London’s new deputy mayor for transport has said legal action to block the CS11 and Swiss Cottage gyratory is a “disgrace.”
In a speech to the Active Travel Summit in London last week, Heidi Alexander said she was frustrated with Westminster Council for bringing a judicial review against CS11.
The former Lewisham East MP said: “A week ago, it was announced Westminster Council had successfully sought an injunction to stop us starting work to remove the gyratory at Swiss Cottage.
“Anyone who has ever set foot outside of that Tube station will know that you are immediately confronted with five lanes of busy traffic – a hostile, unpleasant environment for anyone walking or on a bike.
“In a week when a woman was in hospital fighting for her life [Sarah Doone, who was hit by a cement truck at Old Street roundabout], Westminster Council stopped Transport for London from starting work on a scheme a few miles away to reduce road danger. It’s a disgrace.”
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