AUTHOR: Carl Belgrove DATE: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 ----- BODY:
Cllr Clare Whelan, Lambeth's Conservative spokeperson for transport, has topped the borough's councillor cycling league for the second year in a row - clocking up an impressive 198 miles in June alone.

As part of the Workplace Cycle challenge, organised by Transport for London, ninety eight council staff cycled more than 16,000 miles during the month long project. The aim of the challenge was to get people cycling to and from work, improve fitness, and reduce car use and CO2 emissions.

"Cycling is a great way to travel around our congested city, stay fit and healthy and help the environment," says Clare.

"I really hope that next year we can encourage more people to take part and achieve even more mileage. Since my tuition lessons last year I feel much more confident and safer on the roads, which has encouraged me to cycle more often."

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-------- AUTHOR: Cllr John Whelan DATE: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 ----- BODY:
Local campaigner Stuart Barr has demanded to know from Transport for London (TfL) why they haven't carried out promised life-saving road safety work north of Oval.

The 100m where the A3 and A23 merge alongside Kennington Park is one of the least-safe places for cycling in London, with cyclists having to cross several lanes of very fast traffic.

Stuarts says: "TfL promised residents it would be carried out last year. This is North Lambeth's busiest junction for cycles but it seems as if they're waiting for fatalities before anything happens.

"We must make sure that the needs of cyclists are properly catered for when TfL designs road layouts. That will improve safety for all road users and pedestrians alike."

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