Council warned that removing key cycle lane would be “real PR risk” – but...
Councillors in Bristol were warned that controversial plans to scrap a key cycle lane in the city – which the council claimed would help alleviate the risk of flooding on the road – would prove hugely...
View ArticlePothole “so deep I can park my bike in it” branded a “danger to life” by cyclist
A cyclist has blasted the “atrocious” state of the roads near his home in Oxfordshire, which he says represent a “potential danger to life”, a week after an 84-year-old was killed after the front wheel...
View ArticleCouncillor calls for anti-bike barriers to prevent “dangerous” cyclists...
A Tower Hamlets councillor last week claimed that there has been a surge in “illegal” and “increasingly dangerous” cycling through Greenwich foot tunnel, amid calls for any measures which would allow...
View Article"Bizarre" seven-foot-long cycle lane a "waste of money" critics claim, but...
A seven-foot-long stretch of road in Birmingham has caused social media ridicule, local and national newspaper headlines and an official council response.The 2.4m-long painted markings in Stirchley...
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Most drivers still don't know Highway Code changes, poll shows
A YouGov poll carried out on behalf of Cycling UK suggests that many British drivers are still unaware of last year's changes to the Highway Code, implemented to protect vulnerable road users such as...
View ArticleCouncil makes U-turn on “discriminatory” ban on cyclists at recycling centres
A council has made a U-turn on a ban on cyclists being allowed into its recycling centres after it was widely criticised on social media over the policy, which had been slammed as “discriminatory.”The...
View Article“Frustrating” cycle lane parking getting worse, says councillor – in town...
A local councillor has called for a meeting to address the growing problem of motorists parking on a cycle lane in the centre of Boscombe – less than a year after the Daily Mail asked if there was “any...
View ArticleSoftware that detects motorists blocking cycle lanes being trialled in Nice
If you’re currently contemplating parking your car on a cycle lane along the Côte d'Azur, think again. Because for the next month, any vehicles left on Nice’s cycling infrastructure will be subject to...
View ArticleCouncil scraps £500,000 Harrogate cycle lane expansions… even though majority...
Does 'no preference' mean the same as 'opposed to'? In the case of proposed cycle lane expansions and active travel improvements in Harrogate that would appear to be the case, with North Yorkshire...
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Police urge against scrapping low traffic neighbourhood, saying it reduces crime
Police in Bethnal Green, East London, have urged Tower Hamlets Borough Council not to scrap a Liveable Streets scheme, saying that it has resulted in a reduction in antisocial behaviour-related...
View ArticleTory MP attacks 15-minute city concept with known conspiracy theory
A Conservative MP has criticised the concept of ‘15-minute cities’, citing known conspiracy theories about the schemes which aim to create neighbourhoods where residents can walk or cycle to the...
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GB News presenter claims 15-minute cities and LTNs are "un-British" and...
Comments like those GB News presenter Mark Dolan made during his Saturday night 'Tonight' programme used to be the preserve of ranting anonymous Twitter accounts and conspiracy theorists. However, with...
View ArticleCafé owners oppose car parking ban on riverside path – because of “dangerous”...
Plans to introduce a car parking ban along a riverside path in York have been opposed by local café owners – who believe the restrictions will increase the apparent threat posed by “dangerous” cyclists...
View ArticleBoris Johnson blasts “unnecessary” ULEZ expansion as “mad lefty tax” designed...
Boris Johnson has accused Sadiq Khan of threatening to impose “a mad lefty tax” on “hard-pressed motorists”, in the latest high-profile attempt to derail the London mayor’s plans to expand the city’s...
View ArticleLabour source says council leader "doesn't like cycling because it's too...
With one month until active travel projects in Sheffield were due to be completed and no sign of work even beginning until November 2023, some campaigners are concerned projects are being delayed for...
View ArticleObjections raised to office bike parking scheme – because it will cause...
Residents living close to a planned office development in south east London that will have more than 200 bike parking spaces are objecting to the project – because they claim it will result in the road...
View ArticleBike shop owner – who owns nine cars – says ULEZ expansion will cause “chaos”
A bike shop owner in South London – who also owns nine cars – has spoken out against plans to expand the city’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which he believes will cause “chaos” for locals as well...
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Bicycles become most popular mode of transport on City of London roads
Bicycles have become the most popular way of travelling on the City of London’s roads, overtaking cars/PHVs (private hire vehicles) for the first time in 2022 – and are the only way of getting around...
View Article“A backward move” – Government slashes active travel budget for England
The government has slashed the budget for active travel schemes in England outside London in what has been described as “a backward move” by the Walking & Cycling Alliance (WACA), which estimates...
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Active Travel England rates councils' capability to deliver infrastructure —...
The extent to which English local authorities need to improve their active travel credentials has been laid bare by Active Travel England's 'capability ratings', a "first ever review" of councils'...
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