As a driver, I think this request was perfectly sensible and it is appalling that Lewisham council once again managed to slam another nail in the bad-reputation coffin for traffic engineers.
In a different borough I wouldn't be surprised if pedestrians coming out of a railway station and wanting to cross the road had the assistance of traffic lights.
Sadly, I think this may be a lost battle since their traffic department is an absolute joke.
Last year they managed to stun most residents, who attended a local ward assembly, with inane arguments and absurd logic about the traffic on Perry Vale. Not the sharpest knives in the drawer this lot!