London’s cycling revolution

Cycling in the capital is on the up, but the Mayor wants to go further to really make a difference to how Londoners get about their city. The Mayor is working with TfL to deliver a 400 per cent increase in cycling by 2026, compared to 2001 levels, while making two wheeled transport safer, more attractive, and more convenient.

The Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme is a key part of the cycling revolution. The scheme launched on 30 July for registered users and casual users have been using the scheme since December 2010.

• Find out more about the Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme

• Register for the scheme

Other key projects include the cycle superhighways schemes, initiatives to improve cycle safety and training, better cycle parking, and Biking Boroughs . There are lots of other events planning as part of London's year of cycling.

• Find out more about the year of cycling

The Mayor of London’s Sky Ride events 2011

The Mayor of London's Director of Environment and Digital London, Kulveer Ranger talks about the Mayor's Sky Ride cycling events in 2011. Sky Ride is a hugely popular bike ride which took place on Sunday 4th September 2011. 55,000 people took the opportunity to ride their bikes through the city centre's traffic-free streets. The Mayor of London also hosted two other events in the London Borough of Hillingdon (29th July 2011) and Barking & Dagenham (21st August 2011).

A Cycling Revolution

All the policies and plans to transform cycling in the city are set out in the Cycling Revolution London strategy.

The strategy aims to:

• make sure cycling is recognised as a major transport mode right across the capital, from central London to the outer boroughs
• create streets and spaces where everyone respects each other's right to use the road, where they stick to the rules of the road, and where everyone recognises their duty of care to other road users
• reduce in cycling casualties, with a particular focus on reducing the risk of collisions between cyclists and HGVs
• increase in secure cycle-parking on streets, in workplaces, and at stations and schools
• reduce cycle theft tackled through dedicated police attention so that people can be confident that they'll find their bike where they locked it
• promote cycling as an enjoyable, everyday, healthy activity
• embed cycling into the way our city is planned and run
• maxismise investment in cycling - from both the private and public sectors.
• get key partners working together to deliver cycling initiatives
• provide new routes and opportunities for commuting, leisure and local cycling trips.

Read Cycling Revolution London