For many years, Lib Dem MP Simon Hughes and Lib Dem Councillors have been campaigning for improvements in the Kennington area, particularly around the tube station.
This area can all too often seem forgotten as it sits on the boundary between Lambeth and Southwark, with Transport for London in charge of Kennington Park Road.
For many people this area is the gateway to Southwark, and yet the environment around the tube station is not welcoming enough.
Your Lib Dem Team have launched a five point action plan calling for:
- Improvements to the pavements;
- More secure cycle parking
- Better street lights
- Improvements to the road surface for all road users particularly cyclists; and
- Kennington Tube Station to be re-zoned from Zone 2 to a boundary 1/2 station.
“Your Lib Dem Team continues to be concerned about the state of pavements and the serious ponding of water at the crossings on Kennington Park Road” said Lib Dem Cllr James Gurling.
“It is simply wrong that Kennington Tube Station is in Zone 2 when it is clearly central London. We will continue to make representations to the Mayor of London which will make travelling cheaper for local residents” added Lib Dem Cllr Caroline Pidgeon.