Street closures at Southwark schools to expand
At least fourteen Southwark schools will be protected by road closures at opening and home times by 2022. That’s the pledge of lead councillor Richard Livingstone, the man in charge of promoting active travel, cycling and clean air.
The council … Read More
Rye Lane closed: cyclists walking round the works
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
North Peckham Healthy Streets – Consultation
We are calling all members to support this scheme. The closing date is the 11th of January so you will have to act soon. For more details and to see the official Southwark Cyclists response please see the cycle scape … Read More
Sculptures in the City – Boxing Day Healthy Ride
We started running a Boxing Day ride in 2015. Five brave cyclists turned out, led by Werner, whose idea it was. Four years later Werner was out again, but now numbers have risen to 22 riders. Here is his ride … Read More
One-way filter on Quietway 7 gets the go-ahead for trial
A trial filter on Champion Hill has been given the go-ahead and should be in place by February 11th. It’s only one-way but that’s better than nothing. Most people (57%) who responded to the consultation supported the trial, rising to … Read More
26% of people in Southwark cycle once a month
Believe it? I’m not sure I do either. Our task is clear: to turn infrequent cyclists into frequent cyclists. All those people must have bikes. We need to get them riding them more.
The same table of statistics from HMG says … Read More
Bike maintenance workshops with tuition
These workshops are brought to you by some of the same guys who run our summer-time Dr Bike’s. We have to stop when the weather gets cold and they get bored, their fingers (still warm) start to twitch and they … Read More
Harper Road – One More Push
Southwark want width restrictions – we want a quietway!
Time to tell Southwark that their residents do actually support walking and cycling.
We need you to answer the consultation at: https://consultations.southwark.gov.uk/environment-leisure/harperroadimprovements/
The short response is: agree with everything, but in … Read More
Wanted: cycling contra-flow on St Thomas St
Well this is embarrassing. TfL “engaged” with its public about making St Thomas St one-way. The public hated the idea. Key concerns by this public included “the lack of two-way cycling provision along the length of this street”. Help, someone, what … Read More
One Minute Action: protect the award-winning Dante Road closure off CS 7
This road closure has won an award as the Healthy Streets Community Project of 2018. Tell Southwark Council we agree that it’s great and we want to keep it.
The nomination (by LB Southwark) says: Dante Road and Brook Drive are narrow … Read More
