The Cycle Woking vision

From July 2008 to March 2012, Cycle Woking project completed its six main objectives to improve cycling in the Borough.

The Woking Cycle Users' Group and Woking Cycle Forum helped to earmark problem areas and pinpoint necessary improvements to the network, including sites for drop-kerbs and the need for shared-use routes on existing or widened paths.

The original towpath was several metres wide, when it was opened in 1789, but as time passed it became narrower to a width of less than one metre. The towpath has now been widened to 2.2 metres, resurfaced with a weather-proof, stone-based surface and improved links installed to local neighbourhoods. Find out more about the refurbishment works here.

The routes linking National Cycle Route 4 at Chertsey with National Cycle Route 22 at Guildford have been be improved. Crossing points have also been installed to increase safety along the route and an improved link located at Victoria Arch.

With all of the increased cyclists getting out and about on their bikes, there was quickly a demand for more cycle parking.

A total of 1,155 new bicycle parking spaces have been installed at key locations in Woking Town Centre since July 2008: 286 at the Borough's schools; 237 at railway stations, including Brookwood, West Byfleet and Worplesdon, as well as Woking; 200 at workplaces; and 166 within the town centre.

View a map of cycle facilities within Woking Town Centre here.

For three years running, businesses in Woking were invited to take part in a competition challenging them to cycle over a two-week period, with prizes awarded to the winning businesses. Between 2008 and 2010, over 100 businesses across Surrey were engaged, of these 40 were based in Woking.

See our Workplace Challenge page to find out who took part and who won the challenges!

All schools in Woking now offer Bikeability training, the new national cycle training scheme that has replaced the old Cycling Proficiency tests. By March 2011, all schools had a travel plan, Bikeability training and access to established cycle clubs.

New cycle parking facilities have also been completed at Westfield School, Broadmere School and Woking High School.

Visit our News page for all the news on the latest Cycle Woking developments.