🚲 You can now cycle from Waterloo to Whitechapel with zero traffic

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You can cycle from Waterloo south of the river Whitechapel in the east end in about 20 minutes, entirely on protected cycled lanes and very quiet streets.
The route is three and a half miles long (5.6km) and makes use of filtered streets round Waterloo including The Cut, Cycleway 6, Cycleway 3, Cycleway 2 and the new Mansell Street link.
By public transport the journey takes about half an hour and requires a change of train, or a longer bus.
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You can see a digital map of the route and download a GPS/GPX file to use on whatever device or app you want here: www.komoot.com/tour/779230788...
And you can find a viewer-maintained map of London Cycle Routes videos here. The latest routes should be added soon: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?...
I also highly recommend the Safe Cycle London map for route planning, which is compiled by @SafeCycleLDN on twitter: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?...

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@RichardLDN 2 жыл бұрын

This new connection should make my whole commute a quiet way! Thanks for the video. I was scared navigating between the Superhighways would be more complicated. That bit where you need to cross is kind of strange though!

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

It should make so many peoples’ lives easier! and yeah i should have emphasised more it’s a temporary design, hopefully when TfL has more cash they can fix it up to a higher standard… definitely works for now though

@RaglansElectricBaboon 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. Oh to be 25 years younger and at uni in London now! Dude, turns out I'm an old man. Damn.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

We’re all going there at the same speed!

@RaglansElectricBaboon 2 жыл бұрын

@@Londoncycleroutes true...and some of us have a head start.

@ronasvbbk 2 жыл бұрын

Love these videos! Thanks for making them. I used to always cycle on the main roads around London but it is super stressful, these are inspiring me to choose quieter side streets (and LTNs etc.) making my journey much more relaxing.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and nice the nice comment! Same for me about main roads - gradually it’s getting easier to pick different routes!

@mboothy 2 жыл бұрын

"these roads are very very quiet" - as evidenced by the guy on a mobility scooter going past 1:02 :)

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I wish I’d mentioned it now

@GreenJimll 2 жыл бұрын

Shows that quieter streets aid mobility for lots of groups of people, not just cyclists.

@Group51 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing the connection. I missed it last time I tried to make this route and ended up in Shadwell, which was fine but not intended!

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Oh whoops haha - the first time I came down I nearly missed it as well

@mrigennegi6524 2 жыл бұрын

I felt a bit down bcoz St. Totteringham's day got postponed indefinitely. Watching your mesmeric video uplifted my mood.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Haha - I actually shot a video cycling past Arsenal yesterday on a match day, will use the footage another time

@mrigennegi6524 2 жыл бұрын

@@Londoncycleroutes would love to see, what the gameday atmosphere is like.

@grahamphillips3099 Жыл бұрын

just about convinced me to get a Brompton, cheers

@Londoncycleroutes Жыл бұрын

Incredible, that’s why I do the videos, let me know how it goes or if there are any other routes you want to see!

@AndreiPetunin 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel will grow!!

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Very kind thank you!

@kosikond 2 жыл бұрын

If you don';t fancy waiting at Tower Gateway traffic lights( those intervals are loooong), you can squeeze through Trinity Square, underneath Fenchurch Street Stn. and up through Jewry St. to Aldgate Stn., saves you couple of minutes and it's not typically busy

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah this is the way I used before Mansell St Cycleway opened - I hadn’t considered the traffic light weight actually, that’s quite a good point

@georgeroberts5207 5 ай бұрын

Really great video

@Londoncycleroutes 5 ай бұрын

thank you for watching!

@break1break 2 жыл бұрын

excellent work

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lordgemini2376 2 жыл бұрын

Here in 0.1 seconds of the notification to see the new Mansell street cycle lanes 🔥

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive level of dedication!

@nonono935 2 жыл бұрын

These videos have helped me find routes to places I didn't think were safely accessible before - thanks!

