Publication from Darren Johnson (past staff): Cycling in outer London

Boris Johnson has spent just one fifth of the capital’s cycling budget in outer London since 2008, despite the suburbs having more than half the population and the highest potential for extra cycling journeys.

This report reveals:

• The Mayor’s flagship projects overwhelmingly benefit the centre - just five of the nineteen outer London boroughs will have had any junctions improved or any superhighway, quietway or mini Holland completed in them by May 2016
• The future of London’s cycling programmes in outer London hangs in the balance as Boris Johnson will leave most of his schemes to be finished by the next Mayor

Darren’s report makes a number of recommendations that should be taken forward if cycling is to grow in outer London:

• The Mayor should seek powers from government to assume control of borough roads where local councils block plans for cycle superhighways
• An ambitious London-wide cycling target must be set, as well as appropriate goals for each borough, taking into account population growth and local cycling potential
• London’s Mayor must boost cycling funding in the next TfL business plan, the money coming from its reserves, and stop underspending the cycling budget

Download the report here