London Cycling Campaign

Members of the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) have outlined their detailed proposals for a ‘BikeGrid’ providing key north to south and east to west routs for cyclists across the centre of the capital to Transport for London, first mooted last year.

The BikeGrid, which uses proposed cycle lanes or traffic-calmed roads to cross the heart of London would connect the arrival points in the city of Mayor Boris Johnson’s proposed Cycle Superhighways, and are also a response to the scrapping of the London Cycle Network, which had only been 60% completed.

Cyclists in North East London were given a boost last night after local councillors backed their choice of route for a major cycle way being planned in the London Borough of Redbridge, one of three options put forward to connect the Roding Valley Way from Redbridge Roundabout to Empress Avenue, Aldersbrook.

Community-based cycling initiatives in London are being invited to apply for funding from Transport for London (TfL) to help achieve their goals, and in addition to amounts of up to £5,000 as awarded in previous years, particularly outstanding projects could benefit from a cash boost of up to £10,000 this time around.

Cyclists have been urged to ensure their borough councils prioritise cycling in their transport strategies before September 21. The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) has come up with a new guide that offers insider information and help on how to encourage councils to invest in cycling.

The first Cycle Friday has made its mark on London, and the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) is pleased with how today’s rides have gone. The Cycle Fridays in the city have been launched to encourage novice cyclists to commute to work in the hoe that they tempt new cyclists into the saddle.

Run by the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) in partnership with Transport for London, the rides will run for the next eight weeks until October 2. By then it’s hoped the novice cyclists will have improved in confidence enough to follow routes alone.

"People who spent most of their natural lives riding iron bicycles... get their personalities mixed up with the personalities of their bicycle... you would be surprised at the number of people in these parts who are nearly half people and half bicycles." – So writes Flann O'Brien in The Third Policeman, and if it's true then you're in with a chance of winning part of legendary artist David Byrne this week on Ebay. Oh, and his bike too.

Londoners have been invited to nominate their favourite cycle projects for the upcoming London Cycling Awards 2009.  With many cycling campaigns and initiatives in the capital there are plenty to choose from for Londoners.

The annual awards, run by The London Cycling Campaign (LCC), recognise the best contributions to the growth of cycling in the capital.

A proposed law which would have allowed council contractors to remove without notice bikes chained to railing, whether they were causing an obstruction or not has been thrown out by a committee of the House of Lords after sustained opposition from the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) which launched the legal challenge to it.

Committee members listened to the case for and against the legislation and concluded that the relevant clauses should ‘not proceed’.

Over 200 cyclists lit up central London during the first London Cycling Campaign 'Birds on Bikes' night ride on Sat 7th March, celebrating International Women’s Day.

The male and female riders followed a 10-mile route around central London, passing locations marking the achievements of women in the capital and lighting up the city with an explosion of glow sticks, flashing lights, fancy dress and bells. 

Q: What have motorbikes in London's bus lanes and panto got in common?

A: Neither are remotely funny.