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Ramsaye was being slightly ironic ...
For the record, I haven't told the 'commissioners' anything. While the DfT has long had a reputation as a poorly-run department in thrall to the status quo, that letter is just the same old tosh that people have been trying for decades and that hasn't worked. Blaming the DfT for it is just buck-passing.
It's no surprise that the press has picked out the bit about cycle lanes, as with the exception of a brief mention of Road Danger Reduction, all the rest is just waffle based on rubbish 'research' (and even RDR is a jargon term that most people don't understand).
Oliver Schick
I think he knows. The letter shows that the commissioners/champions for cycling & walking in Britain's six largest cities have been listening to what Oliver has been telling them for quite some time.
It is a pity that the press reports focus on painted cycle lanes when they are just one example of the incompetence and intransigence of the Department for Transport and its ministers over many years.
Everyone knows that the DfT is unfit for purpose and needs a good kicking. It's good to see some city officials putting the boot in. Their letter is worth reading:
https://greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/media/2145/19-1309-secretary-of-state-policy-ask-letter-for-cycling-and-walking.pdf