Campaigns
Cycle to Work Day Sept 13th – Lots of Prizes!
September 8, 2017 | Bruce Lynn
Take the Bike Train and you can enter a national prize draw. Details at https://www.cycletoworkday.org/ In fact you do not even have to use the Bike Train – anyone pledging to cycle to work on the 13th can enter. So … Read More
Active Travel in Southwark 2017 – The health economic impact of walking and cycling
September 6, 2017 | Bruce Lynn
This is a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and was presented at a meeting at Tooley St on August 17th 2017 by Melinda Chau, Public Health Policy Officer, Southwark Council.
The report gives a summary of the health benefits of … Read More
Bishopsgate (A10) junction with Wormwood Street
September 1, 2017 | Andy Cawdell
The UKPN traffic management proposals involved a southbound closure to all traffic to facilitate utility connections for 100 Bishopsgate.
TfL and UKPN investigated a cycle way through the works to mitigate the approx. 800 commuters during the morning peak. Due … Read More
Close Pass – and why do buses not keep to the speed limit?
August 2, 2017 | Andy Cawdell
This is a video of one of our members being close passed by a bus
It hung behind him when it had to and then accelerated past, cutting him up
This has led to an examination of the “red … Read More
Bishopsgate check on TM with TFL 7th July 2017
July 10, 2017 | Andy Cawdell
We did a check on TM (temporary building works measures) with TFL on 7th July 2017 in Bishopsgate in the City
Here is the report
Bishopsgate focus JULY 2017
Secret Try and Ride Scheme (rush quietly)
June 20, 2017 | SallyEvaSouthwark has quietly introduced a Try and Ride or Hire and Ride scheme. Choice of four bikes and lots of goodies. For your £12 you get what Southwark reckons is £300 of equipment which is
Southwark Cyclists (and friends) Quietway 83 Excursion and Report
June 16, 2017 | Lucia Quenya
On the 19th of May a group of hardy travellers set out to investigate what Southwark council plans to do with a soon-to-be-developed route: (the Southwark section of) Quietway 83. At the moment there is no … Read More
Rotherhithe aka Brunel bike and foot bridge
June 12, 2017 | SallyEvaThis is the open version of London’s first proposed pedestrian and cycle bridge. Most of the time we hope it will be close to allow thousands of cyclists and walkers to flow between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe.
Mayor Sadiq Khan … Read More
New cycle hangars coming
June 9, 2017 | SallyEvaAren’t these beautiful? Would you like one near you? Southwark is proposing 64 new hangars just like these – if you have one near you then please support them at the consultation https://consultations.southwark.gov.uk/environment-leisure/cycle-hangars-local-consultation/
We’ve even made a map:
Albany Road road works ride
May 11, 2017 | Andy Cawdell
One in deepest Southwark this time – time Southwark upped its game on road work safety for cyclists.
Read the report on the Albany Road road works ride here:
Roadworks Patrol – 5 May 2017 Albany Road