Policy information sourced from Barking and Dagenham Barking Town Centre Area Action Plan DPD
POLICY BTC11: CYCLING FACILITIES
The Council will seek to improve facilities for cyclists within the Plan area by:
- Investigating the opportunities to create more dedicated cycle routes through and into the town centre.
- Seeking additional crossings of the River Roding, including the provision of a cycle path on the bridge that will carry the Barking to Royal Docks Bus Corridor and one further north (as defined on the Inset Proposals Map) linking the Fresh Wharf Estate (see BTCSSA2) and the Cultural Industries Quarter (see BTCSSA 9) and a possible third linking the existing Tesco site and the Abbey Retail Park (see BTCSSA7).
- Encouraging rail and underground operators to consider the adaptation of the pedestrian footbridges in the Plan area to make them usable by cyclists.
- Securing the provision of additional covered and secure bicycle parking facilities, in line with TfL’s minimum cycle parking 40 standards at Barking Station, in the town centre and as part of major new developments.
- Improving the cycling routes across Abbey Green in order to improve links between the town centre and the historic waterfront.
- Making the London Cycle Network Route (LCN+) route which links the London Boroughs of Redbridge and Newham more effective by overcoming the barrier currently posed by the Northern Relief Road.
- Extending the existing cycle route which runs along the River Roding between London Road and Cowbridge Lane northwards to the Borough boundary where it can cross into the London Borough of Newham.
- Implementing the Barking Park-Greatfields Park-Roding Valley Loop Greenway Trail (dual use with pedestrians).
- Securing the implementation of TfL’s Cycle Super Highway to improve links between Outer and Central London.
The Council will primarily implement these measures through Transport for London funding and developers’ contributions.
For more information please see the Barking Town Centre Area Action Plan DPD