Current plan will never happen, because it's so ill thought out and likely expensive. Far too many problems with the plan like policing it, responding to accidents/crashes, mitigation of wind on exposed, raised sections. Maintenance, lighting, sufficient lightning protection, rain, ice protection etc, cost, integration in to existing crowded infrastructure.
They're just dodging the irritating problem of massively overhauling our excessively dangerous roads, while possibly slipping in new laws which might see a ban or restriction of bikes on existing roads.
Current plan will never happen, because it's so ill thought out and likely expensive. Far too many problems with the plan like policing it, responding to accidents/crashes, mitigation of wind on exposed, raised sections. Maintenance, lighting, sufficient lightning protection, rain, ice protection etc, cost, integration in to existing crowded infrastructure.
They're just dodging the irritating problem of massively overhauling our excessively dangerous roads, while possibly slipping in new laws which might see a ban or restriction of bikes on existing roads.