Supporting Sydenham Road Improvements

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Lewisham Council are currently consulting on plans to make major improvements to Sydenham Road. The plans are available to download at http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/Environment/Regeneration/SydenhamHighStreet/MapSydenhamHighStreet.htm

A petition titled Save Sydenham on the Downing Street website opposes the councils plan for improvements to Sydenham Road. The details of the petition do not bear comparison with the published plans; nevertheless it garnered 415 signatures before closing in April of this year. The petition is mainly concerned with traffic congestion, despite the fact that Sydenham Road is currently a single carriageway road and will remain so after the improvements have been implemented. If anything, the planned improvements will actually ease traffic congestion, thanks to changes to the road layout at junctions and crossings.

The Downing Street website states that the Government is unable to intervene in the matter as Sydenham Road is the responsibility of Lewisham Council. However, the petition is an obstacle which must be overcome if the plans are allowed to go ahead.

We fully support Lewisham Councils plans to make improvements to Sydenham Road and refute all claims made on the Downing Street Save Sydenham petition. We believe that the implementation of the plan will improve Sydenham for the benefit of residents and visitors. We see the improvements as an essential part of the regeneration of the area, complementing the arrival of the East London line extension.

814 Signatures

  • Stephen Charlesworth
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • John Hucker
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Pat Trembath
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Carlos Barquero
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • why do people moan when there are no changes afoot and when there are they try to stop them going though - Sydenham folk confuse me!!!
  • barry milton
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • This scheme will be of huge benfit to both pedestrians and drivers
  • Annabel McLaren
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Emma Tarling
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • Safer pedestrian crossings = Safer routes to school
  • ROLAND ADRIO
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • I SUPPORT TOTALLY!!!
  • Gloria Watson
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • This must go ahead if we want to improve the look and feel of the High Street
  • daniel barquero
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • lee newham
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • Please make the improvements!
  • K. Helsdon
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • S CRYSTAL
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Kerry Fox
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • I thoroughly support this intention to improve our high street. It is badly needed and I am very impressed with the attention to detail and the efforts gone to to consult with local people. Any concern at traffic disruption is surely misguided. Sydenham Road is single lane now and will be single lane following the imrpovements.
  • Clare Grundy
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • David Tickem
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • alistair bryan
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • I support the plans
  • siobhan garvey
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Daniel Willmott
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Angela Barrett
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Caroline Bennett
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Daniel Bennett
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Saul Fowler
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Katie Miles
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • Please do this....
  • Emma Marwood
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Cejay Watson
  • Richard Essery
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • Let Lewisham Council sort out Sydenham high street for the people that actually live here
  • Frank Stukins
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Gareth Harries
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • William Myers
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • These improvements are long overdue
  • Bruce de Saram
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Richard Parnham
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Ross Jones
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Christopher F Johnson
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • sally kelly
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Richard Lemon
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Robin Orton
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Alessandra Cook
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • Change is good!
  • Hilary Barton
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Mrs Suman Hughes
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Ian Hughes
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • JULIA ADRIO
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Helen Quaine
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Fleur Costa
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Elizabeth Lawes
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • These improvements are absolutely essential for Sydenham and will make the high street a much more inviting environment for local residents
  • Kate
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • The new plans for Sydenham can only be an improvement and will give residents greater access to both sides of the high street
  • Julia East
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Margaret Cooper
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
    • Any other comments?
    • Please get on with it! stop delaying
  • Ross Fountain
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No
  • Grace Harrington
    • Are you a Sydenham resident?
    • No