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You should come to Waltham Forest, a borough bordering Hackney and Haringey to the west and Essex to the east. Around here, a large proportion of kids do cycle
by walthamstow 4y ago
You should come to Waltham Forest, a borough bordering Hackney and Haringey to the west and Essex to the east. Around here, a large proportion of kids do cycle to school (or get cycled to school) on a segregated path. Walthamsterdam, as I call it.
It's the main reason my partner and I bought a house here. Eventually more councils will realise that they can attract council taxpayers by providing segregated cycle lanes and a civilised way of transporting themself and their kids around.
- dkdbejwi383 4y agoIt’s just a shame there is no Greater London-wide cycle policy comparable to what Waltham Forest are doing. I’d like to commute by bicycle but my office is in clerkenwell, and coming from the east means I’d need to pass the old street roundabout
- walthamstow 4y agoOld Street Roundabout is a lot better than it used to be. Completely segregated cycle lanes, cycle-only traffic lights, etc. I wouldn't let it put you off cycling. Do the route on a weekend and see how you feel. There are ways around it too. Going west to east several years ago when OSR was still a death trap I would go Bath St -> Peerless St -> Vestry St -> Haberdasher St.