Lib Dems Launch Campaign to Clean up Kennington

2.12.00pm GMT Sat 6th Feb 2010

Local Lib Dem activists and councillors from both Lambeth and Southwark, including Southwark MP Simon Hughes, have launched a campaign for improvements in the Kennington area, particularly around the tube station.

This area can all too often seem forgotten as it sits on the boundary between Lambeth and Southwark, with Transport for London in charge of Kennington Park Road.

The Lib Dems have launched a five point action plan calling for:

1.Improvements to the pavements;

2. More secure cycle parking;

3. Better street lights;

4. Improvements to the road surface for all road users particularly cyclists; and

5. Kennington Tube Station to be re-zoned from Zone 2 to a boundary 1/2 station.

For many people this area is the gateway to the local area and yet the environment around the tube station is not welcoming enough.

The proposal to re-zone the station would bring reduced transport costs for local passengers; Caroline Pidgeon, Lib Dem Parliamentary Campaigner for Vauxhall, added "It is simply wrong that Kennington Tube Station is in Zone 2 when it is clearly central London. We will continue to make representations to the Mayor of London which will make travelling cheaper for local residents"