Mayor unveils plans for new cycle superhighway

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced plans to introduce the first high-quality segregated cycle route to south-east London (September 28th).‘Cycle Superhighway 4’will bring safer cycling to the area as it connects Tower Bridge to Greenwich using more than four kilometres of segregated tracks.The route has been identified as a priority due to the area’s high demand for cycling – with nearly 3,500 daily trips already made on the A200 – high potential for more people to take up cycling, and the need for safety improvements, with 93 collisions involving cyclists along this section of the A200 in three years.The announcement comes a week after the Mayor unveiled a consultation on ‘Cycle Superhighway 9?, which will add nearly 6km of new segregated track to the capital’s roads between Kensington Olympia to Brentford. Together the two superhighways will play a vital role in the Mayor’s work to promote cycling and walking for the good of Londoners’ health and air quality.