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Home > Council & democracy > Council meetings > ePetition - Road Safety Measures Urgently Needed on Bow Roundabout connecting the A12, Bow Road and Stratford High Street.

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Road Safety Measures Urgently Needed on Bow Roundabout connecting the A12, Bow Road and Stratford High Street.

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We the undersigned petition the council to engage with Transport for London to urgently implement road safety measures to Bow Roundabout to create a safer environment for pedestrians, including children, parents and carers who use the crossing for school pick up and drop off, and for residents living in the area needing to cross the roundabout for access to transport, shops, places of worship etc. The roundabout is primarily designed for road traffic, it is a very busy crossing and there are regular instances of cars driving through red lights over pedestrian crossings. Overall the roundabout feels unsafe for pedestrian using it and road safety measures are urgently needed to communicate to drivers that the roundabout is also a pedestrian zone. Better crossing would encourage more walking and cycling, and improving links will benefit the local economy and residents moving into new developments.

We urge TFL to consider a combination of the following measures to improve safety and the environment for pedestrians:

- Signage indicating there are children crossing
- Fencing or planting around the roundabout to prevent children falling into the road (particularly on the downhill slope towards the West side of the roundabout)
Make cross walks more visible to prevent cars driving through
- Bring forward plans to create two bridges to connect Bow and Sugar House Island
- Create visual markings on the road to make it clearer to cars they are entering a new zone including colour on the roads and / or on the pedestrian walk ways to show where pedestrian areas are
- Introduce new lighting at night to make it clearer to cars they are entering a new zone - perhaps use of decorative colour lightning to illuminate the Bow sign on the roundabout
- Planting on the roundabout and along the pedestrian walkways leading to the roundabout to help with ambiance, noise, air pollution as well as to indicate to drivers they are in a pedestrian zone
- Work with the local artist community to create a graffiti mural on the underside of the flyover to provide a visual indication that it is a pedestrian zone and create a more visually interesting experience that local residents can be proud of

This Petition runs from 02/01/2023 to 13/02/2023.

234 people have signed this Petition.

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