Outer London leads cycling boom in capital during pandemic, says TfL
The number of cycling trips in Outer London has risen by almost a quarter during the coronavirus pandemic as people switched to two wheels for essential local journeys and exercise, with Transport for...
View Article£1,000 e-bike grants and also e-cargo bike incentives ahead of Scotland’s low...
Carousel short title: £1,000 e-bike grants ahead of low emission zonesHome Page Teaser: Polluting vehicles will face penalties when LEZs are introduced in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and GlasgowTags...
View ArticleBoris Johnson urges councils to “crack on” with cycle lanes and low traffic...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says councils should “crack on” with building cycle lanes and low-traffic neighbourhoods, and that the majority of local residents support such initiatives in areas where...
View ArticleGovernment wants half of urban trips to be walked or cycled by 2030
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has said that the government wants “half of all journeys in towns and cities to be walked or cycled by 2030” – but declined to disclose what funding might be available...
View Article“It’s not a sports venue” – MP urges Richmond Park cyclists to slow down
Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney has urged cyclists in Richmond Park to slow down, telling a local radio station that “it’s not a sports venue.”Covering 955 hectares, Richmond Park is the largest of...
View ArticleCycling UK urges next Scottish Government to commit 10 per cent of transport...
Cycling UK is calling on the next Scottish Government to commit 10 per cent of the country’s transport budget to cycling and walking – but with polls suggesting that the SNP will retain its Holyrood...
View ArticleCycling UK asks government how “local” is “local” – and the answer is, use...
Cycling UK has asked the government how “local” is “local” when it comes to taking a bike ride for exercise in England – and, as anyone who has followed our stories over the past year explaining the...
View ArticleScottish Government stumps up £223,000 for e-bikes for key workers
Carousel short title: Scottish govt stumps up £223k for e-bikes for key workers Home Page Teaser: E-bikes will be loaned to key and essential workers during Covid-19 crisis to provide an alternative...
View ArticleBritish riders may be unable to race in Europe under new Brexit rules
British riders are petitioning the government to get visa-free permits so they can race in Europe this season.Under the new Brexit agreement British nationals can only travel on the continent for 90 in...
View ArticleThe ‘Roadmap out of lockdown’ – what does it mean for cycling?
With Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday laying out the timeline for coronavirus restrictions to be gradually eased in England, with the aim of them being more or less fully lifted by 21 June, we...
View ArticleCycle campaign group urge people not to cycle over safety fears
A cycling campaign group has urged people 'don't cycle' when a popular route closes for flood defence work next month.York Cycle Campaign made the unusual plea due to fears there could be a serious...
View Article“World-first for lorry safety” as Transport for London's Direct Vision...
Transport for London (TfL) has hailed “a world-first for lorry safety” as its Direct Vision Standard (DVS) lorry safety scheme today comes into full round-the-clock operation on all streets in the...
View ArticleSadiq Khan urges council to put back Kensington High Street cycle lane after...
An independent survey has found that almost twice as many people who live in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) support having a protected cycle lane on Kensington High Street as...
View ArticleDramatic increase in speeding after pop-up cycle lane removed
The number of speeding drivers on Upper Shoreham Road in West Sussex has risen dramatically since plastic wands protecting a ‘pop-up’ cycle lane were removed by the council in January. According to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Councils across England ignoring government advice to roll out School Streets
As schools across England reopen today, campaigners have warned that many local authorities across the country are ignoring government guidance to encourage active travel through measures including...
View ArticleKensington & Chelsea Council refuses to reinstate High Street cycle lane
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) has refused to reinstate the emergency cycle lanes on Kensington High Street in a decision condemned by Labour councillors as “completely bonkers),...
View ArticleMP complains to BBC over claim that people in low traffic neighbourhoods...
An MP who is an officer of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cycling and Walking (APPGCW) has complained to the BBC over a claim by Today programme presenter Nick Robinson that people living in low...
View ArticleGammons roasted on Twitter over anti-LTN video
Peter Gammons, the UKIP candidate in next month’s London mayoral election, has been roasted on Twitter after posting a video promising to rip out low traffic neighbourhoods if elected – with a number...
View ArticleLondon council set to remove emergency cycle lanes and low traffic...
Low traffic neighbourhoods and emergency cycle lanes in the London Borough of Harrow that were brought in last year as part of an emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic are set to be scrapped...
View ArticleComplaint rejected that councillor insulted COVID victims by saying losing...
The ocal government watchdog has rejected a complaint that a councillor in Brighton & Hove had insulted coronavirus victims by saying that that scrapping a temporary cycle lane would be a...
View Article