To connect the station to : Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Central London, East London, Essex, Kent and Heathrow airport (for Connecting flights), Surrey and West London

Over the last 10 years there has been a significant increase in traffic along Kidbrooke Gardens/South Row. Up to 8000 vehicles a day are using this minor residential road, resulting in increased air and noise pollution for local residents. The high traffic volumes make it dangerous for pedestrians and other road users. As the only East/West routes south of the A2/north of the A20, it is vital that the council provides a safe, healthy street to encourage families to choose “active” travel options when taking their kids to one of the 10+ schools within 1mile radius.

The signatories of this petition wish to register our disgust at Southern Rail treating people begging at stations as pests. These people have slipped through the widening cracks of our society through bad luck and deserve to be treated with dignity and compassion, not as a nuisance. We demand an apology from Southern Rail and the immediate removal of all “Security” notices telling people not to encourage begging by giving money.

Following an extortionate rise in the bus fares for school children, we would like the council to give us free bus travel for school age children as is the scheme for children living in London. Children in Kent often live in communities that are rural or semi rural and have difficulty getting to school so rely on a bus service. The recent increase has made this too expensive for a lot of families, especially those with more than one child.

We all agree that more use of public transport is essential. The more independence our young people have the more successful and engaged they will be, however, from the age of 14/15 they have to pay full fair on public transport. If they work, (and there are extremely limited jobs for younger people in school or college) it is for limited hours and reduced wages. People under the age of 18 cannot vote, generally don’t drive, they can only work part time as they have to be in full time education, they are classed as minors in all areas, and are not adults so why do we allow companies to charge them an adult fare when clearly they do not have adult resources.

The River Tyne has no crossing points between Newcastle and the Tyne Tunnel at Jarrow. For an area the size of Tyneside this is a ridiculous state of affairs. I suspect this could be to maintain a flow of tolls into the Tyne Tunnel. However 7 miles of Tyneside is cut off from the other side, this is unacceptable. People have to either commute to Newcastle to cross or go through the expensive Tyne Tunnel. Sunderland have just completed a fantastic new bridge the Northern Spire at less than half the cost of the second Tyne Tunnel. A bridge would ease the congestion and pollution caused at the Tyne Bridge. Please support this campaign so we can make an overdue change for the better for the people of Tyneside!

It is important to get this done as vehicles are using this as a race track. Vehicles constantly back fire due to them speeding. The road is very wide with a bus lane running the full length also. It is dangerous for the local residents and also of the young children that attend the primary school.

A reduction in unnecessary HGV traffic through a very congested village centre will reduce the likelihood of a serious / fatal accident and / or damage to roadside buildings and infrastructure. (A650 bypass is a safe alternative route) A 20 mph speed limit would also reduce the likelihood of a serious / fatal vehicle or pedestrian collision. Restricted parking, lack of speed management and poor visibility creates a huge hazard to village traffic and pedestrians when exiting the Co-op, Town Street and roadside parking spaces. Reducing vehicle speeds and restricting HGV numbers / access will allow members of the public / children / pensioners to negotiate the pedestrian crossing with greater confidence & improved safety. Vehicles will be able to park, pull up or unload safely in the village centre (including deliveries) to the benefit of all local shops and amenities.

I wish to raise the issue of the speed limit on Reading Street Road, and the increasing problem of motorists seeing the stretch as opportunity to break the law. I have lived on this road for five years and have observed the problem get worse and worse, and I truly believe that there is a risk to life because the current restrictions do not adequately recognise the housing and foot traffic along this route, or sufficiently deter reckless joy-riders. At present, as a motorist turns on to Reading Street Road, they are met by a national speed limit sign within 50 yards - something of an invitation - and before the housing has finished. Ahead is a stretch of straight road which disappears into tree filled hedges, with little visibility. There is a trend amongst some drivers to accelerate aggressively along the stretch of housing, heading in the Margate direction, in order to reach maximum speeds on a stretch that has evidently earned itself a reputation as a good spot to take such risks. In the opposite direction the problem is even worse: motorists accelerate up the stretch towards Broadstairs, often unaware of the housing and junction that await further on. This behaviour puts at risk the safety of: + The residents of the homes on Reading Street Rd, including children who play on the pavements, incl bike riding, scooters and skateboards + Those who walk to and from the allotments, sited just beyond the houses + The large community of walkers and dog walkers, who routinely use the public footpaths in the fields on either sides of the road (and which cross mid way down Reading Street Rd), as well as the less official routes which are long established around the neighbouring fields. + Bike riders, many of whom are children and tourists, and unaware of the dangers + Horse riders, who are commonly on this route, coming from the stables at Elmswood Farm Riding Centre - the majority of whom are children. An accident is waiting to happen and three important changes should be considered: + The change of speed restriction should be moved further down the road, to where the housing and allotments have finished. + The above speed limit should be changed from 60 mph to 40 mph. + A speed camera, or similar, should be installed to tackle those who continue to ignore speed limits and put lives at risk. The similar stretch along Green Lane, which runs almost parallel to Reading Street Road, on the other side of the field, has a 30 mph limit for the entire stretch, despite housing levels being as low. Furthermore, the speed limit is enforced with a speed camera, something that, given the evident circuit that has been adopted by speeding motorists, actually exacerbates the issue of Reading Street Road. Injury, or loss of life, seems highly likely on this stretch of road. This should not be the catalyst for action: the council needs to respond now to protect the public.

This is a deliberately misleading description designed to make buyers think it is an electric vehicle. These are NOT electric vehicles, they are internal combustion vehicles with a battery charged from the engine. 100% of the power comes from fossil fuels.

This is important to ensure the safety of pupils attending Hollickwood School, as well as for parents, staff and local residents. We consider these measures to be required urgently to prevent a serious incident. It has been consistently witnessed that cars travel down Sydney Road at unsafe speeds. As they are travelling down a hill cars pick up speed and do not seem to be aware that there is a school and a large number of children and families who cross this road regularly. A residents cat was recently hit and killed by a car and our children have said that they do not want it to be them next. There have been several deaths in the local area due to pedestrian and car collisions, a child was killed by a car not far away in East Finchley just days ago. As a school we are doing everything we can to promote road safety and ensure that all of our children understand how to be safe when travelling and crossing roads. We call upon the Council to do what they can also.

There is no barrier between pedestrians and traffic on the bridge, the footpath on this bridge is too narrow for prams, wheelchairs, for two people to pass or to hold a child's hand. There is only one narrow footpath on one side which is at points only 60cm wide and too narrow for most prams and wheelchairs and only accommodates walking single file so a child has to walk either in front or behind an adult. This is very close to Dobcross' only primary school and to therefore part of the school journey for a number of residents. In order to pass the narrowest parts, you have to lift the pram wheels off the kerb and into the road; two people cannot cross at the same time without one having to walk on the road. There have been a number of potentially very serious near misses on this stretch of road recently including: A council bin lorry mounting the kerb centimetres in front of a pram; a double decker bus mounting the kerb metres in front of a family on the path; wingmirrors of passing cars hitting the arms of pedestrians; a child's head almost being hit by the wing mirror of a car. We need to address this stretch of road before somebody, a young child, gets killed or seriously hurt.