Government

Scotland budget leaves question mark over cycle funding

Cycling may fall as a percentage of transport spending

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Government to count cycling to work in new version of the Active People survey

Strategy document also says there will be funding for more cycling lessons for children

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Make Cambridge cyclists pay congestion charge, says transport expert

City Deal vice-chair reveals advice - which county's cycling champion describes as "ludicrous"

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Government makes rare mention of road traffic reduction

In its Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy timetable the Department for Transport mentions reducing motor traffic for first time in 15 years

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Hackney Council forced to backpedal on cycle quietway trial

Local opposition has forced the council to rethink how best to reduce traffic on what will become one of London's cycling "quietways"

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Jeremy Corbyn’s bicycle Christmas card – too cool for Yule?

Labour leader's festive message falls flat for some - while others look for hidden messages

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Lord Lawson says cycling is most damaging thing for London since the Blitz

Tory peer also says trying to get people on bikes is age-discriminatory - and gets slapped down

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Call for businesses to counter taxi bike lane opposition

Businesses encouraged to support year long trial to double width of Camden's most popular bike route amid fierce taxi opposition

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New £580m ‘Access’ fund means annual cycle funding remains well short of £10 per head target

Highways England will also invest £100m in cycle facilities on or near the strategic road network

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Bolton Council to urge government to make cycle helmets compulsory

Motion comes about after councillor’s son falls from his bike on his way to work

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Fears that George Osborne’s whiplash clampdown could see cyclists denied justice

Concern that changes to small claims limit and compensation awards will make it harder to secure redress

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Global bicycle ownership halved in 30 years, research shows

Analysing data from 1.25 billion households authors hope the study, which is the first of its kind, could help policymakers

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Let police take law-breaking cyclists to nearest ATM, urges Irish politician

Eoghan Murphy wants on-the-spot fines to be exactly that

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Brighton station and British Transport Police among winners at National Cycle Rail Awards

Record 38 million journeys combining bike and train were made last year

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Government backs British bid for UCI Road World Championships

Flagship event was specifically mentioned in today's Comprehensive Spending Review

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What does the Comprehensive Spending Review say about cycling?

Government backs Road Worlds Bid, Cycle to Work safe ... for now

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Police investigate threat to “execute” council staff over cycleway

Message left on Post-It note following heated drop-in session regarding scheme in Bearsden

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Is chancellor George Osborne set to axe the Cycle to Work scheme?

Rumours that Comprehensive Spending Review will end salary sacrifice schemes; Chris Boardman puts case for cycling

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Transport minister says that cyclists are more dangerous to “commuters” than drivers

Fellow peer says problem ‘seems to be getting worse’

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Bikeability cycle training scheme for children likely to be hit by government cuts

Sustrans reiterates demand that 25 per cent of transport spending be dedicated to the Local Sustainable Transport Fund

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LBC reporter branded “liar” by London Cycling Commissioner maintains most riders shun new Cycle Superhigway

Theo Usherwood insists only 4 in 10 riders he saw this morning used segregated infrastructure

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London Cycling Commissioner brands rush hour lorry ban debate a ‘distraction’

Andrew Gilligan says more protected bike routes, better lorry design and crackdowns on dangerous operators would be more effective

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Radio spat between London’s cycling commissioner and ‘lying’ reporter over cycle superhighway use

Spat rumbles on as both sides accuse the other of fabricating figures

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“Dysfunctional, dangerous, dirty, congested, and polluting” – City unveils radical plan for Bank Junction

Damning verdict issued as plans unveiled for radical overhaul of junction at heart of Square Mile

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Boris Johnson’s commitment to cycling wins him an unlikely fan – Green Party’s Jenny Jones

Pair have clashed on cycle safety, but Green Assembly Member admires mayor for overcoming opposition

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Boris Johnson: I won’t “bully or coerce” people into cycling, or commit to £10 per head per year

While 93 MPs surveyed want on average cycling spend of £26 per person per year, one contender for Tory leadership wouldn't be drawn on a figure

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13,000-signature End Lorry Danger petition delivered to London’s City Hall

Organised by LCC, petition calls for rush hour lorry ban among other things

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Seven-figure settlement for Mary Bowers, who inspired Times cycle safety campaign

31-year-old remains "minimally conscious" four years after horrific crash

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Influential MPs call on Chancellor to save cycle funding

The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group writes to George Osborne urging him to save cycle funding from budget cuts

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Mini Holland opponents boast of wasting taxpayers’ money with legal challenge

E17 Streets For All say Waltham Forest's defence costs will reduce money available for cycling scheme

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