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Accessible Streets
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Campaigning for people friendly streets that are accessible for everyone #AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
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accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

New dropped kerbs with yellow tactile paving have been installed here which means that people who use a wheelchair are now able to cross this junction 🙌

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
New dropped kerbs with yellow tactile paving has been installed either side of the junction On the far side of the junction, a new dropped kerb with yellow tactile paving has been added for access to the pavement On the far side of the junction, a new dropped kerb with yellow tactile paving has been added for access to the pavement
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

Great to see that dropped kerbs have been added here so that people who use a wheelchair are now able to cross this junction 🙌

Would have preferred yellow over grey for the tactile paving though!

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
On the far side of the junction, a new dropped kerb has been installed with grey tactile paving On the far side of the junction, a new dropped kerb has been installed with grey tactile paving New dropped kerbs with grey tactile paving have been installed on both sides of the junction for access to the pavement
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

Proper dropped kerbs have been installed here now meaning that people who use a wheelchair are able to cross this entrance way 🙌

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
New dropped kerbs have been installed on either side of an entrance way On the far side of an entrance way, a new dropped kerb has been installed for access to the pavement On the far side of an entrance way, a new dropped kerb has been installed for access to the pavement
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

New dropped kerbs have been put in which means that people who use a wheelchair will now be able to cross this entrance way and continue on with their day 🙌

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
An entrance way interrupts the pavement. Either side of the entrance way, new dropped kerbs have been installed for access to the pavement On the far side of an entrance way, a new dropped kerb has been installed for access to the pavement On the far side of an entrance way, a new dropped kerb has been installed for access to the pavement
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

Dropped kerbs have been added to both sides of this junction which will now enable people who use a wheelchair to cross the road 🙌

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
A pedestrian dropped kerb has been installed on the far side of the junction for access to the pavement A pedestrian dropped kerb has been installed on the far side of the junction for access to the pavement
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

Dropped kerbs have been installed either side of this entrance way. This means that people who use a wheelchair are now able to cross and continue on with their journey 🙌

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
New dropped kerbs for access to the pavement have been installed either side of an entrance way On the far side of an entrance way, a dropped kerb for access to the pavement has been installed On the far side of an entrance way, a dropped kerb for access to the pavement has been installed
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

The surface level of this entrance way has been raised to be the same level as the pavement, meaning that people who use a wheelchair are now able to cross 🙌

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
An entrance way interrupts the pavement. The road surface of the entrance way has been raised up to be the same level as the pavement On the far side of the entrance way, the pavement is now the same level as the road surface On the far side of the entrance way, the pavement is now the same level as the road surface
November 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
The lack of a dropped kerb here on side where the bin is, results in people who use a wheelchair not being able to cross the road.

📍 Trinity Close/Granleigh Road junction

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽 🧑‍🦼 🧑‍🦯
On the far side of the junction, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement At the junction, on one side there is no dropped kerb for access to the pavement
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
The lack of a levelled pavement or suitable dropped kerbs here makes the pavement difficult or even inaccessible for people who use a wheelchair.

📍 Stewart Road (outside Grays garage)

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽 🧑‍🦼 🧑‍🦯
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 Screenshot from Google Maps shows the pavement interrupted by an entrance way to a car garage. On one side of the entrance way, there dropped kerb is not flush with the road surface of the entrance way.
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
The lack of a suitable dropped kerb here makes it difficult for people who use a wheelchair to cross the road.

📍 Melford Road/Park Grove Road junction

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽 🧑‍🦼 🧑‍🦯
On the far side of the junction, the dropped kerb is not flush with the carriageway On the far side of the junction, the dropped kerb is not flush with the carriageway A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 50mm
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
The lack of suitable dropped kerbs here makes it difficult or even impossible for people who use a wheelchair to cross the road.

📍 Mayville Road/Park Grove Road junction

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽 🧑‍🦼 🧑‍🦯
On the far side of the junction, the dropped kerb is not flush with the carriageway A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 30mm On the far side of the junction, the dropped kerb is not flush with the carriageway A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 30mm
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
The lack of dropped kerbs here means that people who use a wheelchair are unable to cross both of these entrance ways.

📍 Gramer Close (outside No.3)

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽 🧑‍🦼 🧑‍🦯
The pavement is interrupted by two entrance ways. On both sides of the entrance ways, 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
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
Even today, across our neighbourhoods there are instances where dropped kerbs are missing/not suitable. This impacts on how people who use a wheelchair (and others) get around their local community.

