London Cycling Campaign

🤝 Becoming an LCC Member is the best way to support our work to make London a world class cycling city!

Join today: bit.ly/3R38Pcd

🙌 In partnership with Forest Bikes, the LCC Women's Network invites you to join their family ride this October!

Perfect for all ages, a great atmosphere is always guaranteed, so register today: bit.ly/4nZKMcE

Two people of colour share a tandem bike. The front rider is a child and both are smiling

This family-friendly social ride by the LCC Women's Network is in just over 3 weeks! 👀

It's an easy ride on Sun 26 October through central London parks, for all abilities, supported by @forestbike_uk

Sign up for your free place 👇

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Do you live, work, cycle or walk through the Abbey Road area in Merton?

TODAY is the last day to respond to much-needed LTN/modal filter plans the council have been trialing. Please say 'yes' to the scheme and more walking, wheeling & cycling in the area! www.surveymonkey.com/r/TXBCL75

🚲 🚇 With the dust having settled on Septembers week of TfL strikes, we reflect on the days that showed both the cycling potential in the capital, and the barriers preventing it from being reached...

👨‍💻 Check out the full blog: bit.ly/46JiPio

Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised' The British Transport Police will not investigate many categories of bicycle theft, the BBC learns.

🚆 BBC London finds bike theft at train stations has become almost 'decriminalised: bit.ly/4q5WNzk

LCC CEO, Tom Fyans: "Many victims of theft in the capital just stop cycling - if we want to reduce car trips in London and encourage cycling we have to redouble enforcement against cycle theft."

Lime Bikes also revealed data showing morning trips up 74% during the strike compared to earlier in the month, and that during the strike, one rider had passed through 9 boroughs, clocking 23km in one ride, while one of their bikes delivered over 200km of rides during the strike. 4/4

...for cycling in London - with too many areas still deprived of safe, comfortable cycle routes & the desperate need for more cycle capacity our routes already face. For those 1 in 4 Londoners who want to cycle more to keep pedalling, we'll need a lot more cycle tracks, crossings, and routes"... 3/4

Our CEO told @standard.co.uk.web.brid.gy "The mass shift to dockless hire bikes during strikes demonstrated the power of cycling to move people around our city safely, incredible convenience of dockless hire & huge untapped potential as a safe, healthy transport mode that remains unfulfilled... 2/4

1 in 4 Londoners more likely to cycle after Tube strike A poll by Lime and YouGov found that 28 per cent of Londoners are more likely to consider cycling in the future due to the disruption

YouGov survey of 1,000+ Londoners, post-tube strike said 1/5 cycled during strikes, 1/4 will now cycle more, with ~35% of central & East Londoners embracing cycling. Those areas tend to have more safe cycle routes generally than other areas of London currently.
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo... 1/3

Women's Network Family Ride - London Cycling Campaign Supported by Forest, this is a celebratory social ride suitable for families and children hosted by the Women’s Network. We’ll meet near Speakers Corner in Hyde Park beside the cafe, […]

The LCC Women's Network invites you to a family friendly social ride in central London 🥳

Fun for all ages and abilities🚲🚲🚲

Thanks @forestbike.bsky.social for supporting! 🌲

Sunday 26 October, 12 noon - sign up for your free place 👇

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆-𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻! Huge thanks to the 100 participants who joined in the fun, Full Cycle Community Bike Project for fixing bikes, Kingston Police for security marking, & Lime for the free drinks & snacks.

It's been quite a weekend, with 'that big pedestrian trial' (west of centre) and this fantastic, newly-opened route #RoyalDocksCorridor in Newham! Teamwork in action: vision, planning, funding, building to opening and enjoying! @willnorman.co.uk @newhamcouncil.bsky.social @newhamcyclists.uk

Everyone is excited - how many people?? How did we all fit in before?! Leo here met up with @maxsullivan.bsky.social who's been tireless for active travel, so thanks from all of us, Max! This level of success calls for an area-wide approach though - see lcc.org.uk/news/dare-to... @willnorman.co.uk

Right, here we go... 📢 LAST CALL FOR URBAN HILL CLIMB TICKETS!

⏰ You've now got just 24 hours left to get booked on for this years race, so stop scrolling and register now: bit.ly/44R388Y

👏 Shoutout to our friends over at Cyclehoop, who are offering free parking at all Cyclehoop Trips units from 20-22 September, to celebrate World Car Free Day!

📲 Check out the app today: bit.ly/46b2Ieu

⏰ This weekend is your last chance to book a place on Urban Hill Climb 2025!

☀ With the forecast predicting perfect conditions for hill climbing, now is the time to get booked on: bit.ly/44R388Y

TfL's case study goes a bit wonky when it says protected cycle tracks are mainly "in areas with low traffic". It's true that roads with "4 lanes, 2 have been converted into bus or tram lanes." But Oslo often has cycle tracks parallel to main roads, metres away, as well as some tracks on road. 3/3

A pie chart showing the difference between Oslo's mode share and the "national" (ie Norwegian) mode share. In Oslo, driving = 20% compared to 50% nationally and mode shares for "on foot" are very different (38% versus 23%) as are cycling (7% versus 4%) and public transport (26% versus 11%) etc.

