Cycle Network

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CYCLE NETWORK

With Poplar’s Cycle Superhighway, a local cycle network would feed into this existing network and promote a modal shift from vehicle travel to cycle travel. Poplars Cycle Superhighway is currently underutilised and has the capacity to accommodate for this modal shift.

Cycling is one of the cleanest modes of transport in regard to climate change. Promoting cycling will reduce Poplar’s dependence on vehicles and will lower households carbon footprints. The cycle network champions socio-environmental sustainability through promotion of cleaner travel and exercise. The network will improve connectivity with greater ease and safety for cyclists travelling to surrounding areas such as Bow and Canary Wharf.

Addressing the following issues:

CLIMATE CHANGE

By implementing the following strategic principles:

SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY

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Touched on in the public realm strategy, Poplar’s section of Cycle Superhighway will be widened with segregated cycle lanes to improve cyclist safety and journey ease. This will improve connections with other neighbourhoods and facilitate a shift towards cycle use for short to medium length journeys.

economic sustainability. Segregated cycle lanes will be introduced on all routes

the left. This aims to connect Poplar with the wider East End with routes heading North to Bromley by Bow and South towards Canary Wharf. An integrated cycle network will reduce car dependency, reduce air pollution and increase physical activity; feeding in to the strategic principle of sociohighlighted on the plan to

Segregated cycle lanes in Bloomsbury (Author, 2019)