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<TD WIDTH="887" ALIGN="CENTER"><strong><FONT SIZE="+3" FACE="Comic Sans MS" COLOR="#800080">So,
What Happened?</FONT></strong></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS"><A HREF="about_us.htm">We</A> found that
the neighbourhood we live in became increasingly used for all day parking
by non-residents and as a cut-through to avoid main junctions with the
<A HREF="http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=517000&Y=180000&width=600&height=500&client=public&srec=0&coordsys=gb&scale=10000&up.x=18&up.y=6">Uxbridge
Road</A>. This made it difficult for us to park near our homes and
dangerous, particularly for our children. This is not to mention the
noise and fume pollution caused by motorists who habitually used these
roads as a quick cut-through to avoid traffic lights. In established
in the area. To make this happen, we needed to
<A HREF="creating_community.htm">create a community spirit and
organisation</A>.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">After much discussion and consultation, the
area was confirmed as a pilot Home Zone, and then over two years we have
achieved a gradual improvement in the area, with the introduction of
controlled parking, traffic calming measures, closure of the major "rat-run"
route and better lighting (not to mention a public noticeboard). Our
activities have developed a sense of community. The challenge now is to
consolidate the measures taken so far with further on-going changes to
establish a Home Zone as a real recognisable concept.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Comic Sans MS">If you are interested in the concept of Home
Zones then you might like to subscribe to
<A HREF="http://www.homezones.org/list">the Home Zones mailing list</A>.</FONT></P>
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