Government

Plan to permanently pedestrianise heart of Bristol city centre to be put to council for approval

Bristol City Council is to request funding for the project, with a senior transport planner saying it will encourage cycling and walking, reduce air pollution and make more street space available for commercial and cultural events

Analysis shows nearly a third of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have been scrapped

The LTNs are removed sometimes without any local consultation

Chancellor urged to open up Cycle to Work Scheme to lower-paid and self-employed workers

People earning at or near the National Minimum Wage, as well as those who work for themselves, cannot currently enjoy scheme’s benefits

More than 100 cycling and walking projects across England to share £200 million in funding

Investment overseen by Active Travel England will also see £35 million spent on upgrades to the National Cycle Network

Anti-LTN candidate elected mayor despite five-year ban for “corrupt and illegal practices”

Lutfur Rahman has been elected mayor of Tower Hamlets in London, a post he was removed from seven years ago following multiple breaches of electoral law

Voters targeted on Facebook with anti-low traffic neighbourhood ads

As Britain goes to the polls, candidates try to win support by opposing moves to cut traffic – and in some cases, also by spreading fake news

Son of cyclist left brain damaged in lorry crash urges people to respond to cycle lane consultation

Joshua Brandwood wants separated infrastructure on M6 link road in Lancashire where his father sustained life-changing injury

“This will kill people”: Proposed Highway Code changes will allow self-driving car users to watch TV

The interim measures, which are set to come into effect in the summer, also include making insurance companies, not individual motorists, responsible for crashes involving self-driving cars

Plan for compulsory e-bike insurance in Spain faces fierce opposition

If Spain were to adopt the proposal, it would be one of the only territories in the world to have a mandatory insurance law for pedal assist bicycles of any type

No plans to introduce specific offence of using mobile phone while cycling, says minister

Baroness Vere tells House of Lords: “It is really important that we do not demonise all cyclists”

‘Crass and insensitive’ front page slammed after ‘Adolf Hitler’ signs bike lane petition

Petitions for and against the return of a Hove cycle lane have been plagued by the use of fake names, including Hitler and Mo Salah

Councillor leaked confidential security information during row over Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

Anti-cycleway campaigner Joanna Biddolph has apologised for potentially putting fellow councillors in danger, a year after a death threat was made against politicians supporting bike lanes and LTNs in Chiswick

Conservative mayoral candidate warns of cycle lane “traffic chaos”… using photo from Canada

Croydon Conservatives' campaign page against a proposed segregated cycle lane uses a photo from 5,000 miles away in Vancouver

Life in prison for causing death by careless driving while under the influence: Attorney General tells Parliament plans to increase maximum penalty

Currently the maximum prison sentence a court can impose for the offence is 14 years

Sadiq Khan admits Transport for London funding crunch means it is “extremely difficult” to make Holborn Gyratory safer for cyclists

Two cyclists have lost their lives on Holborn Gyratory within the past six months

Snake Pass to reopen from tomorrow – with 20mph speed limit

Peak District road has been closed for a month due to landslip

Active Travel minister told children not to cycle on “terrible” local roads

Trudy Harrison, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary responsible for cycling, says that better infrastructure and a “cultural change” is needed to encourage women, children and disabled people to cycle

Cycling UK says government’s Spring Statement is a “sticking plaster for the problems we face today”

The charity’s head of campaigns Duncan Dollimore said the statement “demonstrates little vision on how to solve our transport problems”

Fox News meltdown as Joe Biden goes for a bike ride

Donald Trump's son Eric appeared on the TV channel to blast the President for "riding a beach cruiser" despite threat of "world war three"

UN adopts resolution promoting cycling to fight climate change… proposed by Turkmenistan’s cycling-mad outgoing dictator

The resolution tabled by Turkmenistan's authoritarian government calls for the "integration of bicycles" worldwide to increase road safety and reduce emissions

MP urges the government to help make Oxford’s roads safer for cyclists

Lib Dem MP Layla Moran said government money was “desperately needed” to “avoid any more senseless deaths”, after two cyclists were killed in Oxford less than a month apart

It’s not just cyclists loving the Snake Pass closure – local residents do too thanks to the peace and quiet

Cyclists set to take to iconic Peak District road again this week despite Derbyshire County Council insisting they are banned too

Dame Sarah Storey replaces Chris Boardman as Greater Manchester active travel commissioner

Boardman left the role in January to head newly-launched government body Active Travel England

Petition to amend road traffic legislation to refer to ‘collisions’ and not ‘accidents’

Campaigners have called on the Government to change the default language in the Road Traffic Act and other legislation to refer to collisions, not accidents

Closure of Snake Pass to bike riders described as an ‘anti-cyclist decision dressed up cheaply as Health and Safety’

Derbyshire County Council announced that cyclists and walkers would also be banned from the Peak District climb after it was temporarily closed to motorists last month due to landslides

Rule-breaking cyclists ‘treated the same as drug dealers, street drinkers and prostitutes’, says councillor

Dorset councillor Roland Tarr called for a ban on cycling along Weymouth’s esplanade to be dropped and for bike lanes to be introduced

Government rejects calls for cyclists to be required to use a bell

The Department for Transport stressed, while using a bell is recommended, there are other ways for cyclists to make their presence known

Andy Burnham accuses Boris Johnson of “playing dishonest politics” over Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone plans

Burnham also called for clarity regarding the government’s plans for low emissions zones, after the Prime Minister said “it is totally wrong to impose measures thoughtlessly”

Bedford cycling ban to remain despite consultation showing most people want it scrapped

Deputy mayor accused of ignoring evidence after recommending council keep PSPO in place for three more years

Cyclists could soon be allowed to proceed at red lights as Colorado lawmakers consider bill

The 'Idaho Stop' bill would change the rules for cyclists at stop signs and traffic lights "to make people safer"