| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:church street 2 | |
| Posted by: | Guy Lambert | |
| Date/Time: | 14/06/20 11:34:00 |
| It is of course a matter of judgment. My judgment is that the inevitable decline in the use of public transport in at least the short/medium term is likely to lead to a large increase in the use of private cars (including taxis for the ~35% of the public who don't have access to a private car). This would have a catastrophic impact on the road network. Closing Green Dragon Lane to through traffic will have little or no impact on general journey times as the overwhelming majority of users feed into the actual pinch points(at Kew Bridge and Ealing Road) There are various ways catastrophe may be averted: more working at home; more unemployment; staggered start/finish times; more use of space-efficient transport (ie walking/cycling). One of those is an appalling but all too probable prospect. The others will all potentially make a contribution but the last is desirable on a number of different levels apart from transport efficacy. |