Dismore claims Stirling Corner victory
Andrew Dismore, Labour Parliamentary candidate for Hendon and London Assembly member for Barnet and Camden has today received final confirmation that the traffic lights at Stirling Corner will remain as 24/7 permanently (Mayor’s answer below)
Mr Dismore said:
‘This has been a campaign that has taken years to resolve, initially due to the refusal of Barnet Council, under the then councillor responsible, Cllr Coleman, to accept change at the junction.
‘I first took up the challenge when as MP I represented the area, before boundary changes took it outside. When I was elected as Assembly member, it again came under my jurisdiction and so I relaunched the campaign, with the support of many local residents, Borehamwood Council, Labour councillors and the local papers.
‘Having got the lights on 24/7 as an ‘experiment’, it still took over two years to get to today’s conclusions, which will be very satisfying for local residents, especially those who come from the side streets onto the junction.
‘The irony is that the main objection- that traffic flows would be made far worse- not only did not come to pass, but the research proved that the traffic actually flowed better with the lights on 24/7.
‘This progress comes soon after the success of another part of the campaign for the recently in place 50 MPH speed limit between Stirling Corner and Apex Corner, so we are now making real progress.
‘The key issue, though, of pedestrian and cyclist safety remains, and I have been raising this actively with TfL. I am setting up a site meeting, to see where they have got to with it.’
Mayor’s answer:
Stirling Corner traffic lights
Question No: 2015/0599
Andrew Dismore
Will the 24/7 Stirling Corner traffic lights now be made permanent; and what is happening re the pedestrian and cycling improvements?
Written response from the Mayor
Following the trial period a decision has now been taken to operate the existing signals at Stirling Corner on a full time basis.
TfL has also been assessing the scope for pedestrian and cycling facilities serving the arms of the junction where a significant demand exists. TfL officers have offered to meet you to discuss this work and this offer remains open.
