estimate that it accounts for less than 1% of street London’s network by length. For example, we now have 31 kilometres of segregated cycle lane for a population of approximately 8 million people. has a Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, network of 370 kilometres of segregated cycle lane serving a quarter of population it has some of the highest London’s – cycling rates of any city in the world. There is a long way to go in improving infrastructure. London’s B support – C we strongly support the instruction to consider planning – obligations for the funding of the London-wide cycle networks, in line with the Healthy Streets Approach. While we welcome the commitment to explore land value capture mechanisms in chapter 11 (11.1.13), we believe such mechanism should play a critical role in funding transport infrastructure improvements. It is well understood that land value increases with improved transport infrastructure, particularly connections to employment centres. Comments on Table 10.2 Cycle Parking Standards – All cycle parking standards are supported unless otherwise stated in the table below. Use Class Long-stay Short-stay A1 Food retail - -
estimate that it accounts for less than 1% of London’s street network by length. For example, we now have 31 kilometres of segregated cycle lane for a population of approximately 8 million people. Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, has a network of 370 kilometres of segregated cycle lane serving a quarter of London’s population – it has some of the highest cycling rates of any city in the world. There is a long way to go in improving London’s infrastructure. B – support C – we strongly support the instruction to consider planning obligations for the funding of the London-wide cycle networks, in line with the Healthy Streets Approach. While we welcome the commitment to explore land value capture mechanisms in chapter 11 (11.1.13), we believe such mechanism should play a critical role in funding transport infrastructure improvements. It is well understood that land value increases with improved transport infrastructure, particularly connections to employment centres. Comments on Table 10.2 – Cycle Parking Standards All cycle parking standards are supported unless otherwise stated in the table below. Use Class Long-stay Short-stay A1 Food retail - -
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