Commuters using Westcombe Park train station are benefitting from the addition of 30 new spaces for cycles.
Transport for London has funded the extra spaces as part of a £300,000 program to increase the number of cycle spaces across London.
The new spaces are the familiar “Sheffield Stand” design, and include shelters, lighting and CCTV.
Head of Cycling, Walking and Accessibility at TfL, Peter McBride said: “We are delighted to work with Southeastern to provide additional parking facilities to encourage more people to cycle to rail stations to continue their journeys by train.
“These new facilities are part of the Mayor’s agenda to improve cycling in the Capital to help more people take to two wheels. TfL is committed to meeting the growing demand for safe and secure cycle parking and delivering the cycling revolution in London.”
Do you think there are enough cycle spaces in Greenwich? Where would you like to see additional spaces positioned?
I’ve no objection to more cyclists on the road as long as they respect the rules.
Regretbly too many don’t.
Having ridden horses on the roads for years I am only too well aware of the dangers. However, if I can teach my horse to have manners and respect cars etc., I fail to understand why so many cyclists believe it’s their god given right to ignore other road users.
There have been times whilst riding, I’d wished my horses weren’t trained not to lash out. Too often I’ve had cyclists ignore me, and that’s on a horse.
I don’t think anyone has a problem with people that don’t break the rules. Meanwhile, everyone on the road appears to think that everyone else is the problem. Why not accept that rule breaking is the problem, particularly on congested roads?
Highlighting (scapegoating) one group over another (white vans, cyclists etc) hardly seems to be the answer. Unless you are of a violent tendency.
Cyclists are regularly attacked and killed by drivers in cars, and just last week I saw a horse owner objecting to a bike race near her house by encouraging her horse to attack the cyclists. Hardly edifying behaviour.