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I've tried to put this in layman's terms:
Cycling superhighways
Question No: 1420 / 2009
Jenny Jones
**Will you change the speed limit on all the cycling superhighway routes to 20mph? **
Answer from the Mayor:
Nope.
Cycle hire
Question No: 1421 / 2009
Jenny Jones
Given that Paris successfully rolled out phase two of their much larger scale cycle hire scheme after six months, do you agree that phase two of our much more modest cycle hire scheme should happen by the spring of 2011 at the latest?
Answer from the Mayor:
I like Rhubarb.
Bicycle Theft (1)
Question No: 1433 / 2009
Jenny Jones
Can you report on cycle theft figures over the past three months, and compare these with previous quarters and with one or more appropriate comparator cities?
Answer from the Mayor:
yes, probably. although it's as useful as a chocolate fireguard.
Bicycle Theft (2)
Question No: 1434 / 2009
Jenny Jones
Given the prevalence of bike theft in London, including from designated cycle parking in busy locations, when can cyclists expect large-scale secure bike storage in London?
Answer from the Mayor:
probably never, do you like chimpanzees?
Traffic policing
Question No: 1438 / 2009
Jenny Jones
The Met in recent years has seen a decline in traffic officers policing our roads, and although our roads are comparably safe, many drivers still lack discipline due to non-enforcement. Would the Met consider giving experienced borough officers, such as area car drivers, the training to deal with more traffic enforcement, including on-board Video, ANPR, and speed guns?
Answer from the Mayor:
again, I'm not answering the question, but we caught one or two naughty motorists outside a school once..
Freewheel Launch
Question No: 1444 / 2009
Brian Coleman
Was a fee paid to James Cracknell for his appearance alongside the Mayor at the launch of London Freewheel on 26th May, and if so how much was it?
Answer from the Mayor:
Of course, these celebs don't come for free you know!
A4 cycle facilities
Question No: 1469 / 2009
Tony Arbour
When will funding be confirmed for the cycle facilities at the A4/Sipson Road junction and the stretch of the A4 between Boston Manor Road and Chiswick Roundabout?
Answer from the Mayor:
it already has, kind of.
Bicycle Parking
Question No: 1508 / 2009
Roger Evans
Whilst there is an obvious need to increase bicycle parking in London, this should not excuse the behaviour of those who chain their bikes to railings or park them in other unsuitable places. Would the Mayor consider a campaign asking cyclists to park their bikes more considerately?
Answer from the Mayor:
I like coco pops.
Cycling maps on TfL website
Question No: 1538 / 2009
Caroline Pidgeon
Would it be possible to make the London Cycle Guide maps available electronically on the TfL website?
Answer from the Mayor:
no, fucking google it.
Criteria for pedestrian safety
Question No: 1541 / 2009
Caroline Pidgeon
In response to a recent FOI request, TfL have stated that with regard to the signalled junctions with pedestrian facilities that they manage, "although some sites do not currently comply with the latest Department for Transport guidelines, they do provide a safe opportunity for pedestrians to cross the road". If DfT guidelines are not being used to define the safety of a crossing in these instances, on what basis is the claim being made that these sites "provide a safe opportunity for pedestrians to cross the road"?
Answer from the Mayor:
oooh shake it baby!
Shared Spaces
Question No: 1545 / 2009
Caroline Pidgeon
**I have been asked by Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and the London VI forum if, given your definition of shared space schemes in your Statement of Intent for the Transport Strategy that shared space is "An area of road where equal priority is given to vehicle and pedestrian traffic (taking into account the needs of disabled people)" will you accept the recommendation from the disabled people protesting outside City Hall today and make it a condition of funding that kerbs or some kind of differentiation in road space are incorporated into the design for Exhibition Road? **
Answer from the Mayor:
there's a big hole in the road, we're looking into it.
Cycle Stands
Question No: 1669 / 2009
Joanne McCartney
What action is TfL taking to ensure that local Boroughs taking part in the Velib scheme take the opportunity to provide more cycle stands for private owners at the same time they are reclaiming land for the Velib stands?
Answer from the Mayor:
we're building one or two more stands, innit.
Bicycle Theft
Question No: 1670 / 2009
Joanne McCartney
In your response to question 1014/2009 you stated that you were increasing the number of bicycle locking points. Please clarify what you mean by "bicycle locking points"?
Answer from the Mayor:
Bicycle locking points are robust physical hardware provided specifically for bicycles to be locked to. There are a number of designs, usually made of metal.
Cycle Hire scheme Zone 1 works
Question No: 1699 / 2009
Valerie Shawcross
Can the Mayor confirm that funds will be made available for all the works to Zone 1 borough roads to return them from 1 way to 2 way for cycling, and install other measures to enable direct routes for people hiring cycles, in order to ensure the success of the cycle hire scheme, throughout the whole of the Zone 1 area?
Answer from the Mayor:
whoooah, bodyform!
Cycle Hire Scheme works to TLRN and Borough Roads in the Zone 1 area
Question No: 1700 / 2009
Valerie Shawcross
Will the Mayor confirm that, as one of his wider objectives is to ensure the success of the scheme, and to encourage cycling in general to help alleviate the pressure on the public transport system, particularly in Zone 1, he will instruct TfL officers not to prevent Zone 1 improvement works associated with the Cycle Hire scheme on either the TLRN or borough roads, even if that could lead to a reduction in capacity for motor vehicles?
Answer from the Mayor:
I am the sexiest man in Jamaica, the girls love me...
London Cycle Hire Scheme
Question No: 1703 / 2009
Murad Qureshi
An article on the London Cycle Hire scheme published on the Totally Jewish website (21 May 2009) quotes a spokesperson for the Mayor as stating: "There are currently two companies being considered to run the scheme, and neither of these are Veloway/Veolia. " Can you confirm the accuracy of this statement?
Answer from the Mayor:
it's kosher