Urban

TfL consults on segregated Cycleway from Hackney to the Isle of Dogs

Route would link with CS2, CS3 and Quietway 2

Trials ace Vittorio Brumotti is on Channel 4’s Unreported World tonight… because apparently he’s a mafia hunter

Fearless extreme cyclist also works as fearless mafia hunter

TfL to pilot default green man signal at ten pedestrian crossings

Capital's transport body confident its vehicle detectors will pick up oncoming cyclists

Washington DC cycle campaigner killed on street where city government is ‘dragging its feet’ on protected bike lanes

Dave Salovesh was struck and killed by the driver of a stolen van

Human rights lawyer concerned that wardens enforcing PSPOs may have incentive to issue as many cycling fines as possible

Thousands being punished for “entirely innocuous actions” according to Lib Dem peer

Painted cycle lanes result in closer passes by motorists finds study

Presented with a clear lane ahead, motorists use it

‘Is cycling ban just a money-making exercise?’ asks man fined for cycling in Peterborough

Enforcement firm keeps the money it collects as part of its contract

TfL plans world’s tallest vertical lift bridge between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe

Deck would lift to a height of 60m

London Bridge to subsidise cargo bikes to show that switching from vans reduces costs and journey times

Move comes ahead of introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone

As Bedford decides whether to renew PSPO, campaigners argue it has reduced the number of people cycling into town

Number of fines has risen six-fold since enforcement was contracted out to a private firm

Self-driving cars? No, walking and cycling “must remain the best options for short urban journeys” says DfT

Self driving cars could increase congestion and reduce the numbers of people walking and cycling says Depart for Transport report

Shanaze Reade named as the first West Midlands Cycling and Walking Ambassador

Reade returned to racing in January, winning the team sprint at the National Track Championships

Bristol taxi driver who cut up cyclist and braked in front of him has licence revoked (+ video)

Incident has also been reported to the police

Next wave of Bee Network projects: £137m to be invested in 18 new cycling and walking schemes around Manchester

Schemes include an £11.6m route linking Piccadilly and Victoria stations through the Northern Quarter

Campaigners to form ‘people protected bike lane’ on Old Street in protest at lack of action by Islington Council, with safety improvements not due until late 2021

Three cyclists have lost a leg after being crushed by trucks in the last five years

Dockless bike-sharing business model “a joke” says urban transport expert

Suggests schemes can only survive long-term with government subsidies

Mayor and TfL announce plans to encourage more last mile deliveries by cargo bike

Rise in vans on London roads in large part driven by growth in online shopping

Grand piano towing cyclist falls foul of San Francisco’s steep hills

“My brakes aren’t designed for San Francisco grades”

Burnham and Boardman accuse government of treating cycling as ‘an afterthought’

Greater Manchester Mayor and Cycling Commissioner call for sustained funding

Former London cycling commissioner accuses mayor of building “fake cycle network”

Suggests a large proportion of completed work amounts to little more than rebranding routes as Quietways

Birmingham blue routes get blue response from drivers

Stretch of A38 route will run down the central reservation

Round-the-world cyclist fined for riding his bike through Bedford town centre

“We have this restriction in place to help keep pedestrians safe” says council

Employers should make more effort to reduce in-vehicle distractions says road safety charity

Fleet managers need to take distracted driving more seriously says IAM RoadSmart

Beryl moves into urban bike-sharing with Bournemouth and Poole contract

Award-winning business formerly known as Blaze already provides its laser lights to London’s Santander Cycle fleet

Cyclist frustrated with bus company that lost his complaint about driver who pulled out on him

Police have twice issued warnings to First Bus in recent months as a result of close passes on cyclists

Levenshulme bidding to become Manchester’s first ‘Mini Holland’

Aim is to reallocate road space to reduce car use for short trips and to increase levels of cycling and walking

Call for congestion/pollution charges to be applied to black cabs

“Even ambulances have to pay the pollution charge”

Video: trying out the reTyre zip-on winter studs

What if you could just zip on your winter tyres on the days you needed them?

TfL asks the public’s views on four major new cycle routes

“Feedback will help to shape our plans”

Meet Iain O’Brien – the former international cricketer who’s now pushing the Hedkayse multi-impact cycle helmet

Folding helmet is primarily aimed at commuters and off-road cyclists