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Tube strike offers vision of a bike-friendly future, says LCC’s Munk

Deniz Huseyin
19 September 2025
Simon Munk: Entire swathes of London, when faced with trying to squeeze on the Overground or a bus or sit in traffic in a car for hours, cycled instead
Simon Munk: Entire swathes of London, when faced with trying to squeeze on the Overground or a bus or sit in traffic in a car for hours, cycled instead
 

Last week’s four-day Tube strike has clearly demonstrated how attitudes to using hire bikes has changed in the capital, according to Simon Munk, Head of Campaigns and Community Development at the London Cycling Campaign. 

“Entire swathes of London, when faced with trying to squeeze on the Overground or a bus or sit in traffic in a car for hours, cycled instead,” he told LTT. “It’s not just about freedom and enjoyment and health benefits - cycling is the most...

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