Community discussion: A232 Sandilands to West Wickham Healthy Streets Scheme
Get involved in our Community workshop
What we are doing
We’re exploring improvements along the A232 corridor between Sandilands and West Wickham to improve bus journey times and reduce road danger. We want to hear from local people to help shape our plans at an early stage.
Why this matters
Across London, we want to ensure that buses remain an attractive way for people to move around. We also want people walking, cycling and using public transport to be safe using our roads. In the 36 months up to 31 December 2024, there were 63 collisions along this stretch of road, including nine where people were seriously injured.
The A232 is a busy and important road in south London, connecting the important town centres of Bromley and Croydon. Eleven bus routes use this road, including Superloop 5.
We have a target for 80 per cent of journeys across London to be made by walking, cycling and public transport. Unfortunately we have seen bus speeds reduce in this area, which means people may be put off using them to get around. We also want to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on London’s roads to zero by 2041.
We are looking in this area to make changes to the road network that will help buses move more efficiently, encourage more people to use them, and make it safer to walk and cycle.
We are also keen to make the area greener, more welcoming and safer for everyone. That includes looking at making the transport network easier for older and disabled people to get around, and tackling violence against women and girls by addressing any street design issues.
Get involved in our community workshop
We’re looking for 24 local residents to take part in a 2-hour evening workshop focused on improving the A232 corridor in Croydon and Bromley. Your input will help shape future changes for walking, cycling, and public transport. The workshop will take place in January, and we will provide participants with a voucher worth £150.
We want to hear from a representative cross-section of the local community. We are keen to make sure women, young people, and people from ethnic minority communities are included. People from these groups are often underrepresented in engagement and consultation activity.
Participants will receive an info-pack ahead of the session with key information. We will ask you to make journeys in the local area ahead of the workshop.
Interested? Fill out the ‘Express interest’ form below to be considered.
Other ways to get involved
- Community pinboard map tool: pin suggestions, feedback, and issues at specific locations along the corridor.
- Questions: ask us anything about the scheme — we’ll respond during the engagement period.
Next steps
Following this engagement period we will consider the feedback received and this will help inform decisions we make.
We have yet to decide our next steps for consultation and engagement, as this will be partially informed by this engagement period.
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