(hah, we probably just passed each other going out to take photos :)

Yes, I live in Canning Town, and I've just been out to re-survey what's on the ground.

I don't want this to turn into a tagging war, so:

- I'm not re-instating cycleways unless they're clearly signed either on the ground or on an official map (I won't rely on planning docs, as I agree they don't necessarily confirm the reality, sadly)

- I've re-instated Silvocea Way as a shared cyclepath as it's signed as such at the northern end (the sign is like 90% faded!), and ends at a toucan crossing. I don't know about the eastern connection to LCI and there is no shared cyclepath sign at that end, so I'm leaving that for now.

- I've re-walked all the paths around Goodluck Hope today, and there are no "dismount" signs on any of the paths on the City Island / Goodluck Hope estate (with the exception of a "no e-scooters" sign at the northern end of LCI). But there are also no signs inviting bikes, so I'm leaving those as footpaths for now.

My changeset reflecting these changes:
changeset/150034406

No I'm sorry, but I think you're just wrong with some of these, and I think the edits should be reverted unless there is evidence of signage on the ground that explicitly states cyclists should dismount.

A Tower Hamlets document on cycling strategy ("Tower Hamlets – A Cycling Borough") - https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Documents/Transport-and-infrastructure/TH%20Cycling%20Strategy.pdf - includes a map of existing cycle routes that shows the stretch of the Leaway along Silvocea Way as a canal and riverside path, implying it's a shared use path.

The parts that skirt around City Island and Goodluck Hope are another matter, but given the amount of cycle parking along them, I suspect they are also intended to be shared use paths.

Hmm, I'll have to pop down with my bike to check it out again at some point. I'm now curious to see if the developers are failing on commitments made in their planning application.

Have a good day! :)

I'm just having a look through the original planning documents (PA/14/03594/A1), and at least in the first version of the Design & Access Statement (Part 6), these paths are described as:

"Riverfront promenades
Linking to the wider area including: pedestrian and cycle route, informal play, planting and seating."

Whether this made it into the final version or not, I don't know, but it certainly seems like the intent was for these to be shared footways.

Fair enough (if it's considered a pavement...)

I think the motorbike thing is implicit on highway=footway anyway, but there's no harm in adding it explicitly.

I'm curious about the bicycle=dismount though... I've never spotted signs there that tell cyclists to dismount. Is that a new thing?

Sounds good, thanks :)

No problem, I've done similar before!

Are these definitely tracks? They look like they may be the route of a pipeline of some sort, so may just be reincorporated back into the fields once complete?

I found a planning application (19/01931/FUL) which shows the CHiP plant as being the lower half, so I've update the top half to show the Cadent plant.

Is the northern half of the site actually the "adjacent gas pressure reduction station owned by Cadent" mentioned on the Beckton CHiP website?

Thanks for checking out those fixmes!

The shop still has its signage up, but shutters were down when I passed yesterday. Same with Bernards Trading next door, which seems to share the same phone number.

DOLLS HOUSE SHOP
TEL 020 7476 5051
www.jbdollshouse.com

BERNARDS TRADING
TEL 020 7476 5051

Updated in changeset/147220355

Hi King_Rockhammer,

Welcome to OpenStreetMap, and thanks for making edits around Ilford.

Please note that you mustn't copy from other maps like Google Maps when making edits to OpenStreetMap - see osm.org/welcome - so your changes should generally be based on local knowledge.

Thanks for the details Branko

Will these edits get credited back to the user who originally added them via Map Builder (pretty sure this was me)?

I don't see any history in my profile after editing.

Glad it helped. Thanks for tidying things up.

The cycle lanes on the viaduct are largely open now, though with temporary crossings in place still.

There's Mapillary imagery from 31 December.