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Better, Safer Kilburn Consultation LaunchesToday Camden, Brent and Westminster Councils are launching a consultation on our ideas to improve Kilburn High Road.We want to make it easier to walk and cycle in and around the town centre, provide more space for people to stop and sit, and create a more pleasant experience when visiting and shopping.We’d love to hear your views on our proposals so you can help shape the future of Kilburn High Road.&nbsp;The consultation is now open until Friday 23 August so explore&nbsp;<ul><li>Before and after images&nbsp;</li><li>A fly-through video</li><li>Details plans of the proposed changes</li><li>Events list - talk to us</li><li>The online consultation ready for you to complete</li></ul>

Consultation now open! Have your say on the future of Kilburn High Road

We want to make it easier to walk and cycle in and around the town centre, provide more space for people to stop and sit, and create a more pleasant experience when visiting and shopping.

Better, Safer Kilburn Consultation

Kilburn High Road 

View parking and loading plans and learn more about the Freight and Servicing Study

Waiting and loading 

<h1>More information on waiting and loading</h1>To make space for all these ideas, we would need to change the loading and delivery arrangements for businesses, and parking options. New loading bays are proposed in many of the side roads to compensate for the removal of any loading opportunities on Kilburn High Road during the daytime. Timed loading spaces are proposed in some sections, which will convert to pedestrian space in the peak shopping hours.&nbsp;New disabled bays, electronic vehicle charging bays, dockless bike bays and bike hangars are also proposed within the scheme. Special parking and loading plans are available to view, alongside the plans of the whole scheme.We would help businesses adapt to any changes, and advise on freight and delivery efficiency plus cost-savings. You can view the detailed plans below.&nbsp;<h2>Freight and Servicing Delivery Plan</h2>As part of the process of developing these proposals, a Freight and Servicing Delivery Plan (FSDP) was produced. This was informed by research obtained through a business engagement exercise (2023), undertaken to produce a detailed assessment of local servicing needs, alongside a traffic survey (2022). &nbsp;The FSDP specifically analysed &ldquo;side road stress&rdquo; &ndash; calculated by subtracting the existing side road demand from the existing side road capacity, and then adding a proportion of relocated demand from Kilburn High Road. This helped us establish which side roads would require additional loading bay provision in order to accommodate the loading activity that would be shifted from the high road. We&rsquo;ve factored those streets into the plans. &nbsp;What this means is that the proposed plans have accommodated for the loading space that is proposed to be shifted from Kilburn High Road, which reduces risk of any queueing or unnecessary idling. &nbsp;All of this data has figured directly into the proposals, to ensure the solution is viable for local business needs. &nbsp;

Related plans

<h2 id="isPasted">What is the difference between parking and loading restrictions?&nbsp;</h2><h3>Single&nbsp;Yellow&nbsp;Lines&nbsp;(SYL)&nbsp;</h3>Restriction&nbsp;on waiting&nbsp;and parking&nbsp;during specific times of the&nbsp;day, but&nbsp;waiting&nbsp;and&nbsp;parking&nbsp;is&nbsp;permitted&nbsp;outside the restricted hours.&nbsp;<h3>Single&nbsp;Yellow&nbsp;Lines&nbsp;with kerbside blips </h3>Same restriction as SYL but loading&nbsp;is prohibited at certain time of the day&nbsp;(nearby time plate will indicate&nbsp;operational hours)&nbsp;<h3>Double&nbsp;Yellow&nbsp;Lines&nbsp;(DYL)</h3>Restriction&nbsp;on&nbsp;parking or waiting at any time&nbsp;of the&nbsp;day&nbsp;<h3>Double&nbsp;Yellow Lines with&nbsp;single&nbsp;kerbside blips&nbsp;</h3>Same restriction as&nbsp;DYL but loading is prohibited at certain time of the day.&nbsp;<h3>Double Yellow Lines with&nbsp;double&nbsp;kerbside blips&nbsp;</h3>Same restriction as DYL but loading is prohibited&nbsp;at any time of the day.&nbsp;

KHR_FEASIBILITY DRAWING_01_PARKING AND LOADING_FINAL_V2 2024-07-10 11_21_43.pdf

More information on air quality, road safety, traffic and travel in Kilburn. 

