Policy
Good transport is not a technical question. It is a question of whether residents can trust that the decisions affecting their daily lives are being made in their interests.
In Norland, transport is not an abstract policy issue. Marc has campaigned directly against the proposed Holland Park roundabout lane changes, which residents across the ward regard as damaging to traffic flow and local amenity. He has pushed for safer streets and improved driving standards within Norland and RBKC. And he has worked with RBKC enforcement to address the spread of e-bike antisocial behaviour on residential streets, which has become one of the most consistent complaints raised by Norland residents at his ward surgeries.
His broader view on transport policy is that the relationship between Transport for London and the boroughs has become too one-sided. TfL makes decisions that affect borough residents and borough roads with insufficient accountability to the communities affected.
Marc wants to see a stronger statutory role for borough councils in TfL service decisions, particularly route changes and road layout alterations that affect residential areas. He also believes that cycling and e-bike infrastructure, while valuable in principle, has been rolled out in parts of London with insufficient attention to the impact on pedestrian safety and residential street character.
Getting this balance right requires elected representatives who are willing to push back against TfL's institutional preferences when the evidence from residents points in a different direction.