| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: Lamberts Folly -Is Church Street really the reason for such huge delays? | |
| Posted by: | Joseph Gerald Bourke | |
| Date/Time: | 02/05/18 13:52:00 |
| Guy, Thank you for posting the link to the Hounslow Council Air Quality Annual Status Report providing an overview of air quality during 2016. As far as I can tell the legal safety threshold for NO2 of 40μ ɡ∕m³ continued to be exceed at Busch Corner (HS67) and continuous monitoring sites experienced an increase of 5.5%, on average, in NO2 annual mean values in 2016 over 2015. Table L. Delivery of Air Quality Action Plan Measure – Measure 3 refers to Road layout improvements at Twickenham Road junction with South Street completed in 2014. The report states - Pre and post enhanced air quality monitoring was commissioned to analyse the impact. Whilst the overall traffic flow seems to have improved, however peak -time congestion still remains and there have been only marginal reductions in NO2 annual mean concentration level. The report goes on to say that enhanced air quality monitoring at this site is being continued in order to assess the impact of road closure at Church Road nearby. Presumably, the report covering measurements for 2017 is due for publication shortly. The Church street closure may not be the proximate cause of pollution, it is a longer term trend as seen below. However, the legal annual limit for NO2 = 40µg/m3 and Busch Corner (only curb side measurement) - 1st month of closure - reading was 97.96µg/m3. 2015 (year)74.2 2014 (year)74.2 2013 (year) 64.7 2012 (year)66.5 2011 (year)63.5 2010 (year)61.8 2009 (year) 49.4 https://hounslow.app.box.com/s/wyxe2w3gymsiz3xy36pr4knkanm5… Sam Hearn has given some constructive input on environmental issues that Libdems can engage with including: Re-joining the London Air Quality Network;Measures to tackle engine idling near schools, hospitals and health centres; Supporting electric vehicles; boiler replacement schemes;tree planting. I realise that the council cannot solve the pollution problem on its own and needs to work with TFL, GLA and neighbouring boroughs to address the issue. What councillors can do, however, is to put tribal loyalties aside (at least after the elections) and work together for the benefit of the community in developing measures to deal with these problems. |