There are now 20 miles of cycle lanes on almost all the main roads in the borough except for roads on the outer rim bordering Epping Forest and the Lee Valley.

Roads with cycle lanes
Name of road Status of road No. of miles

Forest Road

A503

3

Lea Bridge Road

A104

3

Chingford Road / Hoe Street / High Road Leyton

A112

5

Grove Green Road/Ruckholt Road

A11

2

Church Road/Markhouse Road

A106

2

Woodford New Road

A1006

1

Larkshall Road

B160

2

High Road Leytonstone

A11

2

Kings Head Hill & Kings Road

A110

1

Snaresbrook Road

1

Total

24

The cycle lanes are generally between 1- 1.2 metres wide increasing to 2 metres in parts of High Road Leytonstone.

There are now over 70 Advanced Stop Lines.  These help cyclists at junctions by giving them a headstart in front of queuing traffic.  Motor vehicles should not stop in them.  There are also two cycle bridges in Leytonstone and two major roundabouts with cycle underpass facilities.

Cycle lanes are also included in all new traffic-calming schemes as in Leytonstone Town Centre where there is a contra-flow lane in a one-way section.