Our Streets
Our Streets play a major role in our vision for a Greener Kingston. We want everyone to feel our streets are spaces where they can breathe clean air, walk safely and feel connected to the local community.
We really want your views and suggestions for our programmes to improve Kingston’s neighbourhoods for everyone.
Together we can design greener, safer streets for current and future generations.
Open engagement opportunities and consultations
Lower Ham Road Rain Gardens
Tackling climate change and ensuring a greener future for the whole borough is a top priority for the council. We want our neighbourhoods to be resilient against climate change and heavier rainfalls. We are looking to create a number of rain gardens in your neighbourhood as part of a wider London strategic sustainable drainage scheme (SuDS) pilot. Rain gardens are designed to be both beautiful and functional. They soak up and naturally filter rainwater, reducing flood risk from...
2025 North Kingston Healthy Streets
For several years, residents living in the area have expressed concern about the traffic conditions on their road. We have engaged with communities, ward members to find a solution to the concerns raised. As a result, on 10 December 2024, Kingston and North Kingston Neighbourhood Committee agreed to trial an Experimental Traffic Management Order (ETMO) to reduce through traffic by making: The existing width restriction at Crescent Road ONE-WAY toward Kingston Hill....
Electric Vehicle Charging Points, your suggestions
We want to hear your suggestions for future on-street Electric Vehicle (EV) charging point locations. We are committed to supporting residents and businesses as they make the switch to cleaner, greener vehicles. We want to create a sustainable green economy for Kingston, with everyone taking responsibility for their impact on the environment, and our work on helping residents' transition to EV is part of our wider package of measures to encourage greener and sustainable travel,...
Trial School Street at St Matthews School
A School Street is a road near a school that is temporarily closed to most motor vehicles during school drop-off times. The aim is to make it safer and less polluted for children to walk, wheel or cycle to school by reducing traffic, congestion outside the school and engine idling, which improves air quality. Certain vehicles, such as those for residents or emergency services, are still allowed to use the road. We have successfully launched ten School Streets across Kingston...
Trial School Street at Christ Church Infants & Nursery
A School Street is a road near a school that is temporarily closed to most motor vehicles during school drop-off and pick-up times. The aim is to make it safer and less polluted for children to walk, wheel or cycle to school by reducing traffic, congestion outside the school and engine idling, which improves air quality. Certain vehicles, such as those for residents or emergency services, are still allowed to use the road. We have successfully launched ten School Streets across...