The following was submitted by local resident Andrew Long regarding a current Council Consultation about speed limits in the area.
As this was of special interest to the folks who live along Wharfdale Road, I felt it would be worth posting it here.
Please add your comments below as I'm sure our Councillors will be interested in what local people have to say as compared to just "ticking" the boxes of the questionnaire.
Islington Council is proposing to reduce the speed limit in the west Islington area, which includes many of the streets around King's Cross. They are seeking public feedback through a questionnaire recently distributed to residents as well as through an online survey (link below). They have also deployed a team to travel door to door asking residents for their opinion.
It should be noted several roads are not included in the 20mph zone including Wharfdale Road and Caledonian Road as an aim of this proposal is to drive more traffic on to these roads which will result in an even more unpleasant roading system for cyclists, pedestrians and residents. The questions posed by Islington in their questionnaire does not reflect this and does not give an option for the speed on all roads to be reduced. This has been typical of recent Islington questionnaires with simple yes/no responses (see http://www.kingscrossenvironment.com/2009/04/do-you-or-do-you-not-want-more-tall-buildings-in-the-borough.html)
Local resident John Ashwell has identified a number of options to making these busy roads safer - pinch points in the road to force the traffic to slow down, a proper hard edge to cycle lanes instead just painted areas that have all but worn away, and cameras to capture speeding drivers.
If you would like a blanket 20mph zone throughout the area, please make note of this when you respond to the survey.
http://www.islington.gov.uk/Council/CouncilNews/Consultation/feedbackfinder2/consultations/2009/boroughwest_20mph2.asp
Best regards,
Andrew
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