At November's Mayor's Question Time, Caroline Pidgeon pressed Boris Johnson to ensure that much needed cycle safety work is done urgently, without the long delays that have been seen so far.
Caroline Pidgeon has joined Assembly members from across parties in supporting the London Cycling Campaign's demonstration outside City Hall, calling for immediate action to make the Aldgate-Bow Cycle Superhighway 2 safe for cycling.
Talking to the PoliticsHome website on the Metropolitan Police Commissioner's comments that he would not cycle in London, Caroline Pidgeon commented:
"Ultimately it is Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe's own decision if he wishes to cycle or not in London, however what really concerns me about his comments is that they reveal how out of touch he is with London's growing cycling community or the many police officers who cycle every day."
Caroline Pidgeon AM, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on recently announced changed to the London Underground said:
Commenting on the Mayor’s response to questions from herself and other Assembly Members relating to cycle safety, Caroline Pidgeon AM, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, said:
It is bitterly disappointing that after an hour of questioning the Mayor cannot simply admit that serious mistakes have been made in the past over the design of the Barclays Cycle Superhighways, especially Cycle Superhighway 2.
In a Liberal Democrat Voice article for World Day of Remembrance of Road Traffic Victims, Caroline Pidgeon discusses the dangers to both cyclists and pedestrians on London's roads.
She concludes:
Local Liberal Democrats held discussions with Transport for London at City Hall this week to demand action to tackle the daily gridlock on Jamaica Road and the Rotherhithe peninsula.
Lib Dem councillors and representatives from Simon Hughes MP's office attended the talks on Tuesday (12 November), hosted by Leader of the GLA Liberal Democrats Caroline Pidgeon AM.
TfL used the meeting to discuss early ideas for changes at the roundabout after on-going complaints about queues going into Rotherhithe tunnel blocking access.
Caroline Pidgeon AM, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on the fourth London cyclist to die on London’s roads in just eight days, said:
“Our sympathy must be with the families and friends of all these people who have had their lives so cruelly taken away in recent days.
“It is now absolutely imperative that the Mayor and Transport for London redouble their efforts to make our roads safer for everyone.”
Commenting on the latest cable car passenger figures for the Thames cable car which show that weekly passenger figures are dramatically lower than a year ago Caroline Pidgeon AM, Leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group said:
“If there was a bonfire of Mayoral vanity schemes the cable car deserves to be put at the very top.”
The London Assembly motion has called on Mayor Boris Johnson to take swift action to make cycle routes in London as safe as possible, including responding fully to criticisms made during the inquests into the deaths of cyclists Brian Dorling and Philippine de Gerin-Ricard.
Following criticism from police and other witnesses, Coroner Mary Hassell expressed concerns over the safety of Cycle Superhighway 2 in a Prevention of Future Deaths report, which stated that she felt “there is a risk that future deaths will occur unless action is taken”.