But I’d argue that for Johnson it is a bellwether issue, one that will point to whether he plans to use his majority boldly or complacently. Sure, much more could have been built, and London was initially subjected to Johnson’s first, pointless wave of blue-paint-only bike routes. It is, of course, very early days, but I suspect Johnson will tack towards the former. But I fear that building safe cycling routes will be seen as a frippery, OK for those in big cities but an irrelevance for people in northern towns. Will Gilligan persuade Johnson to be even slightly ambitious and far-sighted on this?

Source: The Guardian December 18, 2019 07:30 UTC