TRANSPORT
Artist’s impression of how phase one could look
WELCOME TO
maintained and
fit for purpose.
“Few routes
in the centre of
the borough are
possible without
passing through
Ealing town
centre, which can
Creating a better
town centre
currently be a
ealing.gov.uk/cycling
little intimidating
for cyclists. This
is something
we intended to
address under
the council’s original ‘mini Holland’
proposals for improving cycling in
the borough. But these new plans
will bring change on a much wider
scale, beyond cycling, and will
benefit everyone.”
It is likely that public consultations
will be held before any further phases
are carried out. These future phases
will consider upgrading High Street
and the Broadway in the town centre,
along with other connecting roads.
Phase one, which was due to start
in August, will cost £600,000 and
will focus on the area from Hanger
Lane and Ealing Common, down to
The Mall in central Ealing. Funding
will come from multiple sources;
including from the council, money
from developers to offset the impact of
their developments, and Transport for
London (TfL),
Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet
member for transport, environment
and leisure, said: “This phased project
is an immensely positive step towards
revolutionising travel in Ealing by
making it safer and more appealing for
cyclists of all abilities and pedestrians;
while also working on smoothing the
flow of traffic and thereby improving
the reliability of journey times for all
road-users, including bus passengers
and motorists.
“The transport network in Ealing
town centre is one of the busiest,
and most key, in the borough and it
is crucial that we make sure it is fully
“Few routes in the
centre of the borough
are possible without
passing through Ealing
town centre”
CYCLING STATS
49% of Ealing households
own a bike (Office of National
Statistics)
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On average, 16,016 cycle trips
are made in Ealing every day
(Transport for London)
around ealing
Autumn 2016
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