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Current petitions listListed below are the petitions that have been submitted to the London Assembly during 2009, the most recent at the top.
14. Restoration of funding for disabled access and refurbishment work at Harrow-on-the-Hill station‘We the undersigned residents and users of Harrow-on-the-Hill Station are dismayed at the sudden decision by TfL (chaired by the Mayor) to withdraw the funding for disabled access and refurbishment works urgently required for this station. We would like to draw to the attention of both the Mayor and London Assembly that the funding of £25 million was agreed with TfL as part of Harrow Council's negotiations in respect of the regeneration proposals for Harrow Town Centre. The sudden announcement of the cancellation of funding, with no consultation with Harrow Council, the London Assembly Member for Brent and Harrow and other stakeholders, is a serious blow not only to the much needed disability access to and upgrade of the station but to the regeneration of the town centre which has been designed relying on a new integrated public transport provision. We are appalled that the funding allocation is put back by TEN years which is totally unacceptable. We support Harrow Council's dismay at the sudden cancellation of funding and call on the Mayor to restore the funding as agreed previously with TfL ’ Submitted by Navin Shah AM to the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting of 22 July 2009 13. Installation of lifts at Stanmore Underground Station‘We the undersigned urgently request the installation of lifts at Stanmore Underground Station, as an addition to the current enlargement. The existing "disabled access" is completely inadequate. It is a long steep path, which is impossible for many disabled people and people pushing wheelchairs to negotiate. The usual entrance/exit (via 48 steep steps) can be difficult even for the able-bodied - particularly the elderly, people with heavy luggage, those with small children, pushchairs etc. At a time when all public buildings are required to have proper disabled access, this should surely be a priority at a tube-station, particularly one which serves such important venues as the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and Wembley Stadium, and which will be used by people from all over the country during the Olympics and Paralympics ’ Submitted by Navin Shah AM to the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting of 22 July 2009 12. Extension to timings of two pedestrian crossings on Marylebone Road near Enford Street‘We the undersigned ask that the two pedestrian crossings on Marylebone Road near Enford Street are timed so that able-bodied adults and children can cross from north to south without having to wait for a full cycle of lights in the central island. The central islands become crowded and children travelling to the nearby schools are pushed close to the traffic. The timings require a very short extension of the pedestrian green light. As they are timed at present, parents and children are forced to run into the road in the pause between green and red, and run serious risks which could easily be eliminated with very little effect on traffic flow. We ask that TFL and the Council protect this vulnerable group from the serious health and safety threats posed by rush hour traffic on the Marylebone Road. ’ Submitted by Murad Qureshi AM to the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting of 22 July 2009 11. Objection to the abolition of residents discount on the congestion charge, Hyde Park Ward‘We the undersigned, object to the abolition of the residents discount on the congestion charge that benefits residents in the Hyde Park Ward. We call upon the Mayor to recognize the impact this will have on the residents of Hyde Park Ward, in particular the elderly users of the medical facilities in W1 and ask him to respond with action.’ Submitted by Kit Malthouse AM to the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting of 22 July 2009 10. Pedestrian lights, junction of Courthill Road and Lewisham High Street, SE13‘We the undersigned call on Transport for London to install pedestrian lights at the junction of Courthill Road and Lewisham High Street, SE13.’ Submitted by Caroline Pidgeon AM to the London Assembly (MQT) meeting of 17 June 2009 9. Re-open the public toilets at Notting Hill Gate Tube station‘We the undersigned note the recent publicity given by Transport for London (TfL) to the availability of public toilets on the Tube network and call upon TfL and the Mayor to re-open the public toilets at Notting Hill Gate Tube station. This is a major intersection of tube lines in West London, and is used by many tourists passing through the station to Portobello market and other local attractions.’ Submitted by Murad Qureshi AM to the London Assembly (MQT) 21 May meeting of 2009 8. Revive the Rise festival for 2009‘We, the undersigned, firmly believe Rise Festival should not have been cancelled and call for Boris Johnson to revive Rise for 2009 and beyond with its anti-racism message intact.’ Submitted by Jennette Arnold AM to the London Assembly (MQT) 21 May meeting of 2009 7. 68 bus stand in Norwood High Street‘We the undersigned, hereby object to the 68 bus stand in Norwood High Street. Norwood High Street is too busy and congested to allow safe operation of this bus stand. We suggest that the bus stand is relocated to Ernest Avenue. This will mean the improved safety of road users, safer operations of the bus stop adjacent to the bus stand and better interchange facilities for bus passengers.’ Submitted by Valerie Shawcross AM to the London Assembly (MQT) 21 May meeting of 2009 6. Noise and pollution generated by the 153 bus along Hemingford Road‘We, the undersigned, wish to register our serious concerns about the current levels of noise and pollution generated by the 153 bus as it travels along the heavily residential Hemingford Road. The noise problem is particularly serious from 11pm until; the service ends after midnight, and between 5.00 and 8.00 in the morning. We call on transport for London to explore as a matter of urgency ways of mitigating this problem, in particular the possibility of either using smaller buses at these sensitive times or deploying on this route the new single-decker environmentally friendly (hybrid) buses as soon as possible.’ Submitted by Jennette Arnold AM to the London Assembly (MQT) 25 March meeting of 2009 5. Retention of the existing 393 bus route‘We, the undersigned, local residents and users of the 393 bus, request the Mayor of London and Transport for London to retain the existing route of the 393 bus because it provides an east-west service between places previously not directly linked by any form of public transport.’ Submitted by Murad Qureshi AM to the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting of 18 March 2009 4. Positioning of traffic lights/crossing at the junction of Holloway Road with Fieldway Crescent and Madras Place‘We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned at the dangerous positioning of the traffic lights and crossing at the junction of Holloway Road with Fieldway Crescent and Madras Place, which has already caused one fatality and many near misses. We call on Boris Johnson, Mayor of London to ensure that Transport for London (whose responsibility the crossing and the traffic lights are) takes urgent action to improve safety for both cyclist and pedestrians.’ Submitted by Caroline Pidgeon AM to the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting of 18 March 2009 3. Short-stay parking places, Clapham High Street‘We, the undersigned, call upon the Mayor of London to support local businesses by providing short-stay parking places on Clapham High Street.’ Submitted by Valerie Shawcross AM to the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting of 18 March 2009 2. A return to good service for the 466 bus route‘This petition is to demand the return of the good 466 service we had before Arriva took over the running of it recently. We want the following considerations to be initiated in the running of the route:
Submitted by Steve O’Connell AM to the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting of 14 January 2009 1. Extension of 424 bus timetable‘I call on TfL to extend the 424 bus service operating hours to leave Putney Bridge at 23.00 at the earliest. This would improve my personal safety and reduce car dependence in the area.’ Submitted by Murad Qureshi AM to the London Assembly (Plenary) meeting of 14 January 2009 |
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