All photos in & around Kensington and Chelsea

Pedestrian killed by royal escort

Early report
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65554648

Dies after coma
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65691643

No pesky bikes.

Bicycles
chained
to these
railings
will be
removed

Bute Street, a short LTN in South Ken

Old Brompton Road

Bike Hangar on Harrington Road

Queen's Gate / Cromwell Road

Closed gate at Imperial College.

The state of this. A pedestrian crossing at the top of Sloane Street with a major traffic junction. No pedestrian lights. This is @TfL responsibility to make safe (which it is not) @willnorman @lastnotlost @RantyHighwayman t.co/Q9Hj3ySU2o

Electric hire bike in Ladbroke Road, Notting Hill.

White Bike commemorating Eilidh Jake Cairns 1978-2009

Groovy but heavy electric hire bikes outside the Coronet Theatre in Notting Hill.

Albert Bridge - cyclists have to wait while vans squeeze through the width restriction

6 foot 6 inch width limit on the Albert Bridge - and most vehicles seem to be about 6 foot 5 inches wide, but determined to get through.

Start of Quietway 15 north from Brompton cemetery

The end of Quietway 15 at Brompton cemetery

There's a cycle route through Brompton cemetery, but the gates are closing at 5pm.

Tight access to the contraflow cycle lane on the bridge over the West London Line.

Tight access to the contraflow cycle lane on the bridge over the West London Line.

No Entry Except Cycles on route C39 beside the railway to Shepherd's Bush

Right turn on route C39

Contraflow cycle lane on C39

No Entry Except Cycles

Cycle parking and start of contraflow cycle lane

End of contraflow cycle lane

Once again, luxury car, prat plate, and entitled parking. Apparently it's OK for him to park here because he can't get through the restrictions.
666S
@YPLAC t.co/850agk4xSY

Come on @RBKC - you are a huge gap in London’s safer cycle network.

We can still see the shadow lines and bolt holes on Ken High St where the bike lane used to be.

Let’s work together to put in a safe route before anyone else gets hurt. t.co/yovbh9gxRk

Racks on Westbourne Park Road, Notting Hill.

Parklet on Blenheim Crescent.

Parklet on Blenheim Crescent.

Bike hangar on Talbot Road.

Looks like as many cycle parking spaces as possible have been crammed onto this island on Talbot Road at it's junction with Portobello Road, Notting Hill.

Portobello Road

Parklet on Westbourne Grove

A mews off Portobello Road.

Portobello Road - the unofficial looking blue plaque suggests George Orwell once lived here.

Pembridge Villas, Notting Hill

Zebra crossing of Pembridge Road leading to Portobello Road, Notting Hill.

The Guyana High Commission is opposite the Embassy of the Russian Federation.

Racks at Notting Hill gate outside the Coronet Theatre.

A zebra 🦓 crossing on a side road, Anderson Street off the King’s Road, London.

Cycle parking on the footway outside my old (1980) student house.

V&A

Outside the Victoria and Albert museum.

PSPO ZONE

NO ANTISOCIAL
DRIVING

PSPO: Public Spaces Protection Order

The link: www.rbkc.gov.uk/pspo goes to:
www.rbkc.gov.uk/community-and-local-life/community-safety/antisocial-behaviour-asb-nuisance-vehicles-public-spaces-protection-order-pspo

which begins:

Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) Nuisance Vehicles Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO)
The Order

The activities described below are hereby prohibited between the hours of 12 noon and 6am, across the entire Royal Borough. Anyone being the driver of a vehicle (motorised or otherwise) must not perform any of the following activities:

Revving of engine(s) (as to cause a public nuisance)
Sudden and/or rapid acceleration (as to cause a public nuisance)
Repeated sudden and/or rapid acceleration (as to cause a public nuisance)
Racing by two or more vehicles
Performing stunts (as to cause a public nuisance)
Sounding horns (as to cause a public nuisance)
Playing music from a vehicle (as to cause a public nuisance)
Using threatening, intimidating behaviour towards another person
Causing obstruction on a public highway, whether moving or stationary, including driving in convoy

'Vehicle' includes a pedal cycle, which includes a power assisted pedal cycle, or a pedal cycle in combination with a trailer, constructed or adapted for carrying one or more passengers.

Breaching this Order can result in a Fixed Penalty Notice of £100, or on summary conviction in a Magistrates’ Court, a maximum fine of £1,000.

London Cycle Hire point

Cycle parking

Contraflow

“Jogger” killed at this signal controlled junction that has no pedestrian phase.

twitter.com/kenningtonpob/status/1349505811609956353

www.standard.co.uk/news/london/battersea-bridge-crash-jogger-range-rover-b881226.html

twitter.com/rossithebossi/status/1296496235784871937

RBKC deny seeing plans for a “safe” crossing...
twitter.com/hackneycyclist/status/1351488342387531776

Petition
twitter.com/robmcgibbon/status/1351245102656741377

Needs a Toucan crossing here

The popular Kensington High Street cycle route has been replaced by...parked cars 👏🏽

Shared space with more outdoor seating during COVID

@MikeyCycling @RBKC @mragilligan @willnorman @theJeremyVine First wands removed in front of Dutch embassy tonight t.co/Q3sKEubE49

To think the @RBKC might actually remove these bicycle lanes. These child friendly, eco positive, carbon neutral bicycle lanes. Surely not? #TheRoyalBoroughOfPetrolAndPollution #KensingtonHighStreet #SaveTheLane #CitizensAssemblies t.co/9KZCl0nxjk

The world’s first ambulance bicycle - exhibit at the Science Museum

Pedestrian priority at sideroads

High Street Kensington will become increasingly dangerous as large numbers of cyclists flood onto it from C9. A proper segregated bike lane will be needed or injuries will be almost certain.

