A view along a footway with a verge left with large trees and front gardens left. There is a black car sticking out over the footway and a grey car beyond even more.
Why has this become socially acceptable?
26.10.2025 08:03 — 👍 243 🔁 36 💬 32 📌 4
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉
This dropped kerb has been lowered so that it is now flush with the road surface 🙌
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25.10.2025 13:51 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
I would have preferred it.
I believe the estate road/resident’s car park is a private road and not sure whether that makes things slightly more difficult with putting a continuous crossing across the entrance
24.10.2025 10:02 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Good to see. I trust that the 7 issues on George Street identified in this thread will be resolved as part of these works.
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24.10.2025 09:25 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Good to see. I trust that the 7 issues on George Street identified in this thread will be resolved as part of these works.
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24.10.2025 09:25 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉
With dropped kerbs now installed, people who use a wheelchair are now able to cross this entrance way to a resident’s car park
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24.10.2025 07:18 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉
Dropped kerbs installed results in people who use a wheelchair now being able to cross this entrance way to a resident’s car park.
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22.10.2025 07:07 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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17.10.2025 07:00 — 👍 22 🔁 13 💬 3 📌 1
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉
People who use a wheelchair are now able to cross this entrance way after @hackneycouncil.bsky.social listened and fixed the issue 👏
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14.10.2025 17:22 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉
A dropped kerb has now been put in place so that people who use a wheelchair can cross this junction.
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14.10.2025 07:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉
Dropped kerbs now installed on both sides of this junction means that people who use a wheelchair are able to cross the road.
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13.10.2025 15:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉
With dropped kerbs now installed, people who use a wheelchair can now cross this entrance way 🙌
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13.10.2025 07:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
That's it! It took four threads, but they all highlight the 70 instances in which accessibility can be improved within Bethnal Green West ward in Tower Hamlets.
A report was originally submitted to councillors in May 2021.
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On the far side of the entrance way, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
The lack of dropped kerbs or a levelled pavement across this entrance way results in the pavement being inaccessible to people who use a wheelchair.
📍 Witan Street (west side of railway bridge)
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
An entrance way interrupts the pavement. On both sides of the entrance way, there are no dropped kerbs for access to the pavement
On the far side of the entrance way, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
On the far side of the entrance way, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
The lack of dropped kerbs either side of this entrance way means that people who use a wheelchair are unable to cross.
📍 Witan Street (opposite No.1)
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
On one side of an entrance way, there is no dropped kerb for access to the pavement
On the far side of the entrance way, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
The lack of a dropped kerb here makes this pavement inaccessible to people who use a wheelchair.
📍 Witan Street (No.1)
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
On the far side of the entrance way, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
On the far side of the entrance way, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
The lack of dropped kerbs either side of this entrance way means that people who use a wheelchair are unable to cross.
📍 Wilmot Road (opposite No.35a)
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
An entrance way interrupts the pavement. On both sides of the entrance way, there are no dropped kerbs for access to the pavement
On the far side of the entrance way, the dropped kerb is not flush with the carriageway
A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 30mm
The lack of dropped kerbs either side of this entrance way means that people who use a wheelchair are unable to cross.
📍 Warner Place (No.4)
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
On the far side of the junction, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
On the far side of the junction, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
At the junction, there are no dropped kerbs either side to access the pavement
The lack of dropped kerbs here means that people who use a wheelchair are unable to cross the road.
📍 Wadeson Street/Ponsonby Villas junction
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
On the far side of the junction, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
On the far side of the junction, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
The lack of a dropped kerb on one side of this junction means that people who use a wheelchair are unable to cross the road.
📍 Vyner Street/Lark Row junction
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The pavement is interrupted by an entrance way. On one side of the entrance way, the dropped kerb is not flush with the road surface
On the far side of the entrance way, the dropped kerb is not flush with the carriageway
A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 55mm
The lack of a suitable dropped kerb here results in the pavement being inaccessible for people who use a wheelchair.
📍 Vyner Street (No.65)
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
An entrance way interrupts the pavement. On both sides of the entrance way, there are no dropped kerbs for access to the pavement
On the far side of the entrance way, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
On the far side of the entrance way, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
The lack of dropped kerbs here results in the pavement being inaccessible for people who use a wheelchair.
📍 Vyner Street (No.43)
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
On the far side of the entrance way, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
On the far side of the entrance way, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
The lack of dropped kerbs here results in the pavement being inaccessible for people who use a wheelchair.
📍 Vyner Street (No.1)
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Part four, the final part of the never ending 🧵 looking at Bethnal Green West ward in Tower Hamlets...
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
This is the end of part three of the the 🧵 of Bethnal Green West ward. One more part to go...
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
On the far side of the junction, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
On the far side of the junction, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
At the junction, there are no dropped kerbs either side to access the pavement
The lack of dropped kerbs here means that people who use a wheelchair are unable to cross the road.
📍Viaduct Street/Viaduct Place junction
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
On the far side of the junction, the dropped kerb is not flush with the road surface
On the far side of the junction, the dropped kerb is not flush with the road surface
A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 75mm
The lack of a suitable dropped kerb here makes it difficult or even impossible for a person who uses a wheelchair to cross.
📍Viaduct Place/Seabright Street corner
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
An entrance way interrupts the pavement. On both sides of the entrance way, there are no dropped kerbs for access to the pavement
A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 45mm
A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 45mm
The lack of suitable dropped kerbs or a levelled pavement here results in the pavement being difficult or even inaccessible for people who use a wheelchair.
📍Viaduct Place (opposite No.9)
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
On the far side of the entrance way, the dropped kerb is not flush with the carriageway
A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 40mm
On the far side of the entrance way, the dropped kerb is not flush with the carriageway
A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 55mm
The lack of dropped kerbs or a levelled pavement here results in the pavement being inaccessible for people who use a wheelchair.
📍Viaduct Place (No.418)
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
On the far side of the entrance way, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
On the far side of the entrance way, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement
An entrance way interrupts the pavement. On both sides of the entrance way, there are no dropped kerbs for access to the pavement
The lack of dropped kerbs or a levelled pavement here results in the pavement being inaccessible for people who use a wheelchair.
📍Viaduct Place (No.9)
#AccessibleStreets 🧑🦽 🧑🦼 🧑🦯
11.10.2025 11:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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