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Six English cities to share £6.5 million government cash for cycling

Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds, Manchester and Norwich submit winning bids to DfT

Mayor of Paris: Cycle lanes have helped slash car use in French capital

Anti-pollution measures and parking restrictions also helped accelerate existing trend in first five months of 2018

City of London urges “irresponsible cyclists” to curb their speed

Corporation says "small minority" riding at excessive speeds threatens safety initiatives aimed at promoting cycling

Potential cyclists being put off by traffic conditions and potholes

Cycling UK calls for fundamental policy change if government wants more people to cycle

London needs to shed its white, male, middle-class cyclist image, says Will Norman

City's cycling and walking commissioner says more needs to be done to encourage women and people from ethnic minorities onto bikes

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Road casualties halved at London’s Bank Junction since traffic other than buses and bicycles banned

City of London Corporation will decide in coming weeks whether to make scheme permanent

Call for government to subsidise e-bikes to drive mass uptake

MPs say UK is falling behind Europe when it comes to exploiting e-bike technology

MP who has called for tougher laws on dangerous cycling appointed London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport

Heidi Alexander called on Theresa May to reform legislation shortly before government announced cycle safety review

The DfT’s doing a roadshow as part of its cycle safety review

Discuss the issues and have your say...

Campaigners take issue with police data as Queensland government rejects presumed liability proposal

Government says cyclists are at fault “in a significant portion of accidents”

Campaigners say government plan will mean cyclists being denied access to justice

Plan is to increase small claims limit such that most cyclists would be unable to recover legal costs

‘Why wouldn’t you make cycling safer?’ Cycling UK asks government (+ video)

Charity provides series of “easy and cost-effective” solutions to common cycling problems

Cyclist sacked for flipping Donald Trump the bird sues ex-employer for wrongful dismissal

Juli Briskman lost job with government contractor after picture of presidential motorcade passing her went viral last year

Cyclists urged to write to MPs to oppose personal injury legal reforms

Government set to increase small claims limit due to rise in whiplash cases, but Cycling UK warns it will hit vulnerable road users hardest

Government’s extra £100 million to fix potholes “too little too late” says Cycling UK

Charity responds to Chris Grayling's announcement today of more cash for councils across England

Transcontinental Race riders to speak at Greater Manchester celebration of women’s cycling

Ang Walker and Julie Bullen will recount their experience of cycling across Europe at special event this weekend

Sadiq Khan urges government: Let us use Londoners’ ‘roads tax’ to help fund growth in cycling and walking in capital

The unwelcome return of 'road tax' follows pledge to ring-fence Vehicle Excise Duty made by George Osborne in 2015 Budget

Cycling UK delivers nearly 10,000 letters objecting to A63 cycle ban plans – by cargo bike

“This sends a strong message to Highways England,” says charity’s head of campaigns Duncan Dollimore

Wales could let lorry drivers use bus lanes to ease congestion

Sustrans Cymru says move could worsen situation since people wouldn’t feel safe cycling

Government asks for “help, ideas and evidence” on how to make cycling safer

Submit your response to the consultation before June 1

DfT report says there is a “strong” case for a dangerous cycling law

Cycling UK says this would amount to “tinkering around the edges” and believes a broader review of road traffic offences is needed

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400 cyclists killed or seriously injured due to potholes in past decade – and trend is worsening

Cycling UK calls on government to double spend on fixing Britain's roads from £6 billion to £12 billion

Proposed new government planning guidelines urge councils to prioritise cycling and walking

Draft National Planning Policy Framework is open for consultation until 10 May

Damning report from MPs slams Team Sky and Sir Bradley Wiggins

Commons Select Committee says "ethical line" was crossed in using drugs to enhance performance, including at 2012 Tour de France

Work starts tomorrow on transforming London’s Tottenham Court Road area for cyclists and pedestrians

Camden Council's West End Project will see major route barred to all traffic except buses and bikes and protected cycle lanes introduced elsewhere in area

Government reportedly set to announce new causing death by dangerous cycling offence this week

Move follows reaction to Kim Briggs case -- but cycling campaigners say focus should be on drivers who kill

Irish Government to bring in minimum passing distance law

"We are going to go the extra mile in the pursuit of saving lives," says transport minister Shane Ross

Campaigners call for segregated cycle lanes on proposed Edinburgh tramway extension

New figures reveal that almost 250 cyclists have been injured through falls due to tracks since system came into operation in 2009

Six in 10 back west London Cycle Superhighway during consultation – despite some bizarre objections

Tory councillors raise 'jewellery heist' fears, while bus operator says cyclists 'love bus lanes' so put those in instead