Cllr Claire Holland and Cllr Rezina Chowdhury, the leader and deputy leader of Lambeth Council, met Andy Lord the Commissioner of Transport for London on December 8 at Lambeth Town Hall.
They stressed the importance of a series of local projects to residents, including the transformational Vauxhall gyratory removal scheme, the redevelopment of Waterloo station and surrounding area as well as the importance of improvements at Tulse Hill gyratory.
For Brixton they pressed for improvement related to the railway station and also discussed the Brixton Night and Day Strategy which aims to guide improvements to the area in the coming years.
For Streatham bus journey time improvements were also on the agenda, with a package of measures under discussion. There was also a review of progress on the transformational A23 Walking and Cycling Scheme.
Cllr Holland said: “We are ambitious for Lambeth and there are an important series of public transport projects that we are very keen to progress.
“We are in frequent discussions with TfL and successfully working together on issues across the borough, but this was an important opportunity to raise them at the highest levels.
“We want to see progress on the major projects in the borough at Vauxhall, Waterloo and Tulse Hill and we will keep pushing to make these happen.
“We also want to work with TfL to improve the convenience of transport in and through the borough, whether that’s by public transport, bikes or other means.”
Over the summer TfL was allocated a multiyear capital allocation of £2.2billion which will be spent on a range of projects across the capital. In the coming years, new trains to serve the Bakerloo line, improvements to the TfL road network and TfL-funded schemes delivered by the council are expected to improve the transport situation for residents across the borough.
On the Vauxhall gyratory, Lambeth is asking for continued commitment to bring forward gyratory removal scheme and wider area improvements to transform the area around the station into a real town centre.
At the Tulse Hill gyratory the council is asking for appropriate measures to reduce road danger and improve the town centre. The council also pressed the issue with Will Norman, London’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner, in Tulse Hill in early December.
The council requested TfL support in developing a programme of side road zebra crossings, which create safer crossing points and reduce road danger at a lower cost than a conventional zebra crossing.
Cllr Rezina Chowdhury said: “TfL is a hugely important partner for us and we are grateful for everything that we are able to deliver together.
“I hope that in the coming years we can build on this excellent relationship to transform the borough through a mixture of major projects and neighbourhood schemes, as well as widespread smaller interventions like dockless bays and side road zebra crossings.”
