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The consultation period has finished.

You can find updates on the scheme, including the consultation report, by clicking on the Latest News button.

We asked for your views about proposals for making St Helier Avenue a Safe and Healthy Street. By clicking on each of the buttons below, you can read more about what was proposed and how this may impact you. 





Proposals

We want to improve bus services on St Helier Avenue and make the area a safer environment for pedestrians. We propose:

  • Introducing over 1.5km of new bus lanes operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on a 1.6km stretch of road (both directions accounted for)
  • Two new pedestrian crossings at Langdon Walk and Dore Gardens, making St Helier Avenue easier to cross as highlighted by the community
  • Widening footways/pavements at side road junctions to increase space for pedestrians
  • Increasing parking restrictions by changing single red lines to double red lines, changing parking operating hours and removing some parking bays, making bus journeys quicker
  • Retain existing cycle track along western footway of St Helier Avenue
  • Support existing speed restrictions (20mph)




Summary of changes

  • Parking bay just after Boxley Road to be removed and replaced with double red lines in order to provide better benefits for buses


  • Footway buildout at Connaught Gardens provides more space for people walking and makes vehicles travel more slowly reducing risk of accidents occurring


  • New bus lane at Connaught Gardens bus stop allows buses to pull in and pull out efficiently


  • Footway buildout at Arras Avenue provides more space for pedestrians. Parking bay to be inset into the footway buildout


  • New traffic light-signalled crossing at Langdon Walk, providing point for crossing St Helier Avenue safely


  • New traffic light-signalled crossing at Netley Gardens, providing point for crossing St Helier Avenue safely


  • Cycle track realigned at Langdon Walk to enable creation of new traffic-signalled safe crossing point


  • Shared use area created for people walking and cycling at Netley Gardens to enable creation of new traffic-signalled safe crossing point


  • More double red lines along St Helier Avenue increase restrictions and make buses run more reliably more frequently


  • Buses suffer less delays due to parking restrictions preventing other vehicles blocking their travel on St Helier Avenue


  • 1600m of new bus lane with 24/7 operation allows buses to proceed quickly and reliably along St Helier Avenue


  • Footway built out at Rose Hill Roundabout bus stop increases waiting space for bus users and prevents situations where buses cannot pull out into traffic to continue journeys


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You can find updates on the scheme, including the consultation report, by clicking on the Latest News button.

We asked for your views about proposals for making St Helier Avenue a Safe and Healthy Street. By clicking on each of the buttons below, you can read more about what was proposed and how this may impact you. 





Proposals

We want to improve bus services on St Helier Avenue and make the area a safer environment for pedestrians. We propose:

  • Introducing over 1.5km of new bus lanes operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on a 1.6km stretch of road (both directions accounted for)
  • Two new pedestrian crossings at Langdon Walk and Dore Gardens, making St Helier Avenue easier to cross as highlighted by the community
  • Widening footways/pavements at side road junctions to increase space for pedestrians
  • Increasing parking restrictions by changing single red lines to double red lines, changing parking operating hours and removing some parking bays, making bus journeys quicker
  • Retain existing cycle track along western footway of St Helier Avenue
  • Support existing speed restrictions (20mph)




Summary of changes

  • Parking bay just after Boxley Road to be removed and replaced with double red lines in order to provide better benefits for buses


  • Footway buildout at Connaught Gardens provides more space for people walking and makes vehicles travel more slowly reducing risk of accidents occurring


  • New bus lane at Connaught Gardens bus stop allows buses to pull in and pull out efficiently


  • Footway buildout at Arras Avenue provides more space for pedestrians. Parking bay to be inset into the footway buildout


  • New traffic light-signalled crossing at Langdon Walk, providing point for crossing St Helier Avenue safely


  • New traffic light-signalled crossing at Netley Gardens, providing point for crossing St Helier Avenue safely


  • Cycle track realigned at Langdon Walk to enable creation of new traffic-signalled safe crossing point


  • Shared use area created for people walking and cycling at Netley Gardens to enable creation of new traffic-signalled safe crossing point


  • More double red lines along St Helier Avenue increase restrictions and make buses run more reliably more frequently


  • Buses suffer less delays due to parking restrictions preventing other vehicles blocking their travel on St Helier Avenue


  • 1600m of new bus lane with 24/7 operation allows buses to proceed quickly and reliably along St Helier Avenue


  • Footway built out at Rose Hill Roundabout bus stop increases waiting space for bus users and prevents situations where buses cannot pull out into traffic to continue journeys


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Submit a quick response

We know that life is busy and you may just have one short moment to tell us what you think of our proposals. That's why we now let you submit a quick consultation response.

