Responding to the London mayor’s announcement of two routes for cycling highways in London, Jenny Jones said:
"Cycling highways are a big bold experiment which could deliver a huge rise in commuter cycling. However, the Mayor has to sort out all the dangerous junctions along these routes and that requires real money and commitment. An increase in commuter cyclists will be good for the environment and people’s health, but a dozen high profile routes won’t lead to a five fold increase in cycling that the Mayor wants. London needs cycle hire and a plan for increasing cycling in the suburbs, on top of superhighways. That means finishing the London Cycle Network and funding the three hundred and eighty cycling schemes which were cut from his budget."
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Notes
In February 2008 a review of walking and cycling by Transport for London concluded that in order to reach the target of 5% of London journeys being completed by bike, any new schemes such as superhighways had to be in addition to existing programmes such as the London Cycle Network.