[*BCM*] London Congestion Charge

[Anne Wolfe]

The bombings did increase ridership, but the very noticeable increase in
ridership from before the Congestion Charge was already present.  A lot
of people who started cycling after the bombings didn't keep it up too
long unfortunately.  But now that winter is over, more are coming back
to it.

And Ken Livingstone has zero input into Tube fares.  Congestion charge
rates, yes, Tube fares no. 

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From: bostoncriticalmass-bounces at bostoncriticalmass.org
[mailto:bostoncriticalmass-bounces at bostoncriticalmass.org] On Behalf Of
Ethan Woehrling
Sent: 03 May 2006 14:42
To: list at bostoncriticalmass.org
Subject: [*BCM*] London Congestion Charge

>Don't forget that in conjunction with the London Congestion Charge,
they moved heavily (although they rapidly discovered not quite heavily
enough!) to 1) expand the number of buses and other public transport
(funding it through the congestion charge) and 2) a very heavy ad
campaign to get people cycling through London. And it did work. 

I think that the bombing of the London Underground also played a part.
If you go to the C+ forum you see that many London commuters name the
bombings as a reason why they started cycing.

>Having come back to London after 15 years away, I'm constantly floored
by the number of cyclists. Used to be that no one cycled in London, and
you'd have to be crazy to do it. Now, they're everywhere, and they're
increasing every day. More than half our office cycles to work, and
we're smug lawyers - exactly the sort of people you'd never expect to be
cycling through London. And because we do it, we've been able to convert
other similar people to doing it. Although the fact that it is now costs
8 to drive into London (about $14), even if you don't stop, and a single
on the Tube is  3 ($5) to go one way through Zones 1-2, then biking
looks a better alternative all the time.

Ah, the terrible effect of having "red" Ken in charge.  


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