This is different from our consultation survey as we ask just one short question "Tell us what you think of our proposal".

Your response can be long or short, but importantly it lets us know your views. 

You will need to register with our Have Your Say platform to give us your quick response, although your details will be kept secure.  

 You have until 26 June 2024 to give us your feedback.

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Why do you need bus lanes at 11:30 in the morning when traffic is usually flowing freely.
What are you going to do to stop pedestrians jay walking across the road. I have seen this happen within 20 meters of an existing crossing. What is going to change by adding two more. How does stopping your bus twice more speed its journey?
How are you going to ensure that cyclist use the cycle lanes provided and not the main carriage way. A cyclist poodling down a bus lane is not going to help bus journey times. How does it make it safer for the rest of the road users when a bus has to move around a cyclist?
Another crack pot scheme. Another waste of money by TFL and Sadiq Khan. Another attack on motorists.

Knees 5 months ago

Absolute waste of money and that money could be better spent fixing issues on the roads like potholes or inadequate road markings and signs. Needless to say, the fares for all forms of public transportation and probably taxes will probably increase anyway to pay for this. I object the proposals (needless to say).

Yasin_2024 5 months ago

I love the proposed idea, I am of the belief that reducing car traffic and boosting alternative means of transportation is wholly positive. I think the introduction of a 24/7 bus lane will help open many people's eyes to alternative to their car.
As boosting walking, cycling and public transport has proven to aid in improving public physical health, local business and public mental health.

I believe moves like this should be made more often as, they also have knock on effects on the areas surrounding them.

Chezza22 6 months ago

I feel that the new proposals will create problems that are not currently present. It is a waste of our taxpayers' money and I object.

lynn_h 6 months ago

As a PS to my main response :

The loss of parking will hurt every area that you propose. I'm especially familiar with the one near to the shops at the Morden Hall Roundabout end. It is used by everything from trucks with issues, road highways and also by many drivers who need to stop briefly. To prevent these, stop will see an extra loss of trade to the stores as nearly everyone who stops has gone to them, especially HGV's! So you'll add to the stress the stores are already under to make a profit, and deliberately cause some of them a deliberate loss in trade.
Since additional double yellow lines the side streets to this main road, are squeezed too, so all loss of parking everywhere is painful and makes people's lives more stressful. With the NHS already under severe strain, this will add to it through consequential damage. Just because you can 'Do Something' doesn't ever mean that one should do it! Often the consequences are not the Desired Behaviour that was hoped for. And to worsen Road Safety by acting is and always will be unforgivable.

AuroraMagic 6 months ago

rather than all the usual restrictive works proposed, just put a roundabout on Middleton Road which would achieve your stated objectives.

Evstafiev 6 months ago

As a cyclist, I don’t think this stretch too bad. Money would be better spent dealing with the damanging pot holes on many other roads and side roads

curtisstephen 6 months ago

Absolute joke
There is no issue with traffic flow along St Helier Avenue at the moment but this will definitely cause an issue bring it now to one lane throughout.
There are current 2 bus routes that travel from Middleton Road to Rosehill roundabout and this is total overkill to put in a bus lane 24/7 for the whole stretch
Yes, the pedestrian crossings would help people crossing the road but the reduction in parking spaces would have a big impact on local residents who already have issues in parking anywhere near their property.
We currently have commuters park up on St Helier Ave as it's free parking and take the bus in to Morden
I don't know one person who agrees with the additional bus lanes but TFL will do as they please, as they always do

AJS 6 months ago

This proposal will cause more pollution, more traffic jams, cause safety issues due to parking and pedestrians.
The traffic along St Helier Avenue will be at a gridlock if reduced to one lane in each direction for cars - especially those wishing to turn off onto smaller joining roads. This is not good for the environment and for the air quality of those living in the area.
I believe there will be an increase in the number of accidents due to vehicles trying to turn across the bus lane and that the safety of both pedestrians and drivers/passengers of all vehicles (cars and buses) will be at an increased level of risk.
Parking will be compromised for those living on St Helier Avenue - for some of these it will be about social interaction but also about accessing essential services such as doctors and district nurses and them being able to visit and park locally to the individual.
Until such time as bus services are both reliable and affordable this does not seem like a constructive use of money as there will be a bus lane which is hardly used. The movement of traffic along St Helier Avenue for buses is not currently a problem so why invest resources and funds that could be used elsewhere to inprove service reliability and reduce the cost to potential travellers and users .
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AXK16 7 months ago

Absolutely brilliant scheme, but there needs to be joined up work here and segregated cycling needs to be included in this scheme.

dan1arsenal1 7 months ago

Yet again a sham consultation as even if everyone was against it TFL would do it anyway

Why even bother to ask?

