Three quarters of Londoners (78%), and those in Westminster and Lambeth (77%), say that they support the proposal for a Garden Bridge.
This rises to 86% among young people (aged 18-24) in Westminster and Lambeth.
| The ‘Garden Bridge’ is a proposed pedestrian footbridge over the River Thames, from the top of Temple underground station on the North Bank to the South Bank, which will include gardens and trees. To what extent do you support or oppose this proposal for a ‘Garden Bridge’? |
Westminster & Lambeth |
London |
| Support | 77% | 78% |
| Strongly support | 43% | 34% |
| Tend to support | 34% | 44% |
| Tend to oppose | 10% | 7% |
| Strongly oppose | 10% | 5% |
| Oppose | 20% | 12% |
| Don’t know | 3% | 11% |
Source: ComRes. Based on 1,003 adults in Westminster & Lambeth interviewed by telephone from 7th-12th July 2015, 1,034 adults in London surveyed online from 9th-14th July 2015. Data were weighted.
| If there was to be a new pedestrian footbridge built in your area of London/Central London, which of the following do you think are the top three most important things for that bridge to have? | Westminster and Lambeth | London |
| Access for wheelchairs | 59% | 46% |
| Pedestrian paths | 34% | 41% |
| Links with the rest of the transport network | 33% | 40% |
| Public toilets | 30% | 27% |
| Paths for cyclists | 29% | 28% |
| Green spaces | 25% | 15% |
| Seating areas | 23% | 34% |
| Access to drinking water | 21% | 16% |
| Trees and plants | 18% | 20% |
| Encouragement for wildlife | 16% | 11% |
| None of the above | 1% | 2% |
Source: ComRes. Based on 1,003 adults in Westminster & Lambeth interviewed by telephone from 7th-12th July 2015, 1,034 adults in London surveyed online from 9th-14th July 2015. Data were weighted.
