Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Article - UK: Vote Cycling on May 1st

The New Statesman, March 31
Author: Tom Bogdanowicz

The London mayoral and assembly polls give voters a chance to influence policy in the UK capital. The question for voters is which candidate will genuinely make a London a more liveable city and a city that truly welcomes cycle users. All the leading candidates told the LCC’s magazine London Cyclist that they are pro-cycling. And indeed they need to be behind cycling, because without a 400% increase in cycling from 2000 to 2025, the anticipated increase in population of one million will mean that London’s transport system will grind to a halt. Under Ken Livingstone cycling has soared by more than 83% in the capital, while it’s barely changed in the rest of the UK, but there is still along way to go to the 400% target.

Link: www.newstatesman.com/200803310004

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