We have great news this morning that Lambeth council will get cash to make walking, cycling and living in Brixton better.
This should be a big step forward and we look forward to working with the council to help deliver on its successful bid. The Liveable Neighbourhoods money from TfL should mean big improvements to safety for people walking and cycling and for people travelling on buses in and around Brixton.
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| Lambeth and TfL’s vision for Atlantic Road |
Lambeth’s plan is focussed around Atlantic Road, which will transformed for people walking, cycling and using the bus. The TFL money will overhaul public spaces, widen pavements and add pedestrian crossings, creating a much more welcoming environment for the area’s visitors, residents and businesses.
Lambeth Cyclists say “Lambeth has long claimed to want to be the most cycle friendly borough – the liveable neighbourhood will be a big step towards making that a reality. More importantly, this isn’t just for people on bikes – low traffic neighbourhoods mean cleaner air and better conditions for walking too.
A higher quality environment in central Brixton is great news for our independent traders, with better walking and cycling links to other centres bringing in more customers.”
The project will build high-quality infrastructure on three key strategic cycle routes: Brixton to Clapham Common, Brixton to Camberwell and Brixton to Herne Hill. Low traffic neighbourhoods will be created in the Ferndale Road and Railton Road areas and a new, fully segregated cycle route linking to the Loughborough neighbourhood.
What is the Liveable Neighbourhoods Programme?
The Liveable Neighbourhoods Programme provides funding specifically for area-based walking and cycling projects. These are the successors to the “mini-Holland” schemes in Enfield, Kingston and Waltham Forest that London Cycling Campaign won from previous mayor Boris Johnson. In the run-up to Sadiq Khan’s election as Mayor, the London Cycling Campaign got him to “Sign for Cycling” and pledge to make available funding for all London boroughs for such programmes – so these Liveable Neighbourhoods are also down to LCC campaigning!
Lambeth Cyclists 