Tag Archive: cycling in london

Borris’ Cycle Superhighway Breakthrough

Today it has been decided that Boris Johnson’s cycle superhighway can pass in front of Buckingham Palace. The issue has been debated for the past 6 months resulting in a stand off between The Royal Parks and City Hall. Today is has finally been resolved with a consultation ongoing on how to create the two way, segregated route in front of the Queen Victoria Memorial. The hold up was due to fears that the 300m gap between Constitution Hill and Birdcage Walk left cyclists without any protection from vehicles. The newly appointed chief executive of The Royal Parks has been… Read more

Everyone loves to cycle!

Studies show that choosing to cycle in London has grown in popularity and car ownership has decreased. Families in Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham and Tower Hamlets are ditching their cars and the number of bicycle commuters has risen. Research has found that fewer households own a vehicle in 2011 than in 2001. Recently released research shows that all four East London Lines boroughs were found by Office for National Statistics to have a smaller percentage of households with access to a car in 2011. The biggest fall was in Hackney where only 35% of residents have access to a car which… Read more