This meeting was scheduled to receive a presentation from Southeastern about the usage of their services, and their plans to improve them. The meeting was also scheduled to include a question and answer session where local councillors asked questions about public transport to representatives of Transport for London (TfL), Southeastern, GTR, and Network Rail.

Because we only have access to the list of questions that were scheduled to be asked, and none of the responses or discussions from the meeting, please treat the points below as a list of what local councillors wanted to discuss, and not what was actually discussed.

Southeastern Presentation

Southeastern were scheduled to give a presentation on the usage of their services, and their plans to improve them.

Questions to TfL

• Councillor James-J Walsh was scheduled to ask how TfL plan to address the problem that a number of wands installed along the A21 are not visible to motorists due to their thinness and the accumulation of dirt, which has led to them being struck and removed.
• Councillor Walsh was scheduled to ask how TfL proposes to address the problem of motorists on the southbound A2 making unauthorised right-hand turns into Wildfell Road at the junction with Rushey Green.
• Councillor Walsh was scheduled to ask for the number of times in the last year that TfL has enforced against illegal pavement crossovers on red routes in Lewisham, how much revenue has been raised from fines, and whether TfL would consider a pilot scheme where Lewisham Council is subcontracted to enforce on these matters.
• Councillor Walsh was scheduled to ask whether TfL will be reopening conversations with the Department for Transport about transferring the Southeastern network into TfL control, following the change of national government.
• Councillor Edison Huynh was scheduled to ask whether TfL will increase the number of signs and communications notifying residents of bus diversions in Lewisham Town Centre due to the Levelling Up Funding works.
• Councillor Aliya Sheikh was scheduled to ask whether TfL will investigate the signage and information at the recently created bus stops on Molesworth Street, which she claims are not very accessible for residents and service users.
• Councillor Sheikh was scheduled to ask whether TfL had devised any special security measures to keep passengers safe during the recent protests, and whether the events impacted bus timetables.
• Councillor Sheikh was scheduled to ask what TfL’s strategy is to mitigate the impact on local businesses of parking spaces being replaced by cycle/bus lanes.
• Matthew Sparkes was scheduled to ask whether TfL would investigate reports of buses and other large vehicles causing significant vibration to homes on Sandhurst Road, and to outline the solutions being discussed.

Questions to Southeastern

• Councillor Walsh was scheduled to ask for an update on the London-bound ticket office at Catford Bridge Station.

Questions to Network Rail

• Councillor Huynh was scheduled to ask when Network Rail will restore lighting under the railway arches and on the public right of way near Glassmill at Lewisham Station.
• Councillor Stephen Penfold was scheduled to ask whether the Access for All Programme is continuing under the current government.
• Councillor Penfold was scheduled to ask for the cut-off date for the next round of funding for the Access for All Programme.
• Councillor Penfold was scheduled to ask whether Network Rail knows if St John’s Station will be included in the next round of funding.
• Councillor Sheikh was scheduled to ask whether the gap between the train and the platform at Lewisham Station can be reduced.

Questions to LBL

• Matthew Sparkes was scheduled to ask whether Lewisham Council intends to carry out pollution monitoring on Sandhurst Road.

Questions to LBL and TfL

• The Bell Green Neighbourhood Forum was scheduled to ask for an update on the Bell Green project, the remodelling the gyratory system, and the proposed new parallel crossings.
• The Forum was scheduled to ask for an update on police and other statistics for safety on Alan Pegg Place, the Spine Road, and the Bell Green Retail parks.

Questions to LBL, TfL and Barratt London

• The Forum was scheduled to ask for traffic and safety data for the unadopted access road to Aldi off the Spine Road, which Barratt London intends to use as the sole access for a development at the gasholders site.

Questions to Network Rail, Southeastern and TfL

• The Forum was scheduled to ask how they will ensure that Bromley Council addresses the issue of accessibility at Lower Sydenham Station, given that Bromley Council has confirmed that no s106 funding¹ has so far been secured from new developments to upgrade accessibility at the station.
• The Forum was scheduled to ask for an update on plans to improve the condition of Lower Sydenham Station.
• The Forum was scheduled to ask what changes are being considered to the siting and number of bus stops at Bell Green given that the PTAL rating at Bell Green can only be improved by making connectivity between the railway station and bus stops better.
• The Forum was scheduled to ask what is being done to rezone Lower Sydenham Station to zone 3/4 so that ticket prices match nearby stations.

Questions to Go Ahead and Stagecoach

• Councillor Hilary Moore was scheduled to ask whether owners of dogs in buggies should be expected to collapse the buggy when other baby buggies, prams or wheelchairs enter the bus.

Questions to GTR and Network Rail

• Councillor Walsh was scheduled to ask about conversations and appetite for the creation of the BML2 (Brighton main line 2) route, and for it to run via Catford.

Questions to all Public Transport Providers

• Councillor Walsh was scheduled to ask all of the transport providers what performance data they hold about the timeliness, service levels, and customer satisfaction on the services they provide to Lewisham residents.
• Councillor Walsh was scheduled to ask all of the transport providers what capital and revenue investment they have made over the last 12 months in local services (including routes, stations, infrastructure and community projects) in Lewisham, and their plans going forward.
• Councillor Walsh was scheduled to ask all of the transport providers to describe crime and antisocial behaviour on their services in Lewisham over the last 12 months.