For some months I've been working with the Council and Transport for London - trying to squeeze more money out of TfL to improve the centre of Wallington for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.
The good news is that SWELTRAC, a transport partnership covering South & West London, has agreed to fund access improvements to the railway station and I will be talking to Peter Hendy, London's Transport Commissioner about the importance of providing funds to support this project on 24th June.
CHANGE IS GOOD
I think it’s good to see new buildings like the one Caffé Nero, Tesco and Specsavers making a positive improvement to our town. And the new Shotfield Health Centre will be very welcome too, but we need to do something to upgrade the street scene. Ideally we need to improve the pavements and remove some of the street clutter - and we definately need to do something about the traffic. Worringly, we have the worst air quality in the borough in Woodcote Road.
But the improvements must be popular to be successful. They need to be designed jointly by professionals and by the community. That means ensuring that local residents, businesses and resident and tenant associations are involved in the work to design them from the very start.
I will keep you updated on progress, but if we can convince TfL to shell out some money, consultation work should start early in 2009.
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