Paul Corfield wrote:

I have no idea whose responsibility it is but super Boris will surely
save the world (and banish traffic jams forever)- well that's the way
the media hype seems to be portraying him. The Standard even suggested
the sunshine was part of his "honeymoon period" since taking over.

Sunshine or otherwise, the simple (and cheap for the City)
installation of a traffic light pedestrian crossing would solve the
problem.

Neil