• to double the number of cyclists in Hackney by the year 2000;
• to make cycling a safe and convenient means of transport for all local residents; and
• to make local streets once again a pleasant place to live.

These aims can begin to be achieved through the following TEN ACTION POINTS:

1. extend the borough's cycle network to provide 24-hour cycle lanes along all main shopping and commuting routes, linking up with the London Cycle Network, and provide cycle parking facilities throughout;

2. properly maintain and police existing cycle routes, in particular making road surfaces safe, providing clear signposting, and removing cars parked across cycle gaps and in cycle and bus lanes;

3. provide contraflow cycle lanes along all one-way streets in the borough;

4. improve safety at junctions through advanced stop lines at all traffic lights;

5. introduce cycle loans and allowances for council employees while reviewing the use of car schemes; and provide cycle parking, shower and changing facilities in all council offices. Encourage local employers to do the same;

6. introduce 20mph speed limits on all local streets;

7. create new bus & cycle lanes, set aside streets for pedestrians and cycles and extend the implementation of Controlled Parking Zones, immediately close 10% of road space to private motor traffic;

8. ban dangerous lorries from residential streets, and restrict their movement through the borough;

9. remove the one-way multi-lane gyratories from Stoke Newington and Shoreditch High Streets, returning half the roadway to bus and cycle traffic travelling against the flow;

10. launch an education and publicity campaign to encourage cycling in the borough.