News London 2010 Jul - Dec

December 2010
London cycle hire scheme open to casual users, 3 December londoncyclist.co.uk, 3 December 2010 
November 2010
115 companies have now committed to pay the London Living Wage of £7.85 an hour. 16 November london.gov.uk, 16 November 2010 topic
*Mayor’s electric vehicle charging network, Source London, to go live spring 2011. 6 November london.gov.uk, 6 November 2010 
Ocotber 2010
Newcastle, assessed by Forum for the Future as top amongst Britain’s most sustainable cities for the second year running, and Leicester, in second place, are outpacing rivals Brighton, Bristol and London. "But all five have set themselves ambitious targets and are guided by long-term visions of how to improve life for their citizens by reducing their impact on the environment and seizing new opportunities in the green economy." 18 Oct Forum for the Future, 18 Oct 2010 topic, place
London is fifth and comes top on future-proofing with strong new plans to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change and the highest level of business start-ups. It has the longest life expectancy, but by far the worst air quality and one of the largest ecological footprints. 
July 2010
	London’s Cycle Hire scheme opens, 30 July london.gov.uk, 30 July 2010 315 docking stations and 5000 bikes available topic
*Mayor launches London's first two cycle superhighway routes, 19 July london.gov.uk, 19 JULY 2010 The two pilot cycle superhighway routes are from Merton to the City (CS7) and Barking to Tower Gateway (CS3). Both routes are around 12.5km in length. maps via www.tfl.gov.uk topic
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