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Brook Green Home Zone

Council says 10,000 consultation questionnaires are been distributed.

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HF Council says that 10,000 consultation questionnaires have been distributed to local residents and businesses as part of the first stage for the implementation of the Brook Green home zone.

A home zone is a residential area which features low vehicle speeds, priority for pedestrians and cyclists and an improved environment for residents by reducing the speed and volume of traffic. Currently the council's Traffic Group is working on several home zones within the borough: Brook Green, College Park, Grove and Sawley Road.

The scheme is primarily designed to reduce vehicle speeds and to discourage 'rat-running' traffic, which would improve the safety of road users, pedestrians and cyclists.
According to the Council, within the last 3 years there have been 42 personal injury accidents in the area of the Home Zone and the proposed measures also aim to treat the locations where these accidents have occurred.

It is proposed that the Brook Green Home Zone will be covered by a 20mph speed limit, which will be introduced over a 3 year period. The implementation of the first 20mph areas will commence in 2004, including Hammersmith Road, Shepherd's Bush Road, Brook Green, Blythe Road, Sinclair Road, Minford Gardens,

It is proposed that the first phase 20mph areas will include: new speed limit signing and road markings, speed cushions and other traffic calming features, raised junctions to slow traffic and improve pedestrian crossing facilities, new bicycle parking and cycle lanes and improved pedestrian crossings.

The second phase 20mph areas will include similar traffic calming measures, which residents will be consulted upon separately.

The Home Zone proposals will be complemented by Clear Zone measures which will aim to improve air quality, by encouraging the use of low emission vehicles and drawing up School Travel plans to reduce 'school run' traffic.

The council has commissioned a feasibility study on using waste cooking oil (biodiesel) to replace diesel. It could lead to a pilot scheme with vans running on used cooking oil, which would help reduce pollution.

The study is being carried out by charity organisation Energy Conservation and Solar Centre, in partnership with Thames Water who are concerned at the amount of waste cooking oil which is poured down drains.

Other possibilities considered to improve air quality in the area includes encouraging electric and LPG vehicles, using more bicycle delivery services, planting more trees, and school and workplace travel plans.

LBHF Web page: Consultation online

LBHF Web page: Brook Green Home Zona map