Liberal Democrat campaigners in Richmond have been successful in changing the pedestrian crossing timings at the Richmond Circus junction.
Local residents contacted the Lib Dems about a crossing at the A316 (where it becomes Kew Road) which left some pedestrians stranded in the middle island for unacceptable lengths of time. The temptation to avoid the wait and cross against the flow of traffic had become a concern.
Robin Meltzer, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Campaigner for Richmond Park and the local Lib Dem Team in North Richmond contacted Caroline Pidgeon AM to raise this pedestrian safety issue.
Caroline raised the issue several times with TfL and secured a site visit with traffic engineers. At a site visit on 10th April, TfL discussed the issue with the local team and agreed new timings for the pedestrian crossing as part of a wider review of the junction.
The new timing arrangement is now being phased in over the next month.
Liberal Democrat campaigner Emily Ward, pictured here with Robin and London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon, said:
"These signalling arrangements now allow pedestrians time to cross from the A316 towards Richmond station without being stranded on the middle island for so long. Requests had been made in the past to no avail. Persistence and the help of local residents meant that we were able to get TfL to implement the changes after testing out the timings and impacts on the traffic."