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n 17 November, Andrew Gilligan

Regularly misunderstood in the press

National politics also play a crucial

cycled against gale force winds to

as leisure paths or awkward back-alleys,

role. The Department for Transport have

address a full house at Café Grove in Eal-

the Quietways schemes are designed to

been sitting on a commencement order

ing. After a presentation by Peter Mynors

build out from trunk routes into a com-

that would allow Transport for London to

on what we need from Transport for Lon-

plete and safe network for cycling.

enforce cycle lanes. Gilligan urged people to write to their MPs and put pressure on

don to make cycling better in the borough,

But he cautioned the audience not to

the cycling commissioner took the stage

lose momentum while enjoying the new

and started with our top priority.

protected cycling infrastructure. The cur-

With a twinkle in his eye, Gilligan fin-

the DfT to finally sign this order.

Gilligan agreed with the importance of

rent projects fulfil promises made in re-

ished by noting that Eurostar scrapped

connecting the upcoming A40 arm of the

sponse to the LCC’s 2012 “Love London: Go

their requirement for passengers to disas-

East-West

with

Dutch” campaign. If we want to see this

semble their bikes right before the Mayor

centres of activity in Ealing, and explained

network completed, we need to demand

of London took his bike to attend a climate

that these sorts of links are exactly what

concrete commitments from the candid-

summit on the continent.

the “Quietways” are for.

ates in the 2016 London mayoral election.

E

Cycle

Superhighway

aling Cycling Campaign were major

The inspector accepted our case in full

participants in a public inquiry this

and said “allowing cars to cross the path

September, objecting to McDonald's pro-

of cyclists, when there is no need to do so,

posal to build a drive-thru entrance that

is not a good idea.” ECC have suggested an

would have cut right across the published

alternative layout that does not conflict

route of the East-West Cycle Superhigh-

with the CSH, and Ealing’s planning com-

Nick Moffitt

way (CSH). McDonald’s had

mittee voted to allow this.

been sold the land by

Assuming McDonald’s de-

Transport for London’s es-

cide to proceed with this

tates department, raising

alternative, ECC wish them

Further west, ECC have suggested the

some eyebrows.

well and expect that at

closure of Allan Way and Court Way where

least some cyclists will

they join the A40, to make these quiet res-

jected the proposal back in March; but

welcome this refreshment opportunity

idential streets instead of motorists’ rat-

when it became clear that TfL were not

alongside the CSH.

runs. Allan Way is likely to become the

Ealing Council had re-

going to support them at the inquiry, they

Ealing council have asked their con-

route of the cycling Quietway joining the

accepted a compromise the night before

sultants to look into ECC's suggested

CSH to Ealing town centre. Consultation

and withdrew their evidence. It was left to

design for a new A40 crossing near the site

on the Acton section of the CSH is expec-

Ealing Cycling Campaign to present the

(pictured, right). It would link the 2000

ted to take place in January 2016.

case for rejecting the proposal, which we

students at the new North Acton halls of

did with the support of the mayor's cyc-

residence to the CSH, and would help

ling commissioner, Andrew Gilligan.

drivers as well as cyclists.

Peter Mynors