Uni-cycle: making cycling to UCL safer

Cycling to campus has become an increasingly popular option for students and staff in recent years. It can be cheaper and greener, whilst also acting as a great form of exercise on your commute. But the recent spate of cycling deaths has raised a debate about safety. So what can be done to support cycling into UCL? We talked to two people heavily involved in furthering the role of cycling around campus to find out what they personally feel can be done to improve the cycling experience in Bloomsbury and London-wide. Richard Jackson is Head of Environmental Sustainability at UCL and responsible for cycle policy at the university. Oliver Leach is a student at the UCL Medical School and President of the UCLU Cycling Club. Both agree cycling needs to be picked up by more people, but that London isn't a city naturally designed for two wheels.