Editing Walthamstow (section)

=== Cycling ===
[[Transport for London]] (TfL) and the London Borough of Waltham Forest provide [[cycling infrastructure]] in Walthamstow. In 2014, cyclists made up approximately 8.41% of general traffic across the Borough, and in the same year, the Borough was awarded a "Mini Holland" grant by the [[Mayor of London]] to improve infrastructure and [[cycle route]]s across Walthamstow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/018978-Mini-Holland-Cycling-Strategy-v2-FINAL.pdf|title=2020 Vision: Cycling in the London Borough of Waltham Forest 2015–2020|website=[[London Borough of Waltham Forest]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517020259/http://www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/018978-Mini-Holland-Cycling-Strategy-v2-FINAL.pdf|archive-date=17 May 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Final-Walking-Cycling-Account-201718.pdf|title=Enjoy Waltham Forest: Walking and Cycling Account 2017/18|website=[[London Borough of Waltham Forest]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510231043/https://www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Final-Walking-Cycling-Account-201718.pdf|archive-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref>

Cycling routes include:

*Quietway 2 – begins at Walthamstow Central and runs along low-traffic streets to [[Bloomsbury]], via [[Walthamstow Marshes]], [[Clapton, London|Clapton]], [[Hackney Central]], [[Angel, London|Angel]] and [[Clerkenwell]]. The route is unbroken and signposted, but indirect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/q2-bloomsbury-walthamstow-east.pdf|title=Quietway 2 (East): Bloomsbury to Walthamstow|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407114313/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/q2-bloomsbury-walthamstow-east.pdf|archive-date=April 7, 2019}}</ref>
*Lea Bridge Road Cycle Route – from [[Leytonstone]] to Clapton via Lea Bridge. The route runs on segregated [[cycle track]] parallel to the A104.<ref name=":1" />
*Forest Road Cycle Route – from Walthamstow to [[Tottenham]] on cycle lanes and tracks adjacent to the A503.<ref name=":1" />

The [[River Lea]] [[towpath]] is also nearby, which provides a direct, traffic-free cycle link from Walthamstow Marshes to [[Hackney Wick]] and [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] to the south, and [[Tottenham Hale]], [[Enfield Lock]], [[Hertford]] and [[Harlow]] to the north. The towpath also carries [[National Cycle Route 1]] (NCR 1), an unbroken, signposted cycle route from [[Dover]] to the [[Shetland Islands]], which in North London carries cyclists from [[Canary Wharf]] to Enfield Lock via [[Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets|Victoria Park]] and Walthamstow Marshes. The route is a [[Shared use path|shared-use path]] maintained by the [[Canal & River Trust|Canal and River Trust]] and [[Sustrans]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sustrans.org.uk/route/route-1|title=Route 1|website=Sustrans|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10|archive-date=7 Apr 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407213037/https://www.sustrans.org.uk/route/route-1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/cycling|title=Cycling|website=[[Canal & River Trust]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407001538/https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/cycling|archive-date=April 7, 2019}}</ref>