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Lewisham Cyclists

Lewisham part of the London Cycling Campaign

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

Cycleway 4 is finally complete

Author: Alex Raha. Pictures: Alex Raha, Tim Collingridge, Work on Cycleway 4 (C4) between Deptford, Surrey Quays and Rotherhithe has finally been completed since our last update, in spite of some concerns surrounding the financial uncertainty with Transport for London (TfL). If you’ve missed our earlier blogs on C4 then you can find them here. We thought it would be good to provide a round up as we move forward.… Read More »Cycleway 4 is finally complete

Our 2025 Campaign objectives

At our most recent Annual meeting, we set out our 2022 campaign priorities going into the local elections. 2025 is now about making sure we get Mayor and Cabinet to deliver on what was promised as we gear up towards the next council elections. In the coming weeks we will be writing to the Mayor of Lewisham and all ward councillors, highlighting what we think needs to be done in… Read More »Our 2025 Campaign objectives

Deptford Church Street Consultation Guide

our suggestions for your consultation response (DEADLINE is midday on Tuesday 2 January 2024) The link to respond to the consultation is here A plan at last for segregated cycle lanes on Deptford Church Street (DCS), shown here by Lewisham Council . If you’re short on time to read what’s below, you can find our group consultation response here. We’ve already seen kids cycling to school on Jamaica Road (the… Read More »Deptford Church Street Consultation Guide

Catford Road New Town centre layout

Catford Town Centre Consultation

So after years of speculation, meetings, announcements and campaigning, a plan to get rid of the infamous A205 Catford Gyratory is finally here for public consultation. What is it? Transport for London (TfL) are consulting on a new junction layout in Catford Town Centre, which in addition to removing the gyratory by re-routing it through the Laurence house car park, also includes a new protected 2 way cycle track on parts… Read More »Catford Town Centre Consultation

Why I Cycle – Naheeda

This month’s story features Naheeda Maharasingam, Head Teacher at Rathfern Primary School in Catford. She tells us how and when she decided to get on two wheels. “I decided to start cycling to school to arrive quicker and more reliably than driving or taking public transport. Although my commute is under two miles the journey by any other means could take up to an hour which I felt was a… Read More »Why I Cycle – Naheeda