Why rip out the £300k KHS cycle route, for a poor £600k round-the-houses alternative?

After being half-installed for less than seven weeks, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea’s Cllr Johnnie Thalassites decided to rip out the pop-up cycle installed on Kensington High Street (KHS).  RBKC reported that it has spent over £320,000 planning and installing the scheme.  Removing the scheme will cost another £30,000.  The Mayor of London, …

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At the council: November & December 2020

An aide memoire of items I’ve noted from the boroughs where I work, rest and play, in case it is of use to others. Here’s a link back to September and October if you want to rummage backwards. December 2020 Consultations closing 10 January, The Royal Parks’ “movement strategy” consultation, regarding changes to access for …

At the council: September & October 2020

An aide memoire of items I’ve noted from the boroughs where I work, rest and play, in case it is of use to others. Lots of council meetings were cancelled in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a link backwards to July & August 2020 if you’re short of stuff to read. October 2020 City of London …

At the council: July & August 2020

An aide memoire of items I’ve noted from the boroughs where I work, rest and play, in case it is of use to others. Lots of council meetings were cancelled in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Here's a link backwards to May and June 2020 if you're short of stuff to read. August 2020 August …

At the Council: May & June 2020

An aide memoire of items I’ve noted from the boroughs where I work, rest and play, in case it is of use to others. Lots of council meetings were cancelled in response to the corona virus pandemic. Here’s a link back to March & April 2020 if you’re short of stuff to read. June 2020 …

At the Council: March & April 2020

An aide memoire of items I’ve noted from the boroughs where I work, rest and play, in case it is of use to others. Lots of council meetings were cancelled in response to the corona virus pandemic. Here’s a link back to Jan & Feb'20  if you’re short of stuff to read. April 2020 With councils …

At the Council: January & February 2020

An aide memoire of items I’ve noted from the boroughs where I work, rest and play, in case it is of use to others. Here’s a link back to the last of 2019's if you're short of stuff to read. February 2020 City of London 18 Feb, Planning & Transport, has minutes of the 28 …

At the Council: November & December 2019

An aide memoire of items I’ve noted from the boroughs where I work, rest and play, in case it is of use to others.  November has been a relatively quiet month due to general election purdah, but a few councils have snuck a few decisions through. Here’s links back to August-October, May-July,  March/ April and January/ February 2019 posts. …

At the Council: September & October 2019

An aide memoire of items I’ve noted from the boroughs where I work, rest and play, in case it is of use to others. Here’s links back to May-July,  March/ April and January/ February 2019 posts. October 2019 City of London 1 Oct, Planning & Transport Ctte: Guidance on wind tunnel effects due to new buildings – ctte …

No consultation, no scrutiny (1): Merton Council’s £900,000 project to replace the Figges Marsh roundabout

In south London, the London Borough of Merton will shortly start work on two highways projects valued together at over £1million.  Neither project has been offered to the general public via consultation, nor have they been presented to council committees for scrutiny or approval. In Merton, that’s perfectly fine and normal. In July 2019, Merton …