The Lido Junction - a pedestrians' nightmare

Anyone who has attempted to cross the street at the Lido / Uxbridge Road junction will know how difficult it is to get across. With no provision in place to stop the flow of traffic for pedestrians it is extremely dangerous, especially for the elderly or those crossing with young children. This is such a big issue for the Lido Junction Project Group (a body formed from the Five Roads Forum, the Kingsdowne Residents Association and West Ealing Neighbours) that they approached Angie with a view to briefing her on their ideas for improving pedestrian safety at this dangerous junction.
David Highton, Erich Leach (West Ealing Neighbours), Arthur Breens (Kingsdowne RA) and Lisa Hall (Five Roads Forum) took Angie to The Lido to demonstrate how the lack of traffic lights for pedestrians causes a problem for people crossing Drayton Green Road or Northfields Avenue.
The group also highlighted the heavy congestion on Drayton Green Road. Angie agreed with the points made and briefed TfL, who are responsible for the traffic lights at the junction.

She said, "We are organising a follow up meeting with Richard Barnes AM, GLA member for Ealing & Hillingdon and Councillor David Millican, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Transport. We will then discuss in more detail what can be done to improve the safety of pedestrians crossing at this junction without affecting the flow of traffic on the Uxbridge Road. By then we should also have some more information on the TfL funding for the South - North ‘Corridor', which includes Northfields Avenue, Drayton Green Road and Argyle Road. At the moment this junction is an accident waiting to happen and something must be done to prevent that!"

Photo caption: Angie with Eric Leach, David Highton and Arthur Breens discussing the Lido Junction safety issues

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