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SkyCycle was a proposed transport infrastructure project for London of a 219-kilometre (136 mi) network of elevated cycle paths above train tracks.[1][2] The routes would have had a width of up to 15 metres (49 ft), and be accessed by over 200 ramps throughout the city,[2] subject to a toll of £1.[3] The developers of the project estimated that the cycle paths would accommodate 400,000 riders during rush hour and shave 30 minutes off current travel time.[4] If the project became a reality, its construction was estimated to take over 20 years.[4] The project was the creation of landscape architects Exterior Architecture and Space Syntax, with whom Norman Foster of Foster and Partners had been working since 2012.[5] The proposals were welcomed by Network Rail.[6]
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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Wainwright, Oliver (2 January 2014). "Norman Foster unveils plans for elevated 'SkyCycle' bike routes in London". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ Davies, Alex (7 September 2012). "London Could Spend Tens Of Millions On Bike Highways In The Sky". Business Insider. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ a b Gander, Kashmira (30 December 2013). "Plans for 136-mile 'SkyCycle' highways above London's rail lines to be put forward for consultation". The Independent. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Plans for 'cycle utopia' above London's rail lines". BBC News. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ Relaxnews (4 January 2014). "SkyCycle, London's Bike Highway Proposal, Could Revolutionize Cycling". Huffington Post. Retrieved 8 February 2014.