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  1. London Cycle Network Plus
    The LCN+ was supposed to be "higher quality" than the original London Cycle Network (conceived before London had its own government), but has often turned out to be even lower quality. LCN+ funding seems to be coming to an end with the Johnson administration, but Brent Cyclists wants the remaining expenditure to be effectively directed.
     
  2. Cycle Highways (sometimes called Cycle Superhighways)
    These are a new route scheme being developed by the current Mayor. They are intended as fast, safe and direct commuting routes into central London.  £160 million is earmarked to be spent on the Cycle Highways. Brent Cyclists wants this money to be spent in ways that are effective.
     
  3. Local cycle links and permeability
    Brent Cyclists are campaigning for more cycle links in Brent. We suggested a small scheme for Old Church Lane which has now been built, and we have come up with plans for a "western alternative" to the A5 via minor roads and open spaces and a cycle path along Fryent Way, for which we are pushing for implementation. There are many places where small changes to the roads, e.g. allowing cyclists through road-closures or to go the "wrong" way down one-way streets would add to the cycle permeability of the borough and make it more likely that people will use their bikes. The waterways - the Grand Union Canal and the River Brent - have far more potential to act as cycle corridors than is currently being utilised.
     
  4. Physical barriers to cycling in Brent
    Brent has a legacy from waterway, railway and major road construction through it from the 18th to the 20th centuries that has cut the area up and made it highly impermeable by bike and on foot. Attempting to cycle around Brent means constantly coming up against these physical barriers which have too few crossing points plus dangerous junctions which isolate the communities of Brent from one another. We want these barriers overcome, which will be a very long term project requiring major new infrastructure and re-planning.
     
  5. Dangerous road junctions
    There are many of these in Brent, and some of them have been worsened in recent times by bad planning, e.g. the Church Road/Neasden Lane/Willesden High Road junction. We want to see dangerous junctions re-engineered to make the borough more attractive for cycling.
     
  6. Poor cycle facilities
    Some extremely poor, in some cases comical, cycle facilities can be found in Brent - paths that go nowhere or end abruptly, confusing mixtures of on and off-road facilities, schemes that are too small-scale to work, etc. There are also markings that lead cyclists into danger by putting them in the wrong place on the road. We want to see all such "facilities" improved or removed.
     
  7. Lower speeds and effective traffic calming
    We campaign for 20mph to become the default speed limit, and support the widening of the currently very restricted 20mph zones. This is vital to overcoming many potential cyclists' fears of fast traffic. We wish to see traffic-calming measures that do not make cycling uncomfortable but are effective at slowing motor vehicles. Hence we oppose the use of speed cushions and support the use of sinusoidal humps. We support other changes to roads and junctions to reduce vehicle speeds - but it is important that cyclists are not "pinched".
     
  8. Brent Cross Cricklewood development
    We want the Brent Cross Cricklewood development to prioritise cycling, walking and public transport. More on this campaign
     
  9. Cycling in Brent parks
    Under an absurd and archaic by-law passed over 60 years ago cycling is almost totally banned in all Brent's parks. We want this overturned, not so there is cycling everywhere in the parks, but so that the council is free to designate cycle routes through parks where appropriate. This is particularly vital to provide places for youngsters and inexperienced adult cyclists to practice. More
     
  10. Cycle Parking
    We want to see sufficient cycle parking at all shops, workplaces and stations
     
  11. Cycle Training in Schools
    We wish to see cycle training being given in all Brent's schools
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