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The Manipulation of Turnham Green Terrace

We have brand new, modern signals at the junction of Turnham Green Terrace and Chiswick High Road yet the officers of the LB Hounslow, no doubt in consultation with their colleagues in TfL (who control the signals), continue to seek to manipulate how we use our local roads.  Not content with trying to effectively close Turnham Green Terrace to general traffic use the new signals only allocate 6 seconds green time to traffic turning onto the High Road.  At best 4 vehicles per cycle can pass through the junction.  The result, even at this time of much lower traffic flows due to Tier 4 restrictions, is an inevitable queue down Turnham Green Terrace which has been known to extend to the railway bridge.  This congestion increases air pollution and inconvenience on an important local shopping street which also serves as an important north/south local route through Chiswick. To put this situation in context the green time allocated for the opposing traffic flow out of Annandale Road is also 6 seconds, this being a local road out of the Glebe Estate area and with nothing like the significance or importance of Turnham Green Terrace.  Basically, the officers of LB Hounslow are doing everything in their power to give green time at the new signals to the High Road since they know they have a massive capacity problem at the junction due to the loss of width at the signal stop lines because of the cycleway.  When are the people of Chiswick going to say enough is enough and hold LB Hounslow to account for such cynical behaviour and lack of respect for their constituency who actually live in Chiswick?

David Kerr ● 2136d11 Comments

"When are the people of Chiswick going to say enough is enough" Every day david people say enough is enough If you mean some action,well its likely to be very thin on the ground but many posts on ehere and twit Last revolt was over wheelie bins and that lasted about 6 months  on here and twit and about less than an hour on the street outside the house of lead Cllr Curran  before the police turned up and everyone walked home never to be heard again for the outcome that wheelie bins turnedout to be a great suscess. BOOOOOOOO I take it your taking to TGT with a banner and megaphone david. If you take enough is enough to the streets a few may join you

Julian Pavey ● 2136d

Take two after reading my post back "When are the people of Chiswick going to say enough is enough"Every day David people say enough is enoughIf you mean some action, well it's likely to be very thin on the ground but many posts on here and twitThe last revolt was over wheelie bins and that lasted about 6 months on here and twit and about less than an hour on the street outside the house of lead Cllr Curran before the police turned up and everyone walked home never to be heard again for the outcome that wheelie bins turned out to be a great success. BOOOOOOOOI take it you are taking to TGT with a banner and megaphone David.If you take enough is enough to the streets a few may join you

Julian Pavey ● 2136d

The council clearly believe the problem with the short phase at the TGT lights will be solved when they reimpose the restrictions on access to the road. In reality the poor signage will mean a regular flow of traffic unwittingly incurring PCNs down the road and long queues.

Mark Evans ● 2136d

JulianNo mention of the protester who turned up late and was arrested and charged .

Bernard Allen ● 2136d

Isn’t there a court case pending? Not to mention petitions which are well supported but ignored. Liars and bullies in positions of power are notoriously hard to beat but hopefully the Council will have to answer for the chaos and dangerous road layouts they’ve spent huge sums installing.

Maggie Dodge ● 2136d

The short phase is probably so the cyclists in the new cycle lane won't have to stop at the junction for too long....but did they ever wait at these lights anyway?

Rob Manners ● 2136d

I guess most cyclists aim for a straight cycle for as long as possible hence going through red lights given the amount of stops they now have to make they will use the road so what has been achieved absolutely nothing, well done Hounslow council and TFL, you couldn’t have got it more wrong if you tried. The majority of people so not cycle surely when designing any new road system safety must come first for all road users you have managed to create a death trap at so many pinch points, 👏👏👏👏

Jayne Thorburn ● 2135d

Should you be concerned about the traffic issues in our lovely borough, finally HOUNSLOW COUNCIL are ASKING FOR YOUR OPINIONS but you must do this almost immediately after NEW YEAR. The Council has organised a series of engagement meetings online, the link is given below, on the many road changes made so far including the South Chiswick Liveable Neighbourhood scheme in Grove Park.  (Not included are the many additional schemes for further LTN's to come) It’s important that as many opposing voices as possible are heard to challenge Hounslow Council's view that these schemes are well supported.  WE NEED TO RAISE THE DIFFICULTIES THEY HAVE CAUSED.There are four events, allocated by area, anyone can attend.  They are online, book via Eventbrite using the link below. Hounslow Council wants people to submit questions in advance though they can also be asked during the sessions.  More details via the link.https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/news/article/2236/hounslow_moves_ahead_with_next_round_of_phases_1_and_2_streetspace_engagementThe dates are:•    7pm on Thursday, 7th January: BUSINESSES  boroughwide•    7pm on Friday, 8th January: North Chiswick (LBH language for north of the A4 - including C9 in Chiswick and Brentford & the road closures in the centre of Chiswick)•    7pm on MONDAY, 11th JANUARY: South Chiswick (LBH LANGUAGE FOR SOUTH OF THE A4 - incl. Hartington Rd)•    7pm on Tuesday, 12th January: IsleworthPlease circulate this widely to friends, family and neighbourhood groups. It is vital that the other side of the argument regarding the borough’s traffic is heard.Hounslow Council say they WANT TO HEAR FROM US - NOW IS THE TIME TO SPEAK UP, it's our last chance!They have more LTN's planned for us here in W4 too.  So get your voices out there now before they start on the next tranche of misery.

Jennifer Selig ● 2135d

What are the details of the other LTNs they have planned for us please? thanks.

Rob Reynolds ● 2135d

What are the details of the other LTNs they have planned for us please? thanks.

Rob Reynolds ● 2135d

Here are several links about Phase 3 of the Streetspace project - more LTNs throughout the borough.  The cabinet paper was called in by Cllr John Todd and Cllr Richard Eason (Labour) and was considered by the overview and scrutiny committee which made strong recommendations to Hounslow's cabinet which said it would press on with the policy.Summary of Phase 3 LTNs: http://www.chiswickw4.com/default.asp?section=info&page=conroad284.htmCabinet paper in full; see agenda item 4: https://democraticservices.hounslow.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=571&MId=11759&Ver=4The call-in: http://www.chiswickw4.com/default.asp?section=info&page=conroad295.htmThe call-in report from Cllr Patrick Barr in his blog: http://www.chiswickw4.com/default.asp?section=info&page=councillorsblog185.htmCabinet's response to the overview and scrutiny committee's deliberations and recommendations: http://neighbournet.com/server/common/hounscoun596b.htmDiscussion on the forum raising the question about disallowed submissions: http://www.chiswickw4.com/default.asp?section=community&app=forum/ShowMessage.asp?ID=1425767Watch the call-in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K80nDIuqFr4

Joanna Biddolph ● 2135d