A CYCLING MANIFESTO FOR LONDON
A 10-point plan
for London’s Mayor and Assembly candidates to promote cycling, so as to reduce
dependence on the car and improve the health and well-being of all Londoners
- Guaranteed funding to deliver the full TfL London
Cycling Action Plan, including the London Cycle Network+
- 20mph as the standard speed limit in all
streets where Londoners live, work or shop, and a radical expansion in the
number of home zones
- Free cycle training for every London schoolchild, including on-road
training
- Safe routes to school for all London’s children, with sufficient
secure cycle parking at all London schools by end 2006
- Sufficient secure cycle parking at all major London rail, tube and
bus stations by end 2005, and as a legal requirement in all new
developments
- A major campaign of action on cycle theft, with cycle theft
reduction targets for all London boroughs and a London-wide database of
stolen cycles
- Enforcement of all cycle lanes, cycle gaps and advance stop lines
by a Green Route Patrol, including using the same decriminalised
enforcement as currently exists for bus lanes
- A concerted action plan in conjunction with all other relevant
agencies to prevent cyclists’ deaths from HGVs and skip lorries
- A dedicated programme to open up cycle corridors across key green
spaces and along London’s waterways
- A major programme to reallocate road space and priority to cycling
and walking, including the upgrading and widening of cycle lanes
Central London
has seen a 30% increase in the number of cyclists since the introduction of the
congestion charge. Now let’s unlock cycling’s full potential.
The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) represents the interests of the 650,000 people who cycle regularly in London.
January 2004