



E-bike residents conference
Monday 28 October 2024
Small Hall, Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX.
Doors will open at 6pm; event starts promptly at 6.30pm.
The Environment Select Committee is organising a residents’ conference to discuss the use of e-bikes in the borough.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has recently started to provide parking spaces in a large number of virtual bays and marked bays to facilitate responsible parking and storage of rental e-bikes.
As cycling and e-bike hire are growing in popularity among visitors and residents, this special event will consider the important issues which have emerged and the possible solutions.
Above all, the conference will be an opportunity for the borough’s residents and road users to:
- raise concerns
- highlight works well
- have their say on what might need to change
The event will be chaired by the committee’s chair Councillor Greg Hammond.
The meeting would like to hear directly from residents:
- concerns about pavement use for pedestrians and maintaining accessibility
- safety and responsible cycling while using e-bikes
- storage and parking of hired e-bikes
- environmental benefits of e-bikes and cycling as an alternative to other forms of transport
- visitors to the borough and e-bikes
There will be a Q&A with panel speakers, who will include:
- representatives from e-bike providers Lime and Forest
- Cllr Cem Kemahli, Lead Member for Planning and Place
- London Councils
- Transport for London
- the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea sustainable transport officer
The Environment Select Committee will use the evidence gathered at the meeting, including residents’ contributions, to develop a report with recommendations for the Lead Member and Council’s Leadership Team.
To attend email scrutiny@rbkc.gov.uk or telephone 07971 982 073.
Contact numbers
So if you see a bike that is not in the right place:
https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/parking-transport-and-streets/roads-and-pavements/e-bike-hire
Residents are asked to contact the company directly:
E-Bikes and Scooters
If you have a problem with poorly parked bikes, these are the contact details to get them removed.
Lime bikes
https://help.li.me/hc/en-us/requests/new or london-ops@li.me
Tier bikes
https://intercom-help.eu/tier-mobility/en/articles/1531-how-to-report-an-abandoned-or-wrongly-parked-vehicle or support@tier.app
HumanForest
https://www.humanforest.co.uk
In addition, we have now the problem of the bikes and how they are parked within the designated areas i.e. if they fall over…
Sustainable Travel Team ebikes@rbkc.gov.uk