Infrastructure

London’s first cycling Quietway officially opens from Greenwich to Waterloo

Route links to two Cycle Superhighways - but will the other ones in the pipeline be up to scratch?

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Gilligan: Quietways programme is a failure

London's former Cycling Commissioner says reluctance of boroughs to block streets to rat running traffic means only one of seven "Quietway" routes will be any good

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Two major London cycling schemes win awards for excellence in transportation

CIHT award winners for excellence in transportation, include Waltham Forest Mini Holland and Cycle Superhighway 2 schemes

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Exeter prepares for ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ cycle routes for commutes

Public consultation showed some wanted quiet roads - and some wanted speed... so they'll create both

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‘Revolutionary’ Gov. cycling plans “unambitious” say parliamentary cycling group

The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group have joined the growing list of critics to Government plans to start “cycling revolution.”

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Wagamama advertising bike removed after backlash

Cyclists complained the bike, parked near Mansion House tube station in London, was taking up valuable street space...but what became of it?

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Cycle “Quietway” scheme being derailed by local residents claim campaigners

Hackney Council has prioritised concerns of local residents over London Fields "rat run" reduction promises, despite more people in the borough supporting the scheme than opposing it, say campaigners

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VIDEO: Final stages of Manchester’s Oxford Road safety overhaul

A better space for bus passengers, cyclists and pedestrians say senior councillors

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GWR cycle booking policy attracts 1200-strong petition

Cyclists are concerned Great Western Railway's new advanced reservation system will make flexible travel impossible with a bike

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Cycling minister and wife invited to Cambridge after “helmet hair” comments

Robert Goodwill MP, minister for cycling, has been invited to see a UK city with a more equal cycling gender balance after admitting he doesn't know why so few women use bikes for transport

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Wagamama advertising bike draws cyclists’ ire

Cyclists say the bike, parked near Mansion House tube station in London, is taking up valuable bike parking

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Barcelona plans to cut cars from 60% of city steets

The plan to introduce 300km of cycle lanes & limit traffic to arterial routes will help cut Barca's 3,500 annual air pollution deaths

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Improve cycling in 5 UK cities with Cyclehack, June 24-26

London, Manchester, Glasgow, Cambridge & Chesterfield will host infrastructure and design brainstorm events

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Paris unveils its next-generation cycle lanes

Wider, safer cycling for Paris ahead of lofty 2020 cycling city ambitions

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Cyclist riding London to Bristol to raise money for legal challenge to fight Enfield Mini Holland

Concerns centre on congestion resulting from diverted traffic

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1,200 cyclists PER HOUR using new cycle superhighway

People on bikes now outnumber other vehicles on two of London's new Cycle Superhighway routes, just weeks after they opened

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Government announces £20.6m green transport fund

Money will act as a stop-gap between funding streams, but it's not nearly enough, say critics - and will leave many skilled staff's jobs at risk

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This Sheffield bike lane billboard was redecorated…

The sign, installed by Clear Channel, has blocked the bike lane since March, and was last week joined by a Clear Channel van, but has not yet been removed

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A tale of two bridges: Sadiq Khan says Garden Bridge would cost twice as much to abandon as complete but backs Rotherhithe cycle bridge too

Mayor had said he would cancel Garden Bridge project prior to being elected

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Government urged to increase cycling spend as consultation closes

Businesses and campaigners warn that without cash, Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy won’t work

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Andrew Gilligan tells Sadiq Khan: time is your enemy

Former London Cycling Commissioner tells new mayor "time is your enemy and your opponents' friend" and vows to keep campaigning for a better city at London Cycling Awards ceremony

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50km of French motorways closed…for a party

Inaugural Fête de l'Autoroute sees French motorways open to cycling, walking, concerts, eating, acrobatics

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Another motorway cyclist stopped by police

A man was stopped by police after he was spotted cycling on the M27 yesterday morning

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Sadiq Khan says he backs safer, easier cycling as Westway concerns grow

Cycle Superhighway on West London flyover one of five consultations that will be reviewed

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Mystery of Boris Bike returned 18 months late

On New Year's Day 2015 someone hired bike 12626. It was returned yesterday (the giveaway being the Barclays livery, not seen in London since early 2015)

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CityConnect defends 75cm Leeds-Bradford Cycle Superhighway

Group in charge of delivering the 23km "flagship" cycle route says they are "committed to getting it right" but campaigners call the route inadequate and unsafe

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Rumours Westway Cycle Superhighway could be “scuppered” by mayor

Chair of New London Architecture sparks rumour city's new mayor could scupper East-West Cycle Superhighway

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Police threaten to fine cyclist – as he rides on shared-use path

Campaigners say police need better awareness of where people are allowed to ride

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Billboard appears … in middle of bike lane

Company Clear Channel reportedly placed the billboard on the bike lane by accident in March, but have so far failed to remove it

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Hampshire County Council forced to review bike lane that put cyclists ‘on collision course’ with parked cars

Resident says project was funded by money originally earmarked for public bike share scheme

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