Elephant and Castle Audit

Verdict – Better Overall

Cyclists overall think the new peninsula layout is an improvement.  The A3 route, the one with the highest cycle flows, is clearly safer now and more cyclists are using it.  The route to St George’s Circus … Read More

Latest ideas for the Brunel Bridge (or Mayflower Bridge?)

On a brief from Sustrans, architects ReForm and engineers elliottwood have developed an exciting new design for the Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf pedestrian/cycle bridge (the Brunel Bridge, or as recently suggested, the Mayflower Bridge).  Details at: http://www.reform-architects.london/projects/rotherhithe-bridge-2/

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Quietway 1: More than doubling in cycling

Quietway 1: 130% increase in cyclist numbers Recently (Aug 3rd and 9th) counted again at the Dunton Road crossing in Bermondsey. Counted during the morning and afternoon peak on a midweek day, repeating counts made previously in January 2016 and … Read More

Space for cycling

Want better cycling facilities and want the new Mayor to carry on developing them?

See what is going on locally to you…………..

Please sign the LCC petition while you are there – and if you can help with the actions … Read More

Southwark Cyclists Bike Trains

Fed up with the trains? Take your bike instead — cheap and reliable 

Starting from 30th March, we will be running Bike Trains from Nunhead and Peckham Rye stations up to Blackfriars — taking in two parks, a traffic-calmed backstreet, … Read More

Tweaks and fixes

Want a trixy mirror, a new contraflow a barrier removed?

The Southwark Cycling Joint Steering Group (CJSG) process has resulted in an ever increasing list of things to do to improve cycling safety and improve cycling infrastructure in Southwark  … Read More

One-way or two-way cycle tracks

There has been a lot of debate about the merits of a two-way track compared with having 2 one-way tracks on Cycle Superhighway 4 (CS4).   So set out below are some of the points made by Southwark Cyclist members. However, … Read More

Dunton Road Crossing – first new signalised crossing on a Quietway

The photo shows the new crossing lights at the Dunton Rd/Willow Walk/Lynton Rd intersection.  Photo taken on Healthy Ride on Nov 28th 2015.  Crossing lights due to go live on Weds December 2nd.  This is the first piece of serious … Read More

Southwark Cyclists / TFL Road works ride 30th September 2015

Report of our ride on Wednesday 30th September attached – some actions taken including some quite risky signage  near Oval and good to see action on traffic blocking cycle route near the Elephant.

CLICK HERE FOR THE REPORT – Cycle … Read More

A “hold-the-left” junction finally built.

TfL have finally built a proper hold the left junction and it works well. The left hook risk at this busy junction has been eliminated. All traffic is flowing well.

Junction is between the A3 (Kennington Park Rd, CS7) and … Read More