King St improvements? What improvements?
Who is going to benefit the most from the so-called improvements to King Street? It seems that the main consequence of changing the two lane stretch of road between the Broadway and the end of Leamore Street has caused traffic chaos for all of the surrounding roads approaching the Broadway, particularly backing up the A4 and Blacks Road. As a local resident that drives, rides both motorbike and bicycle and walks, I've found that navigating the Broadway has become an even scarier task. I can't see respite once the roadworks have finished - the effect will still be halving the King St traffic flow. It would have been possible (though perhaps not neccessary) to have widened the pavement and still retained two lanes of traffic. The council must realise that it is mainly local residents who drive within Hammersmith - it's not really a transit route. Was there any consultation of local residents?
Andrew Thomas ● 7228d1 Comments