Mini-Hollands

The Mini-Hollands scheme was introduced in March 2014 by

Enfield

• separate bus and cycle lanes and the prohibition of through traffic in Church Street
• A Dutch-style roundabout with segregated cycle lanes at Edmonton Green
• lightly segregated cycle lanes along the A1010, A105 and A110
• a network of Quietways and Greenways across the borough
• cycle hubs providing bike parking at Enfield Town and Edmonton Green railway stations

Kingston

• a cycle hub at Kingston railway station and upgrading of the station square^[2]
• a cycle bridge from the station to the Thames riverfront^[2]
• the Go Cycle^[3] cycle path network

Waltham Forest

• traffic calming in Walthamstow Village, Leyton and Leytonstone, including several dozen blended ‘Copenhagen’ crossings,^[4] with continuous footways across side streets
• 22 kilometres of segregated cycle lanes, including 4 kilometres of Lea Bridge Road

As a result, Waltham Forest won the 2017 London Transport Award for ‘Transport Borough of the Year’.^[5]

Evaluation

In June 2018 the Guardian reported^[6] on a study by Westminster University^[7] which interviewed 1,712 people in the three boroughs. The study found that after one year:

• While cycling increased by an average of 9 minutes a week, walking increased by 32 minutes a week;
• there was no evidence that the mini-Hollands benefited cycling at the expense of other modes: for example that time spent in cars was increasing due to congestion, or that walking was becoming less attractive;
• There was no significant reduction in overall car use;
• public attitudes to cycling became more positive, across demographic and socioeconomic groups.

Research published in the March 2021 edition of the Journal of Transport & Health^[8] measured the programme's impact on local residents. Among these are:

• health economic benefit of £724m from interventions costing £80m
• increased likelihood of meeting active travel and physical activity targets

Negative Criticism

In February 2018, CityMetric criticised the slow roll-out of the programme and reported flaws in public consultation and opposition from some residents.^[9]

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