The Anonymous Widower

Walking The Cycle Superhighway CS5 From Oval Station To Pimlico

The pictures tell the story, as I walked from Oval tube station to Pimlico along Cycle Superhighway CS5

This is the official Transport for London map for CS5.

Cycle Superhighway CS5

This is a Google Map from Oval Station To Pimlico

From Oval Station To Pimlico

Some of my thoughts.

• The route is an easy one to cycle, as it is virtually flat.
• I was impressed with the way that the designers of the Cycle Superhighway had threaded it through the area, with good attention to bus stops, traffic signals and signage.
• Before I walked towards Pimlico, I had a quick walk in the direction of Kennington and checked out the other cycle routes being constructed. The walking routes were good.
• I particularly liked the bike rental station in the dry in a railway arch. How many people like getting on a wet saddle? The Brownlees perhaps!
• The route was also an easy one to walk, as the designers had catered for walkers in the design.
• The builders had done an excellent job in making all the surfaces good for cyclists and walking.
• I was a bit surprised on how fast I was walking.
• I did feel though, that at times, there was a very crowded line of traffic alongside an almost empty cycle lane. The Jeremy Clarksons of this world might say something.

If all the Superhighways are designed and built to this standard, they will be a big asset to London.

I think in areas, where people are objecting to their imposition, they may actually win a few friends.

It’s a long time, since I was the parent of a young child and even longer since I used to cycle about four miles to school in the midst of the traffic.

But I would have no worries about my thirteen-year-old granddaughter cycling on a track like I saw today.

November 19, 2015 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Cycle Superhighways, Cycling, Walking