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Boris Johnson's £913m Vision for Cycling reportedly under threat as TfL faces spending cuts
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"Boris Johnson's £913m Vision for Cycling reportedly under threat"
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Posted 12 years ago #
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With TfL said to be facing cuts to its government funding of up to 30 per cent, it appears that the agency will have to juggle its budget, and it is reportedly determined to maintain spend in areas such as upgrades to the London Underground network, which potentially could take money away from areas such as cycling.
Also likely to suffer as a result of austerity measures at TfL are other areas of its budget including £300 million earmarked for transport schemes in deprived areas, bus fare concessions available to youngsters and the jobless, and planned spending of £1.8 billion on capital projects.
Public spending on transport in London dwarfs that elsewhere in Britain - £774 per capita in 2010/11 compared to £337 in the north west of England, ranked in second place.
And currently approximately £378 per head in Scotland (Transport Scotland budget of £1.892 billion divided by 5 million).
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Hmm, or they could develop cycling and relieve the pressure on public transport that way. But no, that would be too cheap and effective for Britain.
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