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If you do reply, it might be helpful to include data, and the link below shows miles driven in ealing (via DfT estimates) and how they have increased over recent years. circulated by Cllr Jon Burke in Hackney:
https://mobile.twitter.com/jonburkeUK/status/1321060610298302468I think there is mileage in that dataset! Could be useful if you want to engage on the "we weren't consulted on these incremental changes either", but also more generally on what this data means for Ealing's vision, policies and plans (etc).
Carey
I'll be writing to the other politicians she suggests with more supportive comments about active travel, and may also drop her a note in response. I find it interesting she talks about lack of consultation. Was anyone consulted over the past decades about our towns, public spaces, parks etc becoming polluted, noisy, hostile and aggressive environments.? And on divided communities - presumably she will be campaigning about the issues of severance caused by the existing infrastructure that priorities moving motor traffic over human beings?
If you look carefully she's not entirely negative. It feels like so much of the reaction - a knee jerk response to a change to the status quo. I'm optimistic that people can come around. But I could just be naive.