Transport for London are planning to remove the network of seven pedestrian subways at Elephant and Castle and have the support of the leader of Southwark Council. We disagree with this plan. Footpaths designed 100% for Pedestrians will be taken away and people will be forced to share space with all the traffic at surface level.

But no space will be taken away from motor traffic because Transport for London will not tolerate any loss in the roads' capacity. The traffic will stay and pedestrians will just have a few second to cross the five busy roads which meet here, pausing on traffic islands or taking a chance and darting between moving traffic.

Cycling campaigners want the subways demolished so that pedestrians are they say, "forced to jostle with the traffic," in the hope that traffic is deterred and cycling becomes safer.

Watch our campaign videos to learn more about the issues:
Episode 1: All The Wrong Signals
Episode 2: The Hope Is History
Episode 3: The Murals

Some people - including some local campaigners who say they want a Safer Elephant - believe in the fashionable trend of "shared space", even in situations where Transport for London has not agreed to reduce traffic. We want a safer Elephant, but disagree about how to make it safer. Pedestrians should not be used at Elephant and Castle for traffic calming - it is too dangerous.

Until such time as road space is taken away from traffic significantly and permanently space should not be taken away from pedestrians. These subways already have colourful tiles and historic murals, but they could be even better.
Let's improve not destroy the subways.

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