Cycle paths adjacent to main roads

[matticus]

The new Mayor of Paris rode a hire bike to his celebration:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPTUxMvM0bY

He didn't need to do that. He'd already won. When will we see similar around here?

I guess we could elect Boris again maybe?

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[mjr]

I guess we could elect Boris again maybe?

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I can only find pictures of Boris walking to London mayoral declarations. Did he ever cycle to one?

He was fine (not great - fine) as a city mayor for cycling. He took some of that with him to national level (both the current design manual and the start of Active Travel England came during his administration, and his London Commissioner Andrew Gilligan became an adviser to the UK government) but overall I think it's a shame Boris didn't finish at city level, with starting really cleaning up London being his main legacy.

 

[blackrat]

Do you ever ask them why?

But it's hardly surprising when current politicians are telling them cars are essential so government makes so many services difficult to access without using a car, plus doesn't prevent commercial developments being put in places with no sustainable transport links. Too many politicians drive almost everywhere, with some aspiring to be driven in the back of the council limos one day. Does any mayor or council leader here travel by cycle for official business, other than the Mayor of Cambridge once a year?

The new Mayor of Paris rode a hire bike to his celebration:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPTUxMvM0bY

He didn't need to do that. He'd already won. When will we see similar around here?

Here's a British Conservative politician who was always to be seen cycling on his brompton between his chambers and parliament: I saw him often on his bike in Westminster weaving in an out of traffic. This was when politicians were quite nice blokes. He was always ready with a laugh and a quip with Taxi drivers who also thought he was an okay Tory. It was a much nicer time than now.

Quintin Hogg (Baron Hailsham of Saint Marylebone) (1907–2001)