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“Immediate” safety changes announced for killer junction in Holborn

Southampton Row and Theobald's Road junction to be made safer for cyclists in wake of latest fatality

Criticism of £100,000 ‘Grass covered’ bike stands built ‘to keep seats dry’

"We are concerned about that amount of money. Had it been a secure lock-up for bikes, no problem, but to me this just looks like a bike-rack with a roof on it.”

Protesters demand urgent action on dangerous London junctions

Hundreds gathered near Holborn to demand action

Scotland’s active travel minister criticised – for not wearing a helmet while cycling

Green Party politician Patrick Harvie says wearing a helmet makes him feel as though he is competing in an extreme sport

Cyclists could face £1,000 fine if caught riding in pedestrianised zones

Anyone caught cycling in the areas would be handed an on the spot fine of £100 and could be given the higher penalty if they go to court

Nottinghamshire among local authorities preparing bids for Mini Holland cash

Stapleford chosen as town that could benefit most from DfT funding; elsewehere, Crawley Oxford and Shrewsbury also among candidates

Cyclists and pedestrians face four-week ban from area around Glasgow climate change summit

Glasgow City Council says restrictions needed for security reasons as SEC hosts COP26 summit in November

Camden cycle lane voted through despite Conservative claim road was “Too steep” for it

Councillors had claimed schoolkids won’t use protected bike lane due to gradient averaging 3.5% – but local schools back the infrastructure

Shedgate, the Manchester edition: Planning permission likely to be refused for bike shed – since it would create ‘visual clutter’

Resident says council planner’s response is “Ridiculous” and reflects “A real lack of joined-up thinking”

Benches better than cycle lanes, claims councillor

'The current proposals in respect of cycle lanes which are continuing to cause a huge amount of local concern and distress amongst the public'

Huge boost to active travel in Scotland as SNP and Greens pledge to spend nearly £60 per person per year

Massive hike in budget for walking and cycling revealed in shared policy document published today

Council threatens legal action against councillor who cut down vegetation blocking path

Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council says action by Green councillor could constitute criminal damage

Parish council calls in police to oversee bike rack installation amid protest fears

Residents accused the council of being a 'dictatorship'...

‘Traffic is not a force of nature’ Boris Johnson praises success of Low Traffic Neighbourhood and cycle schemes

"For decades we mourned that children no longer played in the street. Now once again, in some places, they do"

Cycle safety in focus as Highway Code changes revealed, including setting out hierarchy of road users

Government also announces £338 million for cycling and walking schemes across England

Liverpool’s climate emergency chief decides to rip out pop-up cycle lane

#BikeIsBest says “deeply worrying” development calls into question council’s commitment to tackling climate change

Jacob Rees-Mogg used racist term in House of Commons during swipe at “lunatic” cycle lane plans

Commons Leader also asked to apologise for “extremely offensive racist term” used in answer on Southport bike lanes

Cycling UK accuse government of missing ‘golden opportunity’ to ensure there are less cars on the roads

“At the start of the Plan’s development, Grant Shapps spelled out his vision of a world in which ‘we will use our cars less’. But we still don’t know how much less, or by when.”

“Not a good use of public money”: minister says council who ripped up pop-up cycle lane can’t bid for more active travel funding

The cycling minister tells West Sussex County Council it can't bid more for funds this year after ripping out a popular pop-up lane last year

Plans for new Lidl store rejected because they fail to consider pedestrians and cyclists

Chris Boardman has praised the "embedded commitment to change" from Salford Council that saw the proposal turned down because it wouldn't "sit sympathetically" with the area

Hackney Council collects £2.7 million from drivers who breached LTN rules

Analysis revealed that 82 per cent of the drivers who were fined didn’t even live in the borough

Minister repeats there is no prospect of requiring cyclists to be licensed as ‘Mr Loophole’ lawyer Nick Freeman continues to push his petition

Licensing would deter many from cycling, and costs and complexity of system would outweigh benefits, says Baroness Vere

Government to roll out Mini Holland schemes beyond London

Around a dozen local authorities outside the capital will share £239 million to boost cycling and walking

Government tells councils it won’t fund painted cycle lanes

Department for Transport reiterates that it will only pay for segregated infrastructure as it invites fresh applications for funding

Councillor claims planned Surrey Bike Park could attract child molesters

Remarks made in meeting about private company taking over BMX track at Ranmore Common

MPs and peers launch inquiry ahead of new Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking will host three evidence sessions

Edinburgh Transport Chief defends scheme helping ’45 per cent of residents’ without a car

"45 per cent of the people in this city do not have access to a car - so when we only have policies that support car use, what we’re essentially saying is that 45 per cent don’t matter - well, they matter to me."

Canal and River Trust urge cyclists to stay below 8mph on towpaths

Automated signs will give anyone cycling below 8mph a 'Thank You' message while faster cyclists will be told to '#StayKindSlowDown'.

Majority of people support building more segregated cycle lanes, new research finds

The study looked at what would get more people riding bikes, and what they felt the biggest barriers were...

E-bikes finally coming to London’s Santander Cycles hire fleet from next year

Idea was first mooted in 2013; could expansion of hiring zone see it expand to hillier parts of capital?