Oslo has 100 wide-ranging measures, not just 20mph. Key is target to cut motor traffic 30% by 2030 (from 2015 level). Very similar to London's approach, but going faster? Oslo's mode share for cars is about 1/2 London's already. TfL highlights Oslo taking "space... from cars" as core. Hmm, TfL? 2/3

Woman cycling and smiling on a Finnish hire cycle. Next to this a quote from Anni Sinnemäki, Deputy Mayor of the City of Helsinki Urban Environment Division: "The decision to reduce the general speed limit to 30km per hour (19mph) in 2019 was not an easy one to make. The City Board voted on it. But I can say that afterwards no one has regretted it."

TfL has snuck out new case studies showing how Oslo & Helsinki have reduced fatal collisions to zero ('Vision Zero'). Mayor @london.gov.uk & @willnorman.co.uk aim for London to get there by 2041. Right at bottom of page: tfl.gov.uk/corporate/sa...
Key takeaways? For Helsinki: do 20mph, but Oslo? 1/3

The future of Oxford Street: Power, politics and pedestrians Many think the future of Oxford Street is pedestrianisation - but there are hurdles to overcome.

This Sunday, Oxford Street goes "traffic free" to celebrate upcoming pedestrianisation: www.oxfordstreet.co.uk/whats-happen... and background: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Making Oxford Street traffic free is vital, as is making surrounding areas low traffic. Our report: lcc.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Issue here is, as is often case, not just distracted driver but dangerous conditions for cycling on Battersea Bridge. Rather than blame dos Santos or cyclists, judge should blame TfL, @rbkc.gov.uk & Wandsworth for inaction that means 1000s cyclists who use bridge daily face dangerous conditions. 4/4

Yet the presiding judge said dos Santos “contributed to her own death” by riding up the inside of the lorry, as traffic moved forward slowly. The Highway Code says clearly that people cycling can pass stationary or slower-moving traffic on left - dos Santos was cycling legally & sensibly... 3/4

A 27 yr-old woman, Bianca dos Santos, was killed cycling over Battersea Bridge, Aug 2023. This month HGV driver who pleaded guilty to causing her death by careless driving was given suspended sentence & 2 yr ban for failing to check mirrors & being distracted by his cab console & phone call... 2/4

A group of women on pavement on Battersea Bridge in foreground holding up a black banner with white text saying "Make Battersea Bridge safe for cycling" as a large group of cyclists ride past in the road next to them.

Text from LCC's Women's Network reads: "A 27 year old woman, Bianca dos Santos, was killed cycling over Battersea Bridge in August 2023. This month, the HGV driver who pleaded guilty to causing her death by careless driving was given a suspended sentence and two year ban for failing to check his mirrors and being distracted both by his cab console and a phone call. Yet the presiding judge said dos Santos “contributed to her own death” by riding up the inside of the lorry, as traffic moved forward slowly. “The Highway Code says clearly that people cycling can pass stationary or slower-moving traffic on the left - dos Santos was cycling legally and sensibly. The issue here is, as is too often the case, not just a distracted driver but the dangerous conditions for cycling on Battersea Bridge. Rather than blame dos Santos, or cyclists, the judge should blame TfL, Kensington & Chelsea and Wandsworth councils for inaction that means thousands of cyclists who use this bridge daily continue to face dangerous conditions.”

Bianca Dos Santos was crushed by a lorry crossing the notorious Battersea Bridge in August 2023.
Two years later, in sentencing the driver, the presiding judge has said she "contributed to her own death": www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/2544526...
LCC's Women's Network responds... 1/4

😱 You've now only got 3 days to register for Urban Hill Climb 2025!

🚲 Doesn't matter if you want to climb on your family cargo bike or your folding bike, Swain's welcomes all challengers...

So get booked on and we'll see you at the top: bit.ly/44R388Y

📅 You've got just 5 (FIVE!) days left to book your place on Urban Hill Climb this year!

With many of you having already booked on, it's shaping up to be another day to remember on Swains' Lane!

✍️ Book on today: bit.ly/44R388Y

Photo shows pedestrians in foreground, shop fronts in background, on Praed Street (near entrance to Paddington Station)

Want less traffic and more space for walking & cycling in Paddington? 🐻

This survey takes 5 mins max - pick Option B for a car-free London Street! 👇

Just 2 days left to have your say ⏰

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London Ambulance Service also revealed collisions involving cycling were up for week, year-on-year. The good news is cycling levels went up far faster than collisions - so more (including yes, more wobbly) cycling = safer cycling. 3/3
bsky.app/profile/lond... and www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...