Cycle routes inside Regents Park

CCC with Westminster Cyclists have participated in the LCC Parks Group to get cycling permitted on a small number of routes inside Regents Park. We were represented on that group for several years by Stefano Casalotti. But our representative since Summer 2007 is Meade McCloughan.

The Royal Parks Agency ran a pilot scheme of cycling on the Broad Walk from July to the end of September 2007. This trial applied only to the section of the Broad Walk from St Mark’s Gate at the northern end to Broad Walk Gate at the junction with Chester Rd.

For more details of the trial, have a look at Royal parks Info on trial

Currently (Spring 2008) we are told that the trial may was successful, and a longer trial will take place i Summer 2008.

Problems on the Outer Circle

Safety in the Outer Circle is another concern and we had been promised improvements. But in Spring 2007, we discovered to our horror that several big traffic islands had been built. To quote a cyclist:

"A new central island has been built which is not in itself a problem - however some genius has painted a cycle lane which extends straight into the back of a line of cars. The safe route to take (to avoid the parked cars) is about 2 metres wide of the bike lane. As can be seen from the photo, it might have been safer to have a footway build out to the width of the parked cars, so that the remaining carriageway is so narrow that there is no question of overtaking a cyclist in the gap."

Stefano Casalotti campaigned vigorously for the removal of these islands or at least some change in the road markings. However, nothing has yet changed.

Campaign to improve the Outer Circle (2003-4)

This campaign was started by Norman Beddington of Transport 2000 London. Camden and Westminster Cycling Campaigns were involved, together with representatives from Friends of the Earth and Living Streets.

The proposal was See Details

See also

Report on Proposal (Nov 2003)