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Councils that block attempts to cut road deaths and injuries in London could have key roads taken out of their control, the Standard can reveal.
City Hall is investigating ways to stop boroughs from “holding the city to ransom” by refusing to allow segregated cycle lanes and better pedestrian crossings to be built.
It comes in the wake of opposition from Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster councils that killed off proposed cycle superhighways in Holland Park Avenue and Swiss Cottage.
Demands for segregated routes intensified today as Transport for London statistics revealed a 14 per cent annual rise in the number of cyclists killed or seriously injured in the capital.
There were 12 cycle deaths and 771 serious injuries last year, compared with 10 fatalities and 675 serious injuries in 2017. The number of cycle trips increased by about eight per cent in central London over the same period, TfL said. Mayor Sadiq Khan’s Vision Zero target is to eliminate road deaths by 2041.
Roads could be taken from councils that block Mayor’s safety measures | London Evening Standard
ES News email The latest headlines in your inbox Councils that block attempts to cut road deaths and injuries in London could have key roads taken out of their control, the Standard can reveal. City Hall is investigating ways to stop boroughs from “holding the city to ransom” by refusing to allow segregated cycle lanes… [Read More]
