General questions/observations/discussion

While cycling england may go many of its main projects (Bikeability, Cycling development towns) should remain.

"Bikeability is safe "says Norman baker Transport Minister as reorted in bikeBiz

Norman Baker told a meeting this morning that Bikeability is safe but he wouldn't say same for Cycling England

                                            Transport minister  Norman Baker has pledged that Bikeability, the cycle training scheme  delivered by Cycling England, CTC and other bodies, would not be thrown  in the flames in the forthcoming '[bonfire of the quangos'.](http://www.bikebiz.com/news/32912/Cycling-England-among-public-bodies-to-be-abolished-says-Telegraph)

He made the pledge before an audience of bike trade figures and train executives at the official opening of CyclePoint in Leeds. This is a bike parking unit at the front of Leeds station. It has space for 300 bikes, stored for £1 a day.

The Leeds CyclePoint is operated by Evans Cycles via £500,000 funding from the Department of Transport working with Network Rail and Abellio of the Netherlands, co-owner of Northern Rail.

The official opening was carried out by Baker; Anton Volk, CEO of Abellio; and
Pim Waldeck, the Dutch ambassador in the UK.