
Too few women and people from ethnic minority groups cycle in London and more must be done to promote diversity among a largely white, male and middle class biking community, the city’s walking and cycling commissioner has said.
He said he was considering setting diversity targets for London’s cycling population to ensure progress was achieved.
“It touches on something which is a real challenge for London cycling, which is diversity.”
Mr Khan has promised an average of £169m annually for cycling schemes over the next five years
“The target that we have set out in the mayor’s transport strategy is over that 25 years we want to shift to 80 per cent of journeys to be walking, cycling or by public transport."