Subject: Re: WALTHAMSTOW STATIONS PEDESTRIAN LINK
Neil, Tobias,
There's also a short section where there's no pavement, meaning people have to walk in the roadway leading from the estate carpark area. I'm very surprised this got through unnoticed - it can be easily rectified by laying a pavement on one side (at present there is blockwork which actually discourages walking!). There's also a lot of stray gravel on the pavement and in the roadway between the Queens Road station exit and Ray Dudley Way, which looks very scruffy and is uncomfortable to walk on. The whole area needs a full sweeping-up exercise and regular tidying thereafter. And the Ray Dudley Way nameplate at the Central end is on the wrong side of the path where hardly anyone will see it. It needs moving to the opposite side.
I have to say I am very disappointed with the present quality of the pedestrian link, after the length of time the Council has had to get it right and after all the safety concerns expressed by the police and others. It is very hard to find, bereft of signage, badly lit and actually feels quite intimidating as you approach it from Edison Close (which itself is a tatty, uncared-for environment - is there an estate manager responsible for it?). I used it late on Wednesday night and felt quite wary - I think a lot of people would be put off it altogether. There is a lot of work to be done between now and the official opening, by the Council, LOROL/TfL and Greater Anglia Railway, otherwise the Grand Opening risks being an embarrassment to all involved. There's also a short section where there's no pavement, meaning people have to walk in the roadway leading from the estate carpark area. I'm very surprised this got through unnoticed - it can be easily rectified by laying a pavement on one side (at present there is blockwork which actually discourages walking!). There's also a lot of stray gravel on the pavement and in the roadway between the Queens Road station exit and Ray Dudley Way, which looks very scruffy and is uncomfortable to walk on. The whole area needs a full sweeping-up exercise and regular tidying thereafter. And the Ray Dudley Way nameplate at the Central end is on the wrong side of the path where hardly anyone will see it. It needs moving to the opposite side.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 1:33 AM, GLENN WALLIS <glennwallis@btopenworld.com> wrote:
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Dear Tobias,I am still trying to find out info about Ray Dudley, so far without much luck. I'll let you know what I know shortly. I'm also hope to be able to dig out a photo of him.Meanwhile, I think you said that the official opening would be 28 September. Will Solum have finished the car park by then? It still appears to have some way to go.Concerns expressed to me so far are the lack of signposting throughout and poor lighting, especially on Ray Dudley Way.Pressed for time at the moment but I will write again shortly.Kind regardsGlennGlenn WallisSecretaryBarking - Gospel Oak Rail User Group@RidingtheGoblin
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