Editing Elephant and Castle (section)

=== Cycling ===
[[File:Cycle superhighway cs6.jpg|alt=A large number of cyclists ride in the sun near Blackfriars Bridge. There are few cars in sight.|thumb|322x322px|[[List of cycle routes in London|Cycleway 6]] meets [[Cycle Superhighway|Cycle Superhighway 7]] at Elephant & Castle. The route runs on traffic-free [[bike freeway]] to [[Farringdon, London|Farringdon]], via the [[South Bank]] and [[City of London]].]]
TfL and the London Borough of Southwark maintain [[cycling infrastructure]] in the area.

In 2014 the northern junction was "Britain's highest cycle casualty roundabout".<ref name="Matthew Beard">{{cite news |author=Matthew Beard |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/290m-plan-to-make-london-roundabouts-safer-and-less-threatening-to-cyclists-9154064.html |title=£290m plan to make London roundabouts safer and less threatening to cyclists |work=London Evening Standard |date=26 February 2014 |access-date=29 March 2014}}</ref>

Elephant and Castle is the southern terminus of [[List of cycle routes in London|Cycleway 6]], which runs northwards to [[Blackfriars, London|Blackfriars]], [[Farringdon, London|Farringdon]], [[Bloomsbury]], and [[Kings Cross, London|King's Cross]]. The cycleway runs unbroken and signposted along the entirety of its route. The section between Elephant and Castle and Farringdon runs along traffic-free [[bike freeway]]. The northern terminus of C6 is in [[Kentish Town]].

[[Cycle Superhighway|Cycle Superhighway 7]] passes north–south through Elephant and Castle. The route is signposted and carries cyclists from Elephant and Castle northbound to the city, via [[Southwark Bridge]]. Southbound, the route runs without interruption to [[Colliers Wood|Collier's Wood]], via [[Kennington]], [[Stockwell]], [[Clapham]], and [[Tooting]].<ref name="tflmap">{{Cite web |url=https://tfl.gov.uk/maps/cycle |title=Cycle |website=[[Transport for London]]}}</ref>

A [[Shared use path|shared-use path]] for pedestrians and cyclists runs alongside [[New Kent Road]] east from Elephant and Castle, which links the area to the nearby [[Bricklayers Arms|Bricklayer's Arms]].

The [[Santander Cycles]] [[bicycle-sharing system]] operates in Elephant and Castle.<ref name="tflmap" />