At a glance
• 1,000 residents of St John’s Wood have petitioned Westminster council against a proposed cycle lane on Hamilton Terrace
• The cycle lane would form part of Cycleway 51, intended to link Marylebone and Kilburn as a safer alternative to main roads
• Labour cabinet member Max Sullivan defended the need for action, citing Westminster’s high rate of road casualties, but admitted one option had ‘serious drawbacks’
Residents opposing a “seriously flawed” cycle lane in one of London’s most affluent neighbourhoods have been told the scheme is necessary to reduce road casualties.
