Lower Road Two-Way Streets and Cycleway 4 consultation Summary Report March 2020 Introduction This report has been produced to provide a summary on the consultation exercise for proposed Lower Road Two-Way Streets and Cycleway 4. The proposals are located , in Rotherhithe Ward. The proposals are summarised below: a. All roads are made two-way, except for Cope Street, Croft Street and a small section of Hawkstone Road b. Lower Road between Rotherhithe Old Road and Redriff Road becomes bus and cycle only to enable connections with Cycleway 4 and the Rotherhithe Cycleway c. The through route for traffic becomes Rotherhithe Old Road, Rotherhithe New Road, Bush Road and Bestwood Street d. A segregated two-way cycleway is provided along Lower Road, and forms part of the proposed Cycleway 4 route e. Straight ahead movement introduced from Plough Way into Rotherhithe New Road f. Five new pedestrian crossings g. Public realm improvements including new planting h. Three trees removed, with 13 new trees provided. i. Amendments to some bus routes These proposals are the result of two projects that have been amalgamated: • Lower Road two way working. • C4 forms part of the larger scheme, which will provide a continuous segregated cycle route between Tower Bridge and Greenwich through Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford. Additionally, this scheme will connect to the proposed Rotherhithe Cycleway. 2 Consultation Process The views of the local community for the Lower Road Two-Way Streets and C4 schemes were sought as part of the Rotherhithe Movement Plan (RMP) consultation exercise. The RMP also included the following projects: a. Rotherhithe Cycleway b. Surrey Docks and Rotherhithe Controlled Parking Zone Public consultation on these proposals, took place from 15 July 2019 to 4 October 2019. All residents and businesses within the local area were invited to comment on the proposals. During the week before the start of the public consultation (8 -14 July) postcards were dropped through the mailbox of all addresses in the two wards (Rotherhithe and Surrey Docks) where the proposals are located and 100m into the Borough of Lewisham. A second postcard was also delivered prior to the final drop in session. The distribution area was large enough to gain views from the wider community that may be considered to be affected by the proposed measures. A copy of the postcards is appended. Consultees were invited to attend drop in sessions as listed below and advised to respond to the consultation via the online consultation portal. They were also given an email address and telephone number by which to respond: a. 23 July 2019 at 17:30 to 20:00 at Canada Water Library b. 8 August 2019 at 18:00 to 20:00 at Osprey Estate TRA Hall c. 30 August 2019 at 12:00 to 18:00 at Canada Water Library d. 7 September 2019 at 12:00 to 18:00 at Bacon's College The consultation was also available online via the consultation portal. The portal included the following downloads/links: https://www.southwark.gov.uk/parking/parking-projects/rotherhithe-movement-plan Public access to the online form was removed at the end of the consultation period. In addition, letters were sent out to all businesses inviting them to a meeting on 25 July 2019 at the Osprey Estate. All shops on the affected parts of Lower Road, Plough Way, Rotherhithe New Road, Rotherhithe Old Road and Bush Road were visited on either 5 August or 8 August 2019. The shop owners and managers were given the consultation materials; were told how the proposals might affect them; and were asked for any views they may have; and encouraged to visit the consultation hub for more details and to complete the formal consultation. A copy of the letter and the questionnaire is appended. Officers also attended both the Rotherhithe and Surrey Docks ward forums on 24 July and 21 August respectively, where the RMP was explained to those in attendance and were encouraged to visit the consultation hub. In addition, a number of meetings were held with various resident and tenant’s groups. The consultation closed on 4 October 2019. Public access to the online portal was removed at midnight on this date. 3 Summary of Consultation Results Consultation Returns and Response Rate The consultation closed on 4 October 2019. Public access to the online portal was removed at midnight on this date. A total of 1220 online responses were received during the consultation period, together with 2484 comments received by respondents. The consultation was formed of three parts: Your experience, which contains general information about the respondent and the results are contained below in answer to questions 1 