Union to lobby Council over Exhibition Road
Unclear roundabout highlighted as potential risk
In a paper brought to Union Council on Monday 13 February by Deputy President (Welfare) Nicolas Massie, the Union proposed to lobby Westminster City Council about multiple concerns with the new Exhibition Road layout. The paper pointed out the “uncertainty about the boundaries of the road on the west side, particularly the tactile borders”.
It went on to point out that the “use of the ‘roundabout’ (Prince Consort Road and Exhibition Road) is unclear and has increased the risk to cyclists”.
When even the Union begins to use quotation marks, everyone can rest assured it’s absurd.
The ‘roundabout’ in question is located outside the Business School. This is, unlike every other roundabout, just a crossroads with a circle painted on it. The paper also raised concerns over the “800 metres [of Exhibition Road] without assisted crossing”.
The paper was ultimately passed, and it was decided that the Union should lobby Westminster City Council to clarify several points, including “whether it is a shared space”. Another issue to be lobbied for is to put up signs informing people of the rules of the road.
