Cycleway 50 - Finsbury Park to Nag's Head
We have introduced changes to improve facilities for cycling and walking between Finsbury Park and Nag’s Head. These changes have been introduced as an experiment and are intended to form part of Cycleway 50.
By clicking on each of the buttons below, you can read more about the experimental changes and how these may impact you. You can also view maps, ask questions, give feedback, and find out about other ways to get in touch and take part.
The consultation will be open until 14 August 2024.
Changes
This map provides an overview of the scheme and the main changes are listed below.
Click on the map for a larger version
The changes we have made as part of the scheme include:
- ‘With flow’ (one-way following the direction of traffic) cycle lanes on both arms of the Nag’s Head gyratory (which is also one way for traffic). The north east bound cycle lane is located on the offside of Seven Sisters Road
- Reduction of speed limit from 30mph to 20mph
- Upgrade of pedestrian crossings over Camden Road at Warlters Road to Toucan crossings which can be used by pedestrians and cyclists
- New pedestrian countdown technology at:
- Seven Sisters/Isledon/Fonthill Roads
- Seven Sisters/Medina Roads
- Seven Sisters/Berriman Roads
- Re-phasing of traffic lights at Parkhurst Road/Holloway Road junction to enable cyclists to cross the junction into Seven Sisters Road while remaining separate from traffic turning right into Holloway Road
- New advanced stop lines on Seven Sisters Road close to the junction with Fonthill Road, allowing cyclists to move ahead separately from right-turning traffic
- New coloured road surface and pavement level crossing on Isledon Road at the junction with Parkside Crescent to highlight the new cycle lane
- Banned left turn for all traffic except cyclists from Tollington Road into Hornsey Road
- Banned left turn for all traffic except cyclists from Tollngton Road into Annette Road
- Pavement build outs at various points on Seven Sisters, Isledon and Tollington Roads to give pedestrians more space
- Changes to parking and loading bays where needed, including the removal of paid-for parking on the TLRN as necessary. Loading and blue badge parking has been retained with some minor relocations
You can find more details of all the changes in the Maps and more information tab.
Why?
This scheme forms part of Cycleway 50. Islington Council is currently completing the next section of Cycleway 50 between Nag’s Head and York Way (via Caledonian Road and Penn Road). Once completed Cycleway 50 will link with an existing cycle way built by Camden Council at York Way. This will create opportunities to make longer journeys by bike in a more comfortable environment. There are benefits for pedestrians too, with wider footways and improved crossings.
Cycleway 50 forms part of our work, along with the boroughs, to encourage more people to cycle where possible by improving and extending London’s cycling network. This part of Islington has been identified as an area with good potential for new cycling if we provide new infrastructure to help and support people to try cycling.
The proposals also support our Vision Zero ambition to eliminate serious injuries and deaths on London’s road network by 2031, and the target in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy for 80 per cent of journeys in London made by foot, cycle or public transport rather than private car by 2041.
The scheme has been constructed using temporary materials that can be changed or removed if necessary, after the experiment has concluded.
More information on experimental traffic orders can be found in Maps and more information tab.
How it impacts you
Cyclists should find it easier to cycle around the area- Pedestrians have more space due to wider pavements and pavements will be further away from traffic lanes
- Local businesses may be affected by changes to loading bays
- Motorists may need to find alternative routes around the area due to banned turns
- Bus passengers need to access some bus stops via new bus stop ‘by-passes’
Equalities Impact Assessment
Our Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) identifies:
- The impact the scheme is having on people, including those with protected characteristics
- How we have attempted to mitigate any negative impacts
After we’ve considered all comments, the EqIA will be reviewed and may be updated.
We use the EqIA to help us decide if, and how, we should proceed with these proposals.
Please let us know about your experiences of the scheme by completing our survey.
Maps and More Information
We have provided more information to help you respond and a set of Frequently Asked Questions:
We will be holding two drop-in events:
- Monday 15 July at Durham Road Community Room - 94 Durham Road, London N7 7DT (15:00 - 19:00)
- Tuesday 16 July at Andover Community Centre (Garden Room) - 55 Corker Walk, London N7 7RY (12:00 - 16:00)
Due to the announcement of the general election, the events planned for 20 June and 2 July are being rearranged. Please check back after the election has taken place on July 4 for the new dates.
This will give you an opportunity to get further information about the proposals and provide your thoughts and feedback, to allow us to consider your views.
If you are unable to make this date and time and would like to discuss the proposals further with us, please get in touch and we can respond to your queries directly.
Accessible Information
We want to make sure everyone is able to take part in our consultations. To help make it accessible to everyone we have provided:
You can translate the information on this page into another language by using the ‘Select language’ button at the bottom of the page
Connecting with London's deaf community on our consultations
To further enhance how we consult with London's deaf community we offer:
- A British Sign Language (BSL) video of our proposals and survey
- A BSL conversation service. This allows the TfL consultation lead to have a two-way BSL translated discussion with a BSL user. To request a BSL conversation please contact us at haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk and we will be in contact to arrange a convenient time
Tell us your views
You can reply by completing our survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes to complete or if you are short on time, you can submit a quick response.
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The closing date for comments is 14 August 2024.
Questions?
You can use our question tool during the consultation period. We will respond to your questions as soon as we can.
Or you can ask your question in person at our two drop-in events:
- Monday 15 July at Durham Road Community Room - 94 Durham Road, London N7 7DT (15:00 - 19:00)
- Tuesday 16 July at Andover Community Centre (Garden Room) - 55 Corker Walk, London N7 7RY (12:00 - 16:00)
Due to the announcement of the general election, the events planned for 20 June and 2 July are being rearranged. Please check back after the election has taken place on July 4 for the new dates.
