Bike Life Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets' vision is to be the most cycle-friendly borough in London. This Bike Life report strengthens the case for delivering the borough's ambitious targets for cycling.

Bike Life Tower Hamlets 2019 report front cover

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See Tower Hamlets' progress towards making cycling an attractive and everyday way to travel.

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This report is also available in a text-only format.

76% of residents

think space should be increased for people socialising, cycling and walking on their local high street

58% of residents

think that safety needs to be improved for cycling

1,500 tonnes

the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that cycling in Tower Hamlets saves every year

49% of residents

think that more physically separated from traffic and pedestrians would help them cycle more

Local residents and people from Tower Hamlets Council speak about the permanent scheme on Old Bethnal Green Road and how has affected their experience of the street.

"More bike lanes would encourage more people to ride by giving them more confidence to try it out."

- Nadine Homewood, Tower Hamlets resident

Read more about Nadine in the report

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Bike Life is a collaboration between Sustrans and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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A lady and a man cycle casually through a London borough

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New Bike Life data shows the need to make cycling easier and feel safer for everyone to create a fairer London