Cycle facilities
Cycleway 4 is Open
September 25, 2020 | Bruce Lynn
Tower Bridge to Lower Rd section opened today, 25th September 2020.
C4 begins at Queen ElizabethSt/Tooley St junction and runs for 2km to Lower Rd, just past the Rotherhithe Tunnel Roundabout. It is a 2-way segregated track starting on … Read More
Crossing Canal Path to Burgess Park – Major Upgrade
April 13, 2020 | Bruce Lynn
- Before upgrade, looking along road
- Upgraded. Looking along path.
Really nice job! This useful crossing that links the Peckham Canal Path to Burgess Park proper across busy Trafalgar Avenue has now received massive improvements. As you can see … Read More
Quietway 1 cyclist numbers still increasing
May 3, 2019 | Bruce Lynn
The linear increase in cyclists on Q1 continues. Peak flows at the Dunton Rd crossing have increased steadily since 2014 with peak morning flows up by an average of 165 riders per year. This means we are now over the … Read More
We won and we won big
February 19, 2019 | SallyEva
We’ve won more than £60,000 most of it for contraflows and cycling parking. Next step: do it again. Deadline for the next funding round is October 2019 so now is the time to start drawing up that wish list.
Specially … Read More
Rye Lane closed: cyclists walking round the works
January 7, 2019 | SallyEva
The good news is that cycling up Rye Lane is still allowed but there is about 20 m of pushing your bike up congested Rye Lane pavements. The second bit of good news is that the buses have gone.
Apart … Read More
Record numbers on Quietway 1
July 17, 2018 | Bruce Lynn
The success story of the Southwark section of Quietway 1 continues. Recent counts at morning and evening peaks show a further increase in cyclists over those already reported from previous years (https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/5479-2/).
The graph shows a steady increase now … Read More
St Thomas St consultation – we say “strongly disagree” because eastbound cycling not allowed.
April 11, 2018 | Bruce Lynn
Southwark Cyclists have responded negatively to the plans for St Thomas St. The proposal does reduce motor traffic levels and speeds (if enforced). But crucially it does not allow cycling in both directions and does not allow cyclists to get … Read More
Elephant and Castle Audit
April 13, 2017 | Bruce Lynn
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?)
December 12, 2016 | Bruce Lynn
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/
Quietway 1: More than doubling in cycling
August 6, 2016 | Bruce LynnQuietway 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