Urban

Pop-up bike lanes don’t slow ambulances according to… the ambulance service

So that’s that then… right?

“Handbags at dusk”: Runaway car hit truck after driver got out for punch-up with cyclist

The incident in Dublin seems to have come about because the motorist turned in front of the cyclist coming downhill, after which some unimpressive chaos ensued according to an eyewitness

Free e-bike rides to and from Covid-19 vaccinations (including as a passenger)

A safe, socially distanced way of travelling to and from vaccine appointments for anyone who needs it

Mirror breached Editors’ Code by using telephoto pics alongside claims cyclists were breaking lockdown rules

Complainant said photo gave a distorted impression of the distance between him and the other cyclists

LTN road blocks could be replaced with ANPR cameras

Vast majority of penalty charge notices issued in Ealing LTNs have been issued to drivers from outside the area

Voi rolls out e-bikes with number plates in Cambridge, Kettering and Peterborough

E-bikes intended to complement e-scooters by offering an option for longer journeys

Cowboy updates urban navigation app with air quality routing algorithm

The updated urban app gives you the option to choose the cleanest route to your destination

£1,000 e-bike grants and also e-cargo bike incentives ahead of Scotland’s low emission zones

Polluting vehicles will face penalties when LEZs are introduced in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow

York bike couriers ask for cycling ban exemption – argue employers’ algorithms don’t account for pedestrian zones

Gig economy workers can sometimes face exclusion from delivery apps for reasons beyond their control

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Check out the best new clothing and bags from the urban riding specialists

Have your say on rat-running motorists driving through London’s Royal Parks

Richmond Park was closed to all through motor traffic during the first lockdown – campaigners would like to see that made permanent

Jeremy Vine films motorist driving down Hyde Park cycle path

Driver finishes by mounting the pavement at traffic lights

RBKC to reconsider removal of cycle lanes on Kensington High Street – without lead member for transport

Kensington Business Forum says council misrepresented its position as being against the cycle lanes

Canyon refines Commuter range for 2021 with seven new models

The updated design of Canyon’s urban bike has smoother aesthetics and greater compatibility for commuting needs

Sadiq Khan considering charging drivers £3.50 to enter Greater London – but cycling commissioner denies possible scrapping of Santander Cycles

Transport for London short of funding due to Covid pandemic

Edinburgh cyclists forced out of cycle lane and into motor traffic lane because only one was cleared of snow

“We operate a priority gritting system”

Reports of Leicester delivery drivers removing bike lane wands to park – or just driving over them

Pop-up bike lanes treated as an inconvenience

Hackney low traffic neighbourhoods have not caused a rise in traffic on nearby main roads

A number of traffic counters and cameras have been vandalised in recent days

Sir Keir Starmer backs segregated cycle lanes and says “pushback” tends to be short-lived

“There is always a pushback and then it settles down”

Barcelona launches 10-year plan to become massively more car-unfriendly

21 streets in the Eixample district will become a “super-superblock” where motor vehicles are only permitted around the perimeter

Bike rack criticised for being ‘far too modern’ after being moved from one Lincolnshire town to another

Does a Cyclehoop Car Bike Port look worse than the parked car it replaces?

Exeter cyclist reports 14 motorists who went down pop-up bike lane

‘There were parents having to cycle on the pavements with their kids to avoid the traffic coming through’

Hackney councillor sent death threats over support for low traffic neighbourhoods

“Threatening to kill a councillor because you can’t drive your car exactly where you want, when you want. Appalling” says Diane Abbott MP

Penis paintings around potholes ‘less offensive than council failing to do repairs’

“Driving into Wivenhoe is now an obstacle course, at least this new graffiti marks out the potholes to avoid”

“Why is cycling discouraged?” asks councillor as Stafford introduces ban when renewing its PSPO

“I can imagine people coming out of shops, not paying attention and being mown down by cyclists” responds cabinet member

Teesside pop-up bike lanes abandoned after theft and vandalism

One scheme was only introduced last month

Wandsworth Council suspends Low Traffic Neighbourhood – blames the Mayor’s Streetspace works on nearby A24

Wandsworth Conservatives launch petition against A24 improvements

There are probably more low traffic neighbourhoods on the cards than you think

What’s happening and where?

Taxi groups asking for judicial review of London’s emergency cycling infrastructure

‘The biggest single threat to our long-term future is anything that restricts our ability to move around’

Council defends using image of cyclists without helmets to promote cycling

Bus ad features two cyclists on Hereford’s Beryl Bikes