9 December 2009
Cycling goes both ways
From Monday 14 December six quiet one-way streets in the City of
London will become two way for cyclists. The initiative by
the City of London Corporation is to help make the City safer and
more convenient for cycling.
The improvements will provide 650 metres worth of changes to the
streets with a potential journey distance reduction of 3km.
The signs and lines on the streets will be changed to reflect the
new arrangements. As usual, pedestrians should look both ways
when crossing the street.
The areas affected are:
- West Smithfield (around the rotunda)
- Cloth Fair (linking with West Smithfield gives a bypass of
Smithfield Market)
- Salisbury Court (creating a quiet route between Blackfriars
Bridge and King’s Cross)
- Creechurch Lane
- Finsbury Circus (the western link to Moorgate)
- Fann Street (eastern half) will become two way for all
vehicles
Crutched Friars, Hart Street and Mark Lane (providing a quiet
entry into the City from the east) will become available in the new
year following the completion of some temporary street works
currently in the area.
Jereme McKaskill, Cycling Officer, City of London Corporation
said:
"By allowing cyclists to take these streets legally, they will
be able to make shorter journeys, avoid very busy streets and
ultimately be safer."
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Notes for editors
About the City of London Corporation:
The City of London Corporation is a uniquely diverse organisation.
It supports and promotes the City as the world leader in
international finance and business services and provides local
services and policing for those working in, living in and visiting
the Square Mile. It also provides valued services to London and the
nation. These include the Barbican Centre and the Guildhall School
of Music & Drama; the Guildhall Library and Art Gallery and
London Metropolitan Archive; a range of education provision
(including three City Academies); five Thames bridges (including
Tower Bridge and the Millennium Bridge); the Central Criminal Court
at Old Bailey; over 10,000 acres of open spaces (including
Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest), and three wholesale food
markets. It is also London’s Port Health Authority and runs the
Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow. It works in partnership with
neighbouring boroughs on the regeneration of surrounding areas and
the City Bridge Trust, which it oversees, donates more than £15m to
charity annually.
Press contact
Kristina Blissett, Press Office, City of London
Corporation
Tel: 020 7332 3451 / Mobile: 07795 290040
Email:
Kristina.Blissett@cityoflondon.gov.uk