11 crossings are still unsafe for blind and partially sighted people

Caroline Pidgeon has criticised the Mayor and Transport for London over their failure to complete the installation of safety features for blind and partially sighted people at all London's pedestrian crossings.

Eleven crossings, including in busy central areas in Westminster, are still unsafe.

Caroline said:

“Transport for London has been incredibly slow in ensuring this guidance is fully implemented, it was always claimed that the guidance would finally be implemented at all pedestrian crossings by March 2016.

“But it now turns out that this pledge made by Boris Johnson will not be met and it might be another year before every pedestrian crossing finally meets this basic safety standard.

“The mayor, who is chair of Transport for London, should have ensured many years ago that national safety standards for pedestrian crossings were met for every pedestrian crossing that TfL is responsible for.

“It is quite frankly shameful that there any pedestrian crossings in London which still don’t have basic safety features for blind and partially sighted people 21 years after the national guidance was first published.”

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