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Topic: Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick
Posted by: Jeremy Parkinson
Date/Time: 10/09/22 12:30:00

You make some good points and that is confirmed by Michael's response - he can make a good argument but resorts to abuse and ridicule when he doesn't feel able. It is unusual to see Tom Pike reacting in this way.

I think we need to step back from what is happening. The chaos at the moment is primarily the result of the A4 works and would be severe even if the cycle lane had never been thought of. The queues begin at Chiswick Roundabout so the net effect of C9 is slowing the journey of vehicles to the back of the queue.

It is impossible to make an accurate assessment of the impact of C9 in this context. I agree that capacity has been reduced on CHR but, if this is causing displacement onto other roads with relatively little undue congestion and pollution, the net effect may be minimal.

A huge amount of money has been spent on it and there is more to come with the junction treatments due to be completed this month (although I struggle to see how Hounslow can thing this will not make the traffic even worse). You can't reach a firm conclusion about C9 until it is complete and there are no major roadworks in the area. This isn't going to happen until next year.

At least 12 months would need to be allowed before a firm decision could be made after that. I'd like to see and independent traffic consultant come in at that point to review the cycleway looking particularly at the impact on bus traffic and for them to produce a report the conclusions of which would be binding.

The problem at the moment is that both sides (and TfL are very much on one side of this argument) produce claim and counterclaim based on very dubious statistics so it is hard for anyone who is genuinely open-minded about the project to determine who is making the best case.

