RT @CyclingWorksLDN: We welcome the news this morning that the Mayor of London has approved N-S, E-W Cycle Superhighways!
Over 170 employers have made public statements of support for the plans including Rothschild, Unilever, the Financial Times, Universal Music, Microsoft, Orange, Land Securities, Coca-Cola Europe and the Royal Opera House. In addition to this all four major trauma centers, the London Air Ambulance and the City of London Police and Southwark Cathedral are calling for the routes to be implemented.
In addition to business voices, CyclingWorks commissioned a YouGov poll of 1000 Londoners in November that showed overwhelmingly support for kerb protected lanes even when the narrowing of roads and the potential for traffic delays are spelt out to non-cyclists.
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Once again, consider the contrast between the business communities of London and Vancouver. Could we assemble the equivalent of this to support more cycle tracks in downtown Vancouver?
It’s amazing what’s going on in London now with this. They’ve had some pretty awful cycle ways before (that in some places were narrower than a bike’s handlebars). The new plan is way way better. In addition they’re going to also get a nice walking route along the Thames like our Seawall.
In Vancouver we actually have a lot of support for cycle lanes downtown but I think that you don’t hear about it much because we’re so complacent and just assume that it’s going to happen with not much effort or opposition.