Southwark Liberal Democrats’ Cycling Summit

Southwark Lib Dems have organised a cycling summit to discuss ways that cycling can be made safer and to see what additional roadside facilities might be useful. Although the summit was already planned, the recent tragic cyclist deaths have highlighted just how much more work is needed to make cycling a safe method of travel.

http://southwark-libdems.org.uk/en/article/2013/747135/lib-dems-announce-southwark-cycling-summit

 

Petition: Dangerous crossings on Borough High Street

Below are details of a campaign and a link to a petition that Boroughbabies, Living Streets and SE1 SafeRoads are running in order to improve the safety of the crossings on Borough High Street. We fully support this campaign and hope that you will do so as well.

Southwark Living Street, Boroughbabies and SE1 saferoads will be holding a day of protest on two dangerous crossings:
* Firstly on Great Dover Street and Marshalsea Street crossing (opposite St George the Martyr church).
* Second crossing is Great Suffolk Street and Trinity street. Both are over busy Borough High Street and our main concerns are for the vulnerable.

There is no green man pedestrian crossing at these crossings. These are the main routes to get to parks such as Mint Street Park, Little Dorrit Park, Tabard Garden and Red Cross Garden. Also many children uses these crossings for schools such as Charles Dickens, Cathedral, St Josephs and London Christian school. And its the main crossing to the church.

We would like to see pelican crossings installed at these crossings to make everyday journeys safer. We would very much appreciate if you were to lend your support by signing the petition and any feedback to this campaign.

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/safe-crossings-on-borough-high-st-campaign.html

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