Cyclists will be allowed to ride the wrong way up seven one-way streets in the City of London in a new scheme to encourage more people to ride to work in the Square Mile.
The City of London has agreed permission to allow cyclists to ride against the traffic in a £45,000 project.
Richard Harvey, team leader for the highways and transportation team overseeing the project, said: ‘We want to provide cyclists a direct route where possible and a network of permeable routes.’
The council is confident that allowing two-way cycling on one-way streets will not endanger the lives of motorists or cyclists.
Harvey said: ‘We have researched the safety aspects and the scheme does not apply to every one-way street, of course, only the ones we have found to be quieter and with reasonable visibility.’
The scheme will begin in early summer. Kensington & Chelsea agreed to allow cyclists to ride the wrong way up six one-way streets in a trial last year (Surveyor, 5 June 2008).
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