Infrastructure

Active travel has been weaponised claims Welsh transport minister, who criticises lack of strategy behind previous government cycling funding

Mark Hooper also tells road.cc, "It’s not about how many miles of cycle path we lay it’s about how many people utilise it who weren’t previously"

Poorly parked and unlicensed e-bikes to be seized and impounded in council garage to curb “Wild West” operators

Ealing Council's actions are the latest in the saga of attempting to curb rogue e-bike operators in the capital whilst no city-wide rules are implemented

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods cut pollution, reduce road traffic casualties, and support local shops, new research claims

Campaigners say "the reduction in rat-running traffic means it is safer for people to walk, wheel or cycle to the shops or the bus stop. That’s visible in the data, and in the people you meet in the streets.”

“I wish this was a joke”: Motorists told to stop driving on cycle path during roadworks, putting children “at serious risk”

Residents have been forced to challenge drivers attempting to use the path as a “shortcut”, while additional safety measures have been put in place

“What’s the point?” Work set to begin on controversial contraflow bike lane through park as baffled cyclists say they “can’t understand what problem this is solving”

Some residents have also raised concerns about the potential for cyclists to ride “recklessly and at speed” in both directions on the current one-way system

“Jaw-dropping” £107,000 of active travel funding spent on planning removal of major car-free route

Devon County Council say Active Travel England has been involved in decisions over the design, but cycle campaigners are set to launch a legal challenge against the designs

“The ‘Wild West’ approach to dockless e-bikes cannot continue”: Sadiq Khan sets out plan for regulating London bikeshare schemes, urging Department for Transport to act fast to “make these powers a reality”

Bad parking, consistent rules and a "safety clampdown" all feature in the mayor's vision for dockless e-bikes but he also expressed frustration at the government for slowing down the process

Long-term Snake Pass repairs “not likely” before Tour de France visit, council admits after Andy Burnham’s criticism of “crumbling” road amid £100m landslip bill

However, both the local authority and Tour Grand Départ organisers insist they are “proactively managing” the state of the iconic Peak District climb to ensure it is safe for the peloton

Council “putting aside half a million pounds” to make streets less safe, cycling campaigners say as funding to reopen controversial ‘bike only’ road to motorists approved

Active travel campaigners in Exeter have launched a legal challenge to prevent an upcoming Traffic Regulation Order to reopen the road, closed to drivers since the pandemic, without making it safe for cyclists

Councillors fuming as ‘scrapped’ cycle lanes included in £19.9m active travel plans, after dismay at potential loss of six car parking spaces

Representatives of South Ayrshire Council believed the cycling infrastructure had been removed completely from the scheme, but were told this week that funding may be withdrawn if bike lanes weren’t included

“The equivalent of upgrading a single A-road junction”: National Cycle Network set for £104m investment as transport secretary promises to go “hell for leather on active travel” – but campaigners are unimpressed

“It’s not about pitting one mode of travel against another. No one is declaring war on this or that. And you definitely won’t find me leading a charge of the Lycra brigade. I simply want to give people greater choice in their lives,” Heidi Alexander said

“Nobody wants to wear a mask but they can help”: Scientist tells cyclists they should cover nose and face when riding in high-polluting heavy traffic

The suggestion was made as Cycling Scotland published data showing cycling's popularity was continuing to grow in several urban areas, and has even overtaken cars on one street in Edinburgh

Plans for London-wide e-bike hire licences delayed by impending public consultation

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has planned to replace the borough-by-borough contracts with a city wide scheme since as early as 2017, but has been delayed by Department for Transport regulations

Police oppose new cycle lane amid fears of “a highway for illegal e-bikes on drug runs” – but council insists area will be safer and avoid “mania” of local roads

Despite the police’s objections the proposed cycleway was approved by councillors, who say measures will be put in place to “reduce opportunities for anti-social behaviour”

Network Rail removes sign suggesting e-bikes are banned in train stations, admitting “customers can continue to pass through”

