I wasn't able to ride my bike this week 🙁 - I had to go to a training course in London (Faringdon Street, EC4).
But what I did notice was how many cyclists there were going along Faringdon Street - and how clear the roads seemed. It was the first time I had been back to London since the C-charge was introduced.
The cycle lanes aren't up to much (worse than Reading!) but to me it seemed there were *loads* of cyclists compared to when I last went to London And there was generally far less traffic. Of course there were taxicabs and those in flash cars who could obviously afford the fiver, but the roads seemed clear - I found it hard to believe I was in the heart of the City!!
Is this due to the C-charge? If so, then well done Ken! If this is what London is like post congestion charge, this is the best thing that has happened to the capital..
I wasn't able to ride my bike this week 🙁 - I had to go to a training course in London (Faringdon Street, EC4).
But what I did notice was how many cyclists there were going along Faringdon Street - and how clear the roads seemed. It was the first time I had been back to London since the C-charge was introduced.
Traffic is *very* light this past week, centre or suburban.
The cycle lanes aren't up to much (worse than Reading!) but to me it seemed there were *loads* of cyclists compared to when I last went to London And there was generally far less traffic. Of course there were taxicabs and those in flash cars who could obviously afford the fiver, but the roads seemed clear - I found it hard to believe I was in the heart of the City!!
Is this due to the C-charge?
Reduced car traffic is, but there's been a steady resurgence in central London cycling anyway in the few years before CC was introduced.
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If so, then well done Ken! If this is what London is like post congestion charge, this is the best thing that has happened to the capital.
It is amazingly succesful. I'm looking forward to the zone area being increased.
The cycle lanes aren't up to much (worse than Reading!) but to me it seemed there were *loads* of cyclists compared to when I last went to London And there was generally far less traffic. Of course there were taxicabs and those in flash cars who could obviously afford the fiver, but the roads seemed clear - I found it hard to believe I was in the heart of the City!!
My brother was passing through the Moorgate area the other day, and commented to me that he thought there were far more cyclists than he'd ever seen there before.
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Is this due to the C-charge? If so, then well done Ken! If this is what London is like post congestion charge, this is the best thing that has happened to the capital..
.. since [censored]'s bombing was stopped, and children still went to school on public or self powered transport.
It's the school holidays, a lot of our flash city fellows are off somewhere sordid with their kiddies.
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I wasn't able to ride my bike this week 🙁 - I had to go to a training course in London (Faringdon Street, EC4).
But what I did notice was how many cyclists there were going along
Faringdon
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Street - and how clear the roads seemed. It was the first time I had been back to London since the C-charge was introduced.
The cycle lanes aren't up to much (worse than Reading!) but to me it
seemed
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there were *loads* of cyclists compared to when I last went to London And there was generally far less traffic. Of course there were taxicabs and those in flash cars who could obviously afford the fiver, but the roads seemed clear - I found it hard to believe I was in the heart of the City!!
Is this due to the C-charge? If so, then well done Ken! If this is what London is like post congestion charge, this is the best thing that has happened to the capital..
