Ham United Group presentation on the area, and the barriers to cycling in the area.

1. Image of Richmond riverside

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Petersham Meadows
Wide road
Narrow pavements
Angled dropped kerbs
Wide entrance to cul-de-sac

13. Richmond riverside crowded
Near Southwold, Suffolk, Cyclestreets.orgPetersham Meadows

14. Connect2 Pedestrian and cycle route,
East Sussex

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Petersham Meadows
Teddington bridge Hammertons Ferry

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Petersham Meadows
Teddington bridge
Teddington bridgeRiver Lane

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Petersham Meadows
Teddington bridge
Teddington bridgeFlood defence

18. “Cycling to school, central London”
Phil Jones @Phil_PJA Apr 15
The school run in Holland, Jonathan Maus, Bike Portland

19. Richmond riverside crowded
Petersham Meadows
Teddington bridge
Teddington bridgeLower Ham Road

20. Public meeting 11th June 2013- constitution approved
Consultation meeting 10th September 2013
Consultation meeting 10th December 2013
Drop in session, Ham library, 3rd April 2014
AGM, 20th November 2014

21. Consultation feedback
• Open space & bio-diversity
• Travel, transport and streets
• Heritage
• Housing
• Food
• Recycling and waster
• Health

22. AAAA Policy
P or B Project
SSSS Sites
Xxxxx Comment
2. Travel and Transport
Cycle
1. Cyclists to have bells and use them.
2. Enforce no cycling on pavements (danger to pedestrians with mobility problems)
3. Joined up cycle lanes
4. Slow cycling so safer for cyclists.
5. Dropped kerb across grass between Ham Street at entrance to Cut Throat Alley.
6. Cut through cycle lane at Sandy Lane chicane
7. All changes/ renovations to streets should include improved cycle facilities.
8. Improve cycle routes to central London.
9. Cycle parking o/s Ashburnham Road shops
10. Cycling ‘facility’ around bend in Petersham Road
.
Bridge
11. Improve access to Twickenham amenities, become less disconnected
12. Vote for Radnor Bridge proposal
13. Ham is closed off, make it more accessible.
14. Cyclist bridge (but no road bridge)
15. New bridge would be an environmental disaster and is not needed.
16. Review use of bridge. Which part of Twickenham do we want to connect to?
17. Don’t have a new river bridge – the amount of traffic would wreck Ham
18. Yes to bridge to Twickenham x4
19. Bridge to Radnor Gardens not Marble Hill side of Twickenham – save
Hammertons ferry.
20. Broadly support foot/cycle bridge across from Ham to Twickenham but
smaller scale ideas for cycle improvements may use funding better.
21. Consider carefully the cost of a cycle bridge in relation to overall budget.
Traffic calming/ street scene
1. Traffic calming Ham Street (Sandy Lane to river car park). Ham Street one way to
be considered. No to loop Ham Street/ Back Lane.
2. Traffic calming. Introduce ‘Neighbourhood Zones’ 20mph in all residential streets.
3. Enforce proper parking i.e. not on pavements
4. Car clubs
5. Reduce dominance of car and increase provision for cyclists and pedestrians.
6. Humps needed to control speeding traffic in Church Road (will get worse with
Latchmere development)
7. Overgrown trees both sides of Ham Farm Road + footpath in terrible dangerous
condtion.
8. Less street furniture to reduce accidents (e.g. Kensington High Street)
9. Double yellow lines on main road bus route between Ham Gate Avenue and Ham
Parade (recent bad accident).
10. Introduce shared space where ‘roads’ are shared equally with pedestrians,
cyclists and cars.
11. Separate pedestrians and cyclists
12. Include cyclist when designing all roads and junctions
13. Are we getting close to the limit for parking capacity on some roads?
14. Traffic calming especially on Sandy Lane
Tow path
15. Improve surface of tow path Ham to Richmond near Petersham Meadows. No
separate cycle lane.
16. Segregate cycle and pedestrian tracks on riverside path x2
17. Keep cycling away from tow path – flooding makes it impossible.
18. Cycle route to Richmond avoiding Petersham Road
19. Don’t spoil natural beauty of tow path and river with a bridge and cycle lane.
River
20. River Taxi to Richmond (and London) x2
21. Oyster card use on river ferry.
22. Board boats at Teddingon Lock x2
23. Boat service Ham-Richmond-Kew Gardens x2
24. Improved lighting to Teddington Lock at night time.
Bus
25. 371 buses too fast on Sandy Lane
26. Improved access to Kingston hospital (re-route 371) x2
27. Extend 371 to nearer Tesco
Categorising the comments
• Policy
• Project
• Sites
• Comment