The sign caused worry and confusion among some cycling campaigners as a photo of the sign circulated online, particularly following Cycling UK's announcement of a planned demonstration against Merseyrail's ban of e-bikes on trains

Hire e-bikes to feature ‘number plates’ to clamp down on dangerous cycling and ‘problematic’ parking – and ban repeat offenders

ID codes used to unlock Forest's e-bikes are being rolled out in Richmond, though Forest declined to confirm if the policy is a trial or permanent

Replacing driving lane with bike path will “historically destroy” Roman hamlet and turn it into “road traffic bottleneck”, locals claim – but cyclists point out “the Romans didn’t have cars”

“We’re going to turn a free flow of movement into a stop, start, stop, start. It’s going to cause havoc, pollution, and disturbance,” one local campaigner argued

Funding to borough suspended after mayor removes £230,000 segregated cycle lane… without telling authorities

"You cannot expect Londoners to pay for active travel schemes, then pay to rip them out"

“Massive” cycle lanes “taking over the streets”, claims Irish MP – in town where only 1km of bike paths have been built in a decade

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín also complained that car parking spaces were “disappearing” in Navan, prompting cycling campaigners to note that there are still 3,600 parking spots in the town centre

Camera cyclist Dave Sherry laughed at by GB News presenters for correctly pointing out speed limits do not apply to cyclists during 20mph ‘debate’

Sherry was mocked mercilessly by the hosts during the segment, in which he was supposed to be debating with the conservative commentator Charles Amos about the proposed introduction of 20mph speed limits in Birmingham

Safety fears behind “absolute generational collapse” in number of children cycling to school, Cycling Ireland president says

“A secondary school child should be easily able to cycle the three to five kilometres every morning and every evening. There’s no reason why they shouldn’t, other than the fact that their parents have serious safety concerns around that actual route to school”

“I know what it’s like to be hit by one of these beasts”: Italian mayor bans bikes in city centre after cyclist struck him

A mass bike ride is planned in protest against the ban, whilst the mayor also called for cyclists to require licence plates and insurance

“And drivers wonder why cyclists ride in middle of the road”: Cyclists mock country roads with deep cracks by posting photos of their bikes standing in them

The photos are an ominous warning for the Tour of Britain Men, which is due to use similar local roads in a fortnight's time.

“I would rather my son broke his leg than had a broken brain staring at screens”: Young cyclists stage protest to stop diggers removing bike park jumps deemed “unsafe”

Forestry England says the youngsters are “welcome” to use the woods’ bridleways and horse trails instead, though a decision on the future of the ramps won’t be made until next year

“If you can’t get Greens to back one cycle lane, then what are you ever going to get support for?”: Green Party councillors in Bath oppose lit, protected bike lane through park

The local authority says the new active travel infrastructure will create "a more welcoming environment for everyone" but the Green opposition councillors believe the new proposal remains "socially unsafe"

New police “safety patrol” to stop speeding cyclists on shared path… but only when they’re “clearly exceeding” 15mph speed limit

Cambridgeshire County Council announced the restrictions along the Guided Busway last year, but the authority is now ramping up its enforcement against "dangerous" and "anti-social" behaviour

98% of mountain bikers have ridden illegal trails because official ones aren’t challenging enough, claims new study

“If we want to reduce off-route riding, the solution isn’t enforcement, it’s investment. Build better, more progressive trail systems locally, and riders will use them.” says Paul's Cycles Managing Director

Cycle path “creating a constant stream of arguments between drivers and cyclists” should be altered “so cyclists give way to vehicles”, demands councillor expelled from Reform UK

The section of cycle path in Exeter should have give way markings on it so cyclists must give way to traffic turning into the side road from the main carriageway, according to Councillor Ed Hill

“It’s perverse”: National Highways closing cycle paths – because the roads beside them are too heavily polluted

“It’s perverse that people who want to walk and cycle are penalised because the motor traffic is too polluting,” one cycling campaigner said

Proposed bike lane rejected in favour of temporary van dwelling site due to safety concerns

The rejection is a setback for local campaigners who have been calling for the cycleway for several years