Campaigning

Sustrans calls on next government to provide sustained, long-term active travel funding

Sustainable transport charity launches general election manifesto ahead of country going to the polls on 12 December

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Cyclist killed on Oxfordshire road where campaigners have battled for years to have a safe cycle path (+ video)

"For so long we feared the worst would happen on the B4044 - and now it has"

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Petition urges action over ‘death trap’ London road after cyclist killed

Male rider lost life yesterday in collision involving HGV on South Circular Road in Catford

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Queensbury Tunnel row: Bradford Council urges Transport Secretary to intervene

Highways England accused of breaching planning permission by starting to fill in tunnel

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Belgian TV show takes politicians on a bike ride – then confronts them with 500 relatives of cyclists killed through poor infrastructure

The programme Make Belgium Great Again is calling on people to get on their bikes to call for safer infrastructure

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Queensbury Tunnel campaigners accuse Highways England of over-reaction as works suspended on safety grounds

Campaigners have been battling to have disused rail tunnel re-opened as Europe's longest cycling tunnel

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Edinburgh cycling campaigner’s call for 20mph speed limit to protect riders gets a sadly predictable response from newspaper’s readers

Retired surgeon Professor Chris Oliver says transport strategy must put cycling, walking and public transport first

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Latest UK road casualty stats reveal cycling is safer per mile than walking

But with cyclists still disproportionately at risk, Cycling UK says more needs to be done

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Campaigners say trees planted in cycle lane will make Norwich “a national laughing stock”

Infrastructure has "has the potential to become a defining meme for inept design" says Norwich Cycling Campaign

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Extinction Rebellion cycle protest halts traffic around Bristol Airport

Group was protesting against planned expansion of capacity to 12 million passengers a year

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“An absolute mess” – Cycling UK slams confusing law on parking in cycle lanes

Rules depend on whether infrastructure was there before 2016 - and whether there are double yellow lines

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Hundreds join Stop Killing Cyclists protest in London

National Funeral for the Unknown Cyclist included die-in at Trafalgar Square

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Cool new tech including the lightest e-road bike from Wilier, the FSA WE groupset on a TT bike, an electric penny farthing, a 4g bottle cage, classy ltd edition Cane Creek brake colours + more

Another round-up of cool new tech we've spotted at Eurobike 2019 - some of it pretty, some of it handy, and some just plain odd...

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Chancellor slammed over “squandered opportunity” to provide funding for cycling

Yesterday's Spending Review outlined where government will splash the cash in 2020/21

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Cycling UK launches 800-mile Great North Trail from Peak District to north of Scotland

Route links existing long-distance trails with 98 per cent traffic free

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UK’s first Bicycle Mayor outlines plans to get Cumbria pedalling

Richard Ingham was elected to new position in July

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The ultimate Eurobike? Couple (and dog) ride 6,000km round Europe to trace huge bike and fight climate change

They're winging the route a little bit, but the message is a strong one

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Council refuses to clarify ‘absurd’ Velolife cycle café situation

‘The council have applied to enforce an order, the terms of which it doesn’t understand and can’t clarify, which it expects Mr Goodwin to comply with’

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Mum of cyclist killed in road traffic collision launches petition for all bikes to be sold with lights

“I just want bicycles to be sold with them so people and children can abide with the law a lot easier”

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Cyclist completes 7,000km beach clean-up ride around UK coastline

Kiko Matthews and volunteers who joined her cleared 3.4 tonnes of plastic pollution during 85-day trip

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Cycling UK urges transport secretary to tackle “active travel crisis”

Charity says forthcoming spending review is ideal opportunity to invest more in cycling and walking

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“Mountain of stinking waste” dumped on major cycle route in Greater Manchester

Fallowfield Loop blocked by "fly tipping at an epic scale"

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Cycle hire firms could face £500 fines for dumped bikes

Will fines encourage bike-hire firms to stop bikes being abandoned?

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Local paper runs front page story on cyclists flouting Hull city centre ban – which doesn’t exist

The story appeared on the front page of the Hull Daily Mail before being removed from the website

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Mother of cyclist killed in Notting Hill urges council to reveal identity of woman who “masqueraded” as aunt at cycleaway meeting

Opponent of segregated route falsely claimed to be relative of Eilidh Cairns and said that "she would not have supported the scheme"

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Cycling UK and Uber team up to teach Dutch Reach to drivers and passengers

App users will see 3D film warning of danger of not looking before opening door

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Campaigners call Scotland’s missed target of 10 per cent of journeys by bike “tremendously disappointing”

Cycling UK in Scotland says government needs to urgently invest more in infrastructure

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Cycling App of the Week: Refill

A super handy app that allows users to find locations where they can refill water bottles for free, now with over 20,000 locations nationwide and growing...

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Cycling UK teams up with Uber Eats for cycling advice videos

Topics of five films range from road safety to bike maintenance

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It’s Bike Week! “All you need is a bike” says Cycling UK

“You don’t need fancy clothing or equipment to enjoy cycling”

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