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Very pleased to hear this, thank you for watching!

@DuncanPalmer1984 2 жыл бұрын

I prefer to take Roupell Street which avoids traffic lights at the cut/blackfriars junction.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a good tip, I hadn’t considered it- it a huge fan of it being asymmetrical (having to take Colombo st in one direction but not the other) but looks fairly intuitive. Those lights can take a while

@davewalkercartoons 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see this extra link, and thanks for the helpful commentary along the way.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@jaimechan5882 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Thank you for making these videos- I try to cycle to school as much as I can, but the busy roads really stress me out. I was wondering if it would be possible to make a Bethnal green/ Shoreditch to aldwych/strand video?

@Londoncycleroutes Жыл бұрын

Most definitely! I’d probably find my way to Cycleway 6 and then going along Cycleway 3, then cut up Savoy Street - slight detour but easier than going too direct. Will see if I can get out and film it for you

@jaimechan5882 Жыл бұрын

@@Londoncycleroutes Thank you! :)

@pamjamesswandale-curran5678 2 жыл бұрын

hi, iam a first time comment, i enjoy your videos. will you be coming to bexley/sidcup area? regards jim

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I’ll give it a go, it’s not an area I know well but I’m always up for exploring!

@ollieking3538 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up about Mansell St! I used it on my commute home today and it was great. Just need a decent connection on Vallance Rd or Commercial St now.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I was thinking the same thing as well - there’ll be a link around Burdett Road with future Cycleway 37 but would be good to have one in the middle

@ollieking3538 2 жыл бұрын

@@Londoncycleroutes Purely selfishly, that’s too easterly for me! I went up Brick Lane this evening, which was quiet enough, but is officially one way. A decent north-south connection to CS2 would be great through this part of town, although seems unlikely now Aspire are in power.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

@@ollieking3538 yeah ideally there would be a few!

@eBoard3R 2 жыл бұрын

🤙🏼 *Thanks for highlightin the new path/route!* 🤙🏼 I've eSkated most of the "older" part of this route and it's so nice. 👌🏼 Gotta be wary of "phone zombies" and bits of glass/rubbish in Whitechapel cycle lanes 😂

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! C2 is a bit scrappy and messy but does the job!

@alfiestewart6312 2 жыл бұрын

I have a great suggestion. Crossrail has just opened so in honour of it you should do a bike ride from Paddington to Abbey Wood or vice versa, which is the new section (only one accessed via the core at the moment) and then compare this with other modes of transport.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Could be fun! I will spoil it in advance and say crossrail will be a lot faster!

@alfiestewart6312 2 жыл бұрын

@@Londoncycleroutes haha.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

@@alfiestewart6312 it’s definitely possible to do Paddington to abbey wood (though not until after the jubilee because C3 is closed through the royal parks)- though visiting the intermediate stations is harder

@_Madfly 2 жыл бұрын

In the Netherlands all pedestrian crossings over cycleways are zebra crossings. This is how it shouold be done in the UK as well, particularly as our traffic lights are quite dumb and will often keep you waiting for no apparent reason.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a good idea! We already have them at bus stop bypasses so makes sense, simpler than a yellow light

@BicycleDutch 2 жыл бұрын

Well that depends on what city you look at and even within cities there are different solutions. We do tend to have signalised crossings at very busy places such as in front of Amsterdam Centraal, but lights are not normally used for interactions between pedestrians and cyclists. Many cities don't do the zebra crossings either and that also works. (Pedestrians can also cross where they like.) As a pedestrian you need only a very small gap in the cycling traffic to make the crossing of about 4 to 5 steps. So that is normally not a problem at all.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

That’s useful to know thank you!

@slicedpage 2 жыл бұрын

So who is going to take advantage of the traffic free roads during Ride London?

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Ive never been but it looks really fun!

@dbak1094 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as ever! Don’t suppose you know of a remotely tolerable workaround to the St James’ Park cycle lane closures?

