Campaigners say High Court dismissal of Kensington High Street cycle lane case gives council “green light to ignore road danger” cycling
Kensington & Chelsea council insisted at the time that the decision to remove the lanes – a move which reportedly prompted then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson to go “ballistic” – followed what it claimed were complaints from local businesses and residents .
The judge concluded that “it is paradoxical for the claimants, on the one hand, to say that the defendant did not have sufficient information to reach a decision and, on the other, to contend that the defendant’s decision to conduct further research before determining what, if any, cycle lane provision there should be on Kensington High Street, was irrational.”
“We commissioned independent research on travel patterns on our roads from the Centre for London and they published their reports in March and October 2022. We have very recently sought the views of our Citizen’s Panel and are carefully considering the findings.
“It remains imperative that Kensington & Chelsea makes this key cycling corridor safe in line with their own stated policies and the transport strategy of the Mayor and Transport for London.
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