We, the community at Rutherford House School, call on Will Norman, The Cycling Commissioner, to reconsider the decision to relocate a bus stop outside the school and ask that another location be considered.
This is an uncommon place to locate a bus stop and is causing great concern for teachers, parents and children of Rutherford House School.
The reasons why we are making this request:
- The school is located on a main road - at closing and opening times the pavement becomes very congested, especially with the added footfall from the bus stop.
- As a result of this bus stop's relocation, children and parents are being forced to stand in the cycle lane and road at the start and end of the school day because of how busy it is.
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December 3, 2020
The silence from the commissioner is frustrating but we are continuing to push for a direct response regarding the safety of our children. I am spending my evenings gathering more documentation on the near misses we have already seen on the pavement. This is exhausting work but the risk to our families is too great to just walk away.
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The footpath outside the school is already very dangerous, with cars continuously crossing to enter the petrol station next to the school. This causes frequent incidents with pedestrians, including children, only a few meters from the school gates. It makes no sense to then add a bus stop in this exact same location.
1. It is inconvenient for parents and pedestrians 2. I feel esp. bad for the elderly waiting with no shelter. 3. There is a perfectly fine, covered bus stop just metres away. 4. I have seen near misses between people waiting for the bus and cyclists due to the close proximity of both.
Its a very dangerous and worrying place to have a bus stop. For crossing the road and having the cyclist too. I've nearly been knocked over and a few other people and children too. Also the congestion of people during the school day it not safe and needs to be considered.
Another concern is for the elderly and those with impaired mobility who are wanting to catch the bus and are having to navigate the school crowds on the adjacent footpath and oncoming cyclists.
The pavements are too congested. When I compare Rutherford with St Anselm’s who have a school street system in place the contrast is truly remarkable. We need as much room as possible. We would also love our disabled spot back for our disabled pupils.
It's truly wrong!
This location of the bus stop is unacceptable.
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We, the community at Rutherford House School, call on Will Norman, The Cycling Commissioner, to reconsider the decision to relocate a bus stop outside the school and ask that another location be considered.
This is an uncommon place to locate a bus stop and is causing great concern for teachers, parents and children of Rutherford House School.
The reasons why we are making this request:
- The school is located on a main road - at closing and opening times the pavement becomes very congested, especially with the added footfall from the bus stop.
- As a result of this bus stop's relocation, children and parents are being forced to stand in the cycle lane and road at the start and end of the school day because of how busy it is.
Updates
December 3, 2020
The silence from the commissioner is frustrating but we are continuing to push for a direct response regarding the safety of our children. I am spending my evenings gathering more documentation on the near misses we have already seen on the pavement. This is exhausting work but the risk to our families is too great to just walk away.
Reached 100 supporters
December 3, 2020
54 Comments
Totally at odds with the School Streets and school pollution reduction initiatives that other local schools are hugely benefitting from. As well as obvious public health and safety concerns. This should never have been approved in the first place.
The footpath outside the school is already very dangerous, with cars continuously crossing to enter the petrol station next to the school. This causes frequent incidents with pedestrians, including children, only a few meters from the school gates. It makes no sense to then add a bus stop in this exact same location.
1. It is inconvenient for parents and pedestrians 2. I feel esp. bad for the elderly waiting with no shelter. 3. There is a perfectly fine, covered bus stop just metres away. 4. I have seen near misses between people waiting for the bus and cyclists due to the close proximity of both.
Its a very dangerous and worrying place to have a bus stop. For crossing the road and having the cyclist too. I've nearly been knocked over and a few other people and children too. Also the congestion of people during the school day it not safe and needs to be considered.
Another concern is for the elderly and those with impaired mobility who are wanting to catch the bus and are having to navigate the school crowds on the adjacent footpath and oncoming cyclists.
The pavements are too congested. When I compare Rutherford with St Anselm’s who have a school street system in place the contrast is truly remarkable. We need as much room as possible. We would also love our disabled spot back for our disabled pupils.
It's truly wrong!
This location of the bus stop is unacceptable.
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Totally at odds with the School Streets and school pollution reduction initiatives that other local schools are hugely benefitting from. As well as obvious public health and safety concerns. This should never have been approved in the first place.