Editing Mayor of London (section)

===Boris Johnson===
In May 2008, [[Boris Johnson]] introduced a new transport safety initiative to put 440 high visibility police officers in and around bus stations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=16933|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528233456/http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=16933|url-status=dead|title=GLA Press Release – New action on transport safety|archive-date=28 May 2008}}</ref> A ban on alcohol on underground, and Docklands Light Railway, tram services and stations across the capital was introduced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=16793|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513075018/http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=16793|url-status=dead|title=GLA Press Release – Plan to ban alcohol on the transport network|archive-date=13 May 2008}}</ref>

Also in May 2008, he announced the closure of ''[[The Londoner]]'' newspaper, saving approximately £2.9&nbsp;million. A percentage of this saving was to be spent on planting 10,000 new street trees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=16873|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517104647/http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=16873|url-status=dead|title=GLA Press Release – Closure of The Londoner newspaper|archive-date=17 May 2008}}</ref>

In 2010, he extended the coverage of [[Oyster card]] electronic ticketing to all National Rail overground train services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/microsites/investments/11.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327045219/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/microsites/investments/11.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Oyster Oyster pay as you go on National Rail|archive-date=27 March 2012}}</ref> Also in 2010, he opened a [[Santander Cycles|cycle hire scheme]] (originally sponsored by [[Barclays]], now [[Santander UK|Santander]]) with 5,000 bicycles available for hire across London. Although initiated by his predecessor, [[Ken Livingstone]], the scheme rapidly acquired the nickname of "Boris Bikes". Johnson withdrew the recently introduced high-speed high-capacity "[[Articulated bus|bendy bus]]es" from service in 2011 which had been bought by Livingstone, and he instead supported the development of the [[New Routemaster]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16091997 |title = Bendy bus makes final journey for Transport for London|work = [[BBC News]]|date = 10 December 2011|access-date = 15 February 2023}}</ref> which entered service the next year.

In 2011, Boris Johnson set up the Outer London Fund of £50&nbsp;million designed to help facilitate improve local high streets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Outer London Fund |url=http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/business-economy/investing-future/outer-london-town-centres |work=london.gov.uk|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224173124/http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/business-economy/investing-future/outer-london-town-centres |archive-date=24 December 2011}}</ref> Areas in London were given the chance to submit proposals for two tranches of funding. Successful bids for Phase 1 included Enfield,<ref>{{cite web|title=Successful Outer London Bids |url=http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/business-economy/investing-future/outer-london-town-centres/successful-bids |work=london.gov.uk|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130210800/http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/business-economy/investing-future/outer-london-town-centres/successful-bids |archive-date=30 January 2012}}</ref> Muswell Hill<ref>{{cite web|title=Will Muswell Hill have a Town Square?|url=http://www.mymuswell.com/articles/show/a-new-town-square-for-muswell-hill|work=My Muswell|date=23 December 2011}}</ref> and Bexley town centre.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bexley Outer London Fund |date=5 August 2011|author=Cleverly, James  |author-link= James Cleverly|url=http://jamescleverly.blogspot.com/2011/08/outer-london-fund-projects-in-bexley.html |work=jamescleverly.blogspot.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925142437/http://jamescleverly.blogspot.com/2011/08/outer-london-fund-projects-in-bexley.html |archive-date=25 September 2011 }}</ref> The recipients of phase 2 funding were still to be announced {{As of|2011}}.

In January 2013, he appointed journalist [[Andrew Gilligan]] as the first Cycling Commissioner for London.<ref>[http://www.bikeradar.com/commuting/news/article/andrew-gilligan-appointed-cycling-czar-by-mayor-johnson-36283/ Andrew Gilligan appointed 'Cycling Czar' by mayor Johnson]. BikeRadar (28 January 2013). Retrieved 6 December 2013.</ref> In March 2013, Johnson announced £1&nbsp;billion of investment in infrastructure to make cycling safer in London, including a {{convert|15|mi|adj=on}} East to West segregated 'Crossrail for bikes'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21697423|title='Crossrail for bikes' set for London|date=7 March 2013|work=BBC News|access-date=6 April 2016}}</ref>

At the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|General Election]] of 7 May 2015, Johnson was elected MP for [[Uxbridge and South Ruislip (UK Parliament constituency)|Uxbridge and South Ruislip]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Uxbridge & South Ruislip |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001007|work=BBC News}}</ref> He continued to serve as mayor until the mayoral election in May 2016, when [[Sadiq Khan]] was elected.