Will Norman
@willnorman.co.uk
London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner
Working with the Mayor, TfL & boroughs to build a safer, greener & healthier city.
Posts, errors & typos all mine.
Working with the Mayor, TfL & boroughs to build a safer, greener & healthier city.
Posts, errors & typos all mine.
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Will Norman
@willnorman.co.uk
· Nov 25
📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
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📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
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Westminster's Bayswater Rd scheme would deliver a safer continuous cycling connection linking Cycleways 3 and 27, as well as providing a direct east–west route along the north side of Hyde Park.
Last chance to have your say:
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is
@citywestminster.bsky.social
Last chance to have your say:
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is
@citywestminster.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Westminster's Bayswater Rd scheme would deliver a safer continuous cycling connection linking Cycleways 3 and 27, as well as providing a direct east–west route along the north side of Hyde Park.
Last chance to have your say:
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is
@citywestminster.bsky.social
Last chance to have your say:
cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is
@citywestminster.bsky.social
I’m delighted the new TfL business plan prioritises sustained investment to make TfL & borough streets safer for people walking, cycling & using public transport - so more:
🚲cycle lanes
🦓crossings
🚸school streets & LTNs
🚦safer junctions
🛍️Oxford St
tfl.gov.uk/info-for/med...
🚲cycle lanes
🦓crossings
🚸school streets & LTNs
🚦safer junctions
🛍️Oxford St
tfl.gov.uk/info-for/med...
January 28, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I’m delighted the new TfL business plan prioritises sustained investment to make TfL & borough streets safer for people walking, cycling & using public transport - so more:
🚲cycle lanes
🦓crossings
🚸school streets & LTNs
🚦safer junctions
🛍️Oxford St
tfl.gov.uk/info-for/med...
🚲cycle lanes
🦓crossings
🚸school streets & LTNs
🚦safer junctions
🛍️Oxford St
tfl.gov.uk/info-for/med...
With the expansion of @london.gov.uk's network of cycleways expanding to over 430km, celebrities arriving at events on two wheels and cycling trips surging to 1,500,000 every day - London is fast becoming a cycling city.
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Read all about it:
www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
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Read all about it:
www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
Was 2025 the year London became a cycling city?
With e-bikes becoming more widely available and consistent investment, cycling in the capital has surged alongside the expansion of its cycleways.
www.thetimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:07 AM
With the expansion of @london.gov.uk's network of cycleways expanding to over 430km, celebrities arriving at events on two wheels and cycling trips surging to 1,500,000 every day - London is fast becoming a cycling city.
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Read all about it:
www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
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Read all about it:
www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
Delighted to join @londoncycling.bsky.social Cycle Sisters @citywestminster.bsky.social & others to try out the excellent new cycle lanes on Lambeth Bridge - formally one of the most dangerous junctions in London.
Massive thanks to the Tarmac Keir Joint Venture & TfL.
Massive thanks to the Tarmac Keir Joint Venture & TfL.
January 26, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Delighted to join @londoncycling.bsky.social Cycle Sisters @citywestminster.bsky.social & others to try out the excellent new cycle lanes on Lambeth Bridge - formally one of the most dangerous junctions in London.
Massive thanks to the Tarmac Keir Joint Venture & TfL.
Massive thanks to the Tarmac Keir Joint Venture & TfL.
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"As historians know, Stalin was relentless in his quest to reduce the walk to the shops..."
"Basically you're getting wound up over corner shops": Telegraph ridiculed for "Stalinist" 15-minute cities story, as readers accuse newspaper of "going full conspiracy theory"; Kangaroo crash carnage...
Welcome back to another week of live blog action, Dan Alexander in the hot seat for your Monday round-up of all the goings on in the world of cycling today
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January 26, 2026 at 11:58 AM
"As historians know, Stalin was relentless in his quest to reduce the walk to the shops..."
Great to be working with @plaistovian.bsky.social & colleagues from Newham Council.
This new crossing on Water Lane will make it easier and safer for people to walk and cycle in the area.
This new crossing on Water Lane will make it easier and safer for people to walk and cycle in the area.
🚶♀️🚴 Water Lane Crossing Improvements are Coming Soon
Work is progressing on new safety improvements along Water Lane (E15), including:
Work is progressing on new safety improvements along Water Lane (E15), including:
January 26, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Great to be working with @plaistovian.bsky.social & colleagues from Newham Council.
