Friday, 4 December 2020

GOVERNMENT AND MAYOR OF LONDON VERSUS RBK&C RESIDENTS

We cannot allow this government and the Mayor to push us around. 

The Council bowed to the wishes of residents and the business community and is now being attacked for doing the right thing.

The Dame will be writing to Cllr Thalassites and activetravel@rbkc.gov.uk confirming her deep opposition to cycle lanes in Kensington High St and we should all write to 

confirming our support for its decision to end this failed experiment

URGENT: ACTION NEEDED

Dear VRARA member,

Urgent: Your support is needed for Council’s decision to remove the cycle lanes on Kensington High Street

The Council has responded to public concern about the way the Cycle Lanes on Kensington High Street have been implemented and now needs your support to defend its decision against threats from the Government and the Mayor to take over this street.
RBKC has already started removing the cycle lanes, but as you must have read, the Government is now threatening to take over Kensington High Street in order to block their removal and implement a permanent cycle lane.
The Council needs your support for their decision to remove the cycle lanes to demonstrate that the have strong support from residents for the action they have taken.
Action
The Council would like residents, as a matter of urgency, to write to:              

to confirm your opposition to the cycle lanes and your support for the action the Council has taken, signing with your name and address.
Your letter/email of support for the Council’s action should be short and to the point.
Finally, I wanted to reiterate that this objection is not against cyclists and certainly not against pro-environment measures. Many of us are presently working with our residents' associations to engage with RBKC in order to come up with concrete measures to address the need for safer cycle routes  and encourage more active travel.

Michael Bach
Chairman
Victoria Road Area Residents’ Association

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous5 December 2020 at 08:52

    All the Resident Associations and the Kensington Society are in a panic that RBKC has taken fright of the Mayor and is about to re install the cycle lanes.

    There is a GLA Election next year and a Mayor's election. Cycle lanes have been turned into a political football with RBKC rooting for Shaughn Bailey (detested by EDC) and Tony Devenish who have ambitions in City Hall

    The whole charade is pathetic. Cycles are not a Party Political issue. Local Government should be about local administration with common sense, majority supported, decisions. This whole saga is a self inflicted wound by Hornton Street Leader, dizzy Campbell

    Its time to put dizzie out to grass

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