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I may have got this wrong, but wasn't it that fewer households were cycling rather than overall there was less cycling happening? I think that's interesting, although I'd like to see the variance in both figures - given that they will be sample based - but it does suggest that the cycling 'habit' isn't now spreading, and that the expenditure on cycling infrastructure is not being utilised now by an increasing population of households, so the costs aren't being spread. The great worry is that cycling, like hula hooping, was or is a passing fad. You could make a case (which is not what I'm doing here) that as people got bored with traditional human powered cycles and moved to electric, so they will bore of these and move to something else, which might not be transport related. Of course, there will always be hard core cyclists who will stay faithful.

@Earl Aelfheah do you cycle much at night....? I think anyone who does can recognise the situations I describe.

No, I'm simply answering the question you posed. You asked whether anyone had actually said that cycle lanes are some extravagant waste of time, and that cycling hasn't increased as a result. The answer is yes. You have said that. As DulvilleRes said, these stats really do put to bed some of that nonsense

@Earl Aelfheah do you even know the point you are trying to make anymore? You can pluck quotes that I made over the years and as I explained - it was very much in context TFL data at the time of the post - you cannot deny that - look at what TFL said in their own annual reports - the facts are there in black and white - I am afraid you seem to be falling into old habits again - wildly swinging to try and land a punch but missing by a country mile. What I think is interesting is you seem far keener to dig out quotes from years ago (all of which were 100% correct when posted) to try to make a point rather than share your thoughts on why this year TFL's report claims a significant increase in cycle stages after years of stagnation and declines in the growth number yet the same report suggests Londoners are cycling less. I remind you in 23-24 report cycle stage growth was down year-on-year to 5% yet this year up to 12.7%. Any ideas - let's see if you can keep the thread on track? Meanwhile it is interesting that the London Assembly called a number of experts to their transport committee in September to try to understand why - despite TFL's Walkability Plan - there had been no growth in walking numbers in London since 2019 (and for context walking is by far the biggest modal share of any transport type in London) and TFL was repeatedly 800,000 journeys short of it's own targets....and do you know the one thing cited as a reason for the challenges - the growth of micromobility - people are taking e-bikes and e-scooters to do perfectly walk-able journeys. Fascinating watch particularly the chap from the University of Westminster (Rachel Aldred's crew) who was on the panel and was squirming a bit when asked and he said all active travel is considered good in their mind when challenged on whether micromobility and cluttering was causing the stagnation in walking....https://webcasts.london.gov.uk/Assembly/Event/Index/1a7a64bf-3f4b-4ea2-99fc-4ff3725d477a

Hello We are looking for a nanny for drop offs at the school (Dulwich prep, 20 walking minutes from the home) + pickings up at 15.30 and work 15.30-19.30 Monday - Friday, paying 21 gross per hour (around 16 net), for a 6 years old kid. Someone able to help with homework too and speaking a good English. Please answer exclusively if ok with this schedule Thank you

Oh, OK. Well annually it's less than £150m , out of a total spend of around £11 billion. It's a tiny proportion of that total spend. Ok. I will. In response to @DulvilleRes rightly pointing out that: You asked: So I'm just answering your question. The answer is yes, you have said it. You said it here: ...and here: ...and here: ...and here: Hope that helps.

Oh @Earl Aelfheah you're at it again. You're using a quote from two years ago massively out of context. Check your facts: in 2023 cycling growth had stalled - in fact between 2022-2023-2024 the rate of growth (according to TFL's estimates) declined year-on-year. This year TFL figures say growth (based on their estimates) more than doubled year-on-year from 5% in 23/24 to 12.7% in 24/25 - the first increase in three reports (since 2021/22 report) - they give no reason for this headline grabbing growth just that is due to the Mayor's and TFL's investment in infrastructure. Interestingly the very same report concludes that the proportion of London householders who cycled actually decreased from 23% to 22%. https://board.tfl.gov.uk/documents/s25367/board-20251203-item08b-Appendix 1 travel-in-london-2025-report.pdf Can anyone suggest what has led to the sudden massive jump in cycling growth in the last year whilst TFL's own report suggests Londoners are cycling less than the year before? That is how much has been estimated to have been invested in cycle infrastructure since 2019 in London. In what context - do you mean the number of cycled stages - the wording needs to be very careful here? TFL actually says in their report that the number of cycle stages (stages is important as it is not cyclists but cycled stages - a stage is a Lime bike to a station or a delivery bike journey to a delivery) is equivalent to the number of people who board Northern and Piccadilly line trains daily. Context and the methodology for the collation of these figures is very important - they are designed to create good headlines for TFL and some media lap it up. Perhaps a more indicative and telling stat is that the trip-based mode share for cycling in London is 4.7% - but that one doesn't make such a good headline and is buried in the depths of the full TFL report!

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Do you have the option to suspend listing the shop as a pick-up location? It would seem to be a sensible thing to be able to do if your storage was reaching capacity.

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Hi Max, I have a (brand new) litter tray looking for a new home if you could collect. Could also chuck in some (used) ping pong balls etc as we have many duplicates. would also recommend the website zooplus if you’ve not come across it, very affordable scratching posts & food etc.

@Spartacus Where exactly would an East Dulwich Christmas tree sensibly go ? Only possible place is the middle of the goose green roundabout. How about on the newly paved Melbourne Grove North, next the station? Or have something with lights on Goose Green? This is a great idea. Just some lights on the palm could look fantastic.

No experience in this area, but some in SEN. Any exclusion for an EHCP child has to go through the local authority. Your case worker will be able to tell you exactly who is involved and who the independent SEN expert is.

Did anyone actually say that? Yes they did: I don't know where the £800m figure comes from. TfL's business plan shows a recurring budget for "Healthy Streets" of £150 million a year (pre-inflation). That fund supports walking, cycling, bus priority and other sustainable transport initiatives (so not just 'cycling infrastructure'). For context, TfL's total annual spend is around £11 billion. As already stated, cycling in London is now equivalent to nearly half of all tube journeys, so a 1% ish investment doesn't seem excessive. According to the IPPR for every pound spent on 'active travel' there is an average return on investment of £5.62.

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Dear oh dear. Things have gone very wrong, haven't they? On the face of it, it seems to be a result of very poor management at some higher level, and a lack of thinking things through before implementing changes? What a mess.