Well -for good or ill- we've made the decision to remove the Mill Lane/West End Lane/Fortune Green Rd traffic signals and revert to zebra crossings. It was a difficult decision - the traffic engineers wanted to wait to see the effect of the likely new Brent Cross traffic(see earlier post about this)but this could mean waiting years. Meanwhile more and more residents have complained about the "rat running" down the side roads as traffic tries to find a way to avoid the lights.
The consultation came out at about 50/50 for and against, but certain factors such as the increased pollution close by the school from the waiting stream of cars helped us decide. This (above)
was this morning's tailback along Mill Lane and while I was there several pedestrians crossed against the lights without waiting - bad example for children but understandable rather thjan waiting several minuts in the cold and wet!
However - the lights will still be there for a while yet but you heard it here first!
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