Hackney Council have opened a consultation for more changes to Queensbridge Road, between Albion Drive and Richmond Road, following on from changes further south in recent years. It is good to see the council building more protected space for cycling, and also implementing further traffic reduction measures, however we do feel there are some significant compromises which should be addressed with the design:

• There is a 150m section between Middleton Rd and Albion Dr where the southbound cycle lane stops, leaving cyclists with no protection from motor traffic
• ⁠The narrowing of the road on the north side of the Middleton Rd will force cyclists arriving at the junction on a green light to swing into the path of traffic as they go through the junction
• ⁠There is room to include bus-stop bypasses on this stretch, as Hackney did successfully on Wick Rd
• Lavender Grove has been excluded from the one-way entry treatments, and we’re worried this will lead to an increase in eastbound traffic on the street, especially when the Lansdowne Drive bus gate isn’t operating
• We’re concerned that the closure of Scriven St will increase traffic on Middleton Rd, which is an important east-west cycle route

The consultation closes on 30th November. To make it easier to digest the designs, we’ve put them on a map of the local area (to view this in a separate tab, click here):