| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Occupation Lane | |
| Posted by: | Mrs Deborah Burns | |
| Date/Time: | 17/07/20 16:48:00 |
| I agree. I tried to discuss the closure of Occupation Lane by email with Guy Lambert. The following reply from him on 26th June and especially the last paragraph, gives the LBH position and I suspect may sadly apply to Ealing Council and other groups as well: Dear Deborah You may see that I’ve left an updated comment on TW8. I believe restricting right turns out of Chestnut into Clayponds Ave – which I agreed with traffic in response to a comment on the forum – will avoid problems there (albeit creating a minor inconvenience for residents). It is actually a clear objective that we want to discourage use of motorised transport except where necessary. This is particularly urgent because the evidence from elsewhere (and it’s a pretty obvious consequence of restrictions on public transport and people’s fears about using it) is that vehicle traffic quickly builds back to and in excess of pre-lockdown levels. If this happens in London the whole city is likely to come to a standstill. One of the routes to achieving this is to restrict the use of short cuts/rat runs/ call them what you will which are polluting, can be dangerous, and turn what should be quiet residential roads like Clayponds Avenue into far more major routes. This has of course been exacerbated by the growth of the use of Sat Nav. We were obliged to act quickly without the usual consultation, which will in effect take place largely after the event. Evidence suggests that restrictions like this are frequently resisted but welcomed in retrospect. If it turns out to not work, we will have spent very little on it and will happily reverse (or modify) it. Kind Regards Guy Lead Member for Highways, Recycling and Trading Companies FYI I subsequently challenged the logic and made some further suggestions about making the Clayponds Estate 'Access Only' including for emergency vehicles which I know frequently use Occupation Lane but my suggestions were not appreciated! |