TfL cycling agenda in Sutton

Thank you for your email, sorry to hear works were limited to the carriageway only.

Prompted by your mention of a future agenda I’d like to pass on some points since raised by members. You may not be aware of them all so feel a good point to highlight again.

• Space for Cycling: action points for Sutton (3 July 2014) includes TfL routes.
  
• Additional traction was then provided in our response to the borough’s draft Cycling Delivery Strategy the following year. Indeed, the cover to Time to make the case and rise to the challenges (15 September 2015) includes an image of St Dunstan’s Hill.
• All of this led to some early interest by councillors:
  
  • Major cycling schemes for TfL roads to be presented to councillors (25 October 2015);
    
  • a quick knock-back St Helier’s decision on Rosehill roundabout – a summary (2 November 2015);
    
  • take-up elsewhere Sutton Local Committee agree that cycling proposals be presented to TfL (4 November 2015);
    
  • Further support for A217 cycle path upgrades (19 November 2015);
    
  • and Beddington and Wallington agree that cycling proposals be presented to TfL (1 December 2015).
• The cycle lane/bus stop implementation by A217 Oldfields Rd / Kimpton Park (Street View) has been raised with both Sutton and TfL on a number of occasions as a cause of conflict. And further North near the junction signage again extremely confusing/dangerous (Street View).
  

Going back further some members we’re involved the CRISP and CRIM on the A217 in 2009, I quote:

The report clearly recommended that the whole of the footway on the east side of St. Dunstan’s Hill and Belmont Rise from Love Lane (path) to the B2238 at Belmont should be converted to a shared use path.   There are hardly any openings/runways and the benefits would give cyclists space from heavy traffic overtaking them when climbing this long hill.   This conversion could assist access to the Avenue School.

A converted footway would also enable access for pedestrians and cyclists between Cheam and Belmont/Banstead to reach the shared use two-way path which runs parallel with the Brighton Road on its east side from Belmont to Banstead Crossroads at A2022.   The existing shared use path alongside the Brighton Road (A217) is really useful up to Banstead crossroads. 

Would our group like to remind TfL that this improvement would be really welcome especially if any more work is planned for the A217?

Various GSC members