January 2012 started with the commitment by Boris Johnson to review hundreds of dangerous junctions all over the city as a result of months of lobbying by LCC in the wake of the disastrous redesign of Blackfriars and Bow roundabout, where two p...
Transport for London has agreed to address the serious safety problems at Blackfriars junction after its Safety Audit team highlighted numerous dangers to cyclists, pedestrians and motorists. Download the Safety Audit (PDF) In 2011, thousands ...
Transport for London documents obtained using a Freedom of Information request have revealed that the road on which cyclist Dan Harris was killed during the Olympics was known to be hazardous for cycling, but the remedial measures taken were ina...
Following months of consultation with LCC and others, Transport for London has announced 100 junctions that will be made safer for cycling and walking, with 50 to be completed by the end of 2013. These 50 form part of another list of 100, which...
With all Blackfriars campaigning seeming to focus on the north end of the bridge (quite rightly - it's a particularly hairy stretch now that all the motor traffic's squeezing down to a single lane) has there been anything about the southern end of...
The next Mayor of London must prioritise safe and convenient bike lanes and make junctions and roundabouts less dangerous if they want to encourage more cycling, according to a YouGov survey published today. The survey, which suggests over half...
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First, a huge thanks to every one of the 2500 people who joined our protest ride yesterday, especially our members and the hundreds who helped out before and on the day, no matter how small your contributions. We know from previou...
This is the street layout that Transport for London is implementing at present. It's very similar to what was there previously, and does nothing to address the major concerns of cyclists: turning right into Queen Victoria Street means you ha...
Today the London Cycling Campaign published a new design for the controversial Blackfriars junction that makes it significantly better for cycling and walking than Transport for London’s current plans. See how traffic moves through the ju...
Prominent London Assembly members from all four main parties - Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green - will join the Blackfriars flashride organised by LCC for Wednesday 12 October. Andrew Boff (Con), Val Shawcross (Labour), ...
"Londoners want people-friendly streets" is the message we're hearing from the capital's cyclists and pedestrians as we prepare for the third Blackfriars Flashride exactly a week away. Every person who comes will add weight to that message...
MEET Outside Doggetts pub, at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge, at 5.45pm for 6pm start (prompt - because it's getting dark so early) All Londoners are invited to show their displeasure to the Mayor and Transport for London's current plans ...
Cycling trips on London’s main roads in Spring of this year were up by almost 200% on 2001, according to new data from the Transport for London business plan. This data undermines TfL's projections for cycling at Blackfriars, which were b...
A key part of our work is persuading decision-makers to remodel our streets so they're more appealing for cyclists and walkers. To boost major campaigns such as Blackfriars and the forthcoming ‘Go Dutch’, we need top-quality visuals...