{"id":6072,"date":"2015-02-09T15:45:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T15:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lewishamcyclists.co.uk\/?page_id=6072"},"modified":"2021-01-05T18:32:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T18:32:43","slug":"campaigns-on-tfl-roads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lewishamcyclists.org.uk\/campaign-update\/campaigns-on-tfl-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaigns on TFL roads"},"content":{"rendered":"

The responsibility for roads in London lies either with TFL or with the local authority. TFL is responsible for the TRLN (also known as the red routes), which are major routes which have been defined as strategically important for the management of traffic flow through London.<\/p>\n

A map of London’s red routes can be found here.<\/a> To summarise, in Lewisham these are the A2, A20, A21 and A205 (South Circular). Lewisham Cyclists policy on the red routes in the borough is that safe provision needs to be made for cyclists who wish to use them and that there should be safe and easily accessible crossing points for all in order to access the quieter routes through the borough.  At the moment, this is far from the case, especially in some of the major centres in the borough, like Catford and Lewisham town centres.<\/p>\n

Lewisham Cyclists campaign to persuade TFL to ensure that cyclists can travel safely on these routes. Current campaigns include:<\/p>\n