A Greenwich Conservative councillor is to hold an online meeting on Wednesday to discuss the borough’s plans to make it easier to walk and cycle in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. With capacity on public transport sharply cut, London boroughs have been told to make major changes to streets to give more space to […]
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Old Royal Naval College ‘watching advice’ on reopening grounds
The Old Royal Naval College says it is “monitoring government advice” on reopening its grounds, after calls on social media for it to allow cyclists once again to help them navigate their way through Greenwich. Routes for both pedestrians and cyclists from west to east Greenwich have been severely cut since the start of the […]
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TfL unveils cycle route from Greenwich foot tunnel to Canary Wharf and Hackney
Transport for London has outlined its plans for a new cycle route from the Greenwich Foot Tunnel to Canary Wharf and Hackney. Detailed proposals have been unveiled for the northern part of the route – from Westferry DLR station to Lyme Grove in Hackney – with a proposed route sketched out from the foot tunnel […]
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Greenwich Council cools on dockless hire bikes after firms pull out of area
Greenwich Council has eased back on a scheme to bring dockless cycle hire to the borough after two firms providing a scheme in Southwark scaled back their coverage. Southwark Council began a trial with Ofo and Mobike earlier this year to bring a hire scheme to its borough. Users download an app which controls locks […]
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Ex-cycling czar criticises council ‘cowardice’ after Deptford bike death
London’s former cycling commissioner Andrew Gilligan has accused Lewisham Council and City Hall of “cowardice” after a cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run collision on a road which was originally planned to be closed to cars. The man was killed on Sunday after his bicycle was hit by a silver B Class Mercedes at the […]
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Lewisham Council wants cycle superhighway through Deptford and Catford
Lewisham Council is proposing a cycle superhighway between Downham and Deptford, through Catford and Lewisham, as part of its new cycling strategy. The proposed route, the Lewisham Spine, would run from the borough’s southern boundary with Bromley along the A21 to Lewisham town centre, before following Brookmill Road and Deptford Church Street to meet the […]
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Greenwich Council set to plug Thames Path’s ‘missing link’
It’s been a very long time in coming, but walkers and cyclists could soon be able to use the Thames Path uninterrupted between Charlton and Woolwich – with plans to build a new path over the riverfront. Currently, the Thames Path from central London stops dead at the Thames Barrier, with anyone wanting to continue […]
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Why no Boris bikes in Greenwich? Because nobody wants to pay for them
Back in June, this website reported Boris Johnson giving his backing for cycle hire bikes coming to Greenwich. A few weeks back, Greenwich’s Tories decided to put a motion before the council suggesting it talk to City Hall about introducing such a scheme in Greenwich town centre, where the bikes are a regular sight. The […]
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