19th May, 2021 Dear Councillor Campbell, dear Elizabeth, dear Leadership Team, Today the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) have, on our behalf, sent a pre-action protocol letter concerning your decision of 17th March, 2021 not to re-instate the cycle lanes on High Street Kensington. You will recall that last year you removed a safety scheme after […]
18th January 2021 [LONDON] Today the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) has written to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) on behalf of its client, Better Streets for Kensington and Chelsea (Better Streets). The letter is a further pre-action protocol letter, following an earlier letter of 23rd December, and is a response to RBKC’s letter to ELF of 8th January. The correspondence is available on Better Streets’ website.
If you haven’t already, please write in to RBKC demanding they stop plans to rip out the cycle lane on Wednesday. You can do that here. If you are an RBKC resident, please tell them; if you use RBKC roads to get to work, to shop, so visit friends or for leisure please tell them. […]
Press release: EMBARGOED for release midday 1st April, 2022 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea welcomes first Chelsea Tractor Show, celebrating cars and the climate Held in the lead up to world-famous Chelsea Flower Show Country show prizes, picnics and free parking Chelsea Tractor Show dates and details for 2022 The Royal Borough of Kensington […]
18th June, 2020 Dear Councillor Campbell, dear Elizabeth, You will no doubt be aware that we have had no choice but to proceed with a Judicial Review of your decision not to re-instate the cycle lanes that you unlawfully removed just weeks into a trial scheduled to last up to 18 months. Our claim papers […]
Following the removal in December of the protected cycle lane on High Street Kensington after only seven weeks, today volunteer group Better Streets for Kensington and Chelsea (Better Streets) has given the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) a plan for the council to solve their self-inflicted legal problems, start delivering on national policy, show their commitment to being leaders in active travel, and stand by their declaration of climate emergency.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is calling on the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) to reinstate protected cycle lanes on Kensington High Street after independent research found a clear majority of local residents support them. RBKC removed the cycle lanes last year just seven weeks after building them. The council are set to revisit the decision at a meeting in two weeks’ time, on March 17.
The Letter 2 December 2020 Dear Cllr Campbell, I hope this finds you well. I am writing to express Imperial College Union’s support for the segregated cycle scheme along Kensington High Street. At Imperial College Union, we have a strong focus on sustainability and active travel and continue to encourage our community to cycle or […]
The RBKC Youth Council Statement: The RBKC Youth Council, which has made cycling in the borough an item on its agenda, was extremely disappointed to hear that the KHS Cycle lane was being ripped shortly after its construction. The Youth Council strongly condemns this decision as safe cycling brings many benefits to the young members […]
2nd December 2020 [LONDON] Local volunteer group, Better Streets for Kensington and Chelsea (Better Streets), has asked the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) to pause and reflect before rushing to rip out the safety scheme in place on High Street Kensington. It writes as follows. Dear Councillor Elizabeth Campbell, dear Councillor Johnny Thalassites, […]