Five Roads Forum, West Ealing, London

Five Roads Forum is a Residents Association covering a neighbourhood of West Ealing comprising of; Hastings Rd, Hartington Rd, Broughton Rd, Denmark Rd and Arden Rd.

The area is predominantly residential with three business premises in Hastings Road (full access will have to remain for these buildings). The residential buildings are mixed but mainly of late Victorian origin. The area is considered to be relatively affluent with a high number of resident vehicles.

There are no facilities within the area for children to play, and the nearest open spaces involve crossing the busy Uxbridge Road.

These five roads have become increasingly used as a "short-cut" past the traffic lights on the main Uxbridge Road. There are severe additional problems with non-resident parking in the streets and Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) caused by non-resident cars. In short the area has become congested and dangerous, with residents finding it increasingly difficult to park near their homes.

The Five Road Forum has successfully organised many meetings and a community newsletter but the real advancement to the scheme came in August 1999.

On the 4th of August Broughton Road was temporarily closed to all through traffic and local children played in the street. At was at this event that Transport Minister, Lord Whitty, announced that the Government would be supporting nine pilot Home Zones in England and Wales!

The Broughton Road event not only got the political wheels turning but raised the profile of the Home Zones campaign the considerable national media coverage it received.

For more information about the Five Roads Forum pilot Home Zone you can visit their web site at www.fiveroadsforum.org

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