Learning from London

While many smaller towns and cities may not have the resources to carry out full detailed studies such as the London boroughs and Transport for London are able to do, many of the recommendations developed in the City of London strategy document can be adapted to apply to a variety of local contexts.

What makes London interesting is that it has ambitious plans but is starting from a cycling modal share comparable to many other cities in Europe. Thus despite its status as a mega-city, its lessons and examples may be more relevant to starter cycling cities than those from The Netherlands or Denmark. Although the work done in those countries is excellent (as can be seen in the results), they are so far ahead of cities that are just getting starting that one may get the feeling that the goals are impossible to reach.