This new crossing on Water Lane will make it easier and safer for people to walk and cycle in the area.
This new crossing on Water Lane will make it easier and safer for people to walk and cycle in the area.
London's Tideway super sewer is not just cleaning up the Thames, it's also created new bits of city.
The stunning new Bazalgette Embankment - built on the foreshore by Blackfriars Bridge - is now open with new planting, seating, art & lovely views of the river.
The stunning new Bazalgette Embankment - built on the foreshore by Blackfriars Bridge - is now open with new planting, seating, art & lovely views of the river.
January 26, 2026 at 11:37 AM
London's Tideway super sewer is not just cleaning up the Thames, it's also created new bits of city.
The stunning new Bazalgette Embankment - built on the foreshore by Blackfriars Bridge - is now open with new planting, seating, art & lovely views of the river.
The stunning new Bazalgette Embankment - built on the foreshore by Blackfriars Bridge - is now open with new planting, seating, art & lovely views of the river.
The Court of Appeal’s ruling provides welcome clarity on the scope of London boroughs' legal duties to implement and retain schemes funded by TfL to implement the Mayor’s Transport Strategy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tower Hamlets defeated in Low Traffic Neighbourhoods court fight
The council wants to axe three LTNs in east London, but the High Court rules this would be unlawful.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The Court of Appeal’s ruling provides welcome clarity on the scope of London boroughs' legal duties to implement and retain schemes funded by TfL to implement the Mayor’s Transport Strategy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Great Eastern St/Shoreditch High St/Commercial St is one of the most dangerous in London.
Following support at consultation, I'm delighted TfL is proceeding with transformational safety scheme, including:
🚲bike lanes
🚦new & upgraded crossing
⤴️restricting dangerous turns
Following support at consultation, I'm delighted TfL is proceeding with transformational safety scheme, including:
🚲bike lanes
🚦new & upgraded crossing
⤴️restricting dangerous turns
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The Great Eastern St/Shoreditch High St/Commercial St is one of the most dangerous in London.
Following support at consultation, I'm delighted TfL is proceeding with transformational safety scheme, including:
🚲bike lanes
🚦new & upgraded crossing
⤴️restricting dangerous turns
Following support at consultation, I'm delighted TfL is proceeding with transformational safety scheme, including:
🚲bike lanes
🚦new & upgraded crossing
⤴️restricting dangerous turns
The Court of Appeal's judgement stopping Tower Hamlets from ripping out safety infrastructure is good news for Londoners.
It's good for road safety & reducing danger. It's good for air quality, good for health, and good for communities across the capital.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
It's good for road safety & reducing danger. It's good for air quality, good for health, and good for communities across the capital.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
East London residents win sensational victory in fight to save low-traffic schemes
London-wide implications for LTNs as Court of Appeal rules that Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman acted unlawfully in trying to ignore Sadiq Khan’s transport masterplan
www.standard.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 12:34 PM
The Court of Appeal's judgement stopping Tower Hamlets from ripping out safety infrastructure is good news for Londoners.
It's good for road safety & reducing danger. It's good for air quality, good for health, and good for communities across the capital.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
It's good for road safety & reducing danger. It's good for air quality, good for health, and good for communities across the capital.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
🚲Fantastic to be in Ealing yesterday on our Big Community Transport Tour - speaking to councillors & community orgs.
Great to see so much delivery making it greener, safer & easier to travel around:
🚸50 school streets
🚲150 bike hangers
🚌Bus priority
🚲Cycle lanes
& much more to come...
Great to see so much delivery making it greener, safer & easier to travel around:
🚸50 school streets
🚲150 bike hangers
🚌Bus priority
🚲Cycle lanes
& much more to come...
January 22, 2026 at 9:16 AM
🚲Fantastic to be in Ealing yesterday on our Big Community Transport Tour - speaking to councillors & community orgs.
Great to see so much delivery making it greener, safer & easier to travel around:
🚸50 school streets
🚲150 bike hangers
🚌Bus priority
🚲Cycle lanes
& much more to come...
Great to see so much delivery making it greener, safer & easier to travel around:
🚸50 school streets
🚲150 bike hangers
🚌Bus priority
🚲Cycle lanes
& much more to come...
The construction of Cycleway 13 along Clerkenwell Road has started in Camden - the plan is that this continues so that it connects up with C13 at Old Street.
