Cycle Campaigning Kensington and Chelsea

Meanwhile, I've met a few more local residents, and started some e-mail exchange with some residents associations, and have been trying to find out more local opinion.

Does anyone on here live further south, towards Redcliffe Square or Edith Grove, or further north, towards Shepherd's Bush? I'd be interested to know your experience of this one-way system in your part of town.

I should add that I've had a detailed hard-copy letter from Cllr Linda Wade in response to my e-mails to her. This showed an interest in the problems along these roads, and a desire either to support the solution I proposed, or to find another solution for cyclists. So far, the other proposals have been quite unspecific, or related to other parts of RBKC, but this is a more encouraging response than the local councilors. This was started by my supporting the 'space for cycling' campaign, so I'd urge other local residents to support that campaign too, even though it is sparse on specific requests for the Earl's Court Ward.

To those who are campaigning locally - a cycle lane west-east along Cromwell Road between ECR and WR is a good idea - and this might be gaining traction in RBKC. There is an existing quietway just south of Cromwell Road which this would supplement. In my view, the major problem in the Ward is that of Earl's Court Road and Warwick Road.

There is huge local support for this. Plenty of people have tried before and given up, but they have left mailing lists, networks of contacts, and a sense of a desire for change intact. So, the first part of this, engaging local residents, is going well.

Now, I need to draw a sketch map of what changes would look like. This is your chance to influence this. Do you have a good idea of what you would want to see in this area? If so, say so here. A general sense of ''cycle lanes" isn't good enough. Where do you want them? What sort of intervention? Think about anywhere on this one way system, not just earls court. I'm still thinking of campaigning seeking its return to two way use, but if you've a better idea, such as a limited one way system with separated cycle lanes, say what you would like to see now.

Also, if anyone has software to draw road layout well, or fancies doing drawing for beer, wine or gin, please get in touch.

Please do help me make this a safer area of town for cycling.
Thanks.