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Message from New Orleans: 'The Unseen Faces of Bicycling' Bicycling Advocacy Around the Globe: London Who Knows Where the Traffic Goes? Oak Park Shop By Bike a Winner New Faces in Bicycling Advocacy |
London, U.K. Welcome to our new feature, in which we focus on one of our peer organizations worldwide. This issue, we look at the capital of the British Empire: London, England, where Tom Bogdanowicz, manager of campaigns and development for the London Cycling Campaign, took some time to answer our questions. Organization: London Cycling Campaign Number of members: 9,500 Year established: 1978 Web site: www.lcc.org.uk What area/jurisdiction does your organization represent: Greater London. Mission: To make London a worldclass cycling city. Describe your two greatest successes in the last 12 months: 1.) Helping the thousands of Londoners who’ve taken up cycling and contributing to the sharp increase in cycle use over the past four year (approximately 40 percent). 2.) Heading off legislation that could have given local authorities wider powers to remove cycles parked at railings without notifying the owners. What are the two of the most significant issues facing cyclists in your area: 1.) Lack of facilities such as secure cycling parking in workplaces and on housing estates. 2.) Complex ‘gyratory’ road systems (or roundabouts that have acquired multiple lane markings and complex, multiphase traffic lights, causing the simple roundabout priority rules to break down) in densely populated urban areas, many of which were designed in the 60s and 70s. What are two of your top goals for the coming 12 months: Sustain recent increases in cycling and turn new converts into members. What advice do you have for bicycling advocates? Show people the benefits of choosing sustainable transport without being judgmental.
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