This is simply incredible.
From The Guardian:
Cyclists make up a quarter of London vehicles, says TfL
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Cyclists make up an incredible 24% of vehicles in London‘s morning rush hour, according to Transport for London (TfL) figures . …
The numbers on some headline routes are perhaps not surprising to anyone who has squashed in with scores of cyclists at the traffic lights in London’s morning rush hour, though they do make previous cycling targets look shamefully unambitious. …
And yet spending on cycling in London is still a tiny portion of the transport budget.
London’s new cycling commissioner, Andrew Gilligan, told the Guardian: “Cycling is clearly a mass mode of transport in central London and until now it hasn’t been treated as such.
“Nearly all provision for cycling is based on the presumption that hardly anyone cycles, that you can make do with shoving cyclists to the side of the road and that just clearly is wrong.
The London Cycling Campaign’s chief executive, Dr Ashok Sinha, said:“The latest cycling figures from TfL simply underline that, given the right circumstances, a large proportion of London’s population would opt to cycle to work.
“The ultimate goal must be to enable people of all ages and backgrounds to feel safe enough to cycle for everyday local journeys, not just commuters. The good news is that Boris Johnson gets this and understands that investing in cycling saves money in the long run. That’s why he must resolutely defend his impressive new cycling programme from impending Treasury cuts.”
Thanks to Michael Mortensen, our London correspondent (from whom I am expecting pics of his new commute). He also sends a link to a portfolio of Edwardian stunt cyclists, like this dude:
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