Cycling Gets Share of �161m Pot for London Transport Improvements
News Posted: 19 November 2007
London is to get nearly �20 million to extend the existing cycling network by 900 kilometres over the next 3 years. This is part of a raft of transport improvements across the capital designed to make it easier for Londoners to make more sustainable transport choices such as cycling, walking and using public transport.
Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, said: "This new �161m investment in local transport schemes will make the daily journeys of people in inner and outer London, safer, greener and more accessible, whether they are travelling on public transport, by car, on foot or by bicycle.
"Thanks to extra investment in local transport schemes, cycling has increased by 83 per cent since 2000 and more than 1600 school travel plans have been approved which encourage and enable more children and their parents to walk to school."
Links:
Transport for London: www.tfl.org.uk
Mayor of London: www.london.gov.uk
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