23. POLICY- CONSOLIDATED CONSULTATION COMMENTS- TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL (see also projects)
topics Improve cycle
and/ or walking
routes (20)
Reduce
traffic
speeds (4)
Public realm (3) Parking (10) Traffic (7) River crossing (3)
1 To central London 20mph in
residential
streets
Less street furniture/
clutter to improve safety
Add double
yellow on road
between Ham
Gate Ave and
Ham parade.
Development will increase traffic.
Kingston Richmond route already busy.
Improve access to
Twickenham
2 Increase provision
for walking and
cycling
Humps to
control
speeding in
church road
Ashburnham roads is
central spine of activity
and major environmental
scheme could have
significant impact
Getting close to
parking capacity
on roads
Improved crossing points for shops and
pubs on Petersham Road (Upper Ham
Road)
Make Ham more
accessible
3 Consider shared
space for all road
users
20 mph speed
limits
Kerbs and pavements
difficult to manoeuvre
particularly on Wates
estate.
Parking around
Ham common
becoming a
problem
Traffic implications we are already too
dense
Isolation is unique-
opposed to bridges
4 Separate
pedestrians and
cyclists
20mph limit Limit parking in
Ham Street
Traffic on Petersham road is heavy
5 Include needs of
cyclists when
designing junctions
Parking on north
side of common is
a nuisance
Development will create huge traffic
problems, parking and congestion
6 Improve surface on
tow path no
separate cycle lane
Parking a problem
do not lose
parking spaces
Comprehensive review of traffic
implications resulting from development.
7 Segregate cycle and
pedestrian tracks on
riverside
Parking looks full
on Sunday.
Parking is not
under-utilised.
If must be more schools remember
Petersham corner is very susceptible to
traffic holdups and road drains might well
collapse again as happened in 1968-9 18
months- no road. So school enlargement
needs to take account of parking access,
buses and open spaces.
Tabulated comments (extract from policy list)

24. Richmond riverside crowdedPublic transport accessibility levels

25. Housing targets
London Plan (2011)
Richmond
2450 from 2011-2021

26. “With so much traffic on the Petersham Road it is
becoming too busy to cross the road for shops and
pub.”
COMMENTS:
“Develop café culture- eating out zones in front of
cafes/ space for kids in local cafes.”
“My children will be walking school on
their own next year. My 9 year old
daughter said to me “Don’t worry Mummy,
I feel really safe in this neighbourhood.”
POLICY (draft):
Improve the physical environment outside local shopping areas and schools to create
social squares and places for people to gather. Make it easier to cross busy roads through
street design which locally reduces traffic speeds.

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31. Draft policies
POLICY 1
All development will promote sustainable and
active travel for residents and visitors, to improve
health and well-being, to contribute to a
sustainable environment and to relieve traffic
congestion and parking.
POLICY 2
New major development will include:
• Provision for car clubs.
• Electric car charging points .
• Inclusion of walking and cycling routes and
cycle storage/ facilities in new developments,
including new through routes along desire lines,
prioritising walking above all other modes of
transport.
• Sustainable travel plans.
POLICY 3
New major development will only be acceptable
where accessibility by walking or cycling is
supported beyond the development site.
POLICY 4
Improve accessibility to local town centres by
foot and bicycle to relieve congestion on the
single road that links Ham and Petersham to the
surrounding area.
POLICY 5
Improve the physical environment outside local
shopping areas and schools to create social
squares and places for people to gather; to make
it easier to cross busy roads and to locally reduce
traffic speeds by the creation of social squares.
Draft policies on view at
Neighbourhood Forum stall
at the Ham Fair, 13th June