Commuting

9 Ideas That Could Transform Cycling in the UK

If they go ahead, these plans could go a long way to making the UK a bike-friendly place

Floating Cycleway on the Thames

Cyclists in Cambridge will be completely segregated from traffic
This fully segregated cycle lane will follow the River Avon
The plans will transform one of the busiest streets in Manchester
Leicester aims to double the number of everyday cyclists by 2018
The cycle lane is designed to be safe enough for a 12 year old to use
If it goes ahead, the SkyCycle will see cycle lanes above train tracks

Floating Cycleway on the Thames

…particularly when we could be riding on the Thames instead.

Though it might seem far-fetched, this is exactly what the River Cycleway Consortium is proposing. They unveiled their plans for a £600m floating cycleway in late 2014, with the first mock up showing the path winding its way up the south bank in front of City Hall and past HMS Belfast.

Users would be charged £1.50 to use the floating cycleway, which could take thousands of cyclists off London’s streets. The River Cycleway Consortium claims it will reduce the journey time from Battersea to Canary Wharf to just half an hour.