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Published: 19 Nov 2018

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Published: 08 May 2018

Posted in Newsletters
Tagged Airports, Arts/Culture, Council, Cycling, Environment & Streetscape, HamSoc/Awards, Major Developments, OPDC, Town Hall, Transport/TFL, White City

Published: 22 Jan 2018

Further to my News Update last week, we have received notice that there will be an ‘interim’ report to the Council’s ‘Community Safety, Environment and Residents Service Policy and Accountability Committee’ on Monday 29th January at 7pm.
You can see the Report here

This Committee is open to all and I strongly recommend you attend if you can. (Unfortunately I shall be away).

The report is completely noncommittal and there appears to be no recognition of the considerable local opposition both in Hammersmith and Chiswick where there are various active anti-CS9 groups and petitions. Continue reading →

Tagged Council, Cycling, Transport/TFL

Published: 24 Nov 2017

This controversial topic produced the largest response that we have ever received. Of about 40 responses, only one was in favour!

Your Committee had a follow up meeting with highway engineers from TfL and our Council. Hopefully we were able to help convince them why this scheme is so wrong for Hammersmith.

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Tagged Cycling, Transport/TFL

Published: 31 Oct 2017

Published: 07 Apr 2016

I have received a range of comments back from members on the TfL Consultation on the Gyratory Cycle Plans. There is not really a consensus of views other than it needs to be made more cycle friendly. I shall be responding formally to TfL before the 15th March which is the closing day for comments, If anyone who has not let me have their comments would like to do so, please let me have them by the end of this week.

Tagged Cycling, Transport/TFL

Published: 01 Apr 2016

(See Newsletter Page 6). According to the website Hammersmith Today, a radical alternative proposal has been put forward. Click on the link below and see if you can see the catch!

Consultation Backs Reversing Flow of Hammersmith Gyratory

Tagged Cycling, Transport/TFL

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