Right, this is more of a local post than recent ones about the proposed new Cycle Superhighways, but not quite Tooting (yet)!
TfL are now consulting on proposed new traffic flows in Wandsworth Town Centre, with removal of the gyratory system that local groups have been calling to be taken out for decades. In fact, probably from as soon as it went in, but that is speculation.
The proposed traffic flows look good to me, and I would urge you to respond to support TfL in this phase of the consultation.
I have, however, flagged concerns that the artists impressions omit high quality cycle routes.
This is all the more galling given the great proposals that we've now seen that TfL are capable of with the North South, East West Cycle Superhighway proposals.
The detailed design work will be done following the hopefully positive outcome of this consultation, in a secondary consultation phase.
I think this is a significant step forward in TfL evolving how they engage with local stakeholders, rather than, as has been done in the past presenting a fait-a-complis which for all intensive purposes can't be amended however valid the comments and critiques may be from the consultation process.
Please add your views here.
If we don't engage with the bodies that are re-designing our streets, then we can't be surprised when our views aren't taken into account.
Deadline for responses is the 5th December.
PS If you live in/around Tooting, consultations are in the pipeline for us too (Balham High Road, Tooting High Street/A24).
I cycled this - or more accurately, walked it, in 2011 (http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2011/jul/21/london-gyratories-cyclists) and it was pretty scary. This is a massive improvement but I agree - lack of space for cycling a real oversight, and won't encourage as many more people to cycle there as if they gave a bit of space over to protected bike lanes.
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