Shug 7 months ago

Why are TFL doing their best to screw up London?

The bike lane never gets used so scrap it

All the proposed bus lanes will do is increase congestion and emissions, proving yet again that TFL and the dodgy mayor don’t care about hard working taxpayers

Shug 7 months ago

A good idea to create more crossings. But the other plans are not necessary. Causing more pollution due to traffic not able to flow. At the moment it works very well. As for extra pedestrian space. I hardly ever see anyone walking along. The speed has also been reduced for drivers so why implement these changes it will be a nightmare.
There are better ways to spend money.

Dolly03 7 months ago

Have any of the local residents who live on or near this road petitioned for these changes or are these just more of the same policy dictats from TFL/Mayor of London, the one size fits all approach from the City to the suburbs?
I am not sure if these proposals are a solution to an identified, local, problem or not - my suspicion is the latter. I can imagine the local residents may welcome additional pedestrian crossings - and if so, the installation of additional crossings would be reasonable. However, the loss of parking spaces and the increase in bus lanes I suspect are less welcome. As far as I am aware, the flow of traffic, cars and buses, on this stretch of road is reasonable and does not need to be meddled with.
I am inclined to think these changes are more to do with the dictat and 'political policy' of the aforementioned organisation/mayor rather than a locally inspired proposal generated by residents who have identified a local problem for which they would like a local solution. Why can't LBS manage its own roads instead of TFL? Ultimately if nobody from the locality is in favour of these changes why should they go ahead?

GtrLon1 7 months ago

Abysmal idea, will cause misery for all. Does not need a dedicated bus lane as hardly ever an issue with the flow of traffic. Will cause major problems at the roundabout at Rosehill which will probably impact the roundabout at Morden Park.
Have seen the other objections but just wondering if they will be taken into account or ignored as the ULEZ expansion feedback was??

Pam Suzanne 7 months ago

If you continue with this proposal there will be major traffic problems at the traffic lights half way along St Helier Avenue we’re traffic turning right will cause congestion both ways. Whilst understanding the benefit of public transport and bus lanes you cannot continue to discriminate against car users who use these roads to complete journeys not compatible with public transport.

Mark Longhurst 7 months ago

I disagree with the whole proposal. It will cause serious traffic jam at St Helier Avenue and further worse the already packed roads in Morden and South Wimbledon. Traffic jam will bring more noises and air pollution, it also affects all road users. There is no urgent needs to make such changes to St Helier Avenue, the whole proposal is unnecessary.

Jessie Wong 7 months ago

I think all the proposals are a bad idea. I do not agree. For the small benefit they may achieve to the bus service, the cost will be very high and there will be an increase in traffic as there will only be one lane for cars to use. As the road is busy anyway this will be detrimental to local residents as it will mean long queues of traffic which not only is bad for car users but will increase noise and pollution. It may also lead to unsafe driving and increased use of other local roads where people already drive too fast as they use them as cut throughs. A better use of the money would be to improve the tram service locally where there are currently significant issues

Js35 7 months ago

Hello,
I trust you are well and thanks for consulting residents, being a resident of St Helier Avenue, I don't think there is any bus lane requirement at this moment of time especially having a 24/7 one is an overkill for sure.

My suggestion is to widen the road in case you are looking for a bus lane to make it a third lane as there are only 2/3 bus routes run across whole stretch and more cars (others)

My other suggestion is to let people have their own driveway where possible as well as parking permits because once you will lay down bus lane plan there would be more difficulties on parking on the pavement as a lot of people dump their cars for months and months.

I love your idea to have a couple of pedestrian crossing across the stretch, it will really aid young families like me to cross the road with children when heavy traffic on the run.

Many thanks,
Syed Ehsan
337 St Helier Ave
SM4 6JR

sehsan17 7 months ago