Green Lanes Cycle Scheme

We are committed in our Transport Strategy to making Hackney’s roads safer for everyone living, working and visiting the borough. We aim to create an environment that will encourage more walking and cycling, improve air quality and reduce emissions in the borough. For further background to these measures, see the About the project page. To find out more about how we're maintaining access to properties, why we're acting so quickly and more, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page. Hackney Council is leading on the delivery of the Green Lanes cycle scheme in partnership with Islington Council.

In February 2020, we consulted residents and businesses on introducing Road Safety, Cycling and Public realm schemes on Green Lanes. 85% of respondents were in support of the proposals, 12% did not support the proposals and 3% neither supported or opposed the proposals.

While we had intended to apply to Transport for London to fund this scheme earlier in the year, the significant drop in TfL’s revenue as a result of the pandemic meant that any funding bid was postponed.

The Council was successful in its bid to TfL for an interim scheme under the London Streetspace Scheme (LSP). In line with guidance from TfL, the scheme had to be implemented quickly using temporary/semi-permanent materials such as using road marking, signs, wands (flexible bollards) along Green Lanes (between Petherton Road and Woodberry Grove).

The works consist of:

- the segregated cycle lanes width will be between 1.5 to 2 meters.

- road markings and flexible bollards (wands) will separate cyclists from motorists will be used.

- A 22-meter length of off-peak loading space (No loading, Monday – Saturday from 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm) on Green Lanes between door numbers 275 and 281.

- Outside Nathaniel Court (between door numbers 311 and 315)

- Outside John Scott Health Centre on the zebra crossing.

- Outside Sainsbury’s on the zebra crossing.

- Outside Weston Court

- North of Queen’s Drive

- North of Riversdale Road

- South of Highbury Quadrant.

At this stage, there is no funding available to the Council to proceed further with the second phase of works on Green Lanes (between Petherton Road and Newington Green). However, the intention is to consult on these measures as and when funding becomes available.

We introduced these measures in the week commencing 01 February 2021. Weather permitting, it was estimated that it would take approximately 6-8 weeks to complete. Like any scheme, we would expect that the scheme will take a few weeks to settle in before the full benefits to walking, cycling and traffic levels are clear.

For more details on the measures please refer to the drawings below.

The Green Lanes scheme was being introduced using an experimental traffic order for a maximum period of 18 months, which means you can see how the cycle scheme works before having your say.

The views of residents and businesses, including any suggested changes on how the schemes operate, will be taken into account before any decision is made on whether or not to make the measures permanent. This process is in line with specific guidance from Transport for London, and the Department for Transport, whose guidance states that: 'authorities should monitor and evaluate any temporary measures they install, with a view to making them permanent, and embedding a long-term shift to active travel as we move from restart to recovery’.

The experimental traffic order will be advertised in the London Gazette and the Hackney Gazette on 14 January 2021.

You can have your say for up to six months after the measures have been implemented, until 28 September 2021. To have your say, please complete the survey below or email streetscene.consultations@hackney.gov.uk. You can also write to us by sending your comments to ‘Freepost Streetscene’.