| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Chiswick predictions for 2026 | |
| Posted by: | Michael Robinson | |
| Date/Time: | 05/01/26 20:12:00 |
| Cllr Biddolph is incorrect claiming that removal of the bus gate was "agreed" by Hounslow cabinet. As stated in the documents on the web page linked by Cllr Biddolph, this approval was "subject to Cabinet approval for a separate TMO." The TMO [Traffic Management Order] hasn't happened so nothing has been agreed. Even before a TMO was created, proposals would need to go through a consultation and this obviously hasn't happened either. The September 2023 cabinet papers contained a proposal which "will be subject to further business case and value for money considerations. As such, they will require a further approval,which will be sought in due course." In this case "in due course" means it is now coming up for 2.5 years later and there is no sign of this happening. The plan is not part of the LIP projects being funded by TfL for the 26/27 financial year . Could it be that TfL assessment of the Hounslow proposal for reconfiguration of the lanes and removal of the bus gate was that it wouldn't improve bus journey times and would make them worse? It wasn't as if Hounslow did traffic modelling or similar analysis on the impact. Of course Cllr Biddolph "loathes" everything that she thinks makes driving more difficult. Could she provide an explanation why a bus gate that prioritises buses makes bus journey times worse? |