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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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19 Paris - separated cycle path and Velib' docking station (Photo credit- Copenhagenize Design Co)

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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Barclays Cycle Superhighway (source - Transport for London)

Survey shows scale of fear on London’s roads in wake of spate of cyclist deaths

80% of cyclists are more concerned about safety than six months ago
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