Much at stake as mayor’s cycle superhighways plan divides opinion

London mayor Boris Johnson’s plan for two segregated cycle superhighways across central London has sparked intense debate about how much priority cycling deserves.

Andrew Forster

31 October 2014

A visualisation of the proposed segregated two-way cycle track on Tower Hill

Visualisation of the north-south route along Blackfriars Road

Another visualisation of the north-south route

North-South Superhighway – proposed route alignment

Boris Johnson has done more – much more – than any other politician to raise the political profile of cycling. But his eight-year tenure as London’s mayor will end 18 months from now and there’s no guarantee his successor will pursue the cycling agenda with the same gusto. Johnson is therefore determined to drive through big changes for cyclists in his final months and none is more ambitious – or controversial – than the plans for two almost completely...