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Tokyo Bikes has opened a new shop in Shoreditch

http://tokyobike.co.uk/


Tokyo Bike UK
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Tokyobike is a small, independent bicycle company based in the old Tokyo suburb of Yanaka. This summer tokyobike launch their pop-up shop in London

At next week's Mayor's Question Time, the first since Johnson's re-election, the Mayor will also be asked by Green and Liberal Democrat AMs to detail the action he’s taken to implement the London Cycling Campaign’s calls for a new approach to planning roads which makes cycle use and safety the highest priority.

During the election Mr Johnson signed up to the LCC’s ‘Love London, Go Dutch’ campaign.

http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/johnson-faces-calls-to-adopt-livingstones-ema-pledge/201221230


Johnson faces calls to adopt Livingstone’s EMA pledge — MayorWatch
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During the election Mr Livingstone said he would work with colleges and local authorities to re-introduce the allowance after it was cut across England by the national coalition Government.

Here's an article from the BBC asking would our roads be better without traffic lights? The article is written from a drivers perspective but how do you think it would affect safe cycling?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18072259


Viewpoint: Could we do without traffic lights?
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We rely on traffic lights to tell us when to go. And when to stop. We should replace that with common sense, argues traffic campaigner Martin Cassini.

With Islington, Hackney, Southwark and Camden committed to 20mph on (some) residential streets will this spread across the rest of London?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2012/may/15/20mph-speed-limit


Momentum builds for 20mph speed limit
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John M Morrison: UK local authorities are taking a close look at the policy – which is winning wider public support

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2012/may/14/cycling-red-light-jumping-iam-survey


Lies, damn lies, and statistics about red light jumping
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Peter Walker: Do 57% of UK cyclists jump red lights? One motoring organisation claims so – on very flimsy evidence

Boris Johnson - His first 100 days. Will he stick to his promises?

LCC will monitor the Mayor's first 100 days in office and deliver a verdict on his cycling commitments after that time.

In the days before the election, Johnson promised to deliver the three Love London, Go Dutch commitments during his first mayoral term:
1) Create three flagship Love London, Go Dutch developments on major streets or locations;
2) Ensure all planned developments on main roads under his control are completed to Love London, Go Dutch standards, especially junctions;
3) Complete the Cycle Superhighways to Love London, Go Dutch standards.

LCC's Chief Executive Ashok "The first 100 days of the new mayor’s term will be the most important because this is when he will make important appointments, set out new policies and allocate budgets.

"We'll also be asking our supporters where they want the Mayor to deliver the flagship walking and cycling projects that he has committed to building."

http://lcc.org.uk/articles/london-cycling-campaign-says-judge-mayor-boris-johnson-on-cycling-after-his-first-100-days


London Cycling Campaign
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The London Cycling Campaign has pledged to monitor the Mayor Boris Johnson's first 100 days in office, delivering a verdict on his cycling commitments after that time.

The London Cycling Campaign and British Cycling have written a joint letter to re-elected Mayor Boris Johnson reminding him of his pre-election commitments to cycling, and to offer support in meeting those pledges. You can read the letter at the link below.

http://lcc.org.uk/articles/london-cycling-campaign-and-british-cycling-remind-mayor-of-commitments-to-go-dutch


London Cycling Campaign
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The London Cycling Campaign and British Cycling have written a joint letter to re-elected Mayor Boris Johnson reminding him of his pre-election commitments to cycling, and to offer support in meeting those pledges.

Mayor's speech to City Hall this morning - selected excerpt below that mentions cycling

http://www.london.gov.uk/who-runs-london/mayor/city-hall-speech-may-2012

"We will continue to improve the environment and the quality of life because a city that is clean and green and full of bikes is more likely to attract investment.

In making the case to government for London I will point out that a strong London economy is the key to growth in the country as a whole and it is essential that we frame and focus the vision for the city.

So I am now asking you all to help me produce a 2020 vision for the city, encompassing everything from spatial and transport developments, opportunity areas and river crossings to air quality, cycling and health outcomes. Of course this should include projects that will not only be complete by 2020 but which must be underway.

The need is urgent because the population is growing and we can so easily slip behind, we must not repeat the mistakes of the 50s 60s and 70s. One thing that the Crossrail argument has taught me is that if we can build a consensus around the future, then we are much more likely to make it happen and to help us all see what is happening and what we are doing right and wrong.

We are going to be much more pro-active about statistics. I want this building (City Hall) somewhere to contain a physical resource where we can see – and members of the public can see what is happening on gun crime or affordable home starts or educational outcomes or air quality and we can use that clarity to drive performance.

One thing the last four years has taught me is that four years is a very short time. The elections have slowed us all down so now is the time to put the pedal to the metal."

A big CONGRATS to the 28 cycling projects which have been allocated a total of £132,154 through the Community Cycling Fund for London (CCFL). The annual fund, provided by TFL and administered by LCC, aims to kick-start cycling projects across London communities which will have a lasting impact.

