London Destinations

Hello.

Following on from a previous thread i listed a few moths ago 'How would you measure your cycling'. I am once again after some opinions from you.

I'm a graphic design student doing a mapping project in relation to London. I've chosen to concentrate on a cycle-specific map to London and would like to hear the voices of London cyclists.

My project has come to creating maps that will direct cyclists to destinations the quickest way, sort of 'as the crow flies'.

My design atm is a radial-laced wheel ontop of a London map (LM1 from Stamfords), this wheel has 8 spokes, and i'm now at the stage of picking my destinations. My hub is Trafalgar Square/Nelson's Column. This is because apparently the GPO used Charing Cross as the centre of London to help postmen know how may miles it was to London (as London itself wasn't too specific).

One my destinations are known, i can go about deciphering routes and move further with the project. So i'm asking from you, what places in London would you most want to cycle to? What would your destinations be? Name as many as you like.

Any appropriate opinions would be helpful, as this is going to be submitted for a Design Museum competition and may go into print, so no 'my mate Steve's house...' please.

Many thanks for this and the previous thread input.

DM

thames barrier, greenwich park, kew gardens, hampstead heath, southbank, richmond park, brick lane, emirates stadium, all of the bridges...

oh and my mates steves house.

Yeah what he said, except for the bit about Steve, don't know who he is.

Lea Valley.

I'd put all the central museums and galleries on there as well.

And all the Royal Parks.

And the parks with lidos.

And the libraries!

Decent bike shops

Decent bike shops

Good shout.
Nice project Dan.

Yeah what he said, except for the bit about Steve, don't know who he is.

dude, you dont know steve?!?! you know? STEVE!

stephen!

Clubs large venues (as in Fabric, O2, brixton academy...)
unis (central St Martins, westminster, UCL...)?
Hospitals (big employers and lots of people visiting)
Market/shopping areas (borough, oxford street, harrods...)
Concentrations of commercial buildings (canary wharf, gerkin, lloyds)
bike polo courts?! :-)

I think your problem is going to be more of what to leave out... particularly centrally...

stephen!

just coming!