Agenda item

Report attached

The report before the Committee set out the responses to a consultation for the provision of fully accessible bus stops along Mawney Road.

Improvements to the bus stop environment such as raising kerbs, relaying footway surfaces, providing short footway links to stops and (in exceptional circumstances) providing pedestrian crossing facilities could help with making bus stops fully accessible to all people. In some situations, it may be appropriate to build the footway out into the road to provide an accessible bus stop, although this would only be appropriate where carriageways were very wide.

The introduction of bus stop clearways improved the accessibility of bus stops by providing sufficient space for buses to pull in close to the kerb. It was important with the provision of buses in London that were fully wheelchair accessible, because the benefits of low-floor/kneeling buses were considerably reduced (if not removed) if the bus could not be positioned next to the kerb.

By the close of the consultation, 7 responses had been received as set out in Appendix I of the report. In addition, a 19 signature petition had been received objecting to one of the proposals.

London Buses had raised no concerns with the proposals.

In accordance with the public participation arrangements the Committee was addressed by a local resident who commented that a dropped kerb had recently been installed outside of 361 Mawney Road that would prohibit the installation of a bus layby.

It was RESOLVED:

1.            That the Committee having considered the representations made recommend to the Cabinet Member for Environment that the bus stop accessibility improvements on Mawney Road set out in the report and shown on the following drawings (contained within Appendix I ) were implemented;

·         QN008-OF-A26-A

·         QN008-OF-A27-A

·         QN008-OF-A28-A

·         QN008-OF-A29-A

·         QN008-OF-A30-A

·         QN008-OF-A31-A

·         QN008-OF-A32-A

·         QN008-OF-A33-A

·         QN008-OF-A34-A

·         QN008-OF-A35-A

2.            That in relation to the proposed relocation of the bus stop from outside No.365 to the common boundary of nos. 361 & 363 as shown on Drawing QN008-OF-A25-A, the Committee having considered the representations agreed that the proposal be rejected and the Head of Streetcare investigates any other possibilities, notwithstanding that an alternative arrangement was unlikely.

3.            That it be noted that the estimated cost of £42,000 for implementation would be met by Transport for London through the 2014/15 Local Implementation Plan allocation for Bus Stop Accessibility.