LOCAL NEWS & UPDATES December 2017 http://hounslowcycling.org/

lcc.org.uk/boroughs/hounslow Email: hounslow@lcc.org.uk

THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HELPING US BUILD SUPPORT FOR CS9

We’re really grateful that so many of our supporters took time to leaflet and get the word out about safety improvements in the CS9 plans that would allow a far wider group of people to walk and cycle than do currently. The consultation closed on the 31st October and we await the result.

We are asking everyone to contact their local councillors and explain how important the improved crossings and safer junctions in the CS9 plans are.

You can find their email addresses at writetothem.com

CS9 COULD COME TO FELTHAM AND HEATHROW

Consultation ends on 10th December Please email the council with support for CS9 westward extension: [email protected]

Suggested comments to include in the email:

• Existing cycle routes, including recently built greenway cycle routes (eg. north of Bedfont Lakes), should be retained when new industrial and residential developments are built.

• Support the two-pronged extension of Cycle Superhighway 9 to Hatton Cross (bordering Heathrow Airport) and Feltham Town Centre.

• The greenway cycle route along the River Crane plays a prominent role in these plans. We ask for the quality of its surface to be improved north of Staines Road and also around the Feltham Circles and Cavalry Tunnel.

• We urge for protected cycle lanes to be included in the proposed new road tunnel linking Heathrow Terminals 1,2 and 3 with Southern Perimeter Road

• New residential areas should be planned with filtered permeability so that they do not immediately become rat-runs.

Extension of CS9 is part of the council’s West of Borough Local Plan review. Please send an email to [email protected]

JOIN US FOR OUR “MINCE PIE BURNER BIKE RIDE”: 30TH DECEMBER

All are welcome to join this social bike ride starting at Brentford Marketplace on Saturday 30th December at 1:45pm

GREAT WEST CORRIDOR

PLEASE ASK FOR SAFER JUNCTIONS ON THE A4 GREAT WEST ROAD

Consultation ends on 10th December Please email the council with support for safer junctions on the A4 & support for the long-awaited Boston Manor Cycleway: Email: [email protected]

Suggested comments to include in the email:

• The Boston Manor Road protected cycleway was approved by councillors in January 2015. We urge the council to progress with building this important and strategic link.

• The Lionel Road cycle route needs to be both avoid conflict with pedestrians and also be protected from motor vehicles.

• The much degraded A4 cycleways are referred to in these plans. For the A4 cycleways to play a role in the Great West Corridor, we urge Hounslow Council and the London Assembly to discuss with TfL how they can be upgraded to a continuous standard of protection with clear unobstructed routes and conflict with busses and other vehicles removed.

• We welcome the emphasis on improving crossings at busy junctions and we ask for clear protected cycle routes to be installed at these junctions. Improved safety must be central to these plans. There are safety concerns with the current design of Great West Road junctions, including Gillette Corner and Ealing Road junction.

• The plans show a pedestrian cycle route across Chiswick roundabout. We are asking for this route be extended eastwards along Chiswick High Rd to provide a link with Chiswick Business Park, Gunnersbury station and CS9.

The council’s Great West Corridor Local Plan review centres around the A4 road. Please send an email to [email protected]

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