Oh great. I love bureaucratic speak (from this PDF)
**22. What will you do if the representations show that most people do not want
the scheme to become permanent?
The views of user groups and stakeholders are valued and will be evaluated in
combination with the results of the experiment. They will be included in the
assessment of the proposed scheme.
**Translation? "Fuck you and your opinion."
Yeah, I noticed that too. But then I thought "how many people are going to write in if they think everything has worked out fine?" Feedback is always skewed towards complaints, so to actually be representative they have to try and skew it back the other way. The results will be congestion levels, accident rates, impacts on bus schedules, and other more measurable things.
Also you must bear in mind that this is a manifesto pledge (by a mayor who cycles everywhere in London and did so long before it was the thing to be seen doing.) and as such has a million vote mandate. There is an obligation therefore to try and make the scheme work.
Yeah, I noticed that too. But then I thought "how many people are going to write in if they think everything has worked out fine?" Feedback is always skewed towards complaints, so to actually be representative they have to try and skew it back the other way. The results will be congestion levels, accident rates, impacts on bus schedules, and other more measurable things.
Also you must bear in mind that this is a manifesto pledge (by a mayor who cycles everywhere in London and did so long before it was the thing to be seen doing.) and as such has a million vote mandate. There is an obligation therefore to try and make the scheme work.