Rosendale Road junction with Thurlow Park Road cycling improvements

Proposals

The London Borough of Lambeth is introducing a two-way protected cycleway from Brockwell Park to Gipsy Hill. The cycleway will run across Rosendale Road’s junction with Thurlow Park Road. We have developed a series of changes to enable cyclists to cross the junction safely.

The overall scheme objective is to enable more people to choose active journeys and to improve safety, comfort and accessibility for people walking, wheeling and cycling.

Please watch the video below of the changes we are proposing:

Summary of changes for the junction of Rosendale Road and the A205 Thurlow Park Road (South Circular Road)

Changes to turning movements

• For southbound traffic on the northern section of Rosendale Road, we propose to ban the rightand leftturns from Rosendale Road into Thurlow Park Road. This would mean that all vehicles travelling southbound on the northern section of Rosendale Road could only move “ahead only”at the junction with Thurlow Park Road. These changes are necessary to keep people who are cycling safe as they pass through the junction with Thurlow Park Road, and to keep buses on routes 201 and P13 on Thurlow Park Road moving smoothly
  
  
• The route that southbound traffic would take to access Thurlow Park Road would depend on the origin of each journey, and the eventual destination. We would expect that traffic affected by the proposals would use multiple alternative routes and we would not expect that there would be significant additional traffic on any one individual road. Should we decide to construct these proposals, we and the London Borough of Lambeth would closely monitor them. This change would help to accommodate the new two-way protected cycleway being introduced by the London Borough of Lambeth. This is illustrated in the computer drawing below
  
  
• Cyclists cannot turn left from the protected cycleway on Rosendale Road southern arm into Thurlow Park Road western arm. A safer alternative route is via Eastmearn Road/ Dalmore Road
  
  
• Cyclists wanting to head south can turn right from Thurlow Park Road into the protected cycle track on Rosendale Road southern arm

(Click on map for larger version)

Changes to the pavement

We’ll adjust the southwest corner of the junction to help vehicles turning left into Thurlow Park Road from the southern part of Rosendale Road.

Changes to pedestrian crossing

We’ll improve sight lines by relocating the crossing on the western arm of Thurlow Park Road by 1.9m westwards.

Changes to pavements and signage

We will introduce a shared use footway on the southern side of Thurlow Park Road with drop kerbs and new cycle signage to guide westbound cyclists travelling along the northbound cycle track safely.

Kerbed traffic islands

We’ll guide cyclists through the junction by installing kerbed traffic islands in Rosendale Road both northbound and southbound (between the segregated cycleway and the general traffic lane).

School Streets

The London borough of Lambeth is improving journeys to Turney School and Rosendale Primary School by introducing a new ‘School Street’ on Turney Street. It operates at school drop off and pick up times. The purpose of the School Street is to reduce road danger, improve air quality and encourage people to walk and cycle to school as much as is possible, creating a safer and more pleasant environment at the school gates. At the times that the School Street operates, we expect that it would reduce traffic in the area more generally, and this would help to lessen the impact of the changes we propose to make at the junction of Thurlow Park Road and Rosendale Road.

The School Street will operate on Turney Road between the junctions of Rosendale Road and Croxted Road, Rosendale Road between the junctions of Hawarden Grove and Lovelace Road, and Dalkeith Road, introducing a temporary prohibition of vehicles between 8:15 - 9:15 and 14:45 - 15:45, Monday to Friday during term time. The School Street was introduced on 3 September 2024. For more information on the School Street and to respond to the London Borough of Lambeth's consultation, please visit www.lambeth.gov.uk/schoolstreets.

Why?

The Mayor of London is committed to tackling air pollution, promoting public transport and making our streets safer. The Mayor’s Transport Strategy sets a target for 80 per cent of trips to be made via walking, cycling or public transport by 2041.

TfL is supporting the London Borough of Lambeth’s commitment to creating streets and neighbourhoods that are healthy, safe, inclusive and pleasant.

