Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Fishers Lane not a LTN | |
Posted by: | Michael Robinson | |
Date/Time: | 15/09/21 16:35:00 |
Why should a cycle route be subject to local referendums? The whole point of a route is that it is part of a network and that will be impossible to achieve if each 100m section, or whatever is considered 'local', is voted upon. What other mode of transport would do this for a network? We vote for politicians who then enact their policies, that is the theory. Hounslow and Ealing transport policies don't explicitly say "we will make life more difficult for private car drivers" but they do have objectives for reduction of private car use, reduction of pollution from vehicles and other related points. Perhaps you can say how these objectives can be achieved by making it easier for private vehicle users? As I've said, it is a consultation, not a referendum. My prediction is that Fishers Lane will be like all the other dozens of road closures that have happened in Chiswick over the years (including my own street). There is an initial uproar, people get used to it and after a year or so, it will be like it was always closed and you won't get much support if you suggest that what it really needs is lots more cars driving along it . If you disagree, perhaps you can point to the campaigns to re-open streets like Chiswick Road, Beverley Road, Vaughan Avenue, Thornton Avenue and dozens more examples. |