§ The Earl of Sandwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have any new plans to improve the environment and amenities for pedestrians between Vauxhall Station and the river, in view of renewed public interest in the old Vauxhall Gardens. [HL3841]
§ Lord WhittyWork by the London Borough of Lambeth, the authority statutorily responsible for the highway at Vauxhall, is already in progress to improve the environment and amenities for pedestrians at Vauxhall Cross, the area between Vauxhall station, the River Thames and Spring Gardens. This work is being undertaken with the help of the Vauxhall Regeneration Company. It is funded partly by the Government through the Single Regeneration Budget and Capital Challenge. Vauxhall Cross is a major transport interchange and a node on the Red Route network, so that it is crucial that any such improvements take full184WA account of the wider traffic management implications. Careful study and design work is under way with a view to a possible traffic experiment.