Opposite cafe in Holland Park

Cycle path please.

Pedestrian & cycle crossing - timing needs to be changed to prioritise crossing the road. This is a 2-stage crossing and the wait is very long. The road is often empty due to lights at big junctions before and after this section and the long wait results in pedestrians/bikes crossing on red which could be dangerous. This is an important crossing of a very big road to link up residential and commercial areas.

Modal filter (walking/cycling only) to reduce through traffic

Modal filter (walking/cycling only) to reduce through traffic

Modal filter/closure here to reduce rat running

Need protected cycle way between The Broad Walk and the entrance to the Albert Memorial on the A315.

Widen

Make Albert Bridge a pedestrian bridge. There are no buses that use the bridge, and the vast amount of traffic is from pedestrians and dog walkers, who currently have to step out into the road to avoid each other.

There are no pedestrian lights here, and constant traffic. Pedestrians have to cross 4-5 lanes of traffic without the time to do so. Highly dangerous.

Often 3 lanes of westbound traffic merging into 1 lane. Cars everywhere and no cycling infrastructure. Road plenty wide enough to accommodate a cycle lane.

Need advanced stop line for bikes and reduction of car lanes to 2 from 3 to give more space for bikes and a cycle lane. Very busy junction with high cycle use and no cycling infrastructure.

This is a very busy road for cyclists but is very dangerous - all the way along the embankment from Chelsea bridge to cremorne road. It is a wide road often dual or 1.5 carriageway. Put in a curbed bi-directional cycle lane and you would transform the area for cycling. You would like the cycle superhighways in central London to west London and massively increase commenter cycling numbers. Transformational.

Segregated cycle lanes required ASAP. This is an extremely dangerous section of road leading into central London

No proper cycling lines - a lot of traffic - very dangerous

There is no pedestrian crossing here, when traffic approaches from three different directions at high speeds. It is an exceedingly unpleasant and dangerous environment for vulnerable road users.

Holland Park Avenue is a dangerous and inhospitable place for vulnerable road users. It is essential to instal segregated cycle lanes and traffic calming measures to allow people to safely travel to work and school.

Allow cyclists in Holland Park. Holland park is a North-South feature where cycling is forbidden (but all sorts of cars and vans may drive in for different reasons). It blocks any route East-West that tries to avoid the dangerous roads that lack cycling facilities (like High Street Kensington to the South).

Allow cyclists in Holland Park. Holland park is a North-South feature where cycling is forbidden (but all sorts of cars and vans may drive in for different reasons). It blocks any route East-West that tries to avoid the dangerous roads that lack cycling facilities (like High Street Kensington to the South).

Allow cycles in the opposite direction to traffic in this short road. This is the only reasonable straight route to avoid High Street Kensington (which has no cycling facilities).

Allow cyclists to ride here. This is the only reasonable back "road" to avoid insane traffic in High Street Kensington (which has no cycling facilities).

Heavy speeding traffic causing many collisions.

Long bridge is a pinch point

Unsafe junction for cyclists and pedestrians. Constant heavy traffic along Ladbroke Grove and coming from Sainsbury's make crossing hazardous to both pedestrians and cyclists.

Permanent cycle lane to improve N/S links from transportiinfrastructure to Thames path etc

Lack of cycle infrastructure on Kensington High Street is almost criminal. No connection between C9 and CS3 going to be a death trap in the future.

Pop up Cycle Lanes willesden junction to PADDINGTON. Harrow Rd

Safer junction for people cycling. Critical issue with this junction as cars frequently squash you into the side of the road. There's a tiny cycle lane once you get onto Ladbroke Grove but drivers ignore it. Ladbroke Grove & Harrow Road

Dangerous crossing - Segregated cycle lane that actually works and is useful in both directions.

It would be great if this could continue in both directions, along the Vale/Uxbridge Road and Holland Park Avenye

For residents of the surrounding blocks

Bicycles at the Science Museum

Automated delivery robot being displayed at the Science Museum. These create an obstruction for footway users.

Cycle parking present here.

Cycle parking present here.

New entrance courtyard at the V&A - plenty of space for cycle parking, but of course the design values are more important.

Quietway markings have appeared on Exhibition Road

Covered to keep dry

Cycle parking needed here.

New theatre opened and there are no cycle stands nearby.

Just at the junction, just within Redcliffe Square, on the wider part of the footpath before it narrows for car parking bays

Just at the junction, just within Redcliffe Square, on the wider part of the footpath before it narrows for car parking bays

Cycle stands and cycle lane.

Route signs for cyclists continuing from Holland Walk on the A402.

Cyclists Dismount sign at the top of Holland Walk, no dropped kerb or obvious way to continue.

Awkward place to put the cycle lane on Holland Park - and is that really meant to be wide enough for two-way cycling?