Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about London

Eyes on the Street: London “Cycle Superhighway” Teems With Bike Traffic

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 7, 2016 | No Comments

Good Morning, London. This is what London’s Blackfriars Bridge looks like #cyclesuperhighwaypic.twitter.com/byAMWq1QLz — Sustrans London (@SustransLondon) May 17, 2016 In case you’re looking for a good visual to show how bike lanes can be extremely efficient transportation infrastructure, check out this short video from the UK-based advocacy group Sustrans. It shows rush hour on the Blackfriars Bridge […]

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London’s New Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Pledges to “Accelerate” Cycling Progress

By Angie Schmitt | May 9, 2016 | 1 Comment

London bike advocates proved they were a political force to be reckoned under Mayor Boris Johnson. After cyclists demonstrated that they would not be satisfied with half-measures, Johnson started to make serious headway on safe bike infrastructure in his second term. It looks like that progress will continue even with a new mayor from a different party. Last week, Londoners chose Sadiq Khan of […]

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Cycling Booms in London, and the City’s Not Looking Back

By Angie Schmitt | May 2, 2016 | No Comments

Boris Johnson says that one of his goals as mayor of London was to make cycling “more popular and more normal.” As Johnson’s eight-year tenure winds down, it looks like the progress he made in his second term has accomplished that mission. If current trends continue, bike commuters will outnumber car commuters in central London by 2018, according to a […]

Street Safety Benefits of Congestion Charging Are Bigger Than We Thought

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 9, 2016 | 2 Comments

Evidence keeps mounting that congestion pricing can catalyze major reductions in traffic crashes. A year ago I reported on research that vehicle crashes in central London fell as much as 40 percent since the 2003 startup of London’s congestion charge. The same researchers are now expressing the safety dividend in terms of falling per-mile crash rates, and […]

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Central London Streets Transformed: A Walking Tour With Iain Simmons

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Sep 16, 2015 | No Comments

While filming an exciting Streetfilms update about the progress of the “20’s Plenty” campaign in the UK, I got to interview Iain Simmons, assistant director of city transportation for the City Of London. What was originally supposed to be a few short clips for that piece turned into an unexpectedly generous two-hour walking tour of central London! I seized […]

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After Another Cyclist Dies, David Cameron Considers Truck Ban in UK Cities

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 21, 2015 | No Comments

Following the death of 26-year-old cyclist Ying Tao, British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would look into a truck ban for city centers throughout the UK. In a meeting with the British equivalent of the Congressional Bike Caucus, Cameron promised to ask Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin to come up with recommendations for improving cycling […]

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