Comments on: Are there enough bangs for the billion bucks? http://quickrelease.tv/?p=321 Bicycle videos and fluff Mon, 20 May 2013 20:27:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Carlton Reid http://quickrelease.tv/?p=321#comment-33571 Carlton Reid Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:06:34 +0000 http://quickrelease.tv/?p=321#comment-33571 Good point. <br /> In time, and given good results, perhaps the £500m can be increased? After all it's a 10-year package and, presumably, can be revised upwards if shown to be working. Good point.

In time, and given good results, perhaps the £500m can be increased? After all it’s a 10-year package and, presumably, can be revised upwards if shown to be working.

]]> By: sas http://quickrelease.tv/?p=321#comment-33553 sas Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:12:23 +0000 http://quickrelease.tv/?p=321#comment-33553 According to the BBC TFL have a total of £39bn to spend over 10 years... so £500m is just %1.2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7230893.stm According to the BBC TFL have a total of £39bn to spend over 10 years… so £500m is just %1.2
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7230893.stm

]]> By: Chris http://quickrelease.tv/?p=321#comment-33318 Chris Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:10:28 +0000 http://quickrelease.tv/?p=321#comment-33318 Yeah the 5% seemed surprisingly unambitious - a misprint?? I think Boris (as a known cyclist) would look foolish complaining too much - he could promise MORE money! 'So Paris is sophisticated enough for bike hire, but London isn't....' "Bicycle motorways' is unfortunate - especially as PEDESTRIANS figure significantly in the plans - something cycle campaigners should talk up more. Just wish an Edinburgh politician had Ken's vision/nerve. http://cyclingedinburgh.info/2008/02/11/can-one-capital-learn-from-another Yeah the 5% seemed surprisingly unambitious - a misprint??

I think Boris (as a known cyclist) would look foolish complaining too much - he could promise MORE money!

‘So Paris is sophisticated enough for bike hire, but London isn’t….’

“Bicycle motorways’ is unfortunate - especially as PEDESTRIANS figure significantly in the plans - something cycle campaigners should talk up more.

Just wish an Edinburgh politician had Ken’s vision/nerve.

http://cyclingedinburgh.info/2008/02/11/can-one-capital-learn-from-another

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