News on Coppermill

Last year Waltham Forest secured funding from Transport for London to enhance the Coppermill area and to kick start the process we held an initial perception survey with residents over the summer. Thank you to everyone who took part in this survey, all of your feedback has helped us develop a greater understanding around how you feel about the area and the changes you would like to see.

You can see a summary of the feedback we received through the perception survey report, which can be found here: www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/cln/

In recent months we have been doing further engagement with local people to find out how they get around, what travel barriers they face and what improvements could be made to help everyone travel around safely, whether by bike, on foot or by public transport. We piloted our first community comments signs, inviting residents and businesses to write their thoughts about seven key locations identified through the perception survey, and we held a number of pop-up events in the area to speak with local people. We also hosted a led cycle ride and walk of these sites. The feedback from all of these events will contribute to developing improvements that will make the area easier and safer for people to travel around.

Next we will be hosting co-design workshops with residents and trialling some ideas on Coppermill Lane, followed by public consultation.

What next?

We have lots more opportunities to get involved and share your views.

Spring 2019:

• Co-design workshops

• Scheme proposal trials: Coppermill Lane

• Pop-up events

Summer 2019:

• Public consultation

• Drop-in sessions

How to get involved

To keep up to date with future activities sign up to the Coppermill blog on: https://coppermill.commonplace.is. We will be writing to residents again ahead of the public consultation.

Is access and mobility around the area a difficulty? If so you are invited to attend a quarterly Accessibility Forum for the Coppermill Area Liveable Neighbourhoods scheme.

Please contact us by emailing enjoy@walthamforest.gov.uk

or calling 020 8496 1029 for more details.

Cycle Training

We provide free adult cycle training sessions with our partners Cycle Confident. Regular group training sessions take place at locations across the borough. To book a session (including bike loan) phone 020 3031 6730

or email contact@cycleconfident.com

Try a Bike

We have a fleet of adult bikes, including cargo bikes, which can be loaned to anyone who lives, works or studies within the borough.

To reserve a bike call 020 8496 2518

or email cyclehire@walthamforest.gov.uk

Bikehangers

We are currently assessing our next phase of delivery and would like to hear from anyone interested in secure cycle parking on their street.

To register an interest to use the service in Waltham Forest, visit:

www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/cycle-parking/bikehangers