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Scottish Government stumps up £223,000 for e-bikes for key workers

E-bikes will be loaned to key and essential workers during Covid-19 crisis to provide an alternative mode of travel

Cycling UK asks government how “local” is “local” – and the answer is, use your “common sense”

We’re glad that one’s been cleared up

Cycling UK urges next Scottish Government to commit 10 per cent of transport budget to active travel

Currently only 2.5 per cent of central transport spending in Scotland goes on walking and cycling

“It’s not a sports venue” – MP urges Richmond Park cyclists to slow down

Sarah Olney says some park users “need to think about the impact of their behaviour on others”

Government wants half of urban trips to be walked or cycled by 2030

But transport secretary Grant Shapps wouldn't be drawn on how much funding might be available beyond 2025

Boris Johnson urges councils to “crack on” with cycle lanes and low traffic neighbourhoods

Prime Minister says government’s research highlights majority support for active travel initiatives

£1,000 e-bike grants and also e-cargo bike incentives ahead of Scotland’s low emission zones

Polluting vehicles will face penalties when LEZs are introduced in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow

Outer London leads cycling boom in capital during pandemic, says TfL

Trips up almost a quarter in outlying boroughs as people switch to two wheels for essential local journeys and exercise

More checks needed before Hammersmith Bridge can reopen for cyclists and pedestrians

Engineers say extent of damage to structure's pedestals still isn't fully clear

Cycle to Work scheme bikes (temporarily) don’t have to be used for commuting

Due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, HMRC have relaxed the “qualifying journeys” rule for bikes supplied under scheme on or before 20 December last year

Boris Johnson accused of breaking lockdown with Olympic Park bike ride – even though he did not appear to break law

Prime Minister was spotted seven miles from Downing Street, but regulations place no limit on how far you can travel for exercise

Campaign launched for government to provide discounts on bikes and e-bikes for over-65s

Pure Electric urges Chancellor to provide £50 million a year for state pension-linked Cycle in Retirement initiative

UK officially confirms it is keeping EU anti-dumping measures on bikes from China … for now at least

Department for International Trade adds however that it plans to review measures at some point to assess whether to keep them

Birmingham launches e-cargo bikes in time for food deliveries to the vulnerable over Christmas

“Another step towards achieving net zero carbon in Birmingham,” says councillor

Cycling and walking now make up more than 1 in 3 trips in London in wake of coronavirus

New report from Transport for London highlights how travel patterns have changed as a result of the pandemic

Oxfordshire ‘cycling champion’ role binned after previous holder complained she was powerless to effect change

Suzanne Bartington said it was 'seemingly impossible to enact positive change' without a budget or cabinet position

“National disaster” may have been averted by closing Hammersmith Bridge in August says council as government urges reopening it to cyclists and pedestrians

Minister accuses Hammersmith & Fulham of overreacting to safety concerns as row over Thames crossing rumbles on

City of London set to replace car park spaces with last-mile cargo bike delivery hub

Amazon Logistics chosen to operate first hub which will remove 85 vans a day from Square Mile's streets

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party to target pro-cycling councils in next year’s local elections

Cycleways and low traffic neighbourhoods to become battleground for votes next May, with Tory candidate for London Mayor also pledging to halt active travel initiatives

PM Boris Johnson ‘ballistic’ over scrapping of Kensington High Street cycle lane

Meanwhile it turns out Daily Mail owner previously “welcomed” councils installing more cycleways

‘Save The Lane’ protest at Kensington Town Hall tonight as council digs in on removal of infrastructure

Kensington & Chelsea insists it won't be "bullied into submission" as Sadiq Khan accuses council of "knee jerk response"

Kensington and Chelsea cycle lanes to be ripped out this week

Kensington and Chelsea council caves in to opponents of schemes on key London roads

MP who opposed pop-up cycle lanes tries an e-bike – and has an epiphany (of sorts)

“My experience of an e-bike showed me how they make cycling accessible to many more people than regular cycles,” says Southampton Itchen MP Royston Smith

Residents call on council to rethink scrapping of plans for prime central London low traffic neighbourhood

Westminster ditched plans to curb rat-running drivers on Hyde Park Estate after some locals opposed scheme – but others want the measures brought in

Government cycle lane micro-management is “supreme bollocks” according to Reading transport boss

Tony Page says government wants councils to explain their consultation method

Gloucestershire being ‘punished’ for failing to build segregated cycle lanes as council receives £9m less than it bid for

Funding gap labelled an “appalling indictment” of council’s cycling ambitions

Worcestershire again misses out on funding after highways boss said lockdown cycling was “just a phase”

Leaked slide showed council bosses refused to reallocate road or parking space to cycling

“I welcome consultation because this is something people want” says Chris Boardman as Government issues new bike lane guidance to councils

“If you asked people 10 years ago, ‘Is it okay if we put 30% more traffic down your road?’ there’d be incandescent rage – but that consultation never took place”

8 out of 10 people support measures to reduce motor traffic according to Government survey

Two-thirds support reallocating road space for cycling and walking

Government confirms £175 million active travel spend – but it’s not new money

DfT says councils will have to consult properly on new spend