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E-bike proposals “a huge safety risk” says Cycling UK and would “blur the line between e-bikes and electric motorbikes”

Electrical Safety First also expresses concern as government acknowledges risk of “more severe battery fires”

Councillor urges delivery riders to learn the Highway Code to ward off licensing or insurance rules that would have a “detrimental impact” on cycling

The comments came after a Glasgow councillor proposed bringing in new licensing and insurance rules for cyclists to tackle with traffic offenders

Tory MP claims pedicabs have turned parts of London into the “Wild West”

A bill to regulate pedicabs in London had its second-reading in the House of Commons and has drawn unanimous support from MPs

Brighton & Hove City Council rejects Tory demand for five-fold increase in cycle hangar fees

Conservative councillors claimed subsidy for bike parking facilities would be better spent on frontline services.

Cyclists welcome 24-mile cycleway along HS2 as West Midlands mayor aims to enable cycling and walking as “natural first choice for short journeys”

The construction roads and maintenance pathways of HS2 are to be repurposed for a “continuous, high-quality active travel route”

Cycle lanes grow in popularity once they are installed, study finds – but policymakers warned that “paternalistic” promotion of active travel schemes heightens opposition

The report called on policymakers to “pre-bunk common misconceptions” about cycle lanes, while noting the failure to “join the dots” between active travel projects and climate action

Emily Bridges accuses Rishi Sunak of “normalising violence against trans people”, as she prepares for British Cycling legal challenge

Bridges claims British Cycling’s decision to ban transgender women from female events “violated” her human rights, but conceded that “elite sport is over for me”

Family of pensioner killed in pavement collision with cyclist on “electric bicycle” call for tougher laws to punish riders who kill or cause serious injuries

The Department for Transport replied saying there are "already strict laws in place for cyclists", as West Midlands Police confirms bike seized and cyclist "assisting with our enquiries"

“Where are the cyclists?” Councillor questions “low numbers” on cycle superhighway – but Chris Boardman praises “exemplar” of cycling infrastructure

“The infrastructure has to be there for the journeys people are going to make. In Holland it took decades to create the cycling culture it has now,” the local authority’s transport director said in response to concerns over the cycleway’s use

Cyclist threatened with €13 million fine and two years in prison over bike shed, forcing her to give up cycling

Siobhán Kelly was accused of “unauthorised development” by Dublin City Council after installing a small shed used to store bikes and her mother’s wheelchair in her front garden

New “car-free” Brompton factory facing delays as traffic authority calls on bike brand to consider those with “no choice but to drive”

The folding bike manufacturer’s proposed eco-friendly headquarters features no car parking spaces and aims to encourage staff and visitors to cycle, walk, and use public transport – but National Highways has objected to the scheme four times in a year

Government falsely claimed it blocked low-traffic schemes, documents suggest

Papers obtained by a campaign group taking legal action over cuts to active travel budget show Active Travel England deemed council applications to be insufficiently ambitious to receive funding, and transport secretary Mark Harper had no role in decision

MPs call for urgent changes for victims of road violence

Debate follows on from report into the issue of road justice, as MPs heard "harrowing stories" and highlighted the "number of appalling cases of road violence with insufficient consequences for the perpetrators"

“Cycle to work schemes are sucking the lifeblood out of cycle shops”: Bike shops tell Parliamentary Committee of “need for urgent systemic change” to Cycle to Work scheme

The Association of Cycle Traders was joined by figures from Balfe's Bikes and JE James to meet with MPs, two months on from Cycle to Work provider Cyclescheme preventing retailers from charging additional fees on bikes purchased under the scheme

How to save a Low Traffic Neighbourhood: Overcoming hecklers, “dodgy” data, and political intrigue as councillors prevent early scrapping of active streets trial

At a meeting disrupted by anti-LTN activists, councillors voted in favour of retaining the Exeter trial, after cycling and walking campaigners criticised a “flawed” and “biased” report suggesting the scheme could be abandoned

Politician slams “cop out” as Ireland’s cross-border Tour de France bid scrapped amid funding issues and political uncertainty at Stormont

The Grand Départ bid, which was criticised by active travel campaigners in Northern Ireland, has been withdrawn due to the lack of a functioning government – but one MLA says the project should still go ahead to leave a “lasting cycling legacy”

Seven out of ten people say they never ride a bike, as safer roads – not more cycle lanes – viewed as key to encouraging cycling, new national travel study finds

According to the government’s National Travel Attitudes Study, almost half of people in England don’t cycle due to safety concerns, while those who regularly use a bike are more likely to be middle class and middle aged

Scathing select committee report finds “not enough” communication of Highway Code changes and Department for Transport “not on track” to meet active travel goals

The Public Accounts Committee, which examines the value for money of government projects, concluded the "Department for Transport is not on track to meet its objectives to increase rates of active travel by 2025"

“We warned that voting for these parties would lead to anti-car measures”: 20mph speed limit plan to “really encourage more cycle journeys” slammed as “nuts” and “extremely worrying”

Opposition councillors have fiercely criticised the council’s “out of the blue” proposal to introduce a “default” 20mph limit in residential areas

“Crackpot conspiracy theory” led to government slashing active travel funding

Papers obtained for legal challenge to cuts reveal how misrepresentation of ’15-minute cities’ concept is shaping transport policy at Westminster

Derbyshire potholes claimed to be caused by cycle lane works – but council says they are due to extreme weather

Local resident claims workers installing active travel infrasturcture are making the holes and leaving them unfilled

Government touts Frog Bikes as post-Brexit “success” story, just months on from company blaming Brexit “friction” for £500,000 losses

In February, Frog Bikes said "the day to day issues in fulfilling orders have dominated most of our trade relationships with the EU", but the bike brand has now spoken of being able to "envision expanded exports to countries like Singapore and Canada"

Christmas is RUINED… by a cycle lane: Traders blame the “most disappointing” Christmas Market on a key cycling route

The new organisers claimed that Oxford deserved a better Christmas Market — one without a cycle lane splitting it into two

Sportive forced to relocate due to “dangerous” roads which have led to cyclist injuries… but council classifies the roads as “low-risk”

The organiser asked the Aberdeenshire Council if he could fix the roads himself, but was told that that’d be against the law

Mandatory hi-vis for cyclists a “timely proposal” coming up to Christmas, say councillors

“They have to have a bit of respect for our laws here,” said a Limerick councillor, while another claimed that it is wrong to “put the blame on motorists”

Cycling group slams “embarrassing” halting of “best bang for buck investment in transport” as New Zealand minister orders pause on cycling schemes

Simeon Brown has claimed the projects, which involve investing in cycling and walking infrastructure, are "unnecessary" and "wasting taxpayers' money"

“There is a proven way to improve the health of a nation”: Concerning obesity statistics spark calls for greater promotion of cycling and walking

West Midlands walking and cycling commissioner Adam Tranter pointed out that active travel has the "added benefits of saving people money and fitting into existing routines"

“Cyclists deserve far greater priority”: Former council leader calls on local authority to fix broken roads after pothole crash put him in hospital

The former Labour leader and cyclist spent four nights in hospital after his crash and noted that the pothole had been known to the council for months

Scottish Government urged to spend more on public transport and less on cycling

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport councillors claim “sense of balance” lost as country spends record levels on active travel

Council set to scrap £100k leisure cycling route – after bike riders branded it a “waste of money”

Campaigners said plan for route in west Harrogate was “not sensible because it would not make a meaningful difference to the cycle network”