Cycle Superhighway 1 would run on side streets largely parallel to the A10. It is hoped that journeys on it would be substantially faster, safer and more pleasant than using the main road. An example of the faster route comes in the form of the number of traffic lights. The A10 has 54 sets of traffic lights, the new Cycle Superhighway would have only eight sets.
Mayor Boris Johnson said: 'Our research shows that well over 100,000 journeys in this area could be made by bike instead. This Cycle Superhighway will provide cyclists with a direct, protected route along quiet streets, making it even easier for people to hop on a bike rather than getting in their cars. This is exactly what the cycling revolution is all about - making it simpler and safer for ordinary people to choose to get on the saddle and enjoy London by bike.'
The scheme would include major enhancements to the busy 'Apex Junction' (Great Eastern Street and Old Street) to allow cyclists to cross more safely.
There would also be new segregated tracks on short stretches where the route has to use a busy road, safer crossings for pedestrians and improved public spaces along the route, including 1,000sqm of new footway and 60 new trees. On Balls Pond Road, traffic monitoring shows most buses do not use the existing bus lane.
Along Tottenham High Road, a new 700-metre two-way cycle track would also be installed within the western footway, separating cyclists from traffic on the busy A10.
The consultation closes on 29 March and subject to the outcome, work could begin this summer and be completed by early 2016.