Public Meeting & Election Hustings on Transport
with special emphasis on policies to promote Active Travel & Public Health
7.30pm, Monday, 16 March 2015. Alma Pub (499 Old York Road, SW18 1TF)
A Panel will comprise a parliamentary candidate from each of the 5 political parties contesting Battersea, Putney and Tooting constituencies. Each will speak for 5 minutes on their party’s transport policies. The following have committed to speaking:
Conservative Party – Dan Watkins, candidate for Tooting
Green Party – Chris Poole, candidate for Putney
Labour Party – (awaiting clarification as to which candidate)
Liberal Democrat – Luke Taylor, candidate of Battersea
United Kingdom Independence Party -- Trish Ward, candidate for Putney
This Panel discussion will follow Joe Irvin, Chief Executive of Living Streets, who will kick off the meeting by presenting the three things Living Streets is asking all the political parties to commit to in the upcoming General Election on 7 May. An Active Travel Bill aimed at transforming our towns and cities into more liveable areas conducive to walking, cycling and public transport; A National Action Plan for Sustainable School Travel to encourage and facilitate the next generation of children walking and cycling to school as the norm; and A long-term Active Travel Fund to support walking interventions in the interests of public health and a more people-friendly urban environment.
Finally, there will be an extended opportunity for members of the audience to put questions to the parliamentary candidates.