Among others, this years funding will be used to provide cycling and maintenance training to vulnerable people from Riverside Housing Association in Brent, cycling events to staff, children and parents at Grazebrook Primary School in Hackney, new trikes for an all-ability cycling club in Lewisham and cargo bikes for transporting tools and trees between project sites of the London Orchard Project.

We look forward to working with you all

http://cyclelondoncity.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/londons-mayor-needs-to-catch-up-with.html


Cyclists in the City: Welsh government and Cambridgeshire council announce investment in cycling inf
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Hmmmm. For the bicycle to “dominate” or to become a serious part of the transport mix, TfL needs to change the road user hierarchy, to something like that adopted by boroughs such as Camden (pedestrians>cyclists>buses>commercial vehicles>motorcycles>private cars) and away from the self-selecting hi...

*this eve* Join guest speaker Johnathon Watts, Velodrome architect - The creation of London's Olympic Velodrome where GB cyclists have already set world records

What: Islington Cyclists' Action Group
When: Wednesday 9 May. Refreshments from 8.00pm. Guest speaker Jonathan Watts at 8.30pm (ICAG AGM earlier 7.30-8pm)
Where: Islington Town Hall, Upper Street, London N1 2UD

Free. All welcome.

Islington Cyclists' Action Group is a branch of LCC
www.icag.org.uk
Twitter: @IslingtonCycle

www.hopkins.co.uk/s/projects/13/131/


Islington Cyclists' Action Group
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One of the four permanent venues on the Olympic Park, the Velodrome provides a landmark venue for the indoor track cycling events at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Resonance FM's The Bike Show coverage of the Big Ride can be heard here - listen to Jen and Mark (the guys on our landrover at the start) talk about how fantastic it was.

http://thebikeshow.net/voting-bike-at-the-london-mayoral-election/



Voting Bike at the London Mayoral Election | The Bike Show from Resonance FM
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Bike blogger Mark Ames (ibikelondon.blogspot.com) joins Jack and Jen to talk about this week's elections for London Mayor. Is there a cycling vote? Which candidate is best? Views from blogger ...

Last chance to enter our Brompton competition - just upload a picture of yourself on the Big Ride to LCC's facebook page or Big Ride event page by midnight on Sunday 13th and you'll go into the draw.

Draw will be held on Tuesday 15th May.

Good Luck!

Good to see us get a brief mention on the back page of The Guardian newspaper's cycling supplement today ... and a thank you in the 'flannel panel' too (for giving them some useful nuggets of advice).

It's a good-looking supplement, with lots of routes for all the family to try out. If you miss today's paper, there's a second part in the Observer tomorrow.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/series/britains-best-bike-rides


Britain's best bike rides | Travel | The Guardian
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A comprehensive guide to the best bike rides in Britain – for all abilities and interests

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Thanks to 1000s of Londoners our Love London, Go Dutch mayoral election campaign has been an unparalleled success.

We've run arguably the most successful LCC campaign there’s ever been. We've got:-

• 40,000 signatures. The UK’s largest cycling petition
• 10,000 on the Big Ride. The nation’s biggest protest bike ride
• 1000 active volunteers more than we’ve mobilised ever before
• Massive media coverage BBC TV & radio, ITN, Sky News, Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Times, and other national and international press.

If you've been following LCC's work and feel like it's time to do more then you can join LCC http://lcc.org.uk/pages/lcc-membership-offer

Thanks again everyone, let's see who wins the election and we'll be in touch soon with what we want you to help with next.

What do you think of Cycling Scotland's message: Give me cycle space? http://youtu.be/gcl4qGWjaFw Should these adverst be shown on London TV channels or cinemas?


Give Me Cycle Space Ad - "Arms"
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TV Spot for Cycling Scotland's Give Me Cycle Space campaign, which asks drivers to watch out for children cycling to school and give them plenty of road space.

Love London Go Dutch campaign has now received over 40,000 signatures of support, making it the UK's largest cycling petition ever! Thankyou for your support, we couldn't have got here without you. Watch this space for what happens next (once the new Mayor has been appointed).

Data mapping specialists ITO World highlight Central London's decade long cycling boom (from road.cc)

http://road.cc/content/news/57419-data-mapping-specialists-ito-world-highlight-central-londons-decade-long-cycling

The final version of our policy-by-policy analysis of the mayoral candidates cycling manifestos (updated before the cycling hustings on Monday) is available - click the link below to get a pdf.

http://lcc.org.uk/articles/policy-by-policy-analysis-of-leading-mayoral-candidates-cycling-manifestos

Also last chance to sign the Love London Go Dutch petition, we're closing it tomorrow on election day. The bigger the number the more it helps us make sure the winner delivers http://lcc.org.uk/sign-go-dutch-petition