to 3 Proposals, respondents were asked to give their degree of support or opposition in questions 4 to 12 to various sections of the Cycleway and question 15 asked for their overall support or opposition. The results are contained below Views, people were also give the opportunity to comment on each section and the overall proposals, these comments are contained in Appendix 2 of this report Your experience of using the street Question 1: Are you Are you Number % A resident 569 46.6% A visitor 89 7.3% A passer-by 83 6.8% A commuter 303 24.8% A business/organisation 80 6.6% Not Answered 96 7.9% Total 1220 4 Question 2: How do you usually travel in the area? Response Number % On foot 398 32.6% On foot with pushchair/buggy 72 5.9% Wheelchair 24 2.0% Bicycle/other cycle 650 53.3% Motorcycle 28 2.3% Bus 326 26.7% Car or other motor vehicle 380 31.2% Other 65 5.3% Not Answered 97 8.0% Grand Total 2040 Question 3: With regards to travel on Lower Road and the surrounding area, what is most important to you Response Number % Green spaces 43 3.5% Car parking spaces 34 2.8% Seating 3 0.2% Shelter 1 0.1% Crossing points 29 2.4% Safety 525 43.0% Cycle parking 11 0.9% Air Quality 285 23.4% Other 166 13.6% Not Answered 123 10.1% Grand Total 1220 5 Results by section The consultation was split into thirteen sections, together with questions on the overall scheme. The sections are as follows: • Section 1. Lower Road (between Culling Road and Ann Moss Way) • Section 2. Lower Road (between Surrey Quays Road and Gomm Road) • Section 3. Lower Road (between Hothfield Place and Chine Hall Mews) • Section 4. Lower Road / Hawkstone Road / Rotherhithe Old Road • Section 5. Lower Road / Redriff Road • Section 6. Lower Road (between Redriff Road and Plough Way) • Section 7. Lower Road / Plough Way • Section 8. Lower Road (between Chilton Grove and Bestwood Street) • Section 9. Lower Road (Bestwood Street) • Section 10. Bush Road • Section 11. Rotherhithe New Road (between Rotherhithe Old Road and Bush Road) • Section 12. Cope Street • Section 13. Rotherhithe Old Road (between Hawkstone Road and Cope Street) Respondents were asked for their degree of support or not and were then given a free text boxes to give their views. The text responses were grouped based on the consultation headings from the Southwark Movement Plan. Comments were then divided around common themes raised. Where comments covered multiple themes, they were placed into each applicable theme. The full comments and responses can be found in Appendix 2 Consultation Comments and Responses . The main results are shown by each section indicating the level of support or objection for the proposals and the number of times each theme was mentioned. 6 Section 1. Lower Road (between Culling road and Ann Moss Way) Question 4 Do you support the proposals for Lower Road (between Number % Culling Road and Ann Moss Way)? Strongly support 751 61.6% Support 91 7.5% Neither support nor oppose 38 3.1% Oppose 45 3.7% Strongly oppose 178 14.6% Not Answered 117 9.6% Total 1220 Individuals making comments (estimated number of comments) 206 (296) 16.9% 7 8 Section 2. Lower Road (between Surrey Quays Road and Gomm Road) Question 5 Do you support the proposals for Lower Road (between Number % Surrey Quays Road and Gomm Road)? Strongly support 750 61.5% Support 88 7.2% Neither support nor oppose 30 2.5% Oppose 43 3.5% Strongly oppose 176 14.4% Not Answered 133 10.9% Total 1220 Individuals making comments (estimated number of comments) 187 (326) 15.3% 9 10 Section 3. Lower Road (between Hothfield Place and China Hall Mews) Question 6. Number Do you support the proposals for Lower Road (between % Hothfield Place and China Hall Mews)? Strongly support 752 61.6% Support 78 6.4% Neither support nor oppose 41 3.4% Oppose 40 3.3% Strongly oppose 166 13.6% Not Answered 143 11.7% Total 1220 Individuals making comments (estimated number of comments) 132 (161) 10.8% 11 12 Section 4. Lower Road/Hawkstone Road/Rotherhithe Old Road Question 7. Number Do you support the proposals for Lower Road/Hawkstone % Road/Rotherhithe Old Road? Strongly support 747 61.2% Support 68 5.6% Neither support nor oppose 12 1.0% Oppose 35 2.9% Strongly oppose 231 18.9% Not Answered 127 10.4% Total 1220 Individuals making comments (estimated number of comments) 202 (335) 16.6% 13 14 Section 5. Lower Road/Redriff Road Question 8. Number Do you support the proposals for Lower Road/Redriff Road? Strongly support 744 61.0% Support 64 5.2% Neither support nor oppose 14 1.1% Oppose 37 3.0% Strongly oppose 235 19.3% Not Answered 126 10.3% Total 1220 Individuals making comments (estimated number of comments) 172 (248) 14.1% 15 16 Section 6.