About Us

Who We Are

We’re a group of local volunteers united by a common wish to make our streets safer, healthier and happier, now and for future generations.

Across the borough, from North Kensington to Chelsea, or Earl’s Court to South Kensington or Notting Hill, we bring people together, whether parents with young families, wanting to be able to walk, scoot or cycle safely to school with their children, students getting to lectures, business people getting to meetings, people shopping locally rather than at superstores, enjoying some clean air and exercise, we have a broad group of all ages.

Over time, we have built good working relations with RBKC, TfL and other residents’ groups, and we work collaboratively with all whose interests like ours are to improve our great borough.

We have a committee that helps organise things and many other active volunteers. We always welcome new people, whether because of a particular issue you have to raise or whether you’d like to get involved.

Background

Too many of our streets are unhealthy, unsafe and unhappy.

We know why – it’s too many unnecessary car journeys and insufficient infrastructure for people to make other choices.

We want to change our streets so that those who can walk or cycle are able to do so safely and enjoyably, and those who can’t face less congestion, bringing cleaner air, reducing deaths and life-changing injuries, encouraging community and more active healthier lives.

Get in Touch

If you’d like to join us, share some encouraging messages of support, brainstorm ideas, or want to offer your skills for the cause – please don’t hesitate to send us a message!

Current issues in Kensington and Chelsea

  • Increased Traffic

    Car traffic keeps going up, encouraged by navigation and ride-hailing apps.  Since 2013 in RBKC alone, average yearly traffic has increased by 50 million miles.

  • Rat Running

    Since 2009, traffic on residential roads in London – known as “rat-running” has increased from 5.4 billion miles per year to 9.3 billion miles per year.

  • Congestion

    Cars – whether private cars or taxis – are the least efficient use of road space, and are the main cause of congestion.

  • Unnecessary Car Journeys

    Most London car journeys are short and could be cycled or walked.

  • Waste of Space

    Most car journeys carry only one person – so using on average 1,300 kilos of metal measuring over six feet across to transport a single person

  • Pollution

    Vehicular transport is a major cause of city pollution.  This includes electric vehicles (EVs) which not only have a very large carbon footprint in their manufacture but emit harmful particles through brake tire dust, as well as stirring up particulates lying on the road surface

  • Danger to Lives

    Vehicles are dangerous to people on foot or bike. There have been and inevitably will continue to be life changing injuries and deaths on our roads unless we put in place safe infrastructure