Proposed cycle storage locations

Southwark Council has announced 17 proposed locations for cycle hangars, following its successful trial of five hangars. The locations include some streets in East Dulwich and Peckham that members of the public suggested via the Cleaner Greener Safer fund in … Read More

Draft Cycling Strategy – Comments from Southwark Cyclists

Southwark Borough Council published its draft Cycling Strategy in November 2014 (see post here). Southwark Cyclists submitted 16 pages of comments! Below are some highlights. For the full document, click this link: Southwark_Cyclists_Response_LBS_Cycling_Strategy_v05. Unfortunately the Council’s draft has now disappeared … Read More

Want cycle parking near you?

Frustrating isn’t it?  You cycle all the way to work or home and there is nowhere safe to leave your trusty bike.  Get more cycle parking where you want it by adding your favourite place to this map.

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North South Cycle Superhighway – St Georges Circus

Key conclusions

1. Most southbound cyclists will exit the NS CSH for London Rd; TfL’s plans probably will be adequate for this – but may not be.

2. It is madness not to fix the serious E-W problems at the … Read More

How to get secure cycle parking on your street

Many people find it difficult to store their bikes in their home. However, bike lockers and bike hangars are an increasingly popular way to safely park your bike. The following page explains how to get Southwark Council to install secure … Read More

Improve cycling in your area

Southwark’s Cleaner, Greener, Safer fund is open for applications NOW (in fact it opened on September 9th).  The fund welcomes ideas put forward by local people to improve their local environment.  You can be an individuals or a group – … Read More

Secure bike parking to increase in Southwark

Residents in Southwark will soon be able to park and store their bikes securely thanks to an award-winning crowdsourcing project to create a cycle-friendly Southwark. Ground-breaking collaboration between Southwark Cyclists, Southwark Council and academics from the Open University highlighted the … Read More

Help get secure cycle storage on a street near you

A number of Southwark residents proposed locations for bike hangars in November. Support an application, and one or more could get installed in your area!

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Making the case for better cycle parking

This week we again called on Southwark Council to prioritise secure bike storage – crucial in encouraging more people to cycle.

At a meeting of the Southwark Cycling Joint Steering Group* on Friday, September 27, we  made the case for … Read More

Cycle parking on Southwark estates

We had a big discussion about cycle storage on estates at a recent meeting, a project being driven by Eleanor Margolies.

Working with Peter Wood she produced a doument to go forward to the council in September, read that document … Read More