New 'cycling corridor' for Southwark planned through local park

Burgess Park in Southwark could be used for a new cycle way to link together the London borough for cyclists

General cycling riding on road

Opposition has emerged to the proposals by a London council that would see a cycle lane created through the middle of a popular local park.

Southwark Council proposed the idea of a cycling corridor in their recent cycling strategy that would link the entire borough.

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and feature writing across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013.


Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in a number of places, but mostly in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains.


He lives in Valencia, Spain.