Rail operator faces threat of legal action over broken station cycle security...
Cambridge City Council is reportedly threatening legal action against Greater Anglia regarding bike thefts at the Cycle Point next to the city’s railway station, the largest such facility in the UK.The...
View ArticleBelgian TV show takes politicians on a bike ride - then confronts them with...
Producers of a Belgian TV show that invited politicians on a bike ride as part of a discussion about how to make roads safer for cyclists had a surprise waiting for their guests – the show had gathered...
View ArticleHGV firms given 12 months to make lorries safer for London cyclists – or face...
Businesses operating HGVs in London have been given a year to make their lorries safer for the capital’s cyclists – or face being fined for vehicles found to be non-compliant with the new standards.The...
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Queensbury Tunnel row: Bradford Council urges Transport Secretary to intervene
The leader of Bradford City Council has called on Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps to intervene in the ongoing row over the disused Queensbury Tunnel, which campaigners are hoping to turn...
View ArticleSheffield submits £85m sustainable transport funding bid
Sheffield City Council is bidding for £85 million from the Department for Transport (DfT) to invest in sustainable travel, including cycling, over the next three years.The bid, submitted in conjunction...
View ArticleWelcome to Yorkshire reportedly near collapse before World Championships due...
Welcome to Yorkshire almost collapsed due to running out of money ahead of the region hosting the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in September, raising questions over the tourism and inward...
View ArticleFresh row in Harrogate over UCI Road Worlds graffiti and bill to repair...
More than a month after the UCI Road World Championships finished in Yorkshire, arguments over the cost of restoring The Stray in Harrogate to its former condition continue to rumble on – and now, a...
View ArticleCompulsory bike helmets for the land of the free? US Government agency calls...
The federal government agency responsible for road safety in the United States is calling for cycle helmets to be made compulsory for all bike riders as part of a series of measures aimed at reducing...
View ArticleSustrans calls on next government to provide sustained, long-term active...
With a general election looming on 6 December, Sustrans has called for sustained long-term funding for cycling and walking, as well as urging the next government to take leadership in reducing...
View ArticleSafe cycle route plan on road where rider killed was dropped from £102m...
Plans to fund a safe cycle path on the road where a cyclist died earlier this month were scrapped at the last minute after local councillors said they believed its inclusion would make a bid for...
View ArticleChris Boardman hails “victory for common sense” as council withdraws Velolife...
British Cycling policy advisor Chris Boardman has hailed a “victory for common sense” after the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) withdrew its application for an injunction against the...
View ArticleIrish parliamentarian urges end to 'cyclists vs drivers' rhetoric
The leader of the Green Party in the Republic of Ireland has urged an end to divisive “cyclists versus motorists” rhetoric.Eamon Ryan, who sits as a Teachta Dála (TD, the equivalent of an MP in the UK)...
View ArticleContact your parliamentary candidates and ask them to support cycling
Cycling UK is writing to all parliamentary candidates, asking them if they will pledge to support an increase in investment in cycling and walking to at least five per cent of transport spending next...
View ArticleCycling on Italy's roads is 'like going to war' says national team coach
Davide Cassani, the coach of Italy’s national cycling team, has likened riding on the road “to going to war” following a spate of incidents in recent weeks in which professional cyclists have been...
View ArticleLabour pledges £50 a head active travel spend to get England cycling
The Labour Party has pledged to spend £50 per head annually on active travel in England if it wins this month’s general election, promising to make it “one the best countries in the world for walking...
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General Election Active Travel Hustings – politicians from the four main...
Welcome to a special edition of our live blog with Laura Laker and Simon MacMichael bringing you the latest from this evening's Active Travel Hustings, hosted by Brompton Bicycle at their factory in...
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Hammersmith & Fulham greenlights two major West London cycle routes
Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s cabinet has given the green light to two major segregated cycle routes running through the borough – one running through Hammersmith town centre, the other, designed...
View ArticleBoris Johnson claims cycling pavement is the ‘naughtiest thing’ he’s ever...
Four days before the general election, Boris Johnson has said that the naughtiest thing he has ever done (and is prepared to admit) is cycling on the pavement.The Prime Minister made the claim when he...
View ArticleWest London Tory candidate accused of hypocrisy over Cycleway 9 opposition
A West London Conservative candidate at Thursday’s general election has been accused of hypocrisy over her opposition to Cycleway 9, which will run through the Brentford & Isleworth constituency...
View ArticleSustrans announce funding injection to improve and "reduce conflict" on most...
Sustrans have acquired funding from the Department for Transport to improve the busiest part of the popular Bristol and Bath railway off-road path, with the aim to prevent conflicts from arising...
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