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House shaken by the 393
• THE question why the consultation on the 393 bus route isn’t advertised (Letters, April 2) can be answered by experience of Transport for London’s consultation process.
The original “consultation” was neither genuine nor democratic.
I live a few feet from the bus route and didn’t receive the consultation document, I had to request it.
It has been shown that the Agar Grove route would serve the east-west route better, in terms of cost-benefits, than the Leighton Road route. As for the argument that passengers can access the Tube and First Capital Connect, we conducted four days of observation of every 393 bus going in both directions, and found that very few passengers used the Tube or overland.
Noise, to my best knowledge, has never been given as a reason for objections to the bus. The vibrations that affect the houses at the western end, which are close to the road, are a different matter and have an adverse effect on many living in Leighton Road. I lie in bed in the morning and when the first of the day’s 140-odd 393 rumbles past, the house shakes. I am sure it is very different for those residents who live further away from the bus and, of course, for those who live off Leighton Road.
We all agree with the need for an east-west route, and the good reasons for the alternative route have been rehearsed endlessly, so that anyone with the general good in mind can see why Leighton Road is the worst choice.
Camden Council have sadly now also altered the layout of the road, reducing the height of the humps and taking away traffic islands, no doubt to make it easier for the buses. It is a shame that this will increase both the size of the vehicles that use Leighton Road and the speed at which they travel.
DAWN GIBSON, NW5
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