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Cyclists in London talking in cycle lane – copyright Simon MacMichael

“Many Tories sincerely hate bike schemes”: Stop bashing cycle lanes and LTNs, former Boris Johnson adviser tells Conservatives — as “enormous noise on social media” doesn’t mean they are “vote losers with the general public”

"If we actually want to reduce congestion, we have to tackle the real causes of it, which are the same as they always were: traffic, parking and roadworks," former adviser to two recent PMs tells Tories in call to drop criticism of cycling and LTNs

Mon, Dec 09, 2024 17:33

Cyclist and Palace of Westminster (copyright Simon MacMichael)

New Conservative government could scrap Active Travel England, Boris Johnson’s transport advisor warns

Andrew Gilligan told a fringe event at the Tory conference that he fears Liz Truss could water down the government’s commitment to cycling and walking

Wed, Oct 05, 2022 15:46

Driver who knocked ex-London cycling czar Andrew Gilligan off bike sentenced

Chukwudi Uzorh admitted dangerous driving, but prosecutors dropped assault charge

Tue, Oct 19, 2021 14:34

Government appoints capital’s fomer cycling czar Andrew Gilligan to Transport for London’s board

Appointment made in wake of government bailout and forthcoming review of capital’s transport agency – but battles could lie ahead

Mon, Jul 20, 2020 19:21

Former London cycling commissioner appointed Boris Johnson’s transport advisor

Andrew Gilligan has long been a strong advocate of protected cycleways

Sat, Jul 27, 2019 15:26

Former London cycling commissioner accuses mayor of building “fake cycle network”

Suggests a large proportion of completed work amounts to little more than rebranding routes as Quietways

Thu, Feb 28, 2019 15:36

Someone deliberately drove into London’s former cycling commissioner Andrew Gilligan

Driver arrested

Fri, Apr 13, 2018 15:21

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Is CS11 dead? Gilligan blames nimbies, Sadiq blames Gilligan

Mayor says there ‘has to be agreement from all responsible authorities for plans to be progressed’

Sat, Jan 27, 2018 12:09

Oxford Street pedestrianisation (via TfL).jpg

Proposed Oxford Street cycling ban a “disaster for cycling in London,” says Andrew Gilligan

Former cycling commissioner; slams Mayor Sadiq Khan's plans to pedestrianise Europe’s busiest shopping street

Tue, Nov 07, 2017 16:59

Cyclist on Hills Road Bridge in Cambridge (copyright Simon MacMichael).jpeg

Andrew Gilligan aims to help turn Oxford, Cambridge and Milton Keynes into “world-class places for cyclists”

Former Cycling Commissioner for London to publish report later in the year

Fri, Jul 28, 2017 11:52