Londoners On Bikes

Critical Mass is the last friday of every month, thread here - https://www.lfgss.com/thread33726.html

Big Ride? Ask LCC, or maybe in the cycle campaigning thread - https://www.lfgss.com/thread77366.html

Hope that helps!

Londoners on Bikes have produced a shorter version of their interviews with the candidates for those for whom the full versions were TL;DW

Mayoral Candidates Cycling Manifesto - Key Points on Vimeo

I'm told that Brian Paddick's video will be up tonight

I'm not sure about Jenny Jones - cycling policy aside she wants to some pretty crazy things like close City Airport - I'm not saying that she has the power to do so. But it is still a pretty crazy thing to say. One candidate that hasn't been getting much TV coverage is Siobhan Benita. Take a look at the Londonist's interview.

I agree with you there. I have voted for both in the past, and I do like both Boris and Ken. I think both of them have done reasonably well in the past. But I can't bring myself to vote for either of them this time round. I do think too much party politics is getting in the way, hence why I am looking at the outsider.

Siobhan Benita is all well and good as a 1st choice, but your second preference
vote counts just as much, and for cycling that has to be Ken.

http://www.londonersonbikes.org.uk/isn_t_a_vote_for_the_greens_a_wasted_vote gives details of that

Londoners on Bikes are putting Jenny Jones as their first choice as she has by far the best policies for cyclists.

see http://www.londonersonbikes.org.uk/candidates and http://www.londonersonbikes.org.uk/whats_missing for details on this. They really have spent a lot of time looking at it, and trying to talk to the candidates, and going over their manifestos.

Also, details as to why Siobhon Benita isn't considered on the site are here: http://www.londonersonbikes.org.uk/why_doesn_t_londoners_on_bikes_have_all_seven_mayoral_candidates_on_its_front_page

Carlos Cortiglia (BNP), and Lawrence James Webb (Fresh Choice for London) weren't looked at either.

They did keep an eye on them to see if they had said anything huge about cycling

Hope that this is helpful :)

LCC seem to agree with Londoners on Bikes - http://s3.amazonaws.com/lcc_production_bucket/files/4643/original.pdf?1335960774

For those that have signed up to Londoners on Bikes, there is an after-party on Friday (when the results are being released).

Details here: http://www.londonersonbikes.org.uk/watch_the_votes_party

Space is limited, so RSVP's are helpful, and should get you onto the guest list

Bit late, but this did go up before polling, I've not been able to post it here as I've been busy, but here's the interview with Brian Paddick

Brian Paddick Cycling Manifesto on Vimeo

The final meeting of this campaign season for Londoners on Bikes will be at Royal Festival Hall tomorrow. We'll be meeting in the Clore Ballroom at 6:30, but are likely to move elsewhere in the building shortly after that. Would be good to see people there.