Newham Protest Ride: Stratford High Street’s Dangerous Junctions
**Please register if you are planning to attend so we can ensure we have enough ride marshals**
Why are we protesting?
Following the tragic death of a young man killed while cycling through the junction of Stratford High Street and Carpenters Road on 13 January 2025, LCC will hold a protest ride on Monday, 24th February in Stratford. We’ll be calling on TfL and Newham Council to work together to rapidly improve the junctions along this route so that no one has to risk their life cycling through here.
Please join us to put real pressure on TfL and Newham Council and gather at 6:15pm on the Greenway just north of Stratford High Street. The protest ride will set out at 6.30pm.
This junction is one of a cluster rated among the most dangerous for cycling in Newham that have been known for decades to be inadequately designed for cycle safety along Cycleway 2 (C2), one of the first protected cycle tracks in London. We’re calling on TfL and Newham Council to work together to rapidly improve these junctions and meet their Vision Zero commitments.
Recently, we’ve seen too many examples of TfL being too weak and slow and timid on junction designs, as highlighted by its recent Great Eastern Street designs. The issues along C2 are about longstanding inaction at junctions known for years to be dangerous. Yet, at the same time, when the Mayor and TfL do make “improvements”, they are failing to make junctions truly safer for people walking and cycling. So we’re demanding not just that the Mayor and TfL get back on track on junctions, but also that they take rapid and bold action here in Stratford as they did a few years ago at Holborn. Those cycling at Stratford deserve the same respect as those cycling in Camden.
Our sympathies are with the friends and family of the victim. If you are a friend or family member of the victim and would like to get in touch with us, please email campaign@lcc.org.uk.
Ride details
Gather: 6:15pm on the Greenway just north of Stratford High Street (///dash.clap.shared)
Set off: 6:30pm
We’ll slowly make our way to the junction of Carpenters Road and Stratford High Street (///vote.strict.payer) which is a short way from the starting point so this ride is suitable for beginners. If you are planning to arrive on foot, please assemble at the junction from 6:30pm where you’ll be joined by the protest ride shortly after.
It might be cold or rainy so please dress warm and bring a waterproof layer if rain is forecast.
Remember to bring lights too!
