Gilligan urges new mayor to back Cycle Superhighway programme

That looks very nice.

But based on previous experience, what are the odds on it ultimately being shared with buses and taxis, or having much flimsier barriers that drivers find a way over?

Meanwhile a spokesman for Mr Khan said:

“Sadiq is committed to implementing the next phases of the cycle superhighway, but it is really important we learn from previous phases. "We need to avoid repeating the same mistakes and must do more to minimise upheaval caused during any new construction.”

Giving the game away there.

Trying to make the right noises but oh dear we don't want to go upsetting poor old mr. motorist all in the name of a bike lane do we!

but of course any amount of hold-up for the fellas in their autos is fine if it's mile after mile of parked cars festering away at the sides of virtually every route going. There's no problem there is there! But there's no interest for some sh*t eatin a*rse-hole of a radio 5 live or whatever presenter/commentator buffooning around to show what a major inconvenience the construction of cycling infrastructure is upon the carcinogenic/lung disease inducing masses crawling along in their present day open sewer all because THEY REALLY HAVE NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO TRAVEL AN AVERAGE FOUR MILES TO WORK BY CAR is there! Even those who endure the insane morning brain death on stuffed tube carriages because they are too afraid to cycle can look to the malingnant mass private car owners/drivers.

Westminster council, that bastion of enlightenment and progressive thought have even borrowed directly from the mouthings of one J Clarkson when offering respondents options  to consultations :

(like these - tick box responses ranging from 'Strongly agree' through to 'Don't know')

My enjoyment of Central London, and the City of Westminster, is affected by air quality

My enjoyment of Central London, and the City of Westminster, is affected by overcrowded public transport systems

My enjoyment of Central London, and the City of Westminster, is affected by too many road traffic collisions and casualties

My enjoyment of Central London, and the City of Westminster, is affected by traffic congestion

All well and good sofar you might think but then...oh dear....!!

My enjoyment of Central London, and the City of Westminster, is affected by my ability to find a car parking space

Labour and Conservative. Still fighting that Pickles/Hammond 'War On The Motorist'.....! FFS

At least Jeremy Corbyn sacked the car driver's friend Michael Dugher (another one who liked cycling because it promised to give so much more space to the motor car user). 

Sadiq Khan looks like he has a quite a bit of lerning to do if he's going to convince anyone of anything re cycling and what's at stake if he doesn't do something about the oil/motor lobby oiks.

Steve McNamara really is a bit special. He says it isn't needed because no cyclists are using the Westway...

That whole area needs some help, Hounslow is especially shit for cycling even by Greater London standards.

The Westway leads on to Euston Rd, which has some of the worst pollution in London - last year the yearly quota for NO2 was surpassed by 7th January at the air monitoring station opposite Madam Tussauds (less than a mile from where this illustration depicts).

TBH I get the impression that anywhere in zone 1 and much of zone 2 has horrendous levels of pollution so it's not like you can avoid it if you're riding in central London.  I do think however it is a very valid concern when you consider how much deeper you are likely to be breathing when cycling.

Looks very convenient, not sure I'd want to be taking big lungfuls next to a motorway though...