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Kingston’s Portsmouth Road cycle tracks finally complete

After a total design overhaul, local cyclists are (generally) happy with the outcome, more than two years after plans were announced

Bikes outnumber cars in Copenhagen traffic for first time

More space could be given over to cyclists in Danish capital

Campaigners call for early ban on dangerous HGVs

Concerned at recent cyclist deaths involving lorries, some are calling for a ban on the most dangerous HGVs to be brought forward from 2020 to 2017

200 people cycle in support of Glasgow’s Bears Way

Ride, which included families and children, came after Scottish transport minister announces taskforce to tackle recent 'bikelash' against protected cycle routes in Scotland

Houses may be demolished in New Zealand to make way for cycleway

Christchurch City Council says alternative routes would mean taking away parking places

All Isle of Wight towns could be 20mph after landmark vote

Towns, villages, schools and residential areas could be made safer under new law

Government must “stop dithering” after High Court air pollution ruling

After a ruling the government's Air Quality Plan has failed to tackle air pollution Cycling UK is calling for a reallocation of £15bn roads fund to walking and cycling

Andrew Gilligan steps up pressure on Sadiq Khan to deliver cycling infrastructure

Ex-cycling commissioner and others launch Human Streets to keep pressure up on City H and TfL

Boris Johnson banned from cycling by security team

Friend says decision is ‘a real irritation’ to the Foreign Secretary

Dutch city Groningen to spend €85 per head each year on cycling (+ video)

Modal share for bicycles already stands at an astonishing 60 per cent

London’s deputy mayor confirms 2017 consultations on long awaited Cycle Superhighways

Val Shawcross tells LCC AGM that plans for routes from Woolwich and Hounslow will be unveiled in New Year

Cycling Scotland conference to look at how to get Scots into the saddle

Scotland's falling cycling levels and recent backlash against protected bike lanes may also be up for debate next week

Westminster City Council “ignoring cycle safety concerns”

In a recent consultation on a major cycle link Westminster Council separated out cycling responses and discounted them, while ignoring 'critical' safety failures raised

Number of cyclists killed on Britain’s roads at record low in 2015

However, DfT says people were cycling less last year

Peterborough council backs down on illegal cycling penalty – after it discovers it doesn’t have the power

Currently, only police can hand out the £100 fines

UK’s first city-wide e-bike hire scheme comes to Exeter

Local co-operative social enterprise Co-bikes launches scheme in Devon city

Petition to save Bears Way nudges 2,000 signatures

A "Complete the Bears Way" petition is edging closer to the 2,400 signatures achieved by an earlier petition to rip the cycle route out

Cycle safety concerns over landmark Poole bridge ignored, says councillor

Three cyclists reportedly suing council over injuries sustained on Twin Sails bridge

New report estimates subterranean cycle route cost at £2.8m

An earlier report, which condemned the Queensbury Tunnel to abandonment, overestimated repair costs by more than £30 million, a new report by campaigners claims

Ayrshire bike lane to be ripped out…for £95,000

Anger that local people weren't consulted over the route, which protected cyclists without removing any motor traffic capacity, means the council must now spend £95k removing it

Leicester exploring parking protected cycle lanes, says city’s mayor

Infrastructure used in N America and Europe reduces risk of cyclists getting doored and separates them from motor vehicles

London’s new cycle highways will be better than before

Deputy Mayor for Transport, Val Shawcross, told road.cc the next generation of cycle infrastructure will benefit everyone, not just cyclists

DfT rejects Cycling UK call to withdraw ‘Hang Back’ video

Charity had urged transport minister to pull controversial footage, but DfT says it has "no plans" to do so

Cycling UK cautiously optimistic that government review of motoring offences and penalties will begin before end of year

New legislation to be brought before parliament in 2017

Sadiq Khan calls for Canary Wharf-Rotherhithe cycling bridge to be brought forward

Mayor outlines proposals for river crossings in east of capital

Pashley bikes coming to London’s cycle hire scheme

Stratford-upon-Avon firm to supply bikes from 2018 as Serco confirmed as operator for five more years

MSP: Small shift to cycling would help cut transport emissions

In a Holyrood debate Scottish MPs called for default 20mph limits in residential areas and around schools, saying it would allow more children to play outside

Man protests bike lane…by rowing on it

Andrew Russell protests a new protected bike track in Ayr by setting up a rowing machine, and inadvertently proves why safe roads are a good thing

Leeds bike path barriers too narrow for bikes to use

Several of Leeds' bike routes, including parts of the National Cycle Network have A frames barriers that are too narrow for many bikes' handlebars to get through

Hampstead demo and judicial review planned against Cycle Superhighway 11

Protesters against planned infrastructure launch £150,000 crowdfunding campaign to fund legal challenge