> Depends what you mean by good provision. Me, I think there should be
> no need for off-road provision if the speed limit is 30 or below. But
> 30 should be enforced to the letter so that cyclists changing lane
> don't have to deal with too large a speed difference.
IMO, good provision would be a continuous connection between the cycle
path around Holland Park roundabout and the two western ends of
Shepherd's Bush. At the moment, that path ends in the pavement and
cyclists then have to struggle over to the path which is on the other
side of 5 lanes of traffic and maybe 50 metres further down the road.
The current layout is so bad that most cyclists just don't bother to
use it at all and use the road instead. As far as I can tell, the
proposal to improve the junction at
www.hfcyclists.org.uk doesn't
include anything like this. I am thinking about writing to TFL to
suggest this. Anyone want to join me? The more people who say
something, the more likely something might be done.
> A contraflow on the north side of the green would save a lot more time
> than the wiggly path through the middle - but is this another gyratory
> that should be reconverted to 2-way throughout?
> - - - -
> On the original question, Harrow Road is a possible alternative to the
> towpath east of Scrubs Lane, and west of there there are various back
> street routes through Harlesden. Not sure how you get from Harlesden
> to Perivale without using the towpath or a long detour, though.
>
> I assume you use the towpath in the morning?
Yes, towpath in the morning. The LCN and minor roads route planner at
http://www.cyclemaps.net/gaz.asp comes up with lots of zigzags which I
think partly go through Harlesden and then cross the North Circular.
I'm not sure whether it is reporting the distance correctly (it shows
only 8.33 miles) but I might give the route a try one evening.
Pawel
