Works on road between Plumstad and Abbey Wood to encourage cycling and walking
By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter
Vehicle use will be cut down and cycling and walking encouraged on a new 2km stretch of road between Plumstead and Abbey Wood, as the council begins work utilising a ÂŁ1.266 million funding chest to aid socially distanced travel.
Greenwich council announced on Thursday the installation of a new 2km cycle route, which will run parallel to Plumstead High Street, using modal filters.
Modal filters cut down on rates of vehicle-use by restricting access to through-traffic but allowing walking and cycling on individual streets or areas, with planters or bollards used to block traffic from entering.
The roads are still accessible by car, but through-traffic in residential areas is reduced.
It’s the latest move by Greenwich council as it looks to implement new social-distancing travel measures in the wake of receiving £1.266 million from the Mayor of London’s Streetspace programme.
The council earlier this month outlined other projects it would undertake, such as designing and building a cycle route from Greenwich Park to Shooters Hill through the centre of the borough via Old Dover Road and Shooters Hill Road.
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