Friday update: The decision to close the route has now been reversed. For the situation earlier in the week, read on… A showpiece Transport for London cycle route through the Old Royal Naval College has been suddenly closed to riders – less than a year after it opened in a fanfare of publicity. The “Streetspace” […]
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It’s finally here: Cycleway 4 is now open through east Greenwich
East Greenwich’s segregated cycle route has finally opened today, two months after it was originally due to see its first riders. The route from Old Woolwich Road to Farmdale Road, including a crossing of the notorious Angerstein roundabout, had been due to open in early October after work began in August, but work took twice […]
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Cycling from Eltham ‘feels riskier than catching Covid-19’, Greenwich councillor says
Greenwich borough has been given a “raw deal” in funding for new cycle routes, a councillor said last night, saying many people felt that commuting by bike from his ward to central London was more dangerous than catching coronavirus. Councillors on the highways committee heard on Thursday night that a cycle route from Eltham to […]
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Hills and Vales: Anti-rat run barriers vandalised, Greenwich Council says
Greenwich Council says it will not tolerate vandalism of traffic barriers installed to stop rat-running in streets west of Greenwich Park. Council leader Danny Thorpe has said police may be called in if staff are abused over the blocks, put in place to stop streams of traffic using narrow Crooms Hill, which runs alongside the […]
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Traffic lights for cyclists to beat Greenwich’s notorious Angerstein roundabout
Cyclists will have to negotiate four sets of traffic lights to safely cross the Woolwich Road roundabout under plans for the new east Greenwich cycleway, 853 can reveal. Detailed maps will be sent to residents from Monday outlining changes to the A206 through the area to accommodate a two-way cycle track, segregated with wands, to […]
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How cycling in Greenwich became a ‘lifesaver’ during lockdown
From the outside, Nena Kazantzidou looks like a seasoned cyclist. Her Instagram page is a colourful showcase of what London has to offer by bike. But in reality, Nena had actually been too terrified to cycle in London – until the lockdown began. Nena lives in Greenwich Millennium Village. Before she moved to the UK […]
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Hills and Vales: Work to start on cutting traffic in west Greenwich side roads
A scheme to cut traffic levels in some of west Greenwich’s most affluent streets will begin next Thursday. The Hills and Vales scheme will place filters at several junctions to stop all through traffic except bicycles from using back streets around Royal Hill, with a further filter to be placed on Crooms Hill itself. Plans […]
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Lewisham to get a segregated cycle lane on A21 – but not all the way to Catford
Work will begin on 24 August on a new cycle route between Lewisham and Catford on the A21 – but riders will be expected to share with buses along much of the route. The route along Molesworth Street, Lewisham High Street and Rushey Green was one of a number singled out for a cycle route […]
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