Government

David Cameron tells MPs government will examine city centre lorry ban

Prime Minister meets with APPCG members to discuss safety of cyclists

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Cyclists in Paris allowed to ignore red traffic lights

Relaxation of laws after pilot scheme allowing riders to go straight on or turn right

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Road tax is back – Chancellor announces Vehicle Excise Duty reforms that will see money raised reserved for road improvements

Fuel duty frozen for the rest of the year

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Mayoral candidate Christian Wolmar courts cycling vote… with spoke cards

Wolmar says he'd introduce segregated bike lanes, put cyclists at the heart of every junction redesign, replace Garden Bridge with cycle bridge

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Plans to rip out Hackney cycle lane will stop people from cycling, say campaigners

Current consultation offers no space for cycling options - campaigners say council needs to redesign with residents

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New APPCG co-chair Ruth Cadbury calls for Central London lorry ban

Meanwhile Ben Bradshaw hopes "something meaningful" will come out of planned meeting with David Cameron

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DfT admits “ever increasing problem with pedal cyclist casualties” as serious injuries rise 8 per cent

Road casualty statistics for 2014 highlight alarming trend - but may partly be explained by more people riding

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Goodwill announces work will start on Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy

Cycling Minister also said cycle cities will still successfully deliver their programmes, despite £23m cuts

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£5.8m granted for 92km of strategic cycle routes in East Lancashire

It is hoped the money will help provide alternatives to car travel for local people, as well as boosting tourism

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Chris Boardman to challenge cycling minister Robert Goodwill to double cycling by 2025

British Cycling's policy advisor, Boardman, will challenge the government to make good on pre-election promises

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David Cameron to meet MPs to discuss cycle safety

Ben Bradshaw quizzes PM who agrees to see All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group

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Protests planned for Bank Junction amid calls for London HGV ban

LCC and Stop Killing Cyclists remember latest victims, mayoral candidates differ on banning lorries

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Nearly 3 in 4 lorries stopped by police in London don’t comply with the law

Sustrans condemns figures released on day another cyclist falls victim to tipper truck as "shocking"

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Video: Copenhagen shows us the little details that help make it a great cycling city – reminds us we’ve a long way to go

Hats off to the Danish - even if they keep on making us look bad

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London mayoral hopefuls wade in on cycling debate – and say prioritisation of motor traffic must end

Prospective Labour and Green candidates, Christian Wolmar and Caroline Russell, say more should be done to promote cycling in the capital

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Video: Boris Johnson takes break from cycling home to tell cabbie to “f*ck off”

Mayor’s office and LTDA play down incident in which insults were traded

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US Secretary of State John Kerry keen to get back on bike … but David Letterman less so

Kerry reveals how crash in which he broke his leg happened

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Government needs to urgently review private car access in new developments or face gridlock, warns campaign

Campaign for Better Transport says we don't need to resort to sprawling suburbs to tackle housing shortage

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Dublin to make city centre car free, aims for 15 per cent cycling share

Irish capital has seen journeys by bike more than double since 2006 but wants more growth

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Boris Johnson aims to slash London road casualties by half in next 5 years

Number of bike riders killed in collisions involving large vehicles remains a huge concern, admits TfL

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Cycling Minister confirms cycle network will be built around HS2 – but says it won’t be the long distance cycle track suggested by Boris Johnson

Meanwhile campaigners warn at the current rate of progress it will take 50 years to double cycling in the UK

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Cycling loses £23m of money pledged to improve infrastructure in latest round of government cuts

Cycle City Ambition budget suffers as the Department for Transport makes significant cuts to its budget

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More Londoners cycling and serious casualties down, says TfL

Number of cyclists on capital's roads highest since turn of Millennium according to new figures

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London Assembly votes for full audit of Garden Bridge – concerns include cycling ban

Assembly members vote 11 to 3 to urge Boris Johnson to hold inquiry - and call on TfL to withdraw funding

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London Cycle Challenge aims to get more people cycling in capital

Prizes for organisations and individuals on offer from Evans and Time Out in TfL initiative

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Bec Hill Climb in crowdfunding appeal as soaring road closure costs threaten cycling event’s future

Fears that event founded six decades ago could be "priced out of existence"

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Edinburgh must act before an “inevitable” fatality on its tram tracks, say solicitors

Law firm says they are dealing with almost 100 cycling claims including broken legs, collarbones and teeth from falls on tram lines

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US Secretary of State John Kerry airlifted to hospital after French Alps cycling crash

Kerry has been seen riding regularly over the border in Switzerland during Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne

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Anti-car campaigner who wants 50% journeys by bike to run for London Mayor

Rosalind Readhead, of Ban Private Cars in London, says she is frustrated over a lack of action on dangerous pollution spikes

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Fresh Garden Bridge concerns centre on tender process

"Back to front" process used to secure Heatherwick Studio's appointment, says critic

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