News on S Chiswick Liveable Neighbourhood

Hi All,

Following the update on the project last month, I’m able to confirm that the consultation report has now been uploaded to the ‘About’ section of the website. This report contains analysis of the comments received in late 2019, looking into the key themes, ‘hotspot’ locations where there were a number of comments on the same issue in close proximity and a breakdown of the feedback geographically. Alongside this, the report looks at the traffic data collected, with supporting maps summarising the volume of traffic across the area and the proportion of through traffic (i.e. traffic using residential streets as a cut through between major roads). These two sets of information are brought together, in conjunction with the initial aims of the project, to form a set of priorities going forward.

As mentioned in the previous news update, a number of measures are now being prioritised as part of the council’s Streetspace programme , in response to Covid-19. For the Liveable Neighbourhood project, this means prioritising the ‘low traffic neighbourhood’ elements of the project which seek to reduce traffic volumes across the project area, in turn creating a quieter, safer neighbourhood that prioritises walking and cycling for local journeys. A number of measures are therefore proposed, including closing roads to traffic and various access restrictions, as illustrated in the map below. Full information can be found on the ‘About’ page of the project website, and also via this press release .

The first measure, a trial closure of Dan Mason Drive to through traffic, has been implemented, feedback on which is welcome via traffic@hounslow.gov.uk . Further measures are proposed to be implemented between June and September. All proposals are trials and require funding from Transport for London in order to be delivered. There will be ongoing communication with residents prior to the trials going in, along with more updates provided via this project website.