... can surely be closed to through traffic in the future, as it currently is during the bridge works. If the planners can deal with the re-routing of all those buses and taxi journeys away from Oxford Street for the pedestrianisation plans, it must be possible to do this for Wightman Road as well.
Living Wightman would do well to have a chat with the new Mayor's office.
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There is no way Green Lanes is now taking another 210,000 vehicles a week. I suspect that the ones doing a partial on Wightman were also counted on Green Lanes so that explains some of it.
I agree John, but there's no doubt that the congestion on those two roads has increased noticeably, and adding extra lanes for cars (by removing parking) isn't the way forward.
Hi Anne Marie, that sounds tough. Understand the difficulty of the current arrangements for the elderly who need regular home visits and medical appointments. But I don’t think the answer is to return Wightman Road to its previous traffic load of 210,000 vehicles a week, and the traffic volumes on many of the Ladder Roads. The council has a tough job on its hands but needs to move forward and decide and implement key improvements to Green Lanes traffic flow and restrictions on commuter through traffic. Otherwise with population increase, expanding car ownership and all the planned housing development scheduled for the area over the next few years all our roads will seize up! I guess we also want to leave something better for the future and next generations. Now that’s a dream the world ignores in the interest of expediency and profit! Wishing you all the best.
Sorry, spelt your name wrong Anna Maria. My brain is waking up!
Sorry if I presumed you were elderly, its that you said you had lived on Beresford Road for 41 years. But I guess you could have been born there which would make me old enough to be your mother!! My comments were meant kindly. I'm sorry I can't help you but wish you well.
Very interesting contibution from Antoniette back in April to another discussion started by Julia Smith titled Imagining Possible Futures for Wightman Road;
'Well in the spirit of the post, which I believe (Julia can correct me if I've misinterpreted) is that there is no clear cut "good option" but only "shades of grey" options, so let's talk realistically about the possibilities...my suggestion would be to make Green Lanes a red route, with bus Lanes operational during peak hours in both directions, and no parking at any time of day....then return the parking on Wightman Rd to parking fully on the road thereby making a much less attractive rat-running option but still allowing the Ladder residents/businesses the option of using Wightman as access in/out...slowing the traffic down so cyclists aren't intimidated etc and allowing people to use the pavements as they were intended. That doesn't cover all the problems in the area, but I think that would be damned good start.'
Noticed that the lights stay green twice as long now for traffic turning right from Turnpike Lane into Green Lanes.
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