Government

Private car ownership unsustainable, warns House of Commons committee

Report says urgent action needed to hit climate change targets including encouraging walking and cycling

City of London issues planning wind guidelines to keep cyclists and pedestrians safe near skyscrapers

Gusts caused by tall buildings can push riders into the path of motor vehicles in extreme cases

Velolife: Council leader to meet with planning staff and British Cycling over ban on cyclists ‘meeting’ at cycle cafe

Windsor & Maidenhead council leader visited cafe over weekend and discovered a "super little business"

Council tweets letter explaining Velolife ban – and even its own leader comes out in support of café

Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead publishes letter sent to cycling clubs on Twitter

Council hits back in Velolife cycle cafe row – cyclists CAN use cafe insists statement… they just can’t “meet” there or congregate outside

Windsor & Maidenhead council says cyclists can use Velolife – they just can’t "meet" there, or congregate outside – so what exactly is a “cyclists meet”?

Five cycling and walking projects in Scotland to share £60 million in funding

News comes as consultation launched on country's new National Transport Strategy

City of London draws up cycle tour group code of conduct

Participants on rides will have to dismount on narrow streets at busy times

Government statistics show no growth in cycling trips in England – though London bucks the trend

Total distance travelled annually by bike has risen 50 per cent since 2002 - but number of journeys remains flat

Transport for London unveils changes to Chiswick High Road section of planned cycleway

Amended design follows a second consultation on route, work due to start later this year

Former London cycling commissioner appointed Boris Johnson’s transport advisor

Andrew Gilligan has long been a strong advocate of protected cycleways

Transport for London looking at taking control of roads where boroughs block cycling infrastructure

Deputy mayor for transport accuses obstructive councils of “holding the city to ransom”

Cycling UK urges transport secretary to tackle “active travel crisis”

Charity says forthcoming spending review is ideal opportunity to invest more in cycling and walking

Boris Johnson accused of embellishing bike theft story

Prime Ministerial hopeful’s remarks during leadership debate fail to stand up to scrutiny

Government to remind retailers and hire firms of law after TV presenter becomes first e-scooter rider to die in UK

Emily Hartridge was killed in a collision at Queen’s Circus roundabout in Battersea on CS8 – currently it is illegal to use e-scooters on the road or the pavement

Council says it won’t reinstate cycle lanes after road resurfacing — because they put cyclists in danger

Hertfordshire County Council says bike lanes on narrow roads result in more close passes

Canada’s first bicycle mayor lashes out against helmet law

Susan Stokhof says compulsory helmet laws reflect a failure of government

Brussels mayor accused of clearing park of homeless refugees before Tour de France

City insists moving rough sleepers on follows complaints by residents but charities disagree

Pressure mounts on Kensington & Chelsea to explain cycleway “opposition”

Council unable to say how many of the 1,000 people who wrote to it opposed or supported Holland Park scheme

Donald Trump agrees to hold off imposing further tariffs on Chinese cycling imports to US

Existing additional tariffs that are hitting US bicycle industry hard will stay, however

Mother of cyclist killed in Notting Hill urges council to reveal identity of woman who “masqueraded” as aunt at cycleaway meeting

Opponent of segregated route falsely claimed to be relative of Eilidh Cairns and said that "she would not have supported the scheme"

DfT blocks Chris Boardman’s plans for thousands of continental-style zebra crossings on Manchester side streets

News comes as 15 new Bee Network schemes announced plus bike hire across Greater Manchester in 2020

Anti-cycleway West London councillors drove to Clean Air Day leafleting stunt

Councillors who opposed cycle route along Chiswick High Road get pulled up on Twitter

Work to start on London’s Cycleway 4 with Sadiq Khan praising supportive boroughs

Mayor gives update on SE London route on same day he sent scathing letter to Kensington & Chelsea

Campaigners call Scotland’s missed target of 10 per cent of journeys by bike “tremendously disappointing”

Cycling UK in Scotland says government needs to urgently invest more in infrastructure

City of London residents call for crackdown on cycle tour groups

Transport committee will debate issue tomorrow - but tour operators reject claims riders are a risk to themselves and others

You will now be able to get bikes worth over £1,000 on the Cycle to Work scheme

It's now official that Cycle to Work schemes in the UK will allow you to fill your boots with bikes and gear worth over £1,000, following the release of new guidance from the Department of Transport

TfL plans 20mph speed limit in Congestion Charging Zone

Meanwhile, the City of London plans to go even lower in the Square Mile - 15mph

Hackney woman told to knock down bike shed – because it’s too tall

Jemima Sharpa had shed built after council declined to put Cyclehoops on street - but only applied for planning permission afterwards

Holyrood committee rejects default 20mph speed limit

British Cycling says 20mph Restricted Roads Bill would make streets safer pedestrians and cyclists

Government survey finds six in ten people believe it is too dangerous to cycle in Britain

National Travel Attitudes Study also finds people now less willing to switch from car to bike for short trips