Wet celebration of C4 completion

Sunday March 10th was the day selelcted for the Celebration Ride along the newly complelted missing section of Cycleway 4 through Surrey Quays. Alas the weather was far from celebratory. … Read More

Next Section of CS4 started

Work has started on the section of CS4 through the Surrey Quays one-way system. A bidirectional track will be constructed from the existing track just SE of the tunnel roundabout … Read More

St Thomas St consultation – we say “strongly disagree” because eastbound cycling not allowed.

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 … Read More

Old Kent Road Area Action Plan further consultation

THIS IS IMPORTANT – PLEASE HAVE YOUR SAY Consultation deadline is March 21st Introduction

Southwark Council are consulting on their updated area action plan for the Old Kent Rd Area. … Read More

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 … Read More

London Bridge/Tooley St: GO SLOW!!

We have had 4 working days with the new one way+contraflow scheme on Duke St HIll and Tooley St. There have been occasional difficulties due to the high numbers of … Read More

Creating the best people environment around London Bridge Station

London Bridge Station is being transformed. This provides the opportunity to look at the area around the station and ask: “How can we make this better for pedestrians and cyclists?”  … Read More

Southwark Cyclists strongly oppose plans for Camberwell Green

We recently blogged about the council’s proposals for Camberwell Green and surrounding area. The plans are a throwback to the 1980s, with no safe space for cycling, even though the Council’s … Read More

Quietway 1: first junction modified

History was made last week in Southwark.  OK – its not quite on the scale of the signing of Magna Carta.  But it is important for cycling in London.

The … Read More

Central Grid in Southwark – a progress report

Where we are at Feb 20th 2015 – report compiled by Bruce Lynn

Summary

• As the map shows, in Southwark we are not doing badly.
• By the end of … Read More