I’m sitting in my little office in east London, with rain pounding at the window. After a wet September, weather warnings for thunderstorms and heavy rain promise more of the same.
It’s fair to say 2024 was a soggy year in the UK. January and February featured record rainfall, as did spring, recording 132% of the 1991-2020 average. A relatively dry summer (for most) was followed by what I’m hearing now – more rain.
Less than half a mile from where I sit, a cycle route has become a part of the solution, not just for transport and health, but for the extreme weather events, including storms, we can expect due to climate change.
Romford Road was, perhaps, an unexpected candidate for a major protected cycle lane, but that’s what…
