📢 Residents in Hackney Wick are fed up with abandoned hire bikes blocking pavements and creating dangerous hazards!
The Hackney Wick Town Hall community group is demanding action from @HackneyCouncil , @transportforlondon , and companies like @lime to address the public safety risk caused by carelessly discarded bikes littering walkways.
“I’m 90 years old and have to carefully navigate around hire bikes dumped on the pavement just to get to the shops,” said Trowbridge Estate resident Gordon, 90, whose video is shown here. “Something needs to be done before someone seriously gets hurt.”
Community worker Polly Mann warns: “Residents risk life and limb dodging these obstructing bikes on their way to the bus stop. If an elderly person falls and breaks a hip, it could rob them of independence.”
Residents also complained about aggressive hire bike riders using pedestrian paths, with one neighbour suffering a broken arm after being struck.
Kenton Road resident, Brian, says the hire companies must take responsibility: “The bikes are tracked, so @Lime knows exactly where they are and who left them blocking paths.”
Other London boroughs have already acted against nuisance hire bikes. Will @HackneyCouncil and @transportforlondon listen to Hackney Wick’s demands for safety on our streets?
We call upon Hackney Council and TFL to address this situation by enforcing regulations that hold Lime Bikes accountable for the proper use of their service. Pavements must remain clear and accessible for pedestrian use. 🛑
#Dumpedbikes #HireHazards #PavementBlockages #WatchYourStep
🗣️ Join us for the next Hackney Wick Town Hall 📍 at Trowbridge Seniors Hall, E9 5HF, on 📅 Tuesday, March 26th at 6pm.
👥 A Town Hall is a meeting, not a building. It’s a chance for us to discuss what matters in Hackney Wick. It’s not run by any party or business, but by and for local people.
💡 Have thoughts about the changing area? Worried about the cost of living crisis? Thinking about projects for 2024? Looking for opportunities for children? Bring it to the Town Hall and chat it out!
👋 Join us to connect with Hackney Wick people, old and new, have a natter about what matters to you, and share a bite to eat with your neighbours.
📞 Book your place via the link in bio, or call 0748 232 0992 for info.
Hackney Wick Town Hall
Tue 26 Mar 2024 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Trowbridge Seniors Hall, E9 5HF
It's been a little while but the next Town Hall is here! Got worries about the air pollution? Thinking about Wickmas? Been dreaming up new spaces? Come on down to Trowbridge Senior Citizens Club on 21 November and talk it out with your neighbours.
Register at link in bio
We’re delighted to announce that we’re back in person! Next Town Hall is Tuesday 27, 5pm at The Yard Theatre. We’re so excited to see you that we’re throwing a free community meal into the mix. More info and booking to reserve your place in bio!
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Have thoughts about the night time economy? Want to reduce pollution in the area? Been thinking about pedestrianising the streets of Hackney Wick? Well this is the space for you.
After months of meeting on Zoom, we’re finally back IRL (in real life). Join us to reconnect with Hackney Wick people, old and new, have a natter about what matters to you and have a tasty meal with your neighbours, on us.
We’ll be joined by Phillip Glanville, Hackney’s Mayor, to talk about and listen to all things Hackney Wick.
The evening will end with a free communal meal served up by Seif Abdel Salam from Taheena.
We did it digitally!!! Fantastic turnout for a pilot of online #hackneywicktownhall and massive thanks to Polly @wickaward@hackney_quest@kigoeewer Charlie Bristow @georgina.app for making it work!
@doughnuteconomics Kate Raworth taking us through the action part of her thinking, working & acting #newsystems #newrules and the value of experimentation
The last Cultural Interest Group I’ll chair for a while & so great to see @stourspace getting us to support them, @hackneytours and @creative_wick@london.legacy@bartlettarchucl and then on to meet @mayorofhackney such a great connected community who meet monthly, work through differences, collaborate where possible. #communityconversations
A small group of brilliant people talking about some of the great cross-borough work that has been going on. Also we talked about getting the word out to everyone in the area - this is the place to bring things up and find like minds to help make things happen. #communityconversations #townhallmeeting #hackneywick
