
"We want to achieve ten conditions to make London great for cycling:
Cycling recognised as a major transport mode right across the Capital, from central London to the outer boroughs"
etc.
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"We want to achieve ten conditions to make London great for cycling:
Cycling recognised as a major transport mode right across the Capital, from central London to the outer boroughs"
etc.
A heck of a lot more positive and pro-active than anything we get up here. am sure there are some of the same issues that we face with implementation and meeting goals, but this strikes me as having a totally pro-cyclist tone to it, not the sort of grudging acknowledgement that we usually get, that suggests that while they'll support cycling, cars are still what people really want...
And here's the more critical take we're all expecting....
Due to be discussed today on You and Yours Radio 4 - after 12
London cycling 'super highway' aka Superhighway on Radio 4 NOW
Just in case you missed it, you can listen to it here.
"The problem is that he has only taken the colour and not the design. In Copenhagen, bike lanes are often three to four metres wide. Here, the only guarantee is that they will be 1.5 metres in width, which isn't nearly enough."
1.5m minimum? We can but dream...!
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