In the heyday of electric trams in London, Kensington did not have a single inch of tramway. Campaigners claimed trams would bring an “undesirable” class of person. About 85 yrs later, Kensington’s thinly veiled prejudice is still here; it hasn’t a single inch of safe cycleway.

This is the BBC's Environment Correspondent describing a video, widely shared by troll accounts, of a man shouting and swearing near families in a residential street as "brilliant". This led to a one-sided piece on LTNs which was devoid of any fact-checking. THREAD (1/18) 👇

Why am I so interested in one cycle lane? Because what’s happened in Kensington is a loss for London’s entire transport system. It’s also a metaphor for how active travel may be treated up and down the country. It turns out a lot of other people are interested too.