Government

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?

North-South divide in uptake of Fix Your Bike vouchers

Government figures reveal people in London, South East and South West were most likely to take up £50 voucher offer

Traffic monitoring group slammed after telling cyclists not to ride at night

The hastily deleted post was called 'obscene' with people pointing out commuters can't always choose when they ride; SWT now say the tweet was sent in error

Ed Miliband only ‘mastered’ riding a bicycle aged 50

He also admitted he 'resisted' using an adult tricycle in case he was photographed on it

Chris Boardman appointed Greater Manchester’s first Transport Commissioner

Boardman has been working as the walking and cycling commissioner since 2017

Hull City Council deploys smart technology to improve cyclist safety

Intelligent studs will sense riders approaching and illuminate to alert motorists

Centre of Paris to become a huge low traffic neighbourhood

Through motor traffic to be banned from centre of French capital by end of next year

Shedgate: Planning officers “got it wrong” says Leicester mayor

“Providing a space to store bikes is going to be increasingly important,” says Sir Peter Soulsby

Fix Your Bike scheme reported to have closed with only 4 in 5 vouchers released

400,000 vouchers have been issued under £25m scheme to get unused bikes back on the road

Southampton bike lane to be ripped out after Tories win control of council

New administration also set to review Labour’s transport plan which had heavy focus on active travel

Huge potholes force drivers onto ‘opposite side of road’

"I am amazed the council have not classed the area as dangerous"

What “Golden Age for Cycling”? The English council spending least on active travel is home to Boris Johnson’s constituency

Hillingdon Council spent just 20 pence per person on cycling and walking last year according to figures obtained by Cycling UK

London cyclists better off shouting than using bell, says transport minister

Baroness Vere tells House of Lords debate: “The government are not about to mandate bells on bicycles”

Complaint rejected that councillor insulted COVID victims by saying losing bike lanes would be a “tragedy”

Green Party politician had been speaking in favour of keeping temporary facility in Brighton & Hove

London council set to remove emergency cycle lanes and low traffic neighbourhoods

Report for Harrow Council recommends scrapping active travel measures following six-month review

Gammons roasted on Twitter over anti-LTN video

UKIP candidate for Mayor of London unaware that power to remove them lies with boroughs, not mayor

MP complains to BBC over claim that people in low traffic neighbourhoods cannot use their cars

“The least we can expect from a national broadcaster is a basic grasp of the facts,” says Lillian Greenwood in response to Nick Robinson’s comment on Today programme

Kensington & Chelsea Council refuses to reinstate High Street cycle lane

Labour councillors condemn “completely bonkers” decision as London Cycling Campaign calls on Grant Shapps and Sadiq Khan to intervene

Councils across England ignoring government advice to roll out School Streets

As children return to classrooms, research shows only a quarter of councils outside London have School Streets

Dramatic increase in speeding after pop-up cycle lane removed

The number of drivers speeding on Upper Shoreham Road has risen significantly since wands were removed by West Sussex County Council

Sadiq Khan urges council to put back Kensington High Street cycle lane after survey reveals huge local backing

Nearly twice as many residents of borough back protected cycle lane on the road as those who oppose it

“World-first for lorry safety” as Transport for London’s Direct Vision Standard comes into effect

Operators of HGVs being driven on capital's streets without safety permit now face fines

Cycle campaign group urge people not to cycle over safety fears

The 'unusual' plea was made after flood defence works caused a popular cycling route to close without a 'viable safe alternative'

The ‘Roadmap out of lockdown’ – what does it mean for cycling?

Boris Johnson sets out timeline to fully ease restrictions in England – but it could be subject to change