Commuting

Cycle infrastructure helps companies attract “top talent”

Major law firm chief tells road.cc "silent majority" of businesses support cycle infrastructure as it helps cities attract the best employees

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Polluted Milan could pay citizens to cycle to work

The initiative is seen as one option to tackle the city's air pollution woes

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Another ‘selfish cyclist’ on a train row as passenger takes up SIX seats with bike

Commuters angered as fellow passenger decides to make a bike rack out of six seats

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Video: Rush hour time-lapse at Amsterdam station’s new shared space

Watch as cyclists, pedestrians and scooter riders dance around each other

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Urluberlu: meet the Montreal cyclists riding through winter

One Franco-Canadian photographer has captured some of the estimated 50,000 Montreal residents who keep cycling through sub-zero winters

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Cycling Scotland reports growth – but can 2020 target possibly be hit?

Government wants to see 10 per cent of all journeys made by bike

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Cambridge Railway Station’s new CyclePoint opens (+ gallery)

1,500 free-of-charge spaces available at new facility, rising to nearly 3,000 next month

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Has glass in the asphalt stopped the racing at Odd Down Cycle Circuit?

A number of riders have been experiencing punctures

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London cyclists can earn while they ride – with digital ad panels (+ video)

Start-up firm Lacuna Digital launches innovative system at start of June

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Cobble rumble strips for popular Royal Parks cycle route

Mount Walk, with 900 cyclists per hour at peak times, will become part of the Central London Grid, linking to the new East-West Cycle Superhighway

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Friday is Winter Bike to Work Day – will you ride in?

More than 10,000 people took party last year – but more UK cyclists needed

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Video of ‘masturbating’ Addison Lee cab driver made public

Motorist had driven car into bike box when helmet cam user spotted him

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London tube strikes planned for next week

Winter weather will provide new challenges to newbie commuters, but cycling still the best way to commute during the strike, say campaigners

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Slicks launches modular backpack on Kickstarter, and gets off to a great start

New Slicks Travel System modular backpack is launched on Kickstarter

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Robotic cycle parking on the cards for the UK?

Eco Cycle, one company producing the hi-tech bike storage facilities, believes the UK is ready for automated bike parking

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Video: Cyclist filmed slipstreaming bus at 70kph

A man on a hybrid bike with rucksack and trainers was spotted slipstreaming a bendy bus at 70kph in Barcelona motorway tunnel

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One user every six days for Merseyrail Bike & Go bikes

Government funded scheme has not been as successful as hoped but company says it remains optimistic about growth

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London cyclists six times fitter than other commuters

Research shows cycle commuters four times more likely to achieve public health exercise targets than non-cyclists, demonstrating health benefits of infrastructure

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Call for businesses to counter taxi bike lane opposition

Businesses encouraged to support year long trial to double width of Camden's most popular bike route amid fierce taxi opposition

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Experian Experts calculate annual cost of cycling – but how much do you spend?

A new bike every year?

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Torch Apparel’s new Flux backpack has integrated LED panel for night-time visibility

Large LED light panel integrated into backpack to boost your visibility

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US startup launches bike guaranteed against theft

A team monitors second-hand markets in a bid to prevent the resale of any bike taken

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Crowdfunding launched for floating London bike workshop The Bicycle Barge

Craft will ply the capital's waterways offering services to towpath cyclists

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Brighton station and British Transport Police among winners at National Cycle Rail Awards

Record 38 million journeys combining bike and train were made last year

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Stop Killing Cyclists holds 3rd annual vigil outside TfL headquarters

Traffic on Blackfriars Road brought to a standstill for 15 minutes as campaigners call for safer roads

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“Dysfunctional, dangerous, dirty, congested, and polluting” – City unveils radical plan for Bank Junction

Damning verdict issued as plans unveiled for radical overhaul of junction at heart of Square Mile

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Video: Sir Chris Hoy tricks London commuters in trackstand face-off

Film featuring six-time Olympic champion promotes Longest Lap at Revolution Series

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It weighs what? Meet the Hummingbird: world’s lightest folding bike + video

British made carbon-fibre folder uses innovative swingarm design

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Motor traffic other than buses to be banned from London’s Bank junction

Public consultation launches next month ahead of 12-month trial

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Video – Commuter race with a twist as Londoner times his running vs cycling journey to work

Which is quicker along the towpath and into the West End? It’s a close-run thing …

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