Local Election Campaigning

2026 Streets for Cycling

The few cycleways left to be built across Holborn and the West End are top potential routes which would make thousands of daily journeys safer.
Completing the East-West cycle route through Camden Town which would link Camden to Islington and Westminster and join up with the existing North-South routes.
Extending the existing north-south cycle routes from Camden Town to Hampstead, Highgate and the boroughs to the north. This would put many more people in range of safe cycle routes.
Making the roads in the north-west of the borough safe for cycling would mean that more people could cycle to and from school, shops, parks and places of work. Just three key cycle routes in the north-west of the borough would open up many more daily journeys for cycling.

We received pledges of support from the Green Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrat Party and the Camden People’s Alliance

Construct 5 km of new protected cycle lanes on main roads each year, to reach 44 km by 2026 and finish all the main roads for which Camden is responsible by 2030.
Create 20 km of secondary routes by 2026, and a further 20 km by 2030, prioritising routes in the western parts of the borough.
Construct three new substantial LTNs each year (e.g. each the size of the Arlington LTN) to reach an 80% coverage of possible neighbourhoods by 2030, with an intermediate target of 55% by 2026.
Support the Mayor of London’s Netzero 2030 ‘Accelerated Green’ Plan (27% traffic reduction) & road user charging proposals.

We received pledges of support from the Green Party, Labour Party and Liberal Democrat Party

Vastly improve conditions for walking and cycling throughout the borough so that people will choose to change the way they travel.
Adopt a policy that will result within 8 years in a borough-wide cycling network that is safe, comfortable and accessible to all.
Develop and submit at least one Liveable Neighbourhood bid for an area in Camden that has high potential for walking and cycling. Each Liveable Neighbourhood will:

We received pledges of support from the Green Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrat Party and the Conservatives