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Lack of skills in designing good cycle routes the reason for safety delays, Mayor says

Lee Baker
09 December 2013
Mayor of London: cyclists and I agree on what must be done.
Mayor of London: cyclists and I agree on what must be done.

 

The Mayor of London says today that it is not lack of will or money that is behind the time it takes to provide safe cycling infrastructure, but lack of skills.

Boris Johnson says, as he unveiled the delivery timetable for the commitments in his Vision for Cycling: "I think cyclists and I agree on almost everything we need to make the roads safer. The only difference between us is timing. I would love to see change overnight. The reason why it will take a little longer is not lack of money, or lack of will - but lack of capacity.

"These just aren't enough people in Britain who can design good cycle routes - and we are hiring most of them. We also have to agree changes with the boroughs. As I promised, we will do things properly - not repeat the mistakes of the past."

The Mayor will next week publish plans for a Central London Grid - fully segregated main road cyle routes and back-street 'quietway' cycle routes to make cycling in zone 1 "less intimidating". Many will run in parallel with the Tube lines. In the New Year, he will name the 33 major junctions in line for major upgrades to make them "less threatening for cyclists" and announce the final shape of the new Superhighways in February.

 

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