On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 02:19:54 -0000, "John Rowland"
wrote:

Hi all,
vironment while only adding a few seconds to car journeys.

Why are so many London squares one way at all, and how long have they been
like that? Was the entire one-way system from Park Lane to Gower St/Kingsway
created in one go? Has it been regularly modified since?

Most squares in Westminster/Camden were converted to one-way operation
c.1968 as part of a series of traffic schemes to 'improve efficiency'.

The clockwise nature of operation prevents right turns both entering
and leaving the square - minimuises conflcts.


The removal of the Shoreditch one-way system is symbolic of this trend
being reversed.

Rob.
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rob at robertwoolley dot co dot uk