Take Care passing London Bridge Station on Tooley St

Take home message:  the new layout with only west-bound motor traffic, but 2-way cycling will work.  But there are certain to be teething problems. In particular there is a high … Read More

Tooley Street: Big changes at London Bridge Station

This weekend Tooley Street and Duke St Hill are closed completely from Bermondsey St to London Bridge.  This key E-W route will re-open on Tuesday (May 3rd) with Tooley St … Read More

Millwall Cycle Path is Open

It has taken over 20 years, but the Millwall Cycle Path is finally open, and very nice it is!

Path provides an off road route from the Connect 2 Bridge … Read More

Quietway 1: Lynton Road to Rothsay Street: Current situation

1. Compared with 2014, 34% more cyclists are using the Q1/LCN22 route along Lynton Rd and Willow Walk
2. Motor traffic has also increased, particularly turning left from Lynton Rd, up … Read More

Healthy Ride: Canada Water to Camberwell Loop taking in some of the new cycling routes and infrastructure

Wow!  21 riders at Canada Water on a grey January Saturday morning. Quite a sight. Some regular riders, some irregulars, and several new riders. One new rider had a loan … Read More

Pavement build-outs and cycling

Example of an existing pavement build out in Linden Grove is shown above.

Recent cycle schemes from Southwark are full of pavement build outs. For cyclists, build outs can be … Read More

Is this December? Healthy Ride Report

19 Dec 2015.  Lovely day (14 degrees, occasional sunshine) for our final scheduled Heathy Ride for 2015. What a great early winter we are having, weatherwise. Perfect for our last … 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 … 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 … Read More

Jubilee Quietway – Blackfriars Rd to Tower Bridge Rd – Response to Consultation

Plans for the sections of the “Jubilee” Line Quietway from Nicholson St to Tanner St have been out to consultation, with this closing on Nov 9th 2015 (see https://consultations.southwark.gov.uk/)

There … Read More