Safe, attractive and enjoyable streets
Walk around the City of London with Dave Irwin, Vice-Chair, Wandsworth Living Streets, as our guide Thursday 10 October 2019 Join us on the River Boat service as we sail to Tower Pier or meet at Tower Pier on the North bank of the Thames at 11am The River Cruise to Tower Pier If you are … Continue reading Walk the City of London with Dave Irwin
The next Wandsworth Living Streets public meeting will be on Monday 16 September 2019, 7.30 pm (doors open from 7.15pm) entitled: Low Traffic Neighbourhoods – How they transform a residential area A talk by Paul Gasson from Waltham Forest Venue: The Alma Pub (function room upstairs), 499 Old York Road, SW18 1TF (opposite Wandsworth … Continue reading WLS Public Meeting: Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
The next Wandsworth Living Streets Public Meeting will be on Wednesday, 29 May, starting at 7.30 pm (doors open from 7.15 pm) at the Alma Pub, upstairs function room, 499 Old York Road, SW18 1TF (opposite Wandsworth Town Station), and on Nos. 28 and 44 bus routes Many thanks, as always, to the Alma for its support … Continue reading Streets fit for people: WLS Public Meeting, Wednesday May 29
In December 2018, Wandsworth Living Streets responded to TfL's consultation on proposals for Tooting town centre published in November 2018. For more information on the scheme's brief and what was proposed, see TfL's consultation page at https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/tooting-town-centre/ This is the response that WLS submitted: Dear TfL colleagues As part of Wandsworth Living Streets' ongoing contribution to … Continue reading WLS’ comments on proposals for Tooting town centre
Introduction: Each London borough council must produce a Local Implementation Plan (LIP) saying how it will deliver the Mayor of London's strategy at borough level. This is the third round of LIPs, with one having been produced for each Mayoral Transport Strategy (MTS) to date. Wandsworth Council's draft LIP, in line with the Mayor's Transport … Continue reading WLS response to Wandsworth Council’s draft Local Implementation Plan
On Thursday, November 1, members of the Wandsworth Living Streets committee were treated to a presentation by Camilla Ween of her proposal entitled "Putting the Heart into Battersea". The proposal aims to put Battersea on the map by creating a vital heart to Battersea that the community can be proud of and that is based … Continue reading Putting the Heart into Battersea: a presentation by Camilla Ween
Allowing cycling in both directions on streets that have been made One Way for motor traffic is not totally new in Wandsworth. Petworth Street (off Battersea Bridge Road) and more recently, Childerbert Road in Balham have long permitted it, with clear signage alerting drivers to the possibility of meeting cyclists coming towards them. One Way … Continue reading Making the case for contra-flow cycling
