Everything tagged with transport for london

Article: Car use in central London falls and cycling rises

The number of people in cars entering central London on weekday mornings (7-10am) has halved in the past decade to 70,000. During the same period the number of cyclists has more than doubled over the same period, reaching 27,000 in 2009, which is...

Article: Cycle parking requirements for new buildings haven't risen for a decade

photo Guardian Media Group provides cycle parking for a quarter of its workforce in its central London office The Mayor Boris Johnson is refusing to amend the out-of-date London Plan, which urgently needs stronger demands on de...

Article: London cyclists' needs neglected in redesign of Blackfriars Bridge

photo The redesign on the southbound lanes on Blackfriars Bridge do very little to protect cyclists  Back in 2004, a Transport for London inquiry into two cyclist fatalities on Blackfriars Bridge found that consultation failure and poor ...

Article: TfL promises review of Blackfriars Bridge in response to criticisms

Transport for London has promised a review of "the widespread road layout" in response to campaigners' criticisms of the plans for Blackfriars Bridge, which fail to adequately address cyclist safety. An LCC activist has received a reply ...

Article: Londoners can claim free cycle parking stands for their workplace

LCC has learned that there's still money for FREE bike stands for employers with more than 50 staff this financial year. To secure the free stands your employer has to sign up to the Cycle To Work Guarantee scheme (this is free) and pay for insta...

Article: URGENT: Today is last chance to email for a safe Blackfriars Bridge

photo Cyclists must email Transport for London to prevent Blackfriars Bridge becoming more hazardous Friday 15 April is the last day you can email (STengagement@tfl.gov.uk) Transport for London to protest against a new design for Blackfr...

Article: Transport for London dropped cycle-friendly plan for Blackfriars

Documents requested by LCC show that Transport for London was working on a more cycle-friendly double T-junction plan for Blackfriars as long ago as 2007. The designs were originally supported by the City of London and echoed similar proposals fr...