Government

Minister admits current active travel funding not enough to meet government’s own goals

Lucy Frazer says £4.4 billion is needed to hit 2025 target – current budget is £3.7 billion

“Don’t give it air time. Don’t answer stupid questions”: Chris Boardman shuts down cycling registration ‘debate’

"I just focus on the fact that we know, regardless of the headlines, 70 per cent of people want to see more cycling and walking – even if it requires road space giving over"

New Conservative government could scrap Active Travel England, Boris Johnson’s transport advisor warns

Andrew Gilligan told a fringe event at the Tory conference that he fears Liz Truss could water down the government’s commitment to cycling and walking

Drivers need to be freed from “burden and tyranny” of owning cars, cycling campaigner tells Labour conference

London Cycling Campaign’s Ashok Sinha told the fringe event that cuts to Transport for London’s budget were “bonkers”

Active travel to be “first choice for our daily journeys,” says minister

Department for Transport Minister Lucy Frazer reaffirms commitment to cycling and walking

“I’ve never seen anything like it”: Cyclists hospitalised by loose gravel crash seek compensation from council

Three Tamworth Cycling Club riders were left badly injured, one in critical care, and with an estimated £10,000 worth of damage after the crash on a road the council admits was scheduled for repairs

Cycle lane and double yellow lines scheme in Great Yarmouth divides local residents

Norfolk County Council also wants to introduce a weighbridge to stop large vehicles from using Jellicoe Road

Cycling levels dropped in England because “short-sighted councils pulled out protected lanes”

“More people are turning to cycling for shorter journeys to help make ends meet, but they need the safety that dedicated cycle lanes bring,” says Cycling UK

“I think more people came to my birthday party”: Cyclists react to ‘road tax’ and licence petition getting… 262 signatures; Lotto-Soudal take on DiCaprio; Cav on puncture duty; Liz Truss talks speed limits; Vuelta summit finish + more on the live blog

It's Thursday 1st September?! Where did that go? Dan Alexander will be taking a long hard look at the calendar trying to work that one out... oh, and doing your live blog updates

Liz Truss “looking forward to working with cycling community” and will build new infrastructure, supporters claim

What would Liz Truss as PM look like for cyclists?

Cyclists WON’T need number plates — Grant Shapps again insists “we’re not going to do number plates”

After two weeks of firefighting by the Department for Transport, Shapps addressed the issue and described himself as a "very keen enthusiast" cyclist, if "not a mamil"

Rishi Sunak “an avid supporter of cycling” claim his supporters

Just last week they were hailing him as “the most pro-driver chancellor in history”

Department for Transport assures MP it has no intention to make cyclists carry number plates and insurance

Selaine Saxby, co-chair ofAll Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling & Walking, said her WhatsApp “lit up” when Grant Shapps’ comments emerged last week

GPs to prescribe cycling to “ease the burden” on NHS

£12.7 million funding will go towards adult cycling training, free bike loans, as well as walking and cycling mental health groups

Rishi Sunak pledges to “stop war on motorists” and review LTNs

Tory leadership contender’s supporters applaud him as the “most pro-driver chancellor in history”

128

“No plans to introduce registration plates” for cyclists, insists Grant Shapps

“This is not a plan which is somehow going after cyclists,” Transport Secretary maintains

Sustrans: Next Prime Minister must commit to long-term active travel funding

Sustainable transport charity warns that without adequate cash, roads will continue to be source of “frustration and pollution”

“Grant Shapps should be congratulated”: Frothing talk shows and Mr Loophole discuss number plates for cyclists

How Grant Shapps' pledge to enforce tougher rules on bike riders was reported in print and broadcast media

Confusion as Grant Shapps now says he is “not attracted to bureaucracy” of number plates for cyclists

"I'm not attracted to the bureaucracy of registration plates. That would go too far," the Transport Secretary said in another interview yesterday

Grant Shapps: Cyclists should have number plates, be insured and subject to speed limits

Transport Secretary pledges tougher rules on bike riders as part of current legal review

125

New protected bike lanes will benefit both cyclists and businesses, Camden Council says

“We might lose some business, but we will be able to save more lives,” said one local trader

Pothole that caused 75-year-old cyclist to crash not deemed a “critical safety defect” by council

“It makes me wonder how they judge ‘critical’. How are they able to say in advance that a child on a bike might not break his or her neck by cycling over this?”

Westminster starts removing hire e-bikes from central London streets on safety grounds

Council says dumped bikes create dangerous “obstacle course” for pedestrians – and pledges that money raised from hire firms will be spent on cycling infrastructure

“Where is the effort being put into dangerous driving which kills, maims and destroys lives?”: All the reaction to government plan to introduce death by dangerous cycling law

New legislation to be included in the Transport Bill which will begin its passage through Parliament later this year

Cyclists call for resignation of hit-and-run councillor (includes video)

Jersey City councillor Amy DeGise failed to stop after striking a delivery cyclist – and only reported the incident six hours later

Transport for London accused of “breaking promises” after funding for cycle training cut

Hundreds of cycling instructors in the city face losing their jobs following TfL’s decision to suspend funding ‘until further notice’

Council stands firm against vandals and votes to keep low-traffic neighbourhoods

Since introduction last year, the Oxford low-traffic scheme has been targeted by a vocal opposition, including one incident which saw a bollard set on fire

Cycling in London up a quarter since 2019 as TfL aims to get more people in the saddle

Particularly strong growth at weekends as focus shifts to getting more women and members of ethnic minorities riding bike

Wales set to reduce default speed limit to 20mph in residential areas

The proposed new law is to be voted on by the Welsh Parliament today and is expected to pass comfortably

“Protect those most at risk”: Highway Code changes promoted as government launches ‘Travel Like You Know Them’ campaign

One of the major criticisms of January's updated Highway Code was the lack of publicity to inform the public