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.

Before it's even finished, sources say the Kensington High Street cycle lane will be removed from tomorrow. If politicians cannot show even the tiniest bit of leadership required to keep one cycle lane in, I have no idea how they're going to handle the threat of climate change.