Transport

£10m cycle route planned across Edinburgh’s New Town

Campaigners welcome news - but drivers warned they may face more delays

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Worthing pavement cycling shame page changes tack after cyclists hit back

Plenty of reasons to ride on the pavement, say Facebook users

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Is it a wide bike lane? Is it a parking bay? Confusion reigns in Loughborough

Council perplexes drivers with unusually generous cycling space

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New Essex bike path could boost Internet speed

Broadband cable could be laid as new path is built

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TfL warns cycle campaign group about poster copyright

Stop Killing Cyclists subverts TfL's posters in safety protest campaign

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Boris Johnson shoots down “fantastically expensive” SkyCycle plan for cycle routes in the sky

Mayor of London says that other initiatives to improve safety of cyclists must take priority

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Controversy over Bournemouth & Norwich active travel & safety initiatives

Councils accused of wasting money to try and get people out of cars and improve cycling safety

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Metropolitan Police says Operation Safeway has changed road users’ behaviour in London

Detailed figures of six-week safety drive show nearly 14,000 fined or summonsed, 3 in 10 of them cyclists

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Google Glass U-turn in prospect as DfT considers letting drivers use tech device despite safety warnings

Government department confirms it is in talks with tech giant but road safety campaigners warn of more driver distraction

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Google and Apple in race to make cars ‘the ultimate mobile device’

Interactive smart dashboards are the future apparently - but how will driver distraction be avoided?

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Welsh minister behind Active Travel Act says routes need to be joined up

Culture and sports minister John Griffiths says existing routes put riders back in position of danger when they end

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Oxford City Council launches £5 training for adult cyclists

Council teams up with Broken Spoke Co-op for training for first-time riders or those lacking confidence riding on road

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DfT updates on Door to Door Strategy

Initiative aims to make it easier to combine cycling and walking with journeys by public transport

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Aberdeen told: Leave “nice car” at home, take bus or cycle instead

Council says sustainable transport vital if Granite City to grow as business destination

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‘Pedal pub’ riders in Wisconsin get permission to have a beer

New law allows beer on 14-seater bike bus

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Chris Boardman says planners must cater for the 60 per cent of people who want to cycle but are too scared

British Cycling's policy advisor goes on a walk round London with internet pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee

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Towpath bike route could be pedestrian hazard, Leeds councillors warn

£29 million scheme will create cycle superhighway between Northern cities

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Bids invited for share of £78.5m Local Sustainable Transport Fund cash

Money relates to 2015/16 year - but maximum bid amount of £1 million is much smaller than before

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Parks cycling ban in Dudley to be lifted in New Year

Incident-free trial aims to get locals active and means kids will have somewhere safe to learn to ride a bike

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Goodwill gesture: DfT pledges £30k to help Fill That Hole

CTC says money promised by minister will go towards revamp of pothole reporting website & launch of Android app

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Transport Scotland consults on trunk road 20mph zones trial (+ video)

Five communities across the country to benefit - but campaigners say more places need them

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Boris Bike turns up in the Gambia – almost 4,500 km from London

Oxfam worker spots London hire bike in west Africa - TfL says it may have been donated to charity

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Brighton traffic wars: crashes down overall, but more cyclist & pedestrian incidents after 20mph limit comes in

Latest in ongoing row of business vs Greens over 20mph zones

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TfL to trial 360-degree cameras on lorries in bid to end blind spots (+ video)

Technology from ASL360 already being tested on a London bus; makers say "vehicle visibility issues are no longer an excuse"

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Second London ‘die-in’ to be held at Vauxhall Cross this Thursday morning

Stop Killing Cyclists group follows up November's vigil and die-in outside TfL HQ with this week's 'Requiem'

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Insurer outlines to lorry owners the dangers cyclists face

Guide from Zurich lists hazards cyclists encounter and advises fleet operators on how to minimise risk of crashes

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Bristol speed cameras to be reactivated

More than half of Bristol’s unused speed cameras are to be turned back on as Bristol City Council look to improve the roads for cyclists and pedestrians

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Video: Urban planning expert Jan Gehl to speak at London screening of The Human Scale

Documentary focuses on how putting people first in urban design improves quality of life for all

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Make cycle awareness part of driving test, says top motoring journalist

Poll finds that 1 in 3 drivers see cyclists as distraction; but gadget use cited by 8 in 10 as biggest risk to safety

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Suspended sentence for cyclist who seriously injured pedestrian

Jason Hurrell said to be travelling at excessive speed when he struck teenage girl, leaving her with head injuries

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