On Fishers Lane, I have myself advocated for reopening on a temporary basis particularly when Acton Lane was closed, (and more works are coming up there according to the roadworks update on this site) but I don't think it will make a huge difference. The retention of the restrictions were offered as a sacrificial lamb by Ealing Council when they scrapped most of their LTNs but that didn't stop Andrew Gilligan putting them on the naughty step. Some people on Twitter are getting excited about changes Gilligan has made to his bio but, as far as I am aware, he remains on the TfL board. If he is gone then Ealing may have more flexibility to act on Fishers Lane. However, judging by the number of cars driving through the underpass during the recent heavy traffic, they may be reluctant to forgo the massive financial bonanza it represents.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 10:17:00 David Kerr
   Reply10/09/22 10:45:00 Michael Robinson
      Reply10/09/22 11:24:00 John Hall
         Re:Reply10/09/22 12:35:00 Andy Jacobs
            Reply10/09/22 13:38:00 John Hall
   Reply10/09/22 11:35:00 Tom Pike
      Re:Reply10/09/22 13:18:00 Basil Finnis
   Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 12:04:00 David Kerr
      Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 12:23:00 Claire Moran
      Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 12:30:00 Jeremy Parkinson
         Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 13:16:00 Tom Pike
            Asking again: what do you suggest we do?10/09/22 15:38:00 Francis Sheehan
               Re:Asking again: what do you suggest we do?10/09/22 16:31:00 Michael Robinson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 18:40:00 Jeremy Parkinson
      Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 12:33:00 Tom Pike
      Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 12:54:00 Michael Robinson
   Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 12:33:00 Andy Jacobs
      Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 12:44:00 Ed Saper
         Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 13:05:00 Helen Bamberger
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 13:11:00 Michael Robinson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 13:13:00 Helen Bamberger
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 13:20:00 Justin Stephenson
                     Re: Justin Stephenson10/09/22 15:29:00 Richard Cathcart
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 13:35:00 Michael Robinson
                     Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 17:01:00 Philippa Bond
                        Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 19:32:00 Russell Pearson
                           Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 20:00:00 Philippa Bond
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 20:05:00 Russell Pearson
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 10/09/22 23:06:00 Maggie Dodge
                                    Reply10/09/22 23:49:00 John Hall
                                       Reply11/09/22 00:31:00 Michael Preece
                                          Re:Reply11/09/22 06:44:00 Anne England
                                             Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 08:13:00 Loraine Pemberton
                                                Re:Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 11:11:00 Claire Moran
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 14:19:00 Anne England
                                             Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 09:02:00 Maggie Dodge
                                                Re:Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 11:07:00 Tom Pike
                                                Re:Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 14:25:00 Anne England
                                             Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 14:04:00 David Lesniak
                                          Re:Reply11/09/22 07:27:00 Maggie Dodge
                                             Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 08:26:00 Nora Watkins
                                          Re:Reply11/09/22 09:10:00 Simon Pedley
                                             Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 09:50:00 Lucy Chambers
                                                Re:Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 10:58:00 David Kerr
                                                   Reply11/09/22 11:26:00 Tom Pike
                                                   Reply11/09/22 11:44:00 Michael Robinson
                                                      Reply11/09/22 11:54:00 Michael Robinson
                                                      Reply11/09/22 11:55:00 Tom Pike
                                                         Re:Reply11/09/22 14:12:00 David Lesniak
                                                            Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 14:38:00 Maggie Dodge
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 14:56:00 Tom Pike
   Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 14:36:00 Paul Campbell
      Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 15:11:00 Tom Pike
         Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 17:41:00 Russell Pearson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 17:45:00 David Lesniak
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 17:58:00 Russell Pearson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 18:21:00 Tom Pike
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 18:35:00 Russell Pearson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 18:53:00 Maggie Dodge
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 19:12:00 Jayne Thorburn
                        Reply11/09/22 19:38:00 Tom Pike
                           Re:Reply11/09/22 20:22:00 Russell Pearson
                              Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 20:47:00 Tom Pike
                                 Re:Re:Re:Reply12/09/22 06:11:00 David Lesniak
                           Re:Reply11/09/22 20:34:00 Adrian Irving
                              Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 20:38:00 Julian Pavey
                                 Re:Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 20:41:00 Claire Moran
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 20:44:00 Julian Pavey
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 20:50:00 Julian Pavey
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 21:04:00 Russell Pearson
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply11/09/22 22:56:00 Tom Pike
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply12/09/22 06:14:00 David Lesniak
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 20:58:00 Anne England
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 21:03:00 Julian Pavey
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 22:08:00 Maggie Dodge
                              Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 22:35:00 Phil Kay
                                 Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 11/09/22 23:59:00 Julian Pavey
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 12/09/22 12:15:00 Ed Saper
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 12/09/22 06:09:00 David Lesniak
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 12/09/22 08:24:00 Tom Pike
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 12/09/22 08:46:00 Bill George
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 12/09/22 09:06:00 Tom Pike
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 12/09/22 09:22:00 Steve Taylor
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 12/09/22 10:24:00 Julian Pavey
                                 Re:Emergency vehicles12/09/22 11:07:00 Richard Greenhough
                                    Re:Re:Emergency vehicles12/09/22 12:43:00 Steve Taylor
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 12/09/22 10:52:00 Adrian Irving
                                 Reply12/09/22 11:33:00 Tom Pike
                                    Re:Reply12/09/22 12:10:00 Adrian Irving
                                       Re:Re:Reply12/09/22 12:21:00 Julian Pavey
                                          Re:Re:Re:Reply12/09/22 12:25:00 Julian Pavey
                                          Re:Re:Re:Reply12/09/22 13:09:00 David Lesniak
                                    Re:Reply12/09/22 12:12:00 Jeremy Parkinson
                                       Re:Re:Reply12/09/22 12:41:00 Jayne Thorburn
                                          Re:Re:Re:Reply12/09/22 13:56:00 Tom Pike
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply13/09/22 15:29:00 Jayne Thorburn
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply13/09/22 15:39:00 Tom Pike
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply13/09/22 16:27:00 Jayne Thorburn
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply13/09/22 16:51:00 Tom Pike
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply13/09/22 20:27:00 Philippa Bond
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 12/09/22 12:57:00 David Lesniak
   Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 13/09/22 15:20:00 Marcia Carridice
      Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 13/09/22 17:37:00 Peter Evans
         Re:Re:Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 13/09/22 19:11:00 Tom Pike
   Re:Traffic Chaos in Chiswick 13/09/22 20:17:00 Julian Pavey

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