thomas Charity (2018) found a link between deprivation levels and childhood obesity.
• Guy’s and Thomas Charity (2018) found the built environment to be a key determinant of physical health and obesity levels.
• The aim of the project is to understand how changes to the built environment can increase levels of childhood physical activity and prevent obesity.
• The aim is also provide an evidence-base for the impact of interventions. The project will become a case study which can be rolled out to other wards in Southwark and beyond.
These are the findings of initial engagement. Sustrans will be working closely with the community to develop solutions to the issues identified over the coming months.
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West Walworth Healthy Streets: Feedback from Sustrans’ engagement local groups engaged
550 84 10 3 Parents and local Children stakeholders in the wider area TRA groups Councillors
Key themes identified
95% of parents and students engaged state they walk, cycle and scoot to school
Very rare for children to be allowed to independently travel and visit places within West Walworth
Access to green spaces can be difficult due to dangerous crossing points such as: – Amelia Street/Penton Place Junction to Pullens Gardens – Braganza Street and Manor Place to Pasley Park – Harmsworth Street to Doddington Gardens – Alberta Street/ Penton Place to Newington Estate green space
Activation of green spaces for children and young adults needed particularly at Pasley Park, Doddington Gardens, Newington Estate, Berryfield Road and Ambergate Street
Parking and cars can be dangerous outside schools at drop off and pick up times.
Through-traffic and high speeds identified on: Amelia Street, Penton Place, Manor Place, Cooks Road and Iliffe Street
More play equipment and activity areas required for children and young adults
Walking and cycling routes to be developed and enhanced along Alberta Street/ Newington Estate from Kennington Tube Station to Elephant and Castle Tube Station, and Berryfield Road (already partly pedestrianised)
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West Walworth Healthy Streets: Feedback from Sustrans’ engagement
Initial traffic management proposals there is very high traffic volume Modal filter on Manor Place next to Pasley Park and through traffic along manor 1 place - we need to address the This was identified as one of the most dangerous crossing cut-through from old kent Road points in the ward. Many children use it to get to the park. ton park Road This intervention would address through traffic along to kenning Braganza street and Manor Place and provides an local stakeholder opportunity for greening and improved public space.
Modal filter on Amelia street to western junction with Penton Place 2 This is one of the busiest crossing points for school children going from Crampton School to Pullens Gardens and currently through traffic is an issue as well as low crossing visibility. A raised table at the junction of Amelia street and Penton Place would also make this key crossing point safer. we w ouldn't let children cross amelia street to pullens gardens alone parent of child attending crampton primary school and local resident Modal filter in the middle of Iliffe street outside Crampton school 3 This will complement the Amelia street modal filter and prevent displaced through traffic from non-local traffic. Iliffe street experiences traffic at rush hour which poses a threat to children entering and exiting school gates.
Penton Place also experiences high levels of through traffic and is dangerous for 4 families to cross The junction of Alberta street and Penton Place would benefit from at least dropped kerbs to enhance a walking and cycling route from Kennington to Elephant & Castle. Traffic reduction measures on Penton Place would be beneficial. v isibility on alberta stree it is a busy cyc t is poor but pare ling and walking route Enhanced natural play offer on greenspace next to nt and local residents 5 Canterbury Place to increase physical activity Playable natural landscape improvements were also suggested at Doddington Grove Gardens, Pasley Park, Berryfiled Road, Ambergate Street Park to increase usage.
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Business feedback survey Business Surveys engaged completed 132 84
Your key feedback points
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The redevelopment of the area Lack of recycling bins Lack of investment in has affected the customer base and co-ordinated waste the central and lower areas for the business in the area collection of Walworth
Your preferred benefits of you would like online promotion to support 54 % participating business
of you want 60 % better signage
to the Walworth area from % Elephant & Castle promoting 45 uld Walworth as a vibrant ‘ low of you wo
emission ’ shopping hub like visible ge store signa pport showing su for the LEN
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Business feedback survey
Your business priorities
45% Making the area attractive for shopping and leisure
30% Tackling air quality
28% Reducing traffic accident hotspots
13% Encouraging people to walk and cycle 7% Reducing through traffic 3% Improving bus journey times
your o Your top f ive o pportunities: ther suggestions
1 Undertaking a 1 Reduce the emission profile of buses building energy 48 % 2 Clean the street of the grime and centralise waste efficiency review collections 2 Parklets and 3 Invest in improving shop fronts and step in to greening the visually improve closed businesses building/ surrounds 35 % 4 Use lamppost signage to promote the area 3 Sustainable 5 Deploy visible PCSO presence from Walworth Police travel grants 17 % Station 6 Increase the number of ’Santander Cycles’ available 4 Exploring the use of low emission vehicles/car clubs 15 % 7 Challenge all new developments to give sufficiently and appropriate support to achieve the long – term of 5 Use of micro consolidation the success of the area services for goods/refuse 14 %
11 Business support being explored
most least supported supported options options
Cargo bikes
To Wal worth Road Greening
Car/van clubs CarClub
Shop front Shop front programme No-idling champions