Ideas

Why not plant more trees around our streets. It makes the area more attractive and helps reduce Co2

Idea by Jon
Submitted on Saturday March 29 2008

Related principles: Health and Happiness Natural Habitats and Wildlife

Redevelop the area around Hackbridge Station. This is the first view people get when arriving in the area, it's not exactly welcoming. Why not use the area to provide open spaces, and small units for local businesses. Do we really need 4 newsagents and a burger bar...is this what local people really want, personally a butchers, bakers etc would be useful and reduce the need for people to drive to supermarkets. And lets develop the existing green spaces for people to use, make them friendly and usable!

Idea by Jon
Submitted on Saturday March 29 2008

Related principles: Culture and Heritage Equity and Fair Trade Health and Happiness Local and Sustainable Food

All properties in Sutton to be heated by ground source heat pumps. Works like a refrigerator in reverse taking heat out of the soil via pipes sunk 6 foot below the ground, compressing the gas in the papies that heats them further. It produces 4x the energy its pump uses, in the form of heat for central heating and hot water. Very large initial investment but if done on street by street basis much lower cost. Pay for out of loan paid through supplementary council tax over 20 years on the property. Owner will benefit from massively reduced energy bills. See Matthew Parris article in The Times, April 7, 2007, 'Thanks to heat of the Earth, I�m warm'

Idea by Peter Hutton
Submitted on Friday March 28 2008

Related principles: Zero Carbon

Hackbridge has great transport links (rail, tram, bus and motorway access) which should not be overlooked however there is bags of room for improvement, development and investment. London Road is in dire need of drainage support as every time you walk to the shops or station you risk being soaked when it is raining. Sutton council and the highways agency need to take responsibility. Access for disabled folk needs to be improved especially at Hackbridge station. Zero tolerance on litter and can we get transport for london to reconsider having glass shelter bus stops? Its sad when people feel the need to smash these and cause lots of damage which results in lots of glass on the pavement dangerous to all! More cycle lanes please which would encourage us to venture out more on our bikes. Kelvin House: can the council not buy this land and secure into a green space for local people and families to enjoy? Could we not look at injecting money around where the shops are and going for a more village feel... more voluntary days for residents to get involved young and old so we can make a positive contribution to our community. Hackbridge has lots of potential and with a little tlc, community help and some much needed money/funds it could be transformed from the ugly duckling that it is into... (well thats up to us as the local residents)

Idea by Mrs S
Submitted on Sunday March 23 2008

Sport facilities for adults and kids. Improve the look of Hackbridge town centre, even if there isn't any and the Felnex Estate area - but some trees and plants there. The road along the Beddington Park is awful and full of rubbish, the pavements are too narrow. The bridge is falling apart. Ease and slow down the traffic at London Road. What is happening with the Kelvin House?

Idea by Pav
Submitted on Wednesday March 19 2008

sporting facilities - possibly tennis courts or football posts on green area by bedzed pavillion pretty up the shops - hanging baskets, money for shopkeepers to give shopfronts a lick of paint (graffiti proof, ideally) do something with the former kelvin house - or at least tell us what's happening with it make the mile road pathway to beddington park more permanent and attractive - at the moment, it's a haven for fly tippers and the actual track to the park is pretty dismal. make the entrance to the station more on-foot friendly and less car-friendly

Idea by iain roberton
Submitted on Friday February 29 2008

Related principles: Health and Happiness Natural Habitats and Wildlife Sustainable Transport

Let's have a car-free day in Sutton and take inspiration from the Channel 4 show, the Woman who Stops Traffic: http://www.channel4.com/lifestyle/green/woman_stops_traffic/index.html

Idea by Jessica Hodge
Submitted on Thursday February 28 2008

Related principles: Health and Happiness Sustainable Transport

A tennis court on the bedzed developemnt would be great - we could have 2 - one for local residents, and one for hackbridge residents. The site is currently unused, posing as a football field - but the turf has been dismissed as unsuitable. A tennis court is gender neutral, and we could still have space for a field. In Hackbridge in general: Flower pots/Hanging street plants - we cant allow the highways council to keep saying no as several people have asked for this. More public benches A pretty access point over the bridge by the tile shop to the park (mile road) - it is smelly and dirty now - it could be made into a pretty walkway. A lick of paint for local shops. The raising of the wall by the felnex estate to cover its ugliness and industrial feel - plant loads more trees too. The wall on HAckbrdge road could be raised too or more plants to hide it's horribleness. a zero tolerance litter scheme. develop the site at kelvin house - what's happening there...

Idea by penelope v h
Submitted on Wednesday February 27 2008

Related principles: Culture and Heritage Health and Happiness Natural Habitats and Wildlife Zero Waste

New developments in Hackbridge Of the 5 potential development sites in Hackbridge, I think 4 of them are a good idea and should be developed at a high density. I do not agree that the Land East of London Road should be developed for housing. It is Metropolitan Open Land. The residents of Hackbridge need more accessible good quality green space and the youth of the area need somewhere to go where they can hang out / ride bikes / kick a ball around. We should apply for fundng to redevelop this area as a public park.

Idea by Nicole Lazarus
Submitted on Tuesday February 26 2008

Places for young people to go There is a shelter on the parkland opposite St Helier hospital where the young people can go and hang out and "not be hassled". Apparently it works really well. We need something like that in Hackbridge.

Idea by Nicole Lazarus
Submitted on Tuesday February 26 2008

Related principles: Culture and Heritage Health and Happiness