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Boris Johnson on CS2 extension Nov 2013 (source MayorofLondon on Twitter)

Boris Johnson in moves to get deadly lorries off London roads

Outright ban on unsafe lorries and lobbying Brussels for safer cabs
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£17 million cycle funding announced for London boroughs

Money will go towards initiatives aimed at making cycling safer and easier and getting more people on bikes
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Boris Johnson guilty of "massive underspend" on budget for cycling in London, claims Green Assembly Member

Darren Johnson says that money spent by mayor over past six years is £150 million less than that budgeted
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London and Paris mayors meet to discuss cycle safety

Boris Johnson swaps ideas with Bertrand Delanoë
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Boris Johnson shoots down “fantastically expensive” SkyCycle plan for cycle routes in the sky

Mayor of London says that other initiatives to improve safety of cyclists must take priority
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Lord Foster takes on plans for London SkyCycle with 135 miles of elevated safe cyclist routes

Boris Johnson and Network Rail said to be interested in elevated cycle superhighways
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Boris publishes London map with 60 miles of quiet backstreet cycle routes

Cautious welcome for Mayor’s first draft of cycling map from campaigners
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Barclays to end Boris Bike deal but SERCO contract to be extended - major overhaul of London's cycle hire scheme on the way?

New deal will end in 2015 at odds with earlier news of extension; TfL has already outlined "next generation" scheme plans to industry
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Boris Johnson on CS2 extension Nov 2013 (source MayorofLondon on Twitter)

Boris Johnson criticised for downgrading dangerous junctions overhauls to 33 of a promised 100

Only 25 junctions will be safer by the end of his tenancy as Mayor: cycling groups protest at poor progress
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Boris Johnson at Cycle Superhighway launch July 2010

Updated: Boris Johnson backs down from claiming campaigners are putting people off cycling

"People’s fears about cycling must be addressed"
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