Re: London: pedestrians walking faster to halve the congestion charge zone ?!?

might this be a mobility justice case? is there a particular group 
working on it that we might lend support to through an e-mail alert or 
something?

Massimiliano Amirfeiz wrote:
> London pedestrians will have to walk faster under Boris Johnson plan
> 
> from timesonline
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5883358.ece
> 
> "Pedestrians will be made to walk faster on crossings under a plan
> favouring motorists that Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has
> proposed.
> 
> Digital signs that count down the seconds until cars get a green light
> would be introduced at 6,000 sets of lights. Those on foot will lose
> up to six seconds of crossing time during each phase.
> 
> The signs are part of the mayor’s plan to give more green time to
> traffic at the expense of pedestrians. He hopes that pedestrians will
> either speed up as they see the countdown approaching zero or, if they
> are slow walkers, wait at the kerb for the next green man phase.
> 
> Mr Johnson hopes that the extra green time will smooth the flow of
> traffic and help to cope with the increase in cars expected next year
> when he halves the size of the congestion charge zone."
> 
> > 
> 
> 

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