A cycle lane linking London Bridge and Tower Bridge is to become permanent after a consultation, Transport for London (TfL) has said.
After the Tooley Street and Duke Street Hill stretch of cycle lane was brought in last year, more cyclists used the road on weekdays in spring.
Buses also did not run slower, TfL said. Journey times for general traffic, like cars, was also largely unaffected.
Making this cycle lane permanent means eventually there will be an unbroken route for cyclists from London Bridge to Greenwich. However, there is still no money for the Lower Road section of Cycleway 4, the last part of the route to be completed, as we have reported.
TfL said: “Prior to this scheme measures for cyclists consisted mainly of advisory line markings, with no physical separation from general traffic on what is a relatively busy corridor where a high number of vulnerable road users have been hurt in collisions.
“In the 36 months ending June 2020, there were a total 27 collisions on Tooley Street and Duke Street Hill, and of these 15 (55%) involved people cycling being injured.
“We aimed to provide a safer facility for cyclists, whilst balancing this with the needs of other road users including buses, taxis, and local businesses. We believe that a good level of service has been maintained for all road users: this is borne out by the fact that the performance of network has remained stable since the scheme was introduced.”