Charlie Lloyd alerts us that, in a letter to the Green Party, Ken Livingston has set out his “Manifesto for Walking and Cycling”. Main points:

• TfL to provide boroughs with financial incentives to implement default 20mph speed limits in all residential areas
• TfL walking and cycling budgets will increase by 20 per cent to £62m for 2008/09 [up from £21m four years ago], building on London’s position as the only major city in the world to have achieved a shift from private car use to public transport, walking and cycling

[The second part of the point above sounds like Blairian tosh.]

• Continue support to complete London Cycle Network+ by 2010. A forthcoming review will provide the basis for a completion plan
• Continue programmes for cycle parking at London Underground, DLR and all rail stations, and schools. In 2008/09 produce a timetable for the delivery of four- year rolling programme for cycle parking at LU, DLR and rail stations (rail delivery contingent on continuing to secure matched funding from TOCs)
• TfL to provide cycle training to all schools requesting it, working towards a target of training 50% of year 5 and 6 students to level 2 by the end of the financial year
• TfL to provide £1m to support the GLA in delivering an expanded London Freewheel event in 2008 with expected attendance of 60,000 participants, and capacity for 100,000

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