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6 Things Boris Johnson Could Spend £30m On Instead Of A Garden Bridge He Doesn't Get The Point Of

6 Things Boris Could Buy Instead Of A Bridge He Doesn't See The Point Of
Asa Bennett
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London Mayor Boris Johnson takes the tube on the District Line to Southfields where he met the founders of the footwear company Gandys Flip Flop, it is the second day of a 48 hour shut down of some of the underground network in London due to industrial action over the closing of ticket offices.
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Boris Johnson made what critics branded a rather "strange" admission when he admitted to not getting the point of a London bridge project that he has put £30 million of taxpayers money towards.

"Later this year, we will go in for planning permission for an absolutely beautiful, stunningly beautiful project. A new Garden Bridge. I don't quite know what the point of this thing is," the London Mayor told property bigwigs at the MIPIM conference in Cannes France.

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The Mayor doesn't "quite know" what the point of this bridge is that he has put £30 million towards

In order to be helpful, we brought together 6 alternatives that Boris Johnson may have a better idea of the "point" of spending £30 million on instead.

Things BoJo Could Do Instead Of £30m On A Bridge He Doesn't Know The Point Of
Slash transport costs? (01 of06)
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Boris could cut the costs of travelcards by 2% for a year, costing £30 million, which would save a monthly zone 1-4 travelcard holder £36 a year.
No more 'Barclays' bike hire scheme(02 of06)
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Barclays is set to pay less than £25 million for 2010-2015 after exiting their contract to sponsor the London bike hire scheme early. With £30 million, Johnson could keep the bike scheme going without giving any business lots of PR.
Keep 10 fire stations open(03 of06)
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Boris could have saved Clerkenwell fire station and nine others from being closed in a move to save the London Fire Brigade (LFB) to save £28.8m.
Start on a 2nd cable car? (04 of06)
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Boris could build a 2nd - and hopefully cheaper - version of the Emirates Air Line, a £44 million cable car over the river Thames.
Keep most of the ticket offices open? (05 of06)
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Boris could keep most of the ticket offices open in tube stations and reverse a move that aimed to save£50 million a year.
Improve cyclist safety? (06 of06)
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The Mayor could throw the £30 million at his beloved £1 billion "cycling vision" and help improve driver training and save lives.
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