Where can I get "The London Cycle Guides"?

bornfree

See this page http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=37

I called the TFL info line, guy said it would take 4 weeks to send out
some of these maps for me! 4 weeks!!!
I would like to cycle today!

Failing that if anyone can suggest some other way for me to plan my
routes.....................

Gratefully yours,
bf

Roger Burton West

bornfree wrote:

>I called the TFL info line, guy said it would take 4 weeks to send out
>some of these maps for me! 4 weeks!!!
>I would like to cycle today!

Go to any cycling shop (by which I obviously exclude Halfrauds). They
should have at least the local area guides, and places like London
Fields Cycles will usually have all of them.

>Failing that if anyone can suggest some other way for me to plan my
>routes.....................

If you prefer to go fast on roads: http://www.multimap.com/ and ask for
a "walking" route (that'll ignore one-way streets but keep you off
motorways).

If you prefer to go slowly on cycle-paths:
http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/

Roger

--
A bicycle is the long-sought means of transportation for all of us who
have runaway hearts.
-- Lance Armstrong

TimHenderson

I've usually found TfL response a lot faster than four weeks - perhaps
there is a particular map that is out of print and they are awaiting
fresh stocks.

In the past I have successfully asked for a bike map at a local manned
tube station (it may work).

As Bike week approaches, I would have thought that TfL will be
attending green fairs (they usually put in an appearance at Kingston -
I didn't make it this year) - and they were certainly at the Camden
Fair in Regent's Park last weekend furiously trying to hand out maps.

The site for the Hammersmith Greenfest
http://www.greenfest.org.uk/
on 15th June says

"TfL will be bringing their Sustainable Travel Roadshow. Also find out
about car-share and other greener ways of getting around, including
walking."

I'd bet they bring some maps with them !

bornfree

On 8 Jun, 16:32, Roger Burton West <roger
+urc200...@nospam.firedrake.org> wrote:
>
> If you prefer to go fast on roads:http://www.multimap.com/and ask for
> a "walking" route (that'll ignore one-way streets but keep you off
> motorways)

Perfect! Thank you!

POHB

On 8 Jun, 14:35, bornfree <justyouan...@xemaps.com> wrote:
> See this pagehttp://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=37
>
> I called the TFL info line, guy said it would take 4 weeks to send out
> some of these maps for me! 4 weeks!!!
> I would like to cycle today!
>
> Failing that if anyone can suggest some other way for me to plan my
> routes.....................
>
> Gratefully yours,
> bf

The national cycle routes project on OpenStreetMap is coming on nicely
http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/osm/

But it depends what kind of route you want really, a pleasant Sunday
circular pootle with the kids or the fastest way to work?

Ian Jackson

In article <8055ec0d-3182-402c-a2dc-f9a0238434a9@79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com>,
POHB <google@hayward.uk.net> wrote:
>The national cycle routes project on OpenStreetMap is coming on nicely
>http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/osm/

Cor, what a dramatic demonstration of one way in which the NCN routes
are completely useless for actually getting anywhere. Look at how
wiggly they are !

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Alan Braggins

In article <Mjq*O80es@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>, Ian Jackson wrote:
>POHB <google@hayward.uk.net> wrote:
>>The national cycle routes project on OpenStreetMap is coming on nicely
>>http://www.gravitystorm.co.uk/osm/
>
>Cor, what a dramatic demonstration of one way in which the NCN routes
>are completely useless for actually getting anywhere. Look at how
>wiggly they are !

http://www.camcycle.org.uk/map/location/13479/ is a fairly good
illustration of that too. Newmarket by road 6 miles in one direction,
by NCN route 15 miles in the opposite direction.

Jeremy Parker

"bornfree" <justyouandme@xemaps.com> wrote in message
news:f26c1024-45c4-4fa4-91bb-fa444ad73eb7@56g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
> See this page http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=37
>
> I called the TFL info line, guy said it would take 4 weeks to send
> out
> some of these maps for me! 4 weeks!!!
> I would like to cycle today!

There's a new edition about to come out, supposedly, which reminds
me, I must tell TfL where the boroughs of Barnet and Harrow actually
are. The deadline fast approaches.

Given that cycling matters are generally uncertain since the
election, it might not be a bad idea to get copies of whatever maps
you want as soon as possible.

Besides bike shops, libraries might be a good place to look, and also
the TfL/London Transport information kiosks found at some main line
train terminals.

Jeremy Parker