Supporting active travel within the community promotes public health and wellbeing, aligning with the London Borough of Lambeth's Climate Action Plan to achieve net zero compatibility and climate resilience by 2030. The Healthy Routes initiative, integral to the London Borough of Lambeth’s Transport Strategy, ensures routes are convenient, safe, and accessible to everyone. These routes span quiet streets with low traffic as well as main roads that offer dedicated spaces for walking and cycling.

The Mayor is also committed to Vision Zero which sets out the goal that by 2041 all deaths and serious injuries will be eliminated from London’s transport network. Clearly segregated cycleways are an important part of delivering this vision.

TfL works closely with the London Borough of Lambeth in funding this cycleway through its Cycleways Network Development Programme. Proposals for the route have been in development since 2015. Proposed changes to the junction were described in the engagement report published in 2021. Phases 1 & 2 (north of the south circular) were installed between 2021 and 2023. The proposed changes to the junction will be part of phase 3, which connects phases 1 & 2 to Park Hall Road.

How it impacts you

Please look at our map and images for more information on how the proposals will look and work.

Should we decide to proceed with these proposals, we and the London Borough of Lambeth would closely monitor them and evaluate if further mitigation is necessary.

If you are travelling by bus

For bus passengers on the 201 and P13 bus routes along the South Circular Road (east to west) the scheme protects bus speeds and reliability.

If you are travelling by car, motorcycle, van or HGV

Traffic heading southbound on the northern part of Rosendale Road that wishes to turn right or left onto Thurlow Park Road will be impacted by our proposals. We anticipate that the introduction of a new School Street on Turney Street would lead to a small reduction in traffic in the area at peak school pick-up and drop-off times. We will continue to work with the London Borough of Lambeth to monitor traffic levels.

If you are travelling by cycle

Crossing the south circular (between Rosendale Road north and south) will be made safer and much easier by the provision of the continuous two-way protected cycle tracks.

If you are walking

There will continue to be a dedicated pedestrian phase in the traffic light sequence as well as improved sight lines on the western arm of the junction.

Equalities Impact Assessment

Our Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) identifies:

• The effects these proposals could have on people
• How we propose to minimise any negative impacts

After we’ve considered all comments, the EqIA will be reviewed and may be updated. We use the EqIA to help us decide if, and how, we should proceed with these proposals.

More Information

We will be holding two drop-in events:

• Saturday 19 October at Rosendale Primary School - Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8LR (10:00 - 12:00)
• Saturday 26 October at Rosendale Primary School - Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8LR (10:00 - 12:00)

This will give you an opportunity to get further information about the proposals and provide your thoughts and feedback, to allow us to consider your views.

If you are unable to make this date and time and would like to discuss the proposals further with us, please get in touch and we can respond to your queries directly.

We have also provided more information to help you respond and a set of Frequently Asked Questions:

Accessible Information

We want to make sure everyone is able to take part in our consultations. To help make it accessible to everyone we have provided:

Tell us your views

You can reply by completing our survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes to complete or if you are short on time, you can submit a quick response.

The closing date for comments is 25 November 2024.

Questions?

You can use our question tool during the consultation period. We will respond your questions as soon as we can.

Or you can ask your question in person at our two drop-in events:

• Saturday 19 October at Rosendale Primary School - The Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8LR (10:00 - 12:00)
• Saturday 26 October at Rosendale Primary School - The Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8LR (10:00 - 12:00)

This will give you an opportunity to get further information about the proposals and provide your thoughts and feedback, to allow us to consider your views.

If you are unable to make this date and time and would like to discuss the proposals further with us, please get in touch and we can respond to your queries directly.

You can also contact us by email, via our telephone call back service (020 3054 6037) or in writing (FREEPOST TFL HAVE YOUR SAY).

Next steps

These proposals are subject to the outcome of our consultation. Once consultation ends on 25 November 2024 we will spend time considering all the responses we receive and will prepare a consultation report.

The report will be sent to everyone that takes part in the consultation and a copy will be published on our website.