In response to Transport for London’s announcement that Lambeth and Southwark have been awarded a share of £53.4 million of funding from the Mayor’s Liveable Neighbourhoods programme, local London Assembly Member, Florence Eshalomi AM, said:
“I am delighted that both Lambeth and Southwark Council’s bid for this funding has been successful. This will help to transform and rejuvenate Brixton and South Bermondsey, vastly improving the public space and providing much safer and easier routes for cyclists and pedestrians to navigate.
“Reducing car use in the community, wherever possible, plays a significant role in tackling air pollution and encouraging local people to adopt healthier lifestyles.
“As a lifelong Brixton resident, navigating the roads around Atlantic Road can be like an assault course with pedestrians sometimes being forced to walk in the road and constant traffic jams due to cars not giving way for delivery vans and the buses.
“For too long, our high streets, town centres and neighbourhoods have suffered from Government underinvestment, so it is very positive that City Hall is working to turn the tide on the years of neglect”.
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- Florence Eshalomi AM is the London Assembly Member for Lambeth and Southwark