Via our website we’ve been trying to keep residents up to date on the debacle that has become introducing 20mph in Surbiton Town Centre, but it’s been going on so long with so many twists and turns we thought it useful to summarize them in one place. Back in July, we let residents know that […]

Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee agreed to a compromise on 20mph on Surbiton town centre roads.  Tory Councillors had used their majority on Kingston Council stop a decision for a comprehensive 20mph limit scheme in Surbiton town centre, insisting that it should only be up to 100m from school entrances. This proved to be unworkable. For example, a […]

Kingston Council has announced plans for the first of the mini-hollands projects.  Mini-holland is the name given to the improvements to the cycle infrastructure using £32m given by Mayor for London, Boris Johnson, to transform our cycling network and encourage more people to use bikes instead of cars. This first scheme incorporates the whole of […]

Last year Kingston Council bid and won for over £30m of Mayor of London’s mini-holland project money. The projects are supposed to create a dutch style environment to encourage more residents to cycle. The first scheme to come before the Councillors has been labeled as ‘hugely disappointing’ by the borough’s cycling community. Portsmouth Road from […]

A new parking trial has started on Brighton Road in Surbiton, so read the parking signs carefully to avoid a penalty notice!On one side (the 3 spaces between Victoria Road and Cottage Grove only) parking is limited to 30 minutes, which is free.On the other side and further down the road, you can park for […]

Kingston Council’s transport department has now drawn up plans for the Tory proposal of 20mph in Surbtion. At a full Council meeting in November, the ruling Conservative group overturned a decision by Surbiton Councillors.  The motion, moved by Alexandra ward Councillor Richard Hudson, said “permit 20mph zones in the immediate vicinity (up to 100m from the […]

Of the 1.3 million freedom pass users across London, around 860,000 older person’s pass holders will renew their passes between November and December. Almost 20,000 older people across Kingston borough, have passes that expire on 31 March next year.  They will receive a letter in the coming weeks explaining how to renew their pass.  Pass holders […]

As previously reported Surbiton Councillors had agreed to introduce 20mph in roads around the centre, but this was called into full council by Conservative Alexandra ward councillor, Richard Hudson. View full details here. His reasoning was that he didn’t think 20mph was necessary apart from immediately outside schools. He was reported in the Surrey Comet as […]

Road closures at Malden Rushett for improvement works begin from Monday 20 October. Transport for London (TfL) has begun work to deliver improvements and introduce a signal controlled pedestrian crossing and dedicated right turn facilities at Malden Rushett between the intersections of A243 Leatherhead Road junction, B280 Fairoak Lane and Rushett Lane.The junction has been […]

Kingston Council’s Infrastructure, Projects and Contracts committee has agreed the roads and pavements that will be repaired from the £1m taken from reserves.  The Conservative administration decided to spend this money but Surbiton neighbourhood will recieve the least of all 4 neighbourhoods in Kingston Borough. Area Committee   total  spend Maldens & Coombe   £395k […]