Government

Rail operator faces threat of legal action over broken station cycle security promise

Cambridge City Council considers planning enforcement against Greater Anglia due to thefts at UK's biggest bike parking facility

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Dame Sarah Storey launches Active Travel Interactive Map for Sheffield City Region

Online tool will enable cyclists and walkers tto log problems to help planners develop safer routes

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Warwickshire aims to boost cycle tourism – but campaigners want infrastructure

Tourism agency says hosting major races is boosting county's image as a destination for cycling

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Every child in England could get cycle training if Government doubled £13m funding

“Investing just £18 in each Year 6 student would give every young person the opportunity to develop a lifelong skill that would be good for their health, and also the environment”

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Greenwich Council removes semi-segregated cycle lane – because it was trip hazard to pedestrians

Protective measure had been put in place on Trafalgar Road in East Greenwich

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Chris Boardman hails “a real step forward” as Stretford Cycleway opens (+ video)

Segregated route marks final Cycle City Ambition funding - but Bee Network investment continues

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London’s first Car Free Day is this Sunday – here’s the details

A big part of Central London will be free of motor vehicles; individual boroughs host own events

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Showstoppers from Colnago, Specialized, Cinelli, Condor, Look, Pinarello + more from The Cycle Show

We've had a browse for some of the coolest bikes on display at this year's Cycle Show. There are certainly some crackers...

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Chancellor slammed over “squandered opportunity” to provide funding for cycling

Yesterday's Spending Review outlined where government will splash the cash in 2020/21

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Hounslow Council greenlights revised Cycleway 9 designs for West London (+ must-watch video from Chiswick resident Jeremy Vine)

Route will link Brentford to Kensington Olympia via Chiswick High Road

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Hemel Hempstead PSPO bans defecating, urinating, spitting and … cycling in town centre

Dacorum does its bit for decorum ... we can't complain about some of this, but riding a bike?

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Save Velolife crowdfunder halfway to £15k target inside 24 hours

Funds will be used to fight injunction banning cyclists from cycling cafe

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Private car ownership unsustainable, warns House of Commons committee

Report says urgent action needed to hit climate change targets including encouraging walking and cycling

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City of London issues planning wind guidelines to keep cyclists and pedestrians safe near skyscrapers

Gusts caused by tall buildings can push riders into the path of motor vehicles in extreme cases

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Velolife: Council leader to meet with planning staff and British Cycling over ban on cyclists ‘meeting’ at cycle cafe

Windsor & Maidenhead council leader visited cafe over weekend and discovered a "super little business"

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Council tweets letter explaining Velolife ban – and even its own leader comes out in support of café

Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead publishes letter sent to cycling clubs on Twitter

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Council hits back in Velolife cycle cafe row – cyclists CAN use cafe insists statement… they just can’t “meet” there or congregate outside

Windsor & Maidenhead council says cyclists can use Velolife – they just can’t "meet" there, or congregate outside – so what exactly is a “cyclists meet”?

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Five cycling and walking projects in Scotland to share £60 million in funding

News comes as consultation launched on country's new National Transport Strategy

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City of London draws up cycle tour group code of conduct

Participants on rides will have to dismount on narrow streets at busy times

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Government statistics show no growth in cycling trips in England – though London bucks the trend

Total distance travelled annually by bike has risen 50 per cent since 2002 - but number of journeys remains flat

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Transport for London unveils changes to Chiswick High Road section of planned cycleway

Amended design follows a second consultation on route, work due to start later this year

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Former London cycling commissioner appointed Boris Johnson’s transport advisor

Andrew Gilligan has long been a strong advocate of protected cycleways

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Transport for London looking at taking control of roads where boroughs block cycling infrastructure

Deputy mayor for transport accuses obstructive councils of “holding the city to ransom”

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Cycling UK urges transport secretary to tackle “active travel crisis”

Charity says forthcoming spending review is ideal opportunity to invest more in cycling and walking

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Boris Johnson accused of embellishing bike theft story

Prime Ministerial hopeful’s remarks during leadership debate fail to stand up to scrutiny

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Government to remind retailers and hire firms of law after TV presenter becomes first e-scooter rider to die in UK

Emily Hartridge was killed in a collision at Queen’s Circus roundabout in Battersea on CS8 – currently it is illegal to use e-scooters on the road or the pavement

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Council says it won’t reinstate cycle lanes after road resurfacing — because they put cyclists in danger

Hertfordshire County Council says bike lanes on narrow roads result in more close passes

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Canada’s first bicycle mayor lashes out against helmet law

Susan Stokhof says compulsory helmet laws reflect a failure of government

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Brussels mayor accused of clearing park of homeless refugees before Tour de France

City insists moving rough sleepers on follows complaints by residents but charities disagree

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Pressure mounts on Kensington & Chelsea to explain cycleway “opposition”

Council unable to say how many of the 1,000 people who wrote to it opposed or supported Holland Park scheme

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