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News Release regarding Lewisham Shopping Centre Redevelopment

We recently sent out the following News Release to a number of South London publications: Local cycling group challenges Landsec claims Lewisham Shopping Centre redevelopment will provide ‘accessible green space and public realm.’ Lewisham Cyclists have called for Lewisham Council and Transport for London (TfL) to work with Landsec, the owners of Lewisham Shopping Centre, to dramatically improve space for active travel in and around the site when they redevelop… Read More »News Release regarding Lewisham Shopping Centre Redevelopment

Lewisham Centre Redevelopment Planning Application – Wholly unsatisfactory for cyclists

They may claim they are improving connections but we believe that, for people on cycles, these plans for the redevelopment of the Lewisham Centre are incoherent, badly thought through and unnecessarily restrictive. The very people that the Developer should be encouraging to use cycles to access the new shops and services will be deterred from cycling and will resort to motorised transport. Here we are talking about families, the elderly,… Read More »Lewisham Centre Redevelopment Planning Application – Wholly unsatisfactory for cyclists

Keep Cold Blow Lane Safe for Walking, Wheeling & Cycling – Respond to Survey Before 31/1/25

Lewisham Council closed Cold Blow Lane in Deptford to motorised traffic in July 2024 under an experimental traffic order. This road with its narrow pavements and tunnels used to be very hazardous for pedestrians and cyclists. With five schools in the area, parents with buggies and children walking through the tunnels were at serious risk with motorised traffic passing dangerously close to them. Show your support for scenes similar to… Read More »Keep Cold Blow Lane Safe for Walking, Wheeling & Cycling – Respond to Survey Before 31/1/25

Deptford Church Street – Cycle Lanes under construction

After a long time waiting for Thames Water to complete their Tideway SuperSewer works you may have observed Conway are now hard at work re-constructing the whole of Deptford Church Street between Deptford Bridge and Creek Road. The new design will be a single carriageway road with fully segregated cycle lanes and a much improved public realm with more space for pedestrians plus environmentally friendly rain gardens. The hazardous roundabout… Read More »Deptford Church Street – Cycle Lanes under construction