Safer Streets, Cleaner Streets

The issues Norland residents raise most are not abstract. They are e-bikes blocking pavements and ridden dangerously, fly-tipping, the standard of street cleaning, and whether a police officer can be seen when you need one. Marc believes these things matter because they are where trust in local government is earned or lost.

He co-proposed a council motion for stronger powers to fine e-bike retailers and seize misused e-bikes, and is working with residents on practical answers to e-bike parking. He has campaigned to keep a physical police presence in Notting Hill, and for acoustic cameras to tackle noise on the worst-affected roads.

He wants visible patrols, faster information sharing between businesses and the police, and crime prevention support for independent shops, which are often the first to suffer. On fly-tipping, penalties should be applied consistently so that repeat offenders stop escaping them.

When small things are allowed to slide, larger problems follow. A council that keeps its streets clean and safe is showing that it can deliver the basics, and residents are right to expect nothing less.