Seeing as it looks like we have a tube strike starting in London this evening, we thought we’d share a few ideas to get round more easily.
Bike
Hop on your bike and you’re completely free of relying on someone else’s timetable. If you really want one though, you could consider using a BikeTube. This was set up by the London Cycling Campaign to help encourage people to travel to work by bike. Basically, a bike tube is a bunch of cyclists following a commuting route together.
Walk
Why not walk? It’s certainly more pleasant than a tube journey. This may or may not be practical for you, but you could be surprised by how close some things are for you. Many people end up confused by the tube map and place things further or nearer in their heads than they really are. A scheme called Legible London has been set up to help overcome these misconceptions. You’ve probably seen a few of them round - on the map is a circular zone showing everything within a 5 minute walk (and another zone with places 15 minutes walk away). You may be surprised by how close things really are.
If you don’t want to go looking for one of those, try going to Walkit. This is a brilliant site which helps map a walking route for you and tells you how long it is likely to take you, whether you choose to walk slow or fast. It’s a pretty handy site.
If you don’t like either of those, go to TfL’s website and they have a ‘plan your alternative journey’ search function up and ready!