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you - and unfortunately no, I don’t think there really is a good one, it’s absolutely appalling. If you go on twitter a user called @MacLondon tweeted a suggestion thats as close as I’ve seen but it was very elaborate

@n1thmusic229 2 жыл бұрын

This is the first video I've seen by you and I must say it's very interesting but I've been watching Not Just Bikes so when I see this cycle infrastructure and compare it to that of Amsterdam it all looks terrible, even CS6. Anyway Nice Job :)

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, everywhere looks bad compared to NL - the important thing is it’s moving in the right direction!

@n1thmusic229 2 жыл бұрын

@@Londoncycleroutes Well I mean if we comapre to the other London, or how NJB would say it "fake London" we're already spaceborne

@huzayfah 2 жыл бұрын

The Waterloo cycle route and the east-west cycle routes are brilliant and a joy to cycle on. The Whitechapel portion of it is horrible. I purposely avoid cycling there, preferring to cycle on the main road instead. Many times I've had cars turning in or out of side streets almost hit me. Because of this I have to be extra vigilant of the cars on the road to determine whether they've seen me. Cycling on the road among the cars actually feels more safe to me as I feel I'm more visible to cars and as a result I have to be less vigilant of them turning into me. And that's before I get into how many pedestrians there are walking in the cycle line, or food delivery drivers cycling the wrong way down the cycling lane (which seems to be endemic of most cycle lines I've cycled on especially in East London). Sadly I've never seen law enforcement officers tackle anyone for walking in the cycling lane or anyone going the wrong way, so it seems like this is with us to stay.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean, C2 can be a bit hectic compared to the others - I personally don’t mind it but it could be improved

@huzayfah 2 жыл бұрын

@@Londoncycleroutes thanks for the great videos. I've made a mental note to try the new connection when I'm next in the area.

@manankaushik4966 2 жыл бұрын

To what extent have these dedicated cycle lanes reduced traffic congestion??

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Good question! I don’t have any numbers but try imagining every cyclist you see is a car.. and how full up the road would be!

@manankaushik4966 2 жыл бұрын

@@Londoncycleroutes I didn't mean the exact numbers but a rough estimate

@thegrowl2210 2 жыл бұрын

6:47 *S*

@pauls6963 2 жыл бұрын

What a random and potentially dangerous and inappropriate place for a tour group to gather! Seems a bit odd of the guide. Id guess the guide is talking about Castle Baynard which stood in that area until 1666 and was a bit like the idea of another Tower of London, but in the West instead. In fact there used to be another tower north of St Paul’s called Montfichet which also acted as this sorta Norman defence circling the City and showing the residents who is really in charge around there…imagine 3 towers! That’s a statement.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Yes that must be it! An interesting piece of history hidden in a Highway tunnel!

@zaphod4245 2 жыл бұрын

The trouble with the yellow flashing light idea is that a large number of cyclists will treat is as a green light, and go straight through the crossing without looking for or giving way to pedestrians. Ultimately the order of priorities in cities like London should be Pedestrians>cycles>cars.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

Agree about priorities but not sure about this reasoning - we have zebras across Cycleways which are functionally the same, and someone ignoring a flashing yellow light would ignore a red anyway

@MrPresidentoftheus 2 жыл бұрын

You literally recorded yourself breaking the law and doing a red light

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

At what time?

@DuncanPalmer1984 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe they mean blackfriars bridge south side, but that red is for road users turning left across the cycle lane obviously

@mclogged2280 2 жыл бұрын

Wearing a helmet doesn’t mean you’re going out on a sporty cycle ride, whatever that is. You should wear a helmet no matter what kind of cycling you’re doing.

@Londoncycleroutes 2 жыл бұрын

I disagree sorry!

@mboothy 2 жыл бұрын

Why even take your helmet off in that case? Better to be safe than sorry.

@jakieboiZ94 2 жыл бұрын

Disagree