January 20, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The construction of Cycleway 13 along Clerkenwell Road has started in Camden - the plan is that this continues so that it connects up with C13 at Old Street.
The new cycle lanes along Westfield Avenue in the Olympic park will form part of Cycleway 25 - adding to London's growing cycle network. Signs expected to be in by March.
C25 runs from Stratford Westfield in Newham to Waterden Rd in Hackney.
C25 runs from Stratford Westfield in Newham to Waterden Rd in Hackney.
January 20, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The new cycle lanes along Westfield Avenue in the Olympic park will form part of Cycleway 25 - adding to London's growing cycle network. Signs expected to be in by March.
C25 runs from Stratford Westfield in Newham to Waterden Rd in Hackney.
C25 runs from Stratford Westfield in Newham to Waterden Rd in Hackney.
And the signs are in along Cycleway 54 from Canning Town to City Airport 💚
January 19, 2026 at 4:59 PM
And the signs are in along Cycleway 54 from Canning Town to City Airport 💚
Good to see work underway on Cycle Future Route 7 - between Leyton, Stratford, West Ham & Plaistow in Newham.
Phase 1A will run along Liberty Bridge Rd, and the A112 from Leyton Rd at Chobham Rd to Angel Lane at Great Eastern Rd.
newhamco-create.co.uk/en/projects/...
Phase 1A will run along Liberty Bridge Rd, and the A112 from Leyton Rd at Chobham Rd to Angel Lane at Great Eastern Rd.
newhamco-create.co.uk/en/projects/...
January 19, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Good to see work underway on Cycle Future Route 7 - between Leyton, Stratford, West Ham & Plaistow in Newham.
Phase 1A will run along Liberty Bridge Rd, and the A112 from Leyton Rd at Chobham Rd to Angel Lane at Great Eastern Rd.
newhamco-create.co.uk/en/projects/...
Phase 1A will run along Liberty Bridge Rd, and the A112 from Leyton Rd at Chobham Rd to Angel Lane at Great Eastern Rd.
newhamco-create.co.uk/en/projects/...
I do like this little scheme on Bayley St - just off Tottenham Court Rd.
This was a signal controlled junction from a one-way street, contraflow cycling was added & then the junction filtered with a cycle track.
Now it's a bike lane & a new public space with SuDS. 🚲☔️☘️💚
This was a signal controlled junction from a one-way street, contraflow cycling was added & then the junction filtered with a cycle track.
Now it's a bike lane & a new public space with SuDS. 🚲☔️☘️💚
January 19, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I do like this little scheme on Bayley St - just off Tottenham Court Rd.
This was a signal controlled junction from a one-way street, contraflow cycling was added & then the junction filtered with a cycle track.
Now it's a bike lane & a new public space with SuDS. 🚲☔️☘️💚
This was a signal controlled junction from a one-way street, contraflow cycling was added & then the junction filtered with a cycle track.
Now it's a bike lane & a new public space with SuDS. 🚲☔️☘️💚
More of London's roads will have safer speed limits because there's irrefutable evidence it save lives:
📉 25% fewer main road collisions
📉 34% fewer people killed or serious injured on local roads
📉75% fall in children killed on local roads
@itvnews.bsky.social
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📉 25% fewer main road collisions
📉 34% fewer people killed or serious injured on local roads
📉75% fall in children killed on local roads
@itvnews.bsky.social
itv.com/news/london/...
January 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
More of London's roads will have safer speed limits because there's irrefutable evidence it save lives:
📉 25% fewer main road collisions
📉 34% fewer people killed or serious injured on local roads
📉75% fall in children killed on local roads
@itvnews.bsky.social
itv.com/news/london/...
📉 25% fewer main road collisions
📉 34% fewer people killed or serious injured on local roads
📉75% fall in children killed on local roads
@itvnews.bsky.social
itv.com/news/london/...
Great to see the positive public feedback on the fantastic Whipps Cross Corridor Scheme - connecting Lea Bridge Rd to Leytonstone.
Work will start in Feb - improving safety & public realm and enabling more people to walk & cycle.
More great work @labourstone.bsky.social & Waltham Forest team
Work will start in Feb - improving safety & public realm and enabling more people to walk & cycle.
