Infrastructure

Plans unveiled for cycle route from CS8 to Vauxhall Gyratory

‘Stepped’ cycle lane one part of broader plans

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Campaigners launch ‘Insert Loved One Here’ photo tool to highlight inadequate infrastructure

Initiative from Cycling Embassy enables cyclists to show where poor design creates danger

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Barriers on London’s Blackfriars Bridge widened for cyclists

“But what about mopeds?” asks former Scotland Yard officer

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Plans unveiled to rip out three of London’s most dangerous roundabouts

Transport for London opens consultation on proposed safety improvements at Lambeth Bridge and Waterloo

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Privacy, safety and public clutter problems for Sydney’s new dockless bike hire

Dockless bike sharing is fast covering the globe

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Pothole that sent Bristol cyclist ‘flying’ to be fixed after he complained on social media

Victim said that if traffic had been moving, he would have been tweeting from A&E

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Crowdfunding campaign launched for new cycling and walking bridge across Thames from Brentford to Kew

£166k sought to pay for designs, surveys and pre-application planning application, among other things

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Welsh Government accused of “riding roughshod” over its own Active Travel Act

Campaigners say bypass plans make active travel an afterthought

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YoBike announces plans to expand bike hire to Bath after rental wars with nextbike

Company was accused of entering the neighbouring market 'by the back door'

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Dublin company to disrupt dockless bike sharing with better bikes

Dockless bike sharing is huge in China - and already being seen here

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The holy grail: a thief-proof bike rack?

Estonian start-up boast a zero-theft rate so far...

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Video: Campaigners in Riga painted guerrilla bike lanes that were so good the city’s mayor got complimented on them

That didn't stop city authorities in Latvian capital painting them over, mind

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Transport for London identifies 25 corridors with greatest potential for cycling

Analysis will guide investment of £154m per year in cycling

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Manchester could make 40 years of cycling progress in a decade says Dutch cycling campaigner

Andy Burnham says he is committed to making local travel easier and more sustainable

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Huge queues of cyclists on London’s Blackfriars Bridge due to security barriers

TfL reiterates that it is working with the Met to minimise disruption

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Cyclists in Sheffield to learn how Mini Holland could transform their city

Paul Gasson of Waltham Forest Cycling Campaign will speak to CycleSheffield AGM about London borough's scheme

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TfL says it is working to ensure anti-terrorism barriers on London bridges affect cyclists as little as possible

Cycle campaigners contact TfL and Met about how measures can provide security while also allowing people to continue cycling safely

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Cyclists on London Cycle Superhighway CS3 repeatedly targeted by tack-spreading saboteurs

Tacks strewn on Cable Street at least three times in two weeks

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Concern among London cyclists as anti-terrorism barriers on bridges take space from cycle lanes

Cycling UK says Met response to Saturday's terror attack "understandable and right" but raises concern about taking space from cycle lanes

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India launches first bicycle share scheme

The first bicycle sharing initiative in the country has launched, bringing 450 bicycles and 48 docking stations to the city of Mysuru

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Cycle track approved at Hereford Racecourse

Circuit will make use of existing facilities at the site

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Copenhagen installs information screens to alleviate cycling congestion

So many peope now cycling in the Danish capital it's bike jams that are the problem

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Plans unveiled for London Highline from Camden to King’s Cross

Unlike its counterpart in New York City – or the defunct Garden Bridge – cycling would be allowed on proposed link

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Cyclist chased for taking dangerous Stroud cycle lane that takes riders against flow of traffic

Poor signage or just simply poor design?

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Just 2 weeks till work begins for major new Cambridge cycleway

Raised cycle lanes and safer junctions for cyclists coming soon

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Day 1 of Bank Junction vehicle ban – but video shows some drivers ignoring it

Motorists to be sent Warning Notices rather than fined during opening weeks of 18-month trial

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City of London says no to cycle parking, yes to concrete as Crossrail shaft bike plan rejected

Report rejecting automated subterranean cycle parking contains a "number of defects" while City of London criticised for claiming cycle parking will lead to area "dominated by cyclists"

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Londoners log most commutes on Strava’s second annual Global Bike to Work Day

Initiative which Strava say offset 1,580 tons of carbon is aimed at helping city authorities around the world plan infrastructure for cyclists

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San Francisco cycling campaigners form “people protected bike lane” in call for safer infrastructure

Initiative comes after city authorities made one of the group’s guerrilla bike lanes permanent last year

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Carlton Reid’s Kickstarter campaign to rescue 100+ miles of UK’s “forgotten” cycleways nears target (+ video)

Initiative from cycling journalist and author has backing of Chris Boardman and Cycling UK, among others

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