Together, we can create Better Streets for Kensington & Chelsea
Bringing clean air, safety and smiles to the streets of Kensington and Chelsea.
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
Through traffic removed from residential areas to create low traffic neighbourhoods
Blossoming Boulevards
Roads transformed into pedestrian and cycle-friendly boulevards, boosting local business
20's Plenty
Permanent 20mph speed limit on all roads
A Safe Walking and Cycling Network
A joined-up network of safe, direct walking and cycling routes
School Streets
Traffic-free school streets at school run hours
Latest News & Updates
Imperial College Support for the High Street Kensington Cycle Lane
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 […]
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital adds to calls for bigger changes in RBKC
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 […]
Covid-19, clean air and safe streets
Covid-19 already has changed our travel needs and possibilities. It’s also meant our air is – for now at least – cleaner. We’ve written to RBKC to suggest transport policies to allow safe travel and keep our air clean. Open letter to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 1st May, 2020 Dear Councillors Campbell and […]
Bikes for NHS staff
Jonathan Kelly is a local resident, a co-founder of Better Streets for Kensington & Chelsea and Divisional Manager of Barts Heart Centre at St Bartholomew Hospital. He’s helped and encouraged his staff to cycle to work during the coronavirus crisis and he’s also been instrumental in Brompton’s scheme to loan bikes to NHS staff across […]
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High Street Kensington Cycle Lane
The cycle lane on High Street Kensington is the only protected cycle lane in the whole of RBKC. It’s already a success. Cycling numbers have more than doubled even within a few weeks, and congestion is actually lower than before the scheme was put in. We need to keep it, and we need your help.
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