This 🧵 takes you through what's missing/needs improvement within Cathall ward, Waltham Forest👇
A map of Cathall ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
The lack of a dropped kerb here on side where the bin is, results in people who use a wheelchair not being able to cross the road.

📍 Trinity Close/Granleigh Road junction

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽 🧑‍🦼 🧑‍🦯
On the far side of the junction, there is no dropped kerb to access the pavement At the junction, on one side there is no dropped kerb for access to the pavement
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
The lack of a levelled pavement or suitable dropped kerbs here makes the pavement difficult or even inaccessible for people who use a wheelchair.

📍 Stewart Road (outside Grays garage)

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽 🧑‍🦼 🧑‍🦯
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 Screenshot from Google Maps shows the pavement interrupted by an entrance way to a car garage. On one side of the entrance way, there dropped kerb is not flush with the road surface of the entrance way.
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
The lack of a suitable dropped kerb here makes it difficult for people who use a wheelchair to cross the road.

📍 Melford Road/Park Grove Road junction

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽 🧑‍🦼 🧑‍🦯
On the far side of the junction, the dropped kerb is not flush with the carriageway On the far side of the junction, the dropped kerb is not flush with the carriageway A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 50mm
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
The lack of suitable dropped kerbs here makes it difficult or even impossible for people who use a wheelchair to cross the road.

📍 Mayville Road/Park Grove Road junction

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽 🧑‍🦼 🧑‍🦯
On the far side of the junction, the dropped kerb is not flush with the carriageway A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 30mm On the far side of the junction, the dropped kerb is not flush with the carriageway A metal ruler shows the kerb upstand to be roughly 30mm
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
The lack of dropped kerbs here means that people who use a wheelchair are unable to cross both of these entrance ways.

📍 Gramer Close (outside No.3)

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽 🧑‍🦼 🧑‍🦯
The pavement is interrupted by two entrance ways. On both sides of the entrance ways, 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
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
Even today, across our neighbourhoods there are instances where dropped kerbs are missing/not suitable. This impacts on how people who use a wheelchair (and others) get around their local community.

This 🧵 takes you through what's missing/needs improvement within Cathall ward, Waltham Forest👇
A map of Cathall ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

Dropped kerbs have been installed here, meaning that people who use a wheelchair are now able to cross this entrance way 🙌

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
New dropped kerbs have been installed either side of an entrance to bin storage. On the far side of an entrance way, a dropped kerb has been installed for access to the pavement On the far side of an entrance way, a dropped kerb has been installed for access to the pavement
October 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

Dropped kerbs have been added here to now allow people who use a wheelchair to cross this junction.

Missed opportunity to put in a continuous crossing though.

@maxsullivan.bsky.social

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
Either side of the junction, dropped kerbs have been added for access to the pavement On the far side of the junction, a dropped kerb has been added for access to the pavement On the far side of the junction, a dropped kerb has been added for access to the pavement
October 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

When the pavement was relaid here, dropped kerbs were added so that people who use a wheelchair can now cross this entrance way.

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
Either side of an entrance way to a garage, the pavement has been relaid and now includes dropped kerbs On the far side of an entrance way to a garage, the pavement has been relaid and now includes a dropped kerb On the far side of an entrance way to a garage, the pavement has been relaid and now includes a dropped kerb
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

This dropped kerb has now been made flush with the road surface over this entrance way. This now makes it easier for people who use a wheelchair to cross 🙌

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
On one side of an entrance way, the dropped kerb (for access to the pavement), has now been made flush with the road surface On the far side of an entrance way, the dropped kerb, for access to the pavement, has now been made flush with the road surface
October 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

The pavement has now been levelled across this entrance way, meaning people who use a wheelchair are now able to cross and continue on with their journey.

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
The pavement has been levelled across a historic entrance way
October 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
accessiblestreets.bsky.social
🎉🎉SUCCESS🎉🎉

New dropped kerbs which are flush with the road surface have been installed, making it easier for people who use a wheelchair to cross the road 🙌

#AccessibleStreets 🧑‍🦽🧑‍🦼🧑‍🦯
New dropped kerbs have been installed on both sides of the junction which are now flush with the road surface. Both dropped kerbs also have a light grey tactile paving. On the far side of the junction, a new dropped kerb with light grey tactile paving has been installed which is now flush with the road surface. On the far side of the junction, a new dropped kerb with light grey tactile paving has been installed which is now flush with the road surface.
October 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM