I was Press Gazette's Transport Journalist of the Year, 2018. I'm also an historian – my most recent books include 'Roads Were Not Built for Cars' and 'Bike Boom', both published by Island Press, Washington, D.C.
“Let’s make sure London’s next Mayor knows just how much we all love cycling,” affirms a new video from theThe charity—12,000 members strong—seems to be particularly taking aim at Susan Hall, the Conservative candidate. She has promised to rip out the ULEZ low-emissions zone on her first day in office and who appeared with the U.K. transport secretary Mark Harper in a video last month threatening to remove cycleways.
Nationally, some Conservative officials have been using cycling as a wedge issue, claiming it’s somehow “woke” to ride a bicycle. “When you travel around this great big city we all call home, remember, we are London,” starts the first cyclist featured in the video.Real Madrid Team ‘Much Better Than Galacticos’, Says Club Legend
“In this vibrant city of ours, we’re loving cycling more and more,” says another cyclist, adding, “with over one million cycle journeys made in London every day, every one of them changes us— and our city—for the better.”londonlovescycling.orgCycling in London is now “mainstream,” says LCC, with 1.26 million weekday journeys by bicycle, which is about a third of Tube journeys.
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