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

New Southwark Plan’s Area Visions consultation – One Minute Action

We’re currently discussing what to submit to the next stage of the New Southwark Plan consultation. The New Southwark Plan is a very important document, but this Area Visions and Site Allocations section is quite general.

Current recommendation: The … Read More

Cycle Hire in South London – One Minute Action

London’s Cycle Hire is one of the best ways to get people cycling – but it isn’t an option in most of South London. Getting the Cycle Hire system extended means showing Sadiq Kahn, TfL and the local boroughs that … Read More

Four Parks and a Prison – Healthy Ride March 25th

A beautiful early spring morning for this ride.  Not surprisingly an excellent turnout of 27 healthy riders.  Headed off across Burgess Park, down the Elephant west bypass and past the Imperial Was Museum.  Then our first Lambeth park, Archbishop’s Park … Read More

Healthy Ride Report – Burgess Park to Design Museum

The regular Saturday morning Healthy Rides are continuing to be strongly supported in 2017.  Last week (March 18th 2017) was one of the longer “+” rides.  Here is a short report from Jane Champion who led this ride. 24 riders (with … Read More

Old Kent Road AAP responses show support for cycle tracks

A summary of the 1000+ responses to the Old Kent Road Area Action Plan consultation is now out, and they show strong support for protected cycle lanes along the Old Kent Road.

(Update: do our one-minute action on the Council’s … Read More

Camberwell Grove and Champion Hill

Part 2 of the Quietway 7 update is rather longer, and about the current situation on Camberwell Grove and Champion Hill.

Camberwell Grove and Champion Hill The situation thus far

There has been no proposal and no consultation on the … Read More

Quietway 7 update

Quietway 7 runs from Elephant and Castle south through Burgess Park, Camberwell and Dulwich to Crystal Palace.

Official Southwark Council update from January

http://www.2.southwark.gov.uk/downloads/download/4757/qw7_progress_update_jan_2017

 Albany Road (Burgess Park)

Work is physically starting any day now at the junction of Portland … Read More

Roadworks patrol – 20 Feb 2017

Another productive ride – thanks Michael and Francis for report

report here – roadworks patrol – 20 Feb 2017 MB

By the way if you are the cyclist in the featured image we would like to know who you are!

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Dulwich to London Bridge bike train

Given that there are strikes on Southern Railways again this Wednesday (22nd Feb), we are running a rail replacement bike train from Dulwich via Peckham to London Bridge.

The bike train is punctual, reliable, never on strike, never overcrowded, and guarantees everyone … Read More