Pedestrian Crossings

Caroline Russell AM moved, and Siân Berry AM seconded the following motion:

"This Assembly notes that 1,282 people were seriously injured while walking on or next to London’s roads in 2019, and tragically 68 people who were simply out walking were killed. Of these avoidable deaths, at least 44 people were killed while crossing the road.

The provisional figures for 2020 show that 95 people were killed on London’s roads, of whom 44 were people walking.

This Assembly notes that 261 signalised junctions in London only have signals for motor traffic, and not for people to cross these roads.

We further note that the Mayor’s interim Vision Zero target is for 70 per cent fewer people to be killed or seriously injured against 2010-14 levels by 2030.

This Assembly therefore calls on the Mayor to review those junctions where no priority is given to people walking and where there is the potential to introduce safety features like dropped kerbs and tactile paving as part of his Vision Zero work.

This Assembly asks the Mayor to use this junction review to work with local councils to develop a plan to ensure that every junction that has signals to control motor traffic, also has signal protected pedestrian crossings on every arm by 2030.”

Following debate and upon being put to a vote, the motion was agreed unanimously.