Infrastructure

Construction starts on new £750k Leicester road cycle track

Leicester Cycle Circuit, a 1km closed road track at city college, could open as early as April this year

Manchester cycle counter clocks thousands of cyclists

New digital cycle counters on Manchester's Oxford Road have recorded thousands of users, with more counters installed across the city's new cycle routes

Indian tycoon outlines plans to revitalise UK bike industry

Sanjeev Gupta's Liberty House group will launch first model under Trillion Cycles brand next month

Gilligan “almost certain” Khan won’t triple cycle routes in three years

Former London Cycling Commissioner says delays to construction will make it hard for Khan to triple protected cycle routes during this term

Mayor appoints Nike executive as London’s first full-time cycling commissioner

Predecessor says it is ‘not ideal’ for Will Norman to be employed by Transport for London

Edinburgh selects “bold” new East-West city centre cycle route

Family-friendly route will be protected for most of its length

Cambridge cycle counter logs 1 million trips inside a year

Seven figures reached in calendar year for first time since device was installed to commemorate Tour de France visit

London mayor Sadiq Khan unveils fresh CS11 plans – but Andrew Gilligan slams them as “a dog’s dinner”

Former cycling commissioner says delay in decision on closing gates at Regent's Park “is a pretty bad sign”

Transport for London slammed for roundabout plan that would “make it worse” for cyclists in spot where Moira Gemmill was killed last year

TfL announced it will narrow motor traffic lanes on Lambeth North Roundabout as a temporary measure before looking into substantial changes

World’s first council-run cargo bike delivery service – Christmas Courier – set to reduce emissions in East London

Innovative East London borough, Waltham Forest, hopes after a two year free trial the scheme will run long-term and become profitable

Birmingham scraps six cycle lanes in favour of two segregated superhighways

City centre to Selly Oak route will feature a stretch within the A38’s central reservation

Two diversions on London’s cycle superhighways – compare and contrast

To dismount or not to dismount…

Driver who turned into path of cyclist warns of “dangerous” cycle lanes

Lincolnshire man was turning between stationary vehicles and across pavement cycle path

Spate of tickets issued after Manchester cyclist complains about cars parked in cycle lane – but is this enough of a deterrent?

“I should be able to breeze through the cycle lane,” says cyclist, urging council to go further

EU pledges £19.5m to create sustainable travel routes on either side of the Irish border

Trio of greenway projects allocated funding

London mayor reveals where £154m per year will come from, following announcement to double cycling budget

Transport for London will double cycling budget to £154m per year, equivalent to £17 per head per year, by reorganising 'flabby' organisation but Greens say buses will suffer without motor traffic reductions

Junction rule change could prevent left-hook danger, say campaigners as petition launched

Highway Code changes proposed by British Cycling and the AA to give way when turning could improve safety and pave the way for better cycle infrastructure in the UK

Constituent of transport secretary Chris Grayling invites him for bike ride in London after minister accuses cyclists of ignoring road signs & running red lights

Cabinet minister’s comments come a week after cyclists were urged to write to their MPs to dispel myths about cycling

Evacuating a city by bicycle is 5 times more efficient

Escaping a flood in the Dutch Randstad megalopolis would be impossible by car; experts say grab a bike or climb a tree

Cardiff launches ten-year plan to boost cycling

The plan is to double the number of cycle trips by 2026 by giving cyclists & pedestrians greater protection, lowering speed limits & improving cycle routes

London Cycling Campaign appeals for funds to halt ‘NIMBYs and taxi drivers’ spoiling cycle schemes

Flagship schemes at risk due to well-organised pressure groups, campaigners say

City of London confirms plans to ban vehicles from Bank junction

Angry reaction from taxi drivers

Survey reveals scale of cycle theft in London, says better cycle parking key to tackling problem

More than 45 per cent of London cyclists surveyed had a bike stolen, while 75 per cent wanted to see more and better bike stands in the capital

Massive increase in cycling on London’s Cycle Superhighways

One cyclist every two seconds at peak time on North-South route

Separating bikes from traffic can halve pollution exposure, study finds

Cycle routes away from motor traffic can halve pollution exposure, while parking protected cycle tracks can cut cyclists' pollution exposure by 20-30 per cent, according to recent study

Lib-Dem by-election candidate calls for Boris Bike scheme to be extended to Richmond

Independent rival Zac Goldsmith previously branded the ‘anti-cycling’ London mayoral candidate

Investment in local roads and retention of the Cycle to Work scheme – cycling campaigners respond to Autumn Statement

Cycling UK urges local authorities to incorporate high quality cycle facilities

Chancellor offered to pay Mayor to rip up London’s East–West Cycle Superhighway says leader of Ealing Council

Philip Hammond not noted as a cycling advocate during his time as Secretary of State for Transport

Sustrans appeals for donations to keep National Cycle Network open this Christmas

Volunteers will be out and about combating the effects of winter weather

Cyclists in Brussels now allowed to ignore red lights

Red or amber? Just sail on through...