Air quality and road safety

<h1>Air quality and road safety in Kilburn</h1>Information has been collected by the Councils over many years about the challenges in Kilburn and its town centre. Below is a quick summary of some of this information gathered from Transport:

Graphs and tables

Supporting data.pdf

Information on active travel, road safety, waiting & loading and more

Frequently Asked Questions

<h1>Frequently Asked Questions</h1>Information on the project including road safety, waiting &amp; loading, and more answered.&nbsp;<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VveP92xkAEM?si=8ArIPi5n6EIn79EU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

Explore our ideas for improving Kilburn Town Centre

Project proposals

<h1 style="text-align: left;">Better, Safer Kilburn</h1>Kilburn is a busy place with shops, restaurants, local services and lots of public transport links. We want to make it easier to walk and cycle in and around the town centre, provide more space for people to stop and sit, and create a more pleasant experience when visiting and shopping. We also want to improve road safety, local air quality, maintain bus journey times and make it easier to catch public transport.Brent Council, Camden Council and City of Westminster are therefore working together to propose:&nbsp;<ul><li>Widening pavements, with &nbsp;new paving material and lighting&nbsp;</li><li>Adding more seating and cycle parking</li><li>Planting new trees and installing pocket parks (small spaces with places to sit and plants)</li><li>Adding more pedestrian crossings and continuous crossings which show pedestrian priority over side roads (see our photo guide for examples)</li><li>Longer bus stops and bus lane hours</li><li>New protected cycle crossings and cycle lanes</li><li>Improvements to junctions</li><li>Adding traffic restrictions on some side roads</li><li>Changes to loading and parking on Kilburn High Road and side roads&nbsp;</li></ul>Watch the video below to see how the area could look.&nbsp;<iframe width="700" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VveP92xkAEM?si=8ArIPi5n6EIn79EU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

<h2 id="isPasted">Proposals</h2><h3>Wider pavements and better street furniture</h3>New paving, lighting, seating, cycle parking and bins are proposed to upgrade the town centre and make Kilburn a more attractive place to visit. More visitors will spend longer in Kilburn and in turn spend more in local shops, restaurants and services, thus improving the economy of Kilburn.

<h3 id="isPasted">Better crossings for pedestrians</h3>Where there are long gaps between crossing points for pedestrians, we propose to add new signalised crossings including near Palmerston Road and the northern entrance to Kilburn Grange Park.&nbsp;A new crossing outside Brondesbury Station (under the bridge) is also proposed to make it easier to swap between buses and the overground.

Press &quot;next&quot; below to continue onto Page 2, where you can find more before-after photos as well as the full PDF plans.

<h3 id="isPasted">Safer crossings for cycling and new cycle lanes</h3>We&rsquo;re proposing new cycle crossings in three locations to make east-west journeys across Kilburn High Road safer. This will help cyclists link up with local Quietways and residential roads to make cycling journeys more pleasant.&nbsp;Better crossings for cyclists are proposed at Dyne Road to Netherwood Street, Burton Road to Messina Avenue, and Kilburn Park Road to Kilburn Priory.A southbound protected cycle lane is proposed in the upper part of the scheme, with cyclists then able to continue in bus lanes.

<h3 id="isPasted">New pocket parks and planting</h3>We&#39;d like to close some side roads to all motor traffic while retaining cycle access. This would allow us to create small pocket parks with places for you to sit, rest and socialise (at Messina Avenue and Greville Road). They could be designed with community help and include art and play spaces for young children.&nbsp;In addition, new trees are proposed across the town centre, to provide more greenery and shade.

