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Commuting to Canary Wharf - advice sought
My work location in London moves to Canary Wharf next week. [I’ve
hitherto been commuting from Paddington to Victoria by Brompton.] This significantly lengthens my commute. Not looking forward to it one bit. I’ve been looking at options involving various combinations of bike (folder and full-size), Docklands Light Railway, Thames Clipper ferry, and possibly going from Waterloo (I live in Reading so Paddington or Waterloo are options.). Also looked at cycling the whole distance from Paddington from Canary Wharf - about 9 miles, longer on quieter roads - the distance is not a problem for me but East London doesn’t exactly look a cyclist’s paradise. [I hate the Tube so want to avoid it if poss] Appreciate any advice from folks with experience of commuting this route with bike, i.e. Paddington or Waterloo to Canary Wharf. Many thanks in advance, Reg |
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Commuting to Canary Wharf - advice sought
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:48:08 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: My work location in London moves to Canary Wharf next week. [I’ve hitherto been commuting from Paddington to Victoria by Brompton.] This significantly lengthens my commute. Not looking forward to it one bit. I’ve been looking at options involving various combinations of bike (folder and full-size), Docklands Light Railway, Thames Clipper ferry, and possibly going from Waterloo (I live in Reading so Paddington or Waterloo are options.). Also looked at cycling the whole distance from Paddington from Canary Wharf - about 9 miles, longer on quieter roads - the distance is not a problem for me but East London doesn’t exactly look a cyclist’s paradise. [I hate the Tube so want to avoid it if poss] Appreciate any advice from folks with experience of commuting this route with bike, i.e. Paddington or Waterloo to Canary Wharf. Many thanks in advance, Reg Apart from a short section through Islington, the Regent's Canal towpath will take you more or less door to door on a motor traffic free route. I expect the Regent's Canal journey would take about 90 minutes. The most direct road route would probably take about half that time. Waterloo to Canary Wharf is a doddle. From Waterloo follow The Thames Path (motor traffic free) to Tower Bridge, and cross. At the main junction after the Bridge turn *sharp* right and double back on yourself past the Tower Hotel and through the service area into St Katherine Dock (motor traffic free). Foloow quiet roads to Wapping. At Wapping follow the Ornamental Canals to Shadwell Basin (motor traffic free). Follow the Thames Path North to Limehouse (motor traffic free), and take the horrible plunge under Westferry Circus and that horrendous underground gyratory will spew you out into Canary Wharf. (It may be possible to take a lift or one flight of stairs from the Thames path to the upper Westferry Circus for an infinitely more pleasant final leg of the journey). Journey time - a delightful 40 minutes followed by a nasty 5 minutes. The road route would probably take less than 30 minutes. Also note that Tower Bridge is scheduled for closure to all traffic for two weeks in March. There *may* be a free replacement ferry service for pedestrians and cyclists. |
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Commuting to Canary Wharf - advice sought
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:48:08 -0800 (PST), "
said in : My work location in London moves to Canary Wharf next week. [I’ve hitherto been commuting from Paddington to Victoria by Brompton.] This significantly lengthens my commute. Not looking forward to it one bit. Want a bike buddy? That's my commute. Send emu, we can meet at Reading some time :-) The ride form Paddington to CW is easy, it's not hilly, and the Brom can certainly handle it - or at least mine can. Mine's an L6 with 12% reduced gearing (I like to spin the pedals). I go through Hyde Park, down Constitution Hill and the Mall, under Admiralty Arch, turn right down to the Embankment, under Blackfriars underpass, along Thames Street, past the Tower and then you can either go on the cycle route (which I hate because it's on the pavement against traffic a lot of the way) or the Highway , whihc is fine in my experience. Cross The Highway atht eh mouth of the Limehouse tunnel, along past Dunbar Wharf and to the DLR station, turn right and up onto the Wharf. Final leg might differ depending on where in CW you are. Takes me 35 minutes on a good day, 45 minutes leisurely, 50 minutes n the tube (which is a virus incubation system and absoluetly rammed at most times). Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound GPG sig #3FA3BCDE http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/pgp-public-key.txt |
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Commuting to Canary Wharf - advice sought
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:38:06 +0000, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote: On Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:48:08 -0800 (PST), " said in : My work location in London moves to Canary Wharf next week. [I’ve hitherto been commuting from Paddington to Victoria by Brompton.] This significantly lengthens my commute. Not looking forward to it one bit. Want a bike buddy? I trust that you will ride with due regard for other road users. What is a "bike buddy"? Someone who will ride the same route and who will ride one behind the other in order to not hold up other road users? Sounds a good idea to me. judith -- I encourage my children to wear helmets. (Guy Chapman) I have never said that I encourage my children to wear helmets. (Guy Chapman) I would challenge judith to find the place where I said I encourage my children to wear helmets. (Guy Chapman) I pointed out the web page He then quickly changed the web page - but "forgot" to change the date of last amendment so it looked like the change had been there for years. |
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On 25 Jan, 00:29, wrote:
What is a "bike buddy"? Someone who will ride the same route and who will ride one behind the other in order to not hold up other road *users? Will any other road users be held up if you are going from Paddington to CW in 35 mins ? |
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
If you want to see some *real* traffic holdups, try the bus jams on Oxford Street. I've seen them, and marvelled at the sheer stupidity of it. The Lib Dems have a good idea here http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000298...trianised.html Which in a nutshell is to close the street to all traffic and run trams down it. -- Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks" |
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Commuting to Canary Wharf - advice sought
On 25 Jan, 11:58, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote: If you want to see some *real* traffic holdups, try the bus jams on Oxford Street. Or as BoJo says " Oxford Street is still bisected by a panting wall of red metal. Can we really leave it as it is? " http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/publi.../way-to-go.rtf |
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Commuting to Canary Wharf - advice sought
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009, Phil Cook wrote:
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote: If you want to see some *real* traffic holdups, try the bus jams on Oxford Street. I've seen them, and marvelled at the sheer stupidity of it. The Lib Dems have a good idea here http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000298...trianised.html Which in a nutshell is to close the street to all traffic and run trams down it. Ken was pushing the same idea at some point. I think everyone agrees it's a good idea, it's just a question of finding the money for it. The only problem is what you do with all the bus routes that go down it. Do you send them via other routes, thus making those roads more congested? Or do you cut them in half, turning round at (new bus stations at) Marble Arch and St Giles's Circus, thus eliminating cross-London routes? tom -- In the long run, we are all dead. -- John Maynard Keynes |
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Commuting to Canary Wharf - advice sought
Tom Anderson wrote:
On Sun, 25 Jan 2009, Phil Cook wrote: Just zis Guy, you know? wrote: If you want to see some *real* traffic holdups, try the bus jams on Oxford Street. I've seen them, and marvelled at the sheer stupidity of it. The Lib Dems have a good idea here http://glalibdems.org.uk/news/000298...trianised.html Which in a nutshell is to close the street to all traffic and run trams down it. Ken was pushing the same idea at some point. I think everyone agrees it's a good idea, it's just a question of finding the money for it. The only problem is what you do with all the bus routes that go down it. Do you send them via other routes, thus making those roads more congested? Or do you cut them in half, turning round at (new bus stations at) Marble Arch and St Giles's Circus, thus eliminating cross-London routes? Would a "bus journey" from (say) Holborn Circus to Notting Hill Gate then automatically involve a walk from St Giles to Marble Arch? |
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