The Mayor and 1466 Transport for London have awarded over US$26 million to boroughs across London so they can make key cycling improvements in their local areas.
The money, which will be made available over three years, will enable boroughs to deliver measures to help increase the take up of cycling and make London more easily accessible and safe on two-wheels.
Thousands of cycle parking spaces will be installed across London, with more than 5,000 delivered in Kensington & Chelsea and Waltham Forest alone. The Borough Cycling Programme will also see thousands of Londoners – young and old - benefit from bespoke cycle training, as well as around 15,000 drivers taking part in Safer Urban Driver courses across London. In addition, in boroughs such as Ealing, HGV drivers will be given specific cyclist awareness training to help reduce the number of accidents between lorries and cyclists.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said; “As part of my cycling vision, we are engaging in a vast US$1.6 billion programme of improvements to transform cycling in London. Making some of this money available directly to the boroughs will help ensure that cycling developments reach communities across the capital. These local schemes will add to the innovative measures we’ve already announced, including enhanced cycling superhighways, urban ‘quietways’ for more cautious cyclists, and turning some outer boroughs into mini-Hollands.”
This funding is on top of the broader cycling initiatives already announced by the Mayor as part of his cycling vision. A ‘Central London grid’, a network of 60 miles of quieter routes for cyclists has recently been opened for consultation. In addition, the first ‘quietways’ outside central London will shortly be announced, creating high-quality routes stretching well beyond the centre that will enable cyclists to avoid main roads. Innovative ideas by outer London boroughs will also soon be rewarded when the Mayor announces the winners of his mini-Holland fund to create cycling havens later this year.
The money, which will be made available over three years, will enable boroughs to deliver measures to help increase the take up of cycling and make London more easily accessible and safe on two-wheels.
Thousands of cycle parking spaces will be installed across London, with more than 5,000 delivered in Kensington & Chelsea and Waltham Forest alone. The Borough Cycling Programme will also see thousands of Londoners – young and old - benefit from bespoke cycle training, as well as around 15,000 drivers taking part in Safer Urban Driver courses across London. In addition, in boroughs such as Ealing, HGV drivers will be given specific cyclist awareness training to help reduce the number of accidents between lorries and cyclists.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said; “As part of my cycling vision, we are engaging in a vast US$1.6 billion programme of improvements to transform cycling in London. Making some of this money available directly to the boroughs will help ensure that cycling developments reach communities across the capital. These local schemes will add to the innovative measures we’ve already announced, including enhanced cycling superhighways, urban ‘quietways’ for more cautious cyclists, and turning some outer boroughs into mini-Hollands.”
This funding is on top of the broader cycling initiatives already announced by the Mayor as part of his cycling vision. A ‘Central London grid’, a network of 60 miles of quieter routes for cyclists has recently been opened for consultation. In addition, the first ‘quietways’ outside central London will shortly be announced, creating high-quality routes stretching well beyond the centre that will enable cyclists to avoid main roads. Innovative ideas by outer London boroughs will also soon be rewarded when the Mayor announces the winners of his mini-Holland fund to create cycling havens later this year.