More great work @labourstone.bsky.social & Waltham Forest team
January 15, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Great to see the positive public feedback on the fantastic Whipps Cross Corridor Scheme - connecting Lea Bridge Rd to Leytonstone.
Work will start in Feb - improving safety & public realm and enabling more people to walk & cycle.
More great work @labourstone.bsky.social & Waltham Forest team
Work will start in Feb - improving safety & public realm and enabling more people to walk & cycle.
More great work @labourstone.bsky.social & Waltham Forest team
To celebrate International Women's Day on the 8th March, we will be naming 10 Santander hire bikes after women cycling stars and unsung heroes.
Submit your nominations by emailing: [email protected]
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Submit your nominations by emailing: [email protected]
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
To celebrate International Women's Day on the 8th March, we will be naming 10 Santander hire bikes after women cycling stars and unsung heroes.
Submit your nominations by emailing: [email protected]
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Submit your nominations by emailing: [email protected]
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lovely to see more tarmac and concrete being converted into new green spaces.
Rain gardens not only look great, but also help mitigate the impact of intense rainfall & local flooding associated with climate change.
Last year we delivered over 50,000msq of SuDs across London.
Rain gardens not only look great, but also help mitigate the impact of intense rainfall & local flooding associated with climate change.
Last year we delivered over 50,000msq of SuDs across London.
January 13, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Lovely to see more tarmac and concrete being converted into new green spaces.
Rain gardens not only look great, but also help mitigate the impact of intense rainfall & local flooding associated with climate change.
Last year we delivered over 50,000msq of SuDs across London.
Rain gardens not only look great, but also help mitigate the impact of intense rainfall & local flooding associated with climate change.
Last year we delivered over 50,000msq of SuDs across London.
V sad news.
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
V sad news.
London has just recorded the lowest murder rate since records began.
The evidence is clear, the @mayoroflondon.bsky.social's approach to tackling violent crime is working.
#DontBelieveTheHaters
The evidence is clear, the @mayoroflondon.bsky.social's approach to tackling violent crime is working.
#DontBelieveTheHaters
January 12, 2026 at 11:57 AM
London has just recorded the lowest murder rate since records began.
The evidence is clear, the @mayoroflondon.bsky.social's approach to tackling violent crime is working.
#DontBelieveTheHaters
The evidence is clear, the @mayoroflondon.bsky.social's approach to tackling violent crime is working.
#DontBelieveTheHaters
Working with London's Boroughs, @TfL have:
🚌 Introduced 25km of new bus lanes
⏱️Built on the success of the 24/7 bus lane programme & extended operating hours of 3km more bus lanes
🚌Removed almost 100 parking bays from our bus lanes
And there's much more to come...
🚌 Introduced 25km of new bus lanes
⏱️Built on the success of the 24/7 bus lane programme & extended operating hours of 3km more bus lanes
🚌Removed almost 100 parking bays from our bus lanes
And there's much more to come...
January 12, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Working with London's Boroughs, @TfL have:
🚌 Introduced 25km of new bus lanes
⏱️Built on the success of the 24/7 bus lane programme & extended operating hours of 3km more bus lanes
🚌Removed almost 100 parking bays from our bus lanes
And there's much more to come...
🚌 Introduced 25km of new bus lanes
⏱️Built on the success of the 24/7 bus lane programme & extended operating hours of 3km more bus lanes
🚌Removed almost 100 parking bays from our bus lanes
And there's much more to come...
Great to see the new sections of bike lanes, new crossings and SuDS along Romford Road - making our streets safer & more attractive for people to travel in East London.
👏👏Well done @plaistovian.bsky.social & Newham Council team
👏👏Well done @plaistovian.bsky.social & Newham Council team
January 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Great to see the new sections of bike lanes, new crossings and SuDS along Romford Road - making our streets safer & more attractive for people to travel in East London.
👏👏Well done @plaistovian.bsky.social & Newham Council team
👏👏Well done @plaistovian.bsky.social & Newham Council team
Reposted by Will Norman
The government is going to let councils outside London ban pavement parking by motorists.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
It's been banned in London since 1974, and promoted in this memorable GLC advert.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
It's been banned in London since 1974, and promoted in this memorable GLC advert.
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The government is going to let councils outside London ban pavement parking by motorists.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
It's been banned in London since 1974, and promoted in this memorable GLC advert.
www.gov.uk/government/s...
It's been banned in London since 1974, and promoted in this memorable GLC advert.