Cycling infrastructure
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
Walworth Low Emission Neighbourhood
December 4, 2019 | Sean HowesSouthwark proposes improving the area around Walworth Road in a way that will help unlock active travel. We need you to share with them places you currently have issues with and suggestions for improvements.
Please do so on the … 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
66 Healthy Riders on Picnic Ride
August 21, 2018 | Bruce Lynn
August 18th 2018 Healthy Rides Picnic Ride to Thames Barrier Joint ride for Southwark Cyclists and Bexley Cyclists What a ride! We never managed to count everyone, let alone get them to stand still in one place for a group … 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
Hostile Streets – new report from GLA Transport Committee
December 22, 2017 | Bruce Lynn
This month (December 2017) a new report lambasts TfL for not implementing the Mayor’s Healthy Streets agenda. It also proposed a serious look at Chris Boardman’s proposal to change the priority at junctions so that turning traffic gives way to … Read More
Cycle Superhighway 4
November 3, 2017 | Elizabeth Eden
IOur campaigning team working on Cycle Superhighway 4. It’s finally here: Transport for London have opened consultation on Cycle Superhighway 4 from Tower Bridge to Greenwich. And it’s looking good. Give us a friendly wave.
This is a very well-designed scheme. Looking at the sections in Southwark, you will be able to cycle on a continuous 2km bidirectional cycle lane, 3-4m wide. And it will be both convenient and safe.
More information on how CS4 will look from the point of view of pedestrians and bus and car users is on our CS4 pages, or click Campaigns > Current consultations. This will provide information useful if discussing the scheme with non-cyclists.
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