Encouraging and making cycling safer is an important priority for Islington Council.
These pages provide information on cycle routes and cycle specific schemes such as the London Cycle Network Plus programme and local cycle routes.
Other projects that impact on cycling are not covered in this section but are discussed as part of the specific project that they fall under.
This website will also be used for consulting, for example design plans for new cycle schemes will be made available through this site for comment. Check this site regularly for the latest news on cycle routes and cycle schemes within Islington.
London Cycle Network Plus (LCN+)
The aim of this programme is
to improve facilities for cyclists and increase the number of cyclists in
London. This network is building on the success of the LCN and will eventually
cover some 900km by 2009-10. The LCN+ programme is part of the Mayor of
London's cycling action plan. The London boroughs deliver the programme with
the assistance of funding from the Cycling Centre of Excellence at Transport
for London. For more information on cycling in London, please see Transport
for London's pages about cycling under useful websites.
If you require more information on the LCN+, route numbers, route planners, destinations and so forth, please visit London Cycle Network under useful websites.
Islington Council has been awarded funding by the Cycling Centre of Excellence to implement schemes along some of the LCN+ routes within our borough. These are LCN+ links 106, 108 and 110. Click the links on the left for more information.
Cycle Route Implementation and Stakeholder Plan (CRISP)
Cycle
Route Implementation and Stakeholder Plan (CRISP) studies were a new concept
by the Cycling Centre of Excellence for 2004-05. A CRISP study is a very
comprehensive feasibility study and it involves site meetings along a
nominated LCN+ link held with key stakeholders. CRISP studies were completed
on links 110, 111, 113 and part of link 106 last financial year. CRISP studies
for 2005-06 include links 108, 109, 114 and 248.
Cycle parking
Funding is also available this financial year for
the implementation of cycle parking throughout the borough. For further
information on cycle parking vist the link under related information.
To request cycle parking in your area, please contact us using the details at the bottom of this page.
Latest News
Additional funding has been awarded to Islington to
implement two signal schemes in co-operation with the signals section at
Transport for London. These are the upgrading of the existing toucan crossing
in City Road on link 113 and a cycle phase for southbound cyclists at the Old
Street junction on link 111.
Islington has also received funding for cycle route maintenance. See the LCN+ Asset Management pages for more.
Transport for London has issued the London Cycle Design Standards for implementing cycle facilities across London. This replaces the draft design guidelines issued in December 2003. A free copy can be downloaded from Transport for London's website under useful websites.
Contact us
If you have any queries relating to cycling within
the borough please contact:
Chris Bowers - Principal Engineer
Email:
Chris.Bowers@islington.gov.uk
Page Last Updated: 31 October 2008