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Government tried to bury report which found that Low Traffic Neighbourhoods...
An official report into the success of Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTNs) schemes throughout England – ordered by Rishi Sunak last year as part of his “pro-car” plan to stop them being installed – which...
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"We would have liked to see more going towards cycling": Frog Bikes...
The co-founder of children's bike manufacturer Frog Bikes has expressed disappointment at the lack of spending measures incentivising cycling in Jeremy Hunt's budget.Jerry Lawson told the BBC that...
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"It is almost like having an unexploded bomb in your house": New figures...
New emergency service figures have revealed that there were 11 deaths in the UK last year in fires caused by e-bikes, a concerning statistic that comes as a Labour MP has led calls for urgent safety...
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Is Labour’s shadow transport secretary cycling’s latest convert? Louise Haigh...
Just over three months since cyclists, campaigners, and road safety figures roundly criticised her controversial comments on active travel, Labour’s shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh has finally...
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Government continues “angry rhetoric” against low traffic neighbourhoods...
Weeks after it was reported that the official enquiry into low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) was subject to a cover-up attempt by the UK Government, the report has now been made public and it reveals...
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Conservative MP slammed for “incorrectly” claiming that “bankrupt” council is...
A Conservative MP who claimed that the local council is planning to spend £10 million on a cycle lane extension while “threatening to axe local services” has been accused of misinforming and misleading...
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Active Travel England announces plans to deliver 70 miles of new or improved...
Just over two months after a scathing select committee report concluded that the government is not on track to meet its own active travel targets by 2025, following a plethora of planning and...
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“Bullying behaviour” and mismanagement by National Highways over road scheme...
A popular mountain bike park near Gloucester could be forced to close, its owners say, after National Highways moved forward construction work on a major road upgrade which would leave the cycling...
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Conservative London mayoral candidate claims "virtue signalling" cycle lanes...
The Conservative Party's London mayoral candidate Susan Hall has committed to reviewing cycling infrastructure if elected, and lashed out at cycle lanes that she claims are "virtue signalling" and...
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Furious councillor claims "dangerous and selfish" cyclists and "vicious"...
A former MP, who also stood as a mayor and councillor in Worcester, has lashed out at the council's decision not to extend a controversial Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) — which was brought in...
View ArticleCouncil receives £400,000 funding for cycling routes, but refusal to unveil...
Despite securing £400,000 of new government funding for walking and cycling routes, Somerset Council has declined to confirm how they’re planning to utilise the money.The Department for Transport (DfT)...
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Campaigners urge politicians to stop dragging cyclists into “phoney culture...
The London Cycling Campaign has urged the capital’s mayoral candidates to stop trying to make Londoners “fearful” of cycling and to avoid dragging people who ride bikes into “phoney culture wars” –...
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“Why pick on a lone female cyclist?” Cyclist slapped with £100 fine – for...
A cyclist in Colchester was left stunned after she was handed a £100 Fixed Penalty Notice by a council warden, ostensibly under a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) designed to prevent anti-social or...
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Former health minister Thérèse Coffey claims plan to boost cycling and...
Thérèse Coffey, the Conservative politician who for a brief period during the autumn of 2022 served as health secretary during Liz Truss' stint as prime minister, has lashed out at an active travel...
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‘Cycling rat-run’ proposals divide residents amid claims cut-throughs in new...
Debates over cut-throughs and access points tend to be reserved for Low Traffic Neighbourhood and School Street schemes, which attempt to prevent ‘rat-running’ motorists from taking shortcuts through...
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Delays to new bike lane spark safety fears family cycle event could lead to...
A Kidical Mass family-friendly cycling event, which was re-routed earlier this week due to concerns that the lack of progress on a new seafront protected cycle lane would endanger young cyclists and...
View ArticleCharity slams government’s “shocking lack of progress” on active travel
A charity has slammed what it terms “a shocking lack of progress” by the government in getting more people walking and cycling in England after official figures released this week revealed among other...
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Hopes cycling's "great boost to struggling high street" will not be lost as...
A cycling campaign group reasserted its "strong support" for a trial to open up an "ideal place for cycling", lifting a cycle ban on a key shopping street in what could be a "great boost to [a]...
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“Next you’ll be asking if drink driving laws are fair”: UK Government asks...
The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a consultation for seeking drivers’ opinions on whether current traffic fines are “fair” as part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ‘Plan for Drivers’, with...
View ArticleMP urges that cyclists should have registration plates – but the government’s...
In what, given past responses on the issue, one might consider to be a waste of Parliamentary time, an MP has once again raised the issue in the House of Commons of whether cyclists should be made to...
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