Government

Nottingham cycle graffiti artist strikes again

Sign appeared on busy main road saying "cyclist priority", while council defends road safety improvements and vows to remove graffiti

Zac Goldsmith accused of being the “anti-cycling” London mayor candidate

Conservative MP looking to replace Boris Johnson at City Hall expresses concerns on CS11 and Enfield Mini-Holland

Plans approved to “make cycling normal” in Swindon

Council will target £500,000 funding after plans, drawn up by cyclists and the council, for a bike network to double cycling by 2026, were approved

“Give cyclists space” sign blocks entire bike lane

The large electronic noticeboard, designed to improve cycle safety, was left on a Sydney bike lane, forcing riders into the path of motor vehicles

Budget: Osborne “squandering squillions on road schemes,” says CTC

Where's the cash for cycling, asks national charity?

Fall in road offences due to reduction in traffic police says Transport Committee

Report also describes “an ever increasing problem with pedal cyclist casualties”

Investigate how near misses involving cyclists are handled by police – Transport Committee

Report says cyclists feel unsafe on the roads due to a perceived failure to enforce traffic law

Call for emergency London air pollution restrictions

Curbs on diesel vehicles needed say campaigners amid concerns of a "very high" 10/10 pollution spike due to last all week in the capital

Last chance to have your say on mobile phone driving

Government consultation on tougher penalties for mobile phone drivers closes tomorrow night

Garden Bridge process “smells very bad” says journal editor after investigation

FOI investigation finds designer had four meetings with TfL before the official tender process began

Council redefines “potholes” to save £120,000

Cash-strapped Perth and Kinross Council are considering waiting until potholes are 60mm deep before repairing

Cycling campaigners say council “wasting” £750,000 on cycle path

No-one wants Colchester's pavement cycle routes and no-one will use them, but council won't listen to alternatives, say campaigners

London’s iconic “Bike Crossrail” opens next month

The new three mile section from Westminster to Tower Bridge links to the existing Cycle Superhighway 3, making a 12 mile bike route

Boardman: government’s cycling record “very disappointing”

Supposedly we live in a democracy, the majority of people say they want safe cycling routes, so why aren't we doing it? says Chris Boardman

Treasury in talks over UCI World Road Race Championships

British Cycling has confirmed it is in talks with George Osborne, and is asking for £25-£50m for the event and legacy facilities across the country

Cycle infrastructure helps companies attract “top talent”

Major law firm chief tells road.cc "silent majority" of businesses support cycle infrastructure as it helps cities attract the best employees

AA chief: Stop-start bike lanes are bad for drivers & cyclists

Edmund King, OBE, tells road.cc he supports cycle infrastructure and says we'll see broader benefits of London Cycle Superhighways once construction is complete

Stop Killing Cyclists targets DfT in pollution protest

Campaign group says government is doing too little to reduce air pollution that kills 9,500 Londoners per year

Bollards to stop drivers hitting cyclists on bike track

Steps were taken to stop drivers pulling across cyclists' paths on Leicester's Newarke St bike track after two cyclists were hospitalised

Councils will be “scrabbling for scraps” on cycle funding

Cycling minister tells road.cc it's up to local councils to lift cycle funding above £1.39 per head per year

Cycle trips equivalent to 10% of bus journeys in London

New report highlights importance of continued investment in cycling ahead of London Mayoral elections, and announces new 'superhub' at Waterloo Station

Video: Rush hour time-lapse at Amsterdam station’s new shared space

Watch as cyclists, pedestrians and scooter riders dance around each other

London needs to talk about roads pricing for cars

London Cycling Campaign's Chief Executive says roads pricing needs to be "on the table" as an option to fund cycle infrastructure and keep the capital moving

Has the government’s promised driving offences review been shelved?

Almost 2 years on, sentencing in driving cases to be part of wider review - coming by end of 2016?

New South Wales set to be “worst state in world” for cyclists

Academic says new laws are anti-cyclist but government insists they will improve safety

Concerns raised over “extreme” cuts to London cycling budget

London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, discovered London's cycling budget will more than halve by 2020, while cycling numbers are predicted to rise

French senator calls for compulsory helmet law

Hervé Maurey says it would make riders safer - but cyclists defend their liberties

Copenhagen’s “intelligent” traffic lights will speed up journeys for cyclists

Danish capital says signals able to identify people on bikes will cut journey times by a tenth

Lance Armstrong’s lawyers say USPS should have known cycling a “cesspit” of doping

Disgraced cyclists legal team say government agency chose to turn a blind eye

Transport for London considered charging cyclists for road use

BikeBiz Editor Carlton Reid quotes TfL as saying roads access charging for cyclists was on the cards