| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Chiswick predictions for 2026 | |
| Posted by: | Michael Robinson | |
| Date/Time: | 07/01/26 10:59:00 |
| I've already given a reason why the Hounslow conclusions might change. Officers in a council transport team are more generalists than specialists. They rely on specialist expertise from TfL or consultants. TfL are responsible for traffic modelling analysis and controlling signal timings. Hounslow will be reliant on TfL for this analysis and this analysis was not done for the Hounslow proposals back in 2023. Since then, if TfL concluded that removal of the bus gate meant overall bus timings would worsen because buses would be stuck in a queue of general traffic rather than getting to the front of the queue at the bus gate, then the bus gate will stay, won't it? Trying to mitigate this by increasing E-W green time at Acton Lane would mean reducing N-S green time at the same junction which would lengthen queuing times on Sutton Lane N and mean more drivers taking alternative routes, not less. I am very confident that a Wellesley Rd LTN will be evaluated in 26/27, Similarly, Hounslow has a long list of bus route priority schemes. There is one for Heston Rd which has just finished a consultation. There will be similar prioritisation of these schemes as there will be for LTNs. The schemes with the most benefits for the least cost will be top of the list for progressing. |