Mayor throws away another £1.8m as the Future Streets Incubator Fund is set up to transform London's streets and public spaces, upon recommendations by the ROADS TASK FORCE, that body that doesn't have a single Taxi trade representative!
'Anything and everything will be considered, however weird and wonderful.'
In Brooklyn, New York, a new public plaza has been created where a car park once stood. Seating, tables and potted trees have transformed the space into somewhere New Yorkers can enjoy.
In Toronto, Canada, pop-up sporting activities such as 'street tennis' brought communities together and encouraged people to use their open spaces differently.
In Bogota, Columbia, an event called Ciclovia, held every Sunday, attracts up to one million participants as central roads are closed to traffic and opened up to pedestrian and cyclists.
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Just in case you forgot or were unaware here are the people making wacky decisions on OUR behalf.
