Campaigning

Should disused Bradford railway tunnel be filled with concrete or turned into a bike route?

Campaigners call for objections to plan to abandon Queensbury Tunnel

Cycling to remain a “key priority” says UK’s new minister (for cycling)

New minister for transport, Michael Ellis, MP, says he is "utterly convinced" on cycling, and will continue the work of his predecessor, Jesse Norman

Government to fall well short of target of doubling cycling trips by 2025

Inconsistent spending on infrastructure across the country blamed for failure to grow journeys

Campaigners accuse Glasgow University of hypocrisy over climate change stance

University's pledge on global warming not backed up by making routes safe for cyclists, say GoBike

Glasgow cyclists hold vigil for rider killed in lorry collision

Campaigners call for protected infrastructure after fatal incident on Wednesday morning

Updated: Regent’s Park Outer Circle – Georgian quango under fire for refusal to close park gates to curb rat-run danger to cyclists and pedestrians

Meet the CEPC - the unelected body set up in 1813 that is accused of failing in its duty to improve public safety

Lawyer calls for compulsory cycle training in schools – but appears to put the onus for safety on cyclists alone

Cycling UK also wants Bikeability on national curriculum - but reasoning is entirely different

Scottish government tells campaigners it won’t back default 20mph speed limit

Campaigners criticise Scottish government's refusal to back 20mph bill, saying higher speeds make for "feral" roads

Jeremy Vine highlights how road layouts put cyclists in danger

Broadcaster tells campaigners how minor changes on one street "made a huge difference"

Cyclists far less likely to break traffic laws than motorists finds study

Common perception that cyclists are rule-breakers persists

James Cracknell urges cyclists to wear helmets after being photographed riding without one

Rower has been a prominent advocate of cycle helmets since suffering a fractured skull and brain damage in 2010

Chris Boardman calls for end to drivers v cyclists rhetoric as British Cycling reveals two-thirds of bike riders say roads no safer than five years ago

Governing body's survey of 15,000 members makes for depressing reading

HS2 line could ‘obliterate’ brand new £1.2m greenway

Around 11 existing or planned cycle routes at risk in Derbyshire alone, road.cc has learned

Full details announced for World Naked Bike Ride 2019 in London (+ picture gallery)

Feeder rides will converge on city centre on 8 June, with afterparty following at London Bridge

Most parents think learning to ride a bike is ‘a vital life skill’ yet just two per cent of journeys are made by bike

Big Bike Revival launches today, striving to get more people back on their bikes

Protesters against “reckless” cyclists block Hackney street

Residents of Blackstone Estate want cycle path put in London Fields so cyclists don't pass in front of their homes

Anti-fracking campaigners set to protest against Team Ineos at Tour de Yorkshire

Environmentalists call for ban on fossil fuels sponsorship - but pledge not to disrupt race

Pedal on Parliament goes local as campaigners across Scotland protest against poor infrastructure (+ gallery)

From Dumfries to Inverness and Glasgow to Aberdeen, cyclists have been sending a message to councils this weekend

Biggest Pedal on Parliament yet will see 20 protests across Scotland

Aim this year is to highlight specific local issues

Thousands of Ineos fracking protesters expected at Tour de Yorkshire next weekend

“Nobody is planning to impede the course – the hard work and professionalism of the riders is respected too much”

Cycling UK urges end to tribal depiction by media of drivers vs cyclists after Sunday Times hailed motorists’ “victory”

Charity reacts to Sunday Times article hailing “victory” for motorists in “long-running battle

London finally gets a Garden Bridge – and cyclists (and skateboarders) are most welcome as Extinction Rebellion take over Waterloo Bridge

Climate change activists take over key locations in capital (without spending £43m of our money)

Campaigners in Cambridge ride for Space for Cycling ahead of local elections

Former shadow transport minister and local MP Daniel Zeichner joined in call for safer infrastructure

Cycling worth €150 billion a year to the EU economy, says new report

The European Cyclists' Federation has crunched the numbers ahead of the EU budget

Friday road.cc indicative votes: Word(s) to replace cyclist

Researchers suggest that the word 'cyclist' dehumanises people riding bikes… calling them 'people riding bikes' isn't that snappy so let's come up with a new word(s)

Memorial cycle route for 13-year-old boy killed while cycling blocked by local landowner

Adam Mugridge was just 13 years old when he died - ever since then his family have been trying to create a cycle path in his memory.

Angellica Bell urging more women to start cycling after being named one of 2019’s ‘100 Women in Cycling’ (+ video)

Three years ago, Bell couldn’t ride a bike

Two thirds of drivers are surprised when a cyclist ‘appears from nowhere’

‘Failure to look’ is the most commonly cited factor in road crashes

Ban word “cyclist” to stop driver aggression, urge academics

Researchers in Australia found that more than half of survey participants view cyclists as less than human

More potholes getting fixed – but funding still woefully short

Meanwhile Cycling UK says this month's Pothole Watch week saw reports of defects double