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A good report - the 'backstreet' photo link does not seem to work
dg writes: Fixed, thanks.
Nick | 17.06.16 - 7:28 a.m. | #
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Interesting review - thanks.
One pedantic detail.
"Cycle superhighways are painted blue."
Not all of them. The new (and very impressive) lanes from Tower to Westminster and along Blackfriars Road are normal Tarmac. Not a hint of blue paint on these.
IslandDweller | 17.06.16 - 7:31 a.m. | #
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Did not know of these. This is exactly the type and length of route I biked for 5 years ('97-'03) and I could have done with this !
Great initiative for everyone else who aren't on the Superhighways - or are too far out of the centre etc.
Kevin | 17.06.16 - 8:34 a.m. | #
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I cross this, on a bike, twice a day (at two different locations) - and had no idea it existed. Clearly some improvement in signage needed if people are going to find it.
timbo | 17.06.16 - 10:32 a.m. | #
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Very interesting. I cycle around parts of London but haven't really noticed it/them. It's a great idea and a fine way to leverage existing infrastructure.
rashbre central | Homepage | 17.06.16 - 10:43 a.m. | #
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The others currently in development have been watered down to nothing more than painted arrows and few if any physical interventions, even when they use busy roads. This is largely down to the boroughs being unwilling to upset motorists, and also TfL outsourcing the Quietway work to moneygrubbing Sustrans.
In a rational world the program would be killed as unworkable, but Khan seems to use the word "Quietway" a lot when asked about cycling, so it won't be.
Graham | 17.06.16 - 11:04 a.m. | #
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Good effort, and I shall try it, as I commute from Blackheath to Fleet Street.
But there is an alternative: along the Thames Path, which runs all the way from Greenwich to Southwark except for a diversion around Convoys Wharf.
And it's possible to take a shortcut along South Dock/Greenland Dock and Southwark Park to cut off the Rotherhithe peninsula.
I'll have fun comparing the two.
Alan Burkitt-Gray | 17.06.16 - 11:53 a.m. | #
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Graham - that's not the whole story. Although the routes are mainly on Borough roads, they have been set by TfL and the former cycling commissioner, Mr Gilligan, and not the Boroughs themselves.
The Boroughs submitted their own Quietway route proposals based on discussion with local groups but these were mostly ignored. Therefore, many of the routes are a bit flawed and taking longer to progress.
Gilligan also had a very confrontational style and alienated a lot of people who he needed to work with on the Quietways programme.
In the interests of balance, the new westward extension of Cycle Superhighway3 towards Embankment is a fantastic achievement which both TfL and Gilligan can be proud of.
Bill | 17.06.16 - 1:04 p.m. | #
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Given that Austrians are involved, it is curious that the intersection of q1 with their National Cycle Network Route 4 is not mentioned at all.
Timbo | 17.06.16 - 1:59 p.m. | #
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Damn predictive text: that's sustrans, not Austrians!
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all this lovely new cycling infrastructure, dg - it hasn't tempted you to try it on two wheels, has it?
martin | 17.06.16 - 4:50 p.m. | #
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In my experience the quieter roads are often more dangerous - drivers aren't expecting cyclists and when they do encounter them, there is often less space for them to be able to pass and give a decent amount of room.
Jon B | 17.06.16 - 5:18 p.m. | #
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@ martin
i concur...been on plenty other types of transport but never heard bout DG going on a bicycle?
Grumpy Anon | 17.06.16 - 10:05 p.m. | #
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I work on Trinity Street and agree with your assessment. The people who live there have a weird bunker mentality and try to keep what they of as theirs from us smelly masses. Also the symphony practices in Trinity Church (constant stream of people with funny shaped cases). You'd think that it would be a good opportunity to sneak in some under privilege local kids to observe to plant the seed of exploring arts...but no...there is very little outreach.
nasu1917 | 18.06.16 - 7:31 a.m. | #
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I've never understood why they don't finish linking up the Thames Path to Greenwich. It seems like that would be a great way to get there from London for both commuters and tourists.
nasu1917 | 18.06.16 - 7:55 a.m. | #
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I've just started reading Cyclogeography:journeys of a London bicycle courier, by Jon Day. I have a feeling the vacuuming of my lounge will be somewhat delayed.
GA Annie | 18.06.16 - 11:01 p.m. | #
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