The number of Londoners cycling to work every day has more than doubled in the past decade, according to a new study.
A “cycling revolution” map based on the research reveals that Hackney, Lambeth and Wandsworth have the most cyclists. In Hackney, a fifth of residents in some areas cycle to work every day. Outer London boroughs showed less take-up.
TfL and UK Census figures were analysed by researchers at UCL’s Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis for law firm Bolt Burdon Kemp. Between 2001 and 2011 the number of cyclists rose from 77,000 to nearly 155,000.
The study suggested that bicycles make up nearly two-thirds of rush-hour traffic on Theobald’s Road in Holborn and more than half in Old Street and Kennington Park Road.
Old Street is identified as one of the most dangerous spots.
Oliver Jeffcott, head of the cycling department at Bolt Burdon Kemp, said: “We wanted to illustrate how the cycling numbers in London are dramatically on the rise so cyclists need to be given more consideration as road users.”
