In March 2012 the previous Mayor published his Olympic and Paralympic Transport Legacy Action Plan. Can you outline how Action 5 “TfL, working with the boroughs, will unlock the full potential of the walking and cycling routes improved for the 2012 Games. This may include providing better signage and information, cycle parking and new cycling or walking routes to link to the wider cycle and pedestrian network and town centres” has been delivered over the past 10 years?

When I became Mayor of London, I inherited a walking and cycling network that was not good enough to support the Olympic and Paralympic legacy.

I am delighted that we have added almost 250km of new and improved cycling lanes since 2016. We now have over 500 school streets and 100 low traffic neighbourhoods that are helping promote walking and cycling whilst also reducing air pollution.

Transport for London (TfL) has worked closely with the six Olympic host boroughs and the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) to build on the walking and cycling network delivered for the Games and leave a lasting active travel legacy for Londoners.

When I became Mayor, I tasked Will Norman, my Walking and Cycling Commissioner, to work with LLDC and the Olympic boroughs to improve the quality of walking and cycling infrastructure developed in the run up to the 2012 Games. This has included a new cycling lane on Marshgate and LLDC’s plans for walking and cycling on Westfield Avenue. Significant amounts of funding has been targeted in east London including the Mini-Holland programme in Waltham Forest.

The impact on east London is tangible. Latest TfL data on active travel levels show that five of the six Olympic host boroughs are above the London average for the percent of borough residents achieving 20 minutes of active travel each day.