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Happy New Year!
 BXAG have had to hit the ground running in 2011! Some of you who live close to Brockley Cross will have received a consultation questionnaire from Lewisham Council re proposed improvements to the Brockley Cross junction, with its infamous double roundabout. The deadline for receipt of feedback is this FRIDAY 12th JANUARY. Our response is on the Masterplan page.
 
Brockley Cross junction is at the core of the group's aims in terms of local environmental improvements. In 2002 BXAG initiated the Brockley Cross Urban Design project, in partnership with design consultants and Lewisham Council. This was a study of the whole of the Brockley Cross junction area, including all of the feeder roads, which culminated in a masterplan and a series of feasibility options for improvements to the road layout and pavements. The exercise was subject to extensive consultation with local people. The proposals have been the subject of debate ever since and were presented to the Council for their consideration in the hope that they would be integrated into local development plans for Brockley.
 
Since 2002 no significant improvements have been undertaken at Brockley Cross, which remains a noisy, busy transport node. It is not very pedestrian friendly and the impression is one of complete neglect.
 
The Council's current proposals are the first attempt at improvements since the masterplanning exercise. Any improvements are to be welcomed in principle but they also raise some fundamental questions about the Council's priorities and their strategic approach to road and pavement inprovements in Brockley. We need to assess their proposals in terms of pedestrian improvements. Will the Council's improvements benefit local people and make Brockley Cross safer for pedestrians? The first impression is that the proposals are largely cosmetic and are for the benefit of traffic. The Council have not been in touch with BXAG about their project so it looks like the Masterplan may have been overlooked when the proposals were drawn up. What about other local improvements e.g. to the pavements in front of the shops on Brockley Road, which we have long campaigned for?
 
In response to the Council's proposals I arranged an BXAG public meeting for 7.15pm on WEDS 12th JAN at the BROCA FOOD MARKET, MANTLE ROAD. This meeting provided an opportunity for us to discuss the proposed improvements and to put together an agreed BXAG response to the Council. I would urge everyone who has received a questionnaire to submit an individual response with their own views. I do think it is vital that BXAG put together a formal response that is representative of the majority view of members. This is an important opportunity to see some much needed improvements at BC, but it is vital that the Council gets it right and includes some pedestrian-friendly improvements as well. This is our chance as the Council says to "have our say".

Rupert King, Chair, BXAG

Contact
You can contact us by: Phone: 0208 691 2430
Email: jill@martinconnell.co.uk
Post: BCAG, C/o 2 Karen Court, Wickham Rd  SE4 1PP

  

Who we are and what we do

The Brockley Cross Action Group was formed in 2000 by local people. It’s aim is "to celebrate, empower and improve the community and environment of Brockley Cross".
The group has had a number of successes, including many well-attended public meetings, the poem in Shardeloes Road, the Christmas Market, the annual I Love Brockley Fun Run, the ongoing Brockley Common and, in past years, the music & arts festival Brockley Max.
The group has also successfully negotiated with the council for more trees and litter bins in Brockley, got the railway bridge cleaned and netted and launched campaigns to re-open the high-level railway station, bring a market to Brockley and part pedestrianise Coulgate Street.

Join in with the Coulgate Street survey. Do you think it should be re-opened to traffic, or part pedestrianised? Have a look and have your say:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=S9JDps9_2bfz_2bepOuftBLb_2fg_3d_3d

 
Some dates for your diary...

Brockley Assembly is on THURS 27th JANUARY at the LEWISHAM COLLEGE, LEWISHAM WAY, 7.00-9.00. This is the community forum for Brockley residents, managed by the Council.
 Topics include Brockley Cross, Coulgate St and funding awards for community projects from the Localities fund (BXAG put in a joint bid with Transition Towns for an edible garden and flower meadow at Brockley Common)

Please email me with information to go here!! jill@martinconnell.co.uk