Waltham Forest Cycling Action Plan
15 June 2012 in Waltham Forest News
Waltham Forest Council is working hard to improve conditions for cycling in the borough. On 19 April, 2012, the Council pledged its support for the London Cycling Campaign’s “Love London, Go Dutch” campaign to make London more liveable by making our streets as safe and convenient for cycling as they are in Holland. The Council is committed to delivering a comprehensive cycling action plan, to be implemented over three years, and including the following initiatives:
- Ensure that Council lorries, and those of our contractors, are fitted with the appropriate cycle safety devices.
- Ensure that Council and contractor commercial drivers receive appropriate on-road cycle safety training.
- Identify the borough’s 20 most dangerous junctions and roads and introduce measures to improve cycle safety.
- Substantially increase funding on cycle infrastructure and initiatives.
- Carry out an annual cycle count across the borough to accurately assess the full cycling levels in Waltham Forest.
- Improve consultation arrangements with cycling groups and seek residents’ views on our approach to cycling.
- Maintain, upgrade and expand secure cycle parking provision at all our tube and rail stations - and ensure it is included in all new developments.
- Increase the visibility and accessibility of the Council’s successful Bike Recycling Centre.
- Increase route choice and reduce diversions to enable cyclists to get about the borough more easily, including the introduction of a scheme to allow contraflow cycling (cycling in the opposite direction to the traffic in some one way streets. This is working well in other London Boroughs, and is the default in many European countries and cities with high levels of cycling).
- Introduce a 20mph default speed limit across the borough in all our residential areas, improving safety and quality of life for all Waltham Forest residents.
