Greenwich town centre cycle lane: Consultation commences
Work to plug a gap in Cycleway 4 in the heart of Greenwich town centre has taken a step forward with consultation underway.
Plans were revealed some time ago with a new route from Creek Road heading along Norway Street then Thames Street and Welland Street through Meridian Estate.
Then it’d turn to run a few metres along Greenwich Church Street before heading along College Approach towards the Old Royal Naval College site.
College Approach would see a segregated cycle lane installed.
At the end of College Approach the route turns north for a short distance towards Cutty Sark Gardens.
Much of the proposed route would not be segregated from general traffic, with double yellow lines being extended.
Connecting from Cutty Sark Gardens to existing lanes in east Greenwich will be via the narrow Thames-side path given the University grounds are closed at night and for events.
This latest consultation follows another undertaken in early 2025. Back then the timeline suggested work should be underway by now.
Full length plan
An existing lane named Cycleway 4 currently runs from central London to the very edge of Greenwich just over Deptford Creek.
Another stretch of Cycleway 14 then runs from east Greenwich to Charlton. The very latest section to open is from Charlton almost as far as Woolwich, which was covered recently.
In recent days the Murky Depths has covered progress currently seen in Woolwich at the planned eastern extremity (for now) at the Woolwich ferry roundabout.
Area in Charlton were covered around two weeks ago.
Back in September Southwark Council announced an area around Rotherhithe would be made permanent, which was also covered on this site.
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Woolwich town centre
The Charlton to Woolwich stretch is projected to finish in 2027 when work in Woolwich begin linking the ferry to existing lanes from Woolwich to Plumstead.
That’s a rather odd stretch which TfL plan to have going the long way around Woolwich town centre through busy town centre streets.
The quicker and more logical route would be along Woolwich high Street and then Beresford Street.
Instead they want cyclist to go through MacBean Street between the shops with outside displays, shoppers on the pedestrianised stretch of street as well as cars entering the Lidl car park.
Both roads which aren’t seeing a lane are lined with new builds which could have assisted in funding. Aside from being poor to use when on a bike they’re both pretty dismal on foot and sever the town centre from the Thames and new housing.
Bus users too get the joy of bus stops being blocked by poor parking on a regular basis.
Still, no substantive plans at all have yet to emerge to make this area better for users or link the town centre with the river. Note the word substantive. A bit of paint on the road as mentioned a year ago isn’t really good enough.
Events
Feedback can be given on Greenwich town centre plans either via the council’s website or:
In person: Paper copies of the proposals will be available to view at Woolwich Centre Library during normal opening hours:
Monday and Thursday: 9am to 7pm
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 9am to 5.30pm
Saturday: 9am to 5pm
Sunday: 12pm to 4pm
By post: Written objections or representations can be sent to: Technical Support Team FAO Programme Delivery Team Transport 3rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre SE18 6HQ
Responses must be submitted by 11.59pm on the closing date.
The consultation will end on Wednesday 25th November.
