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24 hours in and the Park Road traffic remains quiet

The early signs from this initiative look promising, although of course the trial will need to run its course. No real change on Park Road (not that Park Road traffic was ever relevant to the protest which was single-issue pedestrian crossing). But thought I'd mention it.

Ian Philips ● 2220d21 Comments

As we have had absolutely no info from the council - could someone please tell me easily and exactly how friends etc. travel  to Staveley road fron the 316 from Richmond when they have finished this work?  Just bemused ...which roads would now be open ? Without cameras taking their numbers and charging ?

Helen Bamberger ● 2220d

Take the 190 bus 

Francesca Gregory ● 2219d

Yes I agree 190 is good but some of our friends need to drive - but driver friends and others who travel beyond Richmond- just would like to know how they get to my place- no parking probs. when they get  here- again I ask how do they drive here with no fines ? Can't we get proper info. from the council ????

Helen Bamberger ● 2219d

Or anyone ?

Helen Bamberger ● 2219d

If you look up the route by car, it should be updated I would think.

Janice Evans ● 2219d

Thank Janice - but Francisca do you really think that people wanting to visit should find parking in Richmond which is nearly impossible and then stand and wait up to 15 minutes for a 190 bus to go up the 316 ???? I'm not trying to be difficult - just want to know ..

Helen Bamberger ● 2219d

Burlington Lane looks to have escaped, so far. I may be wrong on that, but can’t see it In the plans for barricades or ANPR, yet.

Russell Pearson ● 2219d

I don’t know what planet you are on Ian or where you live but theFirst day of the scheme has seen huge increase in traffic for Park Rd. Traffic is still coming from Burlington Lane down Staveley Road and is now diverted into Park Road South. We have had lorries and buses and a continual stream of vehicles all day. The council so fit to return and put up a no right turn sign into Lawford Road which everybody is ignoring. Delivery vans driving round in circles people doing U-turns and a queue of traffic trying to get out at the junction of Park Road opposite the station which is already a difficult junction as you cannot see to the right when traffic is approaching Delivery vans driving round in circles people doing U-turns and a queue of traffic trying to get out at the junction of Park Road opposite the station which is already a difficult junction as you cannot see to the right when traffic is approaching. It’s a total disaster It’s a total disaster

Krysia Gdaniec ● 2219d

Is this a wind up Ian? If it is, it’s REALLY not that funny

Penelope Cole ● 2219d

A total f... Up

Helen Bamberger ● 2219d

YES fully agree!  This stupid road diversion on Staveley Rd has added to the congestion troubles of driving from Hartington Rd over the steep Grove Park Chiswick railway bridge and turn right.  At 1.45-2pm on Wed 1st I had to do just that to get to the Grove Park Surgery in Burlington Lane.  At that time of day usually clear of traffic journey completed in seconds, not so on the 1st!  Cars in front of me and behind me on the bridge and constant stream struggling to exit at Lawford Rd trying to turn up SCR.  All this disruption and excess pollution is to create a Safer Neighourhood to help local residents during the COVID pandemic!  You couldn't make it up!  Any LBH Councillors hearing this - Lead Cllr. Guy Lambert from Brentford posts on this site so he must know but still the Council grinds on buggering up our locality.

Jennifer Selig ● 2219d

Ian Phillips has no idea what he's talking about. His post should be removed from the forum. @chiswickw4

Kate Burness ● 2219d

Ian, you obviously don't live on Park Road and any observations you have made must have been undertaken at 5am. The traffic is unbelievable, in both volume and speed. Unlike Staveley Road, this road is not fit for purpose. It cannot withstand this volume of traffic, which has increased massively since these measures were put in place. My CCTV shows this clearly. Not only does this pose a danger for residents, it poses a danger for both pedestrians and, ironically, the very cyclists that this initiative was intended to help. The more vehicles in Park Road will naturally increase the chances of there being an incident. Further, with vehicles being forced to drive through Park Road, pollution levels will sky rocket. This is the exact opposite effect of what these initiatives are meant to achieve. Kindly re-evaluate your misleading, uninformed and dangerous statement.

nazanin badat ● 2219d

https://mobile.twitter.com/HounslowCycling/status/1312067226804129797?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Krysia Gdaniec ● 2219d

I did post on another thread the need for some honesty and integrity in this debate. Interesting that it seems the opening post by Ian can only be what is frankly called a lie. Whatever ones believes it is important to maintain honesty and integrity. When people post falsehoods it rather undermines their entire argument.

Paul Green ● 2219d

PLEASE EXPLAIN COUNCIL wE NEED TO KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS AND TELL US-Enormous monies have been spent on these stupid  road changes  and I wonder next year and following years how you will explain when you have run out of money- so many homeless- jobs lost etc etc - and you continue to spend monies on these unimportant rubbish things- who has a brain on the Council ?

Helen Bamberger ● 2219d

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Russell Pearson ● 2219d

RusselIan joined on the 16-09-2020So I would say he is a Cycle activist and troll from one of the Hounslow Cycle Clubs.

Bernard Allen ● 2219d

Possibly, would be interesting to here where he lives. He could be from Leeds for all we know.

Russell Pearson ● 2219d

I remain genuinely bemused as to what the cycling lobby hope to achieve. Clear falsehoods such as the letter to the transport minisiter, and random posters turning up here. Do they think the rest of us are stupid? Do they understand the damage that such tactics do to any sympathies with their cause. It is truly a cult.

Paul Green ● 2219d

Indeed. Makes me wonder what their game is. Very rare to hear the road closures really justified, usually just some anecdotal twaddle, dodgy unsubstantiated claims, and ad hominem attacks on anyone who questions the logic.

Russell Pearson ● 2219d