Members of the public have the chance to tell the council they are light in the head if they disagree with its dream to alter a famous London road from one-way to two-way traffic.
Westminster Council is tryin', it's tryin' now, to make the changes to Baker Street - made famous by the Gerry Rafferty hit song from 1978 - and Gloucester Place in the hope it will alleviate traffic and benefit cyclists and pedestrians winding their way down the road.
The new mornin' for the road follows a first phase of consultation last year, when the council opened the door to 1,438 people to respond. However, the plans are not without controversy, with some businesses and residents from the Marylebone district cryin' now over the proposals.
The latest four-week public consultation on the plans began on February 22 and includes changes made following concerns raised during the first consultation, after the council altered the plans it thought held everything in recognition of the concerns.
Alterations in the quiet little town include maintaining the left turn from Gloucester Place onto Marylebone Road, York Street retaining its current two-way operation west of Gloucester Place, and a review of the designs for Ivor Place.
Another year and then they'd be happy
After opponents to the scheme claimed it had got no soul, Cllr Robert Davis MBE , deputy leader of Westminster City Council, vowed to continue gathering feedback into another year.
He said: “I committed myself and the project team to ensuring that the concerns raised during the first consultation were fully dealt before the project could be reconsidered.
"These new proposals I hope, address those concerns. The project team have done a huge amount of work engaging with local groups to ensure that they have their say in the new designs.
“This project is about making the Baker Street and Gloucester Place areas more pleasant for everyone, and indeed safer for those travelling through the area whether on foot, bike, car or public transport.”
According to the plans, pedestrians will have shorter crossing distances, while cyclists will think that it is so easy to park bicycles in more places in the area, as well as new cycle lanes on Gloucester Place to connect the area with the London Cycle Grid.
But not everyone is happy with the plans. The Marylebone Community First group has voiced objections and a petition signed by people living and working in the area, arguing the council has taken so long to find out it was wrong, was handed into Westminster Council with 2,672 names on it.
Another crazy day of scrutinising the plans will take place at a public exhibition on March 9 at Park Plaza, Sherlock Holmes Hotel, 108 Baker Street, from 1pm–7pm.
To view and talk about anything about the plans go to the consultation website .
