{"id":7164,"date":"2014-11-18T03:10:24","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T11:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/?p=7164"},"modified":"2020-08-31T17:21:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T00:21:23","slug":"bike-super-highways-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/averagejoecyclist.com\/bike-super-highways-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike Super Highways in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

The CEO of Microsoft has come out in strong support of building safe cycling infrastructure \u2013 specifically, the proposed new East-West and North-South Cycle Superhighways in London<\/strong>. (Essentially, a pair of segregated bike lanes running through the center of London.) Microsoft employs 2,200 people in London alone.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft wants their employees to be safe as they cycle to work, and that\u2019s why they are supporting the new superhighways. They note that other cities that have invested in segregated cycling infrastructure have seen dramatic increases in cycling and reductions in injuries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In short, the \u201cCycle Superhighways are a vital step toward a safer and healthier city.\u201d<\/p>\n

Microsoft\u2019s support echoes many other calls for London Mayor Boris Johnson<\/strong> to get moving on the proposals for Cycle Superhighways<\/strong>. The routes, which will run East-West from Tower Hill to Westbourne Terrace, and North-South from Kings Cross to Elephant and Castle, will be \u201csubstantially segregated\u201d and will see road space reallocated to those on bikes, including one lane of the Westway flyover.<\/p>\n

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