TFL Travel in London report #3

(I UTFS'd, but couldn't find anything about this yet. Merge away if I've missed it, please)

TFL have published another "Travel in London" report: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/corporate/travel-in-london-report-3.pdf

There's the usual blather about how awesome blue paint and Boris bikes are. But following a cursory flicking through, one thing I think looks really interesting is that modal share for cycling appears to have overtaken that of taxis/minicabs. (Although please do check the numbers for yourselves). If that's the case, I think that there's a good chance that the LCC/CTC can start credibly making some demands for some serious subsidies on the level of the taxi industry. That would be pretty neat.

I'm sure Oliver will be along with a much more in-depth analysis shortly... :)

Without reading the entire report, the statistics from table 6.2 stand out:

For 2009 there was an increase in reported accidents of 15% compared to 2008 and it really stands out from all the other groups. It also shows that cyclists have the lowest change compared to the
94-98 average.

Not that I'm surprised considering how little attention the government pays to cyclists and their safety but that doesn't make it acceptable.

Here ya go:

Hadn't spotted that, so thanks for pointing out. Bikes are now equal to motorcycles and taxis combined!

Does this mean we have finally reached critical mass? :P

very interesting results.

thanks for posting.

yes, relativley cycling has increased the most whch is good news.

what i find a bit depressing is the increase in trips.

are we all travelling too much ?

what i am getting at is: what is a sustainable number of mechanised miles per year per person ?

and why is this question not in the public domain ?