table below. The last edition of the LCN route map to be published was the 5th edition (2004). National and international routes National Cycle Network routes The sustainable transport charity Sustrans describe their National Cycle Network (NCN) as "a network of safe traffic-free paths and quiet on-road cycling" that "criss-cross the country, linking up villages, towns and cities". Eleven of these pass through London. NCN routes are signed with white lettering on a blue background, save for the route number, set on a small red rectangle. In July 2020 Sustrans de-designated nearly a quarter of its National Cycle Network on safety grounds, including some in London. International Cycle Network routes Per the notes column above, two sections are co-opted by the European Cyclists' Federation as forming part of their international EuroVelo network, which is largely aimed at promoting cycling tourism in Europe: EV2 The Capitals Route, which runs from Galway in Ireland to Moscow in Russia, follows the course of along the River Thames from west London to Greenwich, and then follows northwards towards Colchester, EV12 North Sea Cycle Route follows the course of in London, passing along the River Thames from Dartford to Greenwich and then continues northwards towards Colchester. Neither EV2 nor EV12 are signed as EuroVelo routes, so cyclists would instead need to rely on the relevant national route (NCN) signage. Additionally the Avenue Verte international route from London to Paris begins in central London, largely following Sustrans route NCN20 within the Greater London area. Greenways London's "Greenways" are a loosely defined collection of mostly traffic-free shared cycling and walking routes, predominantly within (or connecting to) various parks and open spaces within Greater London. TfL and Sustrans claimed that "Greenways should be suitable for use by a novice adult cyclist, a family with young children or a sensible, unaccompanied 12-year-old". Greenways in London have been developed by numerous different bodies, including Sustrans (who began the Greenways initiative in 1994), Transport for London, the Canal and River Trust, the London Boroughs, the Royal Parks, the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and the 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority, under various different funding programmes (including the 2009–2014 London Greenways scheme, the 2012 Games Walking and Cycling Routes programme, 'Connect2', the National Cycle Network, and others). The routes tend to have names rather than numbers, and many of them use waymarking signs or markers in the carriageway, but there is no consistent