| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | |
| Posted by: | Tom Pike | |
| Date/Time: | 18/07/23 12:54:00 |
| Francis, indeed westbound evening delays to buses on the High Road are most strongly determined by the level of traffic on the A4 and the resulting displacement to the High Road. That has not changed with C9. It is clear that in the immediate aftermath of the closure there were significant issues with congestion before adjustments to travel took place. I certainly didn’t claim that the bridge closure had majority support of residents, but rather that sentiment later shifted. There is also no doubt that traffic and pollution levels have reduced after the closure, and that delays have returned close to preclosure levels. You haven’t ever provided “detailed analysis” otherwise. As for issues with C9, there was an uptick in collisions on the Chiswick Lane to Goldhawk Road section before the upgrade, and similarly at Rivercourt and Weltje Road. It’s important to recognise where implementation needs to be improved, not ignore where there have been negative impacts; I had in fact, even before C9 was installed, specifically pointed out that junction treatments of side roads was critical to the safety of a bidirectional cycle lane. There is also very solid evidence that C9 has been associated with a significant increase of cycling on the High Road, and that the predictions that it would lead to soaring pedestrian injuries have completely failed to materialise. None of these should be controversial points, and they require neither sophisticated statistical analysis or blind faith to accept. Your insistence in preferring your own irregular observations over carefully gathered data suggests you are somewhat reluctant to give up your preconceptions regarding C9, despite the weight of the evidence. |