Bring a Bus to the Vale
Chuka and local residents were joined by London Assembly Member Val Shawcross in a campaign to bring a bus route to Leigham Vale.
Leigham Vale currently has no bus service, meaning residents face a long uphill walk to transport links in Tulse Hill, or buses running through Leigham Court Road. After hearing about the inconvenience this posed not only to commuters but elderly residents needing to access to local amenities, Chuka and Streatham Wells Labour party lobbied Transport for London to bring a bus route to the Vale.
After bringing TfL representatives to the area to discuss the possibility of a bus service earlier in the year, a petition of local residents was formally presented to Val Shawcross, Labour’s London Assembly Member for Lambeth & Southwark and Chair of the London Assembly’s Transport Committee. Val delivered the petition to Boris Johnson at Mayor’s question time this week.
As part of the proposal, Chuka and Val wish to see parking arrangements improved along Leigham Vale, for example by allowing cars to park on the pavement on the rail side of the road, a proposal which has proved popular with residents.
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