Ealing Cycling Campaign provided lots of input to the council's plans for the borough's future cycle network. It's not only been accepted by the council but has aroused interest more widely. It's not the idea of a network itself, but the method ECC has adopted for managing getting it up to scratch. The key point is numbering all the points where one link in the network joins another and then listing these with the work needed (if any) such that work can be prioritised. Such 'node' numbers (called knoopunten in Dutch) are also used for navigation in the Netherlands and elsewhere. The work we've done is of interest nationally, and an article summarising this is being published in Transport Professional magazine this month. It can be viewed here. We're hoping that the method we've adopted for planning the network will be adopted in other parts of London and the UK. Work is now under way to create the schedule of links to help the council decide priorities and be reminded of the work that needs to be done on each link. You can see the latest position, including a map and explanatory notes, here.
