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, […]
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. […]
The Letter Dear Elizabeth, Dear Johnny, I would like to thank you for the work you and your team have done during the pandemic to improve access routes to the Royal Albert Hall and our partners in the Exhibition Road Cultural Group. Although we sit just over the border in Westminster, the majority of our […]
Dear Felicity Buchan and Tony Devenish, I am writing to you after seeing your joint statement regarding the cycle lane on High StreetKensington. As a business located on this road I am sure you are very interested in its effect on us, especially after you have received the data from the Kensington Business Forum. Prior […]
Fox Primary SchoolKensington PlaceLondon W8 7PP Executive Headteacher: Paul CotterHead of School: Emma MaddenDeputy Headteacher: Rosalind Morgan and Hannah SmartTelephone: 020 7727 7637E-mail: info@foxprimary.co.ukWebsite: www.foxprimary.co.uk Dear Cllr Thalassites, We are writing to express our enthusiastic support for the recent progress made by RBKC in improving cycling infrastructure in the borough. Fox Primary school is a […]
Professor Neil Alford MBE FREngAssociate Provost (Academic Planning)18 November 2020 Dear Cllr Thalassites, I hope this finds you well. I am writing to express the College’s support for the recent segregated cycle lane along High Street Kensington. In recent weeks we have received a considerable amount of positive feedback from staff and students who are […]
Since we wrote to RBKC about the increased urgency of changes in our borough’s streets we have seen some action, and some promises of more to come – 20mph limits and a safe cycle route bringing life back to Kensington High Street among them. Thank you to all who have made those happen. But as we know RBKC had a huge […]
Lockdown is easing, and the traffic is coming back. Kensington High Street hasn’t been the flagship destination it should be for years and years. Now it’s back to being a traffic despositary that people visit only reluctantly. It’s time to fix this. In fact according to some studies, traffic is coming back worse than before, with […]