Boris' new Cycling Advisor

well done Boris jolly good show... this is spiffing......ps where can i get a map of london like the one you used ....you know the one with norf london missing in it

So this is what the London Assembly presented to Boris Johnson in November 2012 to address "falling cycle safety by prioritising ways to encourage more people on to bikes and reduce serious cycling incidents on London’s roads."

http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor-assembly/london-assembly/publications/gearing-up

One of the 5 major points was to appoint a commissioner of cycling, Andrew Gilligan was appointed.

http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor-assembly/mayor/mayoral-team/andrew-gilligan

The only time I've seen him was giving a couple of sheepish TV interviews (before Boris stepped in) after the recent deaths of cycling Londoners on the roads (where he looked liked he was told to victim blame but looked very uncomfortable doing so).

What has he done for cycling and what influence does he have?

Gilligan has no training in road safety, no experience of road planning, but he and Veronica Wadley were both cheerleaders for Boris and have both been rewarded extremely lucratively for their support. Some of the stuff Gilligan says is sensible, but he's only in that position cos he blew Boris, metaphorically.

AG is having an open forum tonight. What would you ask him?

A late reply but here's my Q for what it's worth: why do you (the mayor's office / TfL) insist upon measuring London's transport targets by quantity: i.e. how long it takes a motor vehicle to get from A to B; over quality: i.e. a pedestrian and cyclist led approach that would ensure a healthier, safer and much more pleasant city in which to live?

good question.