<h3 id="isPasted">Improvements to junctions</h3>Many signalised junctions along Kilburn High Road would be raised to pavement level, to make it easier to cross the road, with advanced stop lines for cyclists added in all directions.&nbsp;We also propose to add a diagonal pedestrian crossing at the junction of Willesden Lane and Gascony Avenue.

<h3 id="isPasted">Changes to parking, waiting and loading</h3>To make space for all these ideas, we would need to change the loading and delivery arrangements for businesses, and parking options. New loading bays are proposed in many of the side roads to compensate for the removal of any loading opportunities on Kilburn High Road during the daytime. Timed loading spaces are proposed in some sections, which will convert to pedestrian space in the peak shopping hours.&nbsp;New disabled bays, electronic vehicle charging bays, dockless bike bays and bike hangars are also proposed within the scheme.<a href="https://kilburnhighroad.commonplace.is/en-GB/proposals/waiting-and-loading/step1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Special parking and loading plans are available to view, alongside the plans of the whole scheme.</a>

View a full PDF of the Consultation Plans here

View the Kilburn Public Realm Study: Proposed Materials and Street Furniture

Project Proposal overview

Visualisation - The high road with wider pavements, people enjoying sitting on benches and new trees

Image of the high road with narrow pavements

Visualisation with a new pedestrian crossing, new paving and cycle stands

Visualisation with a new pedestrian crossing, benches and trees

Sketch drawing - people sat with plants and only cyclist moving through

Visualisation - The high road with cycle stands

Visualisation - The high road with wider pavements, cycle stand, and new trees

Better, Safer Kilburn Scheme MAIN drawings. Consultation FINAL.pdf

Kilburn High Road_Proposed materials and furniture_July 2024.pdf

KHR summary proposal plans.pdf

Find out more about the proposals at one of our events, and look out for pop-up events on Kilburn High Road, in the pink gazebo!  

Events and Talk To Us

<h1>Consultation events</h1>We&#39;d love to chat to you at one of our events below:<ul><li>13 July, 2024: Kilburn Grange Park Festival (12pm - 6pm)</li><li>17 July, 2024: Kilburn Playhut in Kilburn Grange Park (12pm - 2pm)</li><li>20 July, 2024: South Kilburn CarniVale, Princess Road / Granville Road corner (12 pm - 5 pm)</li><li>22 July, 2024:&nbsp;Outside Kilburn Tube Station, all day</li><li>22 July, 2024: Online Q&amp;A Meeting (6-7 pm)&nbsp;<ul><li><a class="fr-green" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83164767609?pwd=T50nenzHavOkIQ0OXOWpq7wHmjvIaF.1#success" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Access link here</a></li><li>Password: 720183&nbsp;</li><li>For assistance, email or call to register: safetravel@camden.gov.uk or 020 7974 4444</li></ul></li><li>24 July, 2024:&nbsp;Kiln Theatre, John Lyons Space (5:30pm - 7:30 pm)</li><li>1 August, 2024: Kilburn Library (10am - 12pm)</li><li>13 August, 2024:Online Q&amp;A Meeting (6pm - 7pm)<ul><li><a class="fr-green" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89548112538?pwd=BTZxpiKsWBHfmoLpnwsICr2wHL4O1W.1#success" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Access link here</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Password: 831277</li><li id="isPasted">For assistance, email or call to register: safetravel@camden.gov.uk or 020 7974 4444</li></ul></li></ul>And look out for pop-up events on Kilburn High Road, in the pink gazebo, throughout July and August!&nbsp;

Have Your Say

<h1>Shape the future of Kilburn High Street.</h1><h2><a href="https://consultations.wearecamden.org/supporting-communities/better_safer_kilburn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Better, Safer Kilburn Consultation - closes 23 August - take part now</a></h2>If you&rsquo;d prefer a paper form or information in any other format (like large print or another language) just get in touch with us on 020 7974 4444.&nbsp;Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1721138315/projects/5dc56eb444785600943c6118/oldgxlimxgz9b5gpigos.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="front page of the consultation website with a header image and text">