London's "cycle revolution": some progress reports

See, those docking stations really do exist. I snapped the specimen this morning while striding through the City on a tremendously secret mission. And how are other elements of Boris Johnson's cycle revolution programme proceeding? It's too early, of course, to make a measured judgement but according to Kennington People on Bikes a certain government minister has failed to treat those Smurf-blue superhighways with the proper respect. There were a handful of photographers and placard wavers outside South Bank University getting bored waiting for the Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP. Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade, to come out from whatever he was doing in there. Thanks to Freewheeler for the tip. Now read on .