The Mayor, Boris Johnson, announced yesterday that £4,000,000 would be spread across the 13 cycling boroughs of London that he had named in 2010. Those boroughs are Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, Havering:, Redbridge, Brent, Ealing, Haringey, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Bromley, Croydon, Kingston and Merton. Croydon will be receiving the largest amount of money, £450,500 which should go… More Croydon – A cycling Borough
I have mentioned several times in several places that I’ve had issues with the bike I bought for commuting, the Genesis Day01 Alfine. I thought I was buying a bike which would be easy to maintain, it had hub gears and a thick chain which would be easy to clean and disc brakes for better… More The Return of the Genesis Day01 Alfine
Today, the 30th of March, is the day of action in London to try to get rid of lethal lorries from London’s streets. This date has been in place for several months and it is unfortunate that in the past week 2 cyclists and a pedestrian have been killed by such lorries on London’s roads.… More No More Lethal Lorries!
The tram system in Croydon has been a fantastic addition to the town and an easy way to get around if you live near one of the tram lines. But in recent years it has been running at max capacity and was clearly visible when Tramlink decided to change the route that the trams took… More Expansion to Croydon Tramlink Could Break the Town Centre
Transport for London stated today that the Barclays Cycle Hire customers have cycled to the moon and back 13 times in the first 6 months of operation. That’s over 2.5 million journeys at over 10,000,000km cycled. The busiest day for the scheme saw more than 27,500 journeys, covering more than 124,000km. There are nearly 110,000 registered… More The continued Success of the Barclays Cycle Hire