This will give you an opportunity to get further information about the proposals and provide your thoughts and feedback, to allow us to consider your views.
If you are unable to make this date and time and would like to discuss the proposals further with us, please get in touch and we can respond to your queries directly.
You can also contact us by email, via our telephone call back service (020 3054 6037) or in writing (FREEPOST TFL HAVE YOUR SAY).
Next steps
After the consultation ends, we'll consider all the responses we receive and prepare a consultation report which will be published on our website.
I support the proposed changes. I think additional cycle lanes are needed in the northwards direction, particularly North of Finsbury Park
Lane lines moved slightly to the right after junction of Tollington Road with Annette Road. Cars are having difficulty adhering to the lane for the following reasons:
1. The island kerb just before and next to where the lane has been moved is too close to so drivers are not able to move lane easily causing them to drift into the wrong lane.
2.The island further back on Tollington Road junction with Hornsey Road was moved in a little. The island on the junction Tollington Road with Annette Road is not in line with the other island now – it is further out! Maybe the same needs to be done with the island on the junction Tollington Road with Annette Road?
Perhaps you want to also consider not moving the lane a little to the right not so close to the island (currently less than 10M away). Maybe if you allowed 15 or 20 meters before moving lane to the right slightly (if you are not going to take my recommended action in point b.
Traffic lights on junction of Tollington Road and Hertslet Road – These now only change to green for pedestrian crossing every second time the lights change. It never used to be like that before. This is confusing pedestrians. The pedestrian confusion is causing pedestrians to cross at the junction after waiting at a time the lights and this is often when the signal lights are green for drivers. This is quite dangerous and an accident waiting to happen.
Please connect Camden Road to York Way’s cycle lane, it’s dangerous at the moment with the bus stop and traffic. And the cycle lane on York Way doesn’t start straight away.
Brecknock Road to York Way would be helpful too.
Thank you!
I like the idea of cycle lanes, but on Seven Sisters road cyclists are always cycling against the flow of traffic i.e. the wrong way. This also means they can’t see the traffic lights, making it very dangerous to cross the road. I have nearly been knocked over on several occasions. There needs to be a way to stop cyclists cycling the wrong way down the cycle lanes.
Thank you for taking the time to read my comment!
The changes to traffic flow at the Parkhurst Road/Holloway Road junction have been an unmitigated disaster. Longer traffic queues, chaos and a constant cacophony of angry car horns, at all times of the day and night, caused by vehicles trying to cut into the congested middle lane from the must less congested right hand lane. The increased noise is ruining lives.
I scanned your VR code and was confronted with a plethora of commercial sales pitches. I cannot trust this ‘survey’ as being honest if it relies on such funding
I agree that this seems to be a moot point as there have been several changes to the Parkhurst Road/Holloway Road junction without consultation and this 'open consultation' seems to be another tick-box exercise designed to give us the illusion that our views matter. Reducing the lanes (3 to 2) from Parkhurst Road leading to Seven Sisters Road has created unprecedented congestion and unsafe driving from cars swerving from the right lane into the middle lane to drive onto Seven Sisters Road. Cars queue back to Camden Road and the traffic is much more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. Warlters Road should NOT be used as a cycle-through route as there are a few car parks with restricted views on pulling out onto the road, with accidents frequently occurring in that area. This would be a death-trap for cyclists. The changes so far have made me feel more unsafe as a pedestrian due to impatience from drivers queuing in congestion, often running through pedestrian lights.
I am a local resident who drives down this route about 5 times a week. Very few cyclists are using the cycle lanes - they cycle in the bus lane or road. You need to do something about this or no point in having a cycle lane. I agree with cycle lanes so please try to enforce the use of them.
Hi. I think the cycle lane is a great idea, however, it has affected the parking restrictions outside the Tollington Pub N7. They now have to do deliveries around 5am. As a nearby resident this wakes me up with the loud banging and rolling of beer barrels. They used to be able to take deliveries later in the day. My sleep and work and daily life is greatly affected with each delivery.
How is that possible that this is an experiment and open consultation but you ve already spent a lot of money and built the Cycleway 50 ????!!!
I live nearby , total waste of money, bit from Camden to Holloway road was already a calm and not so busy road so all the money spent is waste. C50 also made many roads narrower and caused more congestion , emission and start stop from cars/busses. I dont have a car and I cycle so I am not biased yet so much is done to spend money (Islington council is worst , every week they send email , we have money , here is money , ask for money bla bla bla) How about reducing council tax , collecting all litter , finding solution to dog poo everywhere, the sidewalks and the surface of the street I live is 5th world order , how about fixing those instead funding /feeding nice to have construction works that costs tax payers money , what did u achieve , was it not possible to cycle on that route before , what did u actially achieve in return of the all money spent ???
The junction of Tollington Road with Holloway Road is a mess. It is outrageous that access to Waitrose car park via Annette Road has been blocked off and it is now necessary to make a lengthy diversion via Holloway Road and Loraine Road if coming from Hornsey Road.
The floating bus stop is a nightmare. You are sandwiched between gridlocked traffic in front and speeding cyclists behind. The narrow platform is crowded at busy times as several buses stop there.
It is not particularly safe for cyclists having a cycle lane along the left hand side of Tollington Road. Several houses there have drop down curbs to access parking spaces and Waitrose delivery vehicles have to cross it to access the store. Vehicles leaving Waitrose also have to drive across it.
Cyclists wanting to turn right into Holloway Road are not going to make a diversion into Camden Road and along Warlters Road. They just join the rest of the traffic in the right hand lane or use the pavement.
It is more difficult for pedestrians to cross at the junction because of the complicated lay out and different sets of traffic lights.
I hope you will scrap the whole set up here at the earliest opportunity and restore the junction to how it was before.
Can be this extended all the way to barking riverside?