Transport

Mayor of London open to Canary Wharf cycle bridge – asks whether it’s “a sort of curly-wurly Fisher-Price thing”

‘Brunel Bridge’ was first proposed by Sustrans in 2006

Get people cycling for better health, says Public Health England

"Epidemic of inactivity" costs £7.6billion per year

Cars to be banned from roads near 11 Edinburgh primary schools in pilot scheme

“School Streets” initiative to be trialled from August next year – but will motorists buy into it?

DfT to study impact of self-driving cars on cyclists and other road users (+ videos)

Minister Claire Perry updates on progress made in bringing technology to UK roads

Cyclist aged 12 injured at Cambridge’s new ‘Dutch’ roundabout (+ gallery)

Mother says junction now more dangerous for riders; we take an in-depth look

Poll shows massive support for new London Cycle Superhighways

Londoners happy to re-allocate road space, accept slowdown in motor traffic

“Clueless” – Newcastle campaigners slam council over cycle lane removal

Prking permit plans for Jesmond Park West include removal if cycle facility

Near Miss Project needs your help to study road danger

Researchers want to find out how near-misses and other incidents affect cyclists

Canary Wharf director who sits on TfL board urged to declare Cycle Superhighway “conflict of interests”

LCC says Peter Anderson should rule homself out of TfL discussions after blogger Danny Williams highlights dual role

Chris Boardman comes out swinging for London’s planned ‘Crossrail for bikes’

Top cycling campaigner lambasts "men in limos trying to poison the project in secret"

Volvo demonstrates trucks with collision-detecting brains

"Our vision for traffic safety is to have no accidents" says truck maker

CTC: Govt delay in publishing Cycling and Walking Delivery Plan acting as a “slow puncture” to getting more people cycling

Charity launches #Funding4Cycling campaign ahead of Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

Battle lines drawn as London Cycle Superhighway consultations enter final month

Tower Hamlets and City of London raise safety concerns - but RBS joins dozens of businesses in pledging support

Halfords ‘We Fit’ lorry doesn’t as it gets stuck under bridge

Retailer apologetic after disruption caused to train services in SE London

Bespoked handmade show launches contest for bikes that are practical as well as beautiful

Framebuilders challenged to solve real-life problems

Man smears excrement on saddles of NYC’s Citi Bike hire bikes

Operators alerted at 9am yesterday morning – but workers didn’t turn up to clean up the mess until 5pm

Waltham Forest Mini Holland road closures spark for and against petitions as opinions polarise

London borough wants to stop motorists using residential roads as rat runs as part of £30m scheme

Councillor suggests red light & pavement cycling crackdown after Portsmouth injury rate soars

(Councillor in charge of traffic & transportation) Nine percent increase in cycling casualties in 2013

Awaiting the Giro effect – latest figures show overwhelming preference for car journeys in Northern Ireland

Cycle commuters don’t even warrant a mention in the latest transport figures

Cycle Superhighway traffic chaos fears “unfounded” says LCC

Campaign group responds to TfL traffic modelling figures, says routes will encourage more people onto bikes

Cycling deaths and serious injuries down in 2013, says DfT

But rate of improvement still worse for cyclists than car users

“A missed opportunity” – Leeds Cycling Campaign aims to throw spoke into city’s trolleybus plans

Group submits its views on £250m New Generation Transport scheme to public inquiry

Edinburgh looks set to introduce 20mph zone across city

Trial last year found jump in kids cycling to school and residents in favour of lower limits

Long-awaited upgrade of London’s Cycle Superhighway 2 announced as businesses back new superhighways

But two proposed routes dropped as others delayed

Paris aims for 15 per cent modal share for cycling by 2020

French capital unveils details of its Plan Velo for 2014-20 - but investment will need to be stepped up

Oxford shared space plan slammed by cycle campaigners

"Plainly bad design, needlessly putting people walking and cycling into conflict"

Rail commuter can’t use station’s secure bike parking – although it’s half-full

Antony Harvey needs fob for double-decker facility at Bishop's Stortford – but so far has had no success

Kentucky cyclist repeatedly arrested and jailed – for commuting on the road

Police say that Cherokee Schill endangers herself and other road users… and slows them down

Transport for London unveils new HGV warning stickers

Goodbye 'Stay back', hello 'Take care'

Cyclists dismount? No thanks, says rider who persuaded contractor to change signs

Only gentle prodding needed when you have the rules on your side