Government

US Secretary of State John Kerry keen to get back on bike … but David Letterman less so

Kerry reveals how crash in which he broke his leg happened

Government needs to urgently review private car access in new developments or face gridlock, warns campaign

Campaign for Better Transport says we don't need to resort to sprawling suburbs to tackle housing shortage

Dublin to make city centre car free, aims for 15 per cent cycling share

Irish capital has seen journeys by bike more than double since 2006 but wants more growth

Boris Johnson aims to slash London road casualties by half in next 5 years

Number of bike riders killed in collisions involving large vehicles remains a huge concern, admits TfL

Cycling Minister confirms cycle network will be built around HS2 – but says it won’t be the long distance cycle track suggested by Boris Johnson

Meanwhile campaigners warn at the current rate of progress it will take 50 years to double cycling in the UK

Cycling loses £23m of money pledged to improve infrastructure in latest round of government cuts

Cycle City Ambition budget suffers as the Department for Transport makes significant cuts to its budget

More Londoners cycling and serious casualties down, says TfL

Number of cyclists on capital's roads highest since turn of Millennium according to new figures

London Assembly votes for full audit of Garden Bridge – concerns include cycling ban

Assembly members vote 11 to 3 to urge Boris Johnson to hold inquiry - and call on TfL to withdraw funding

London Cycle Challenge aims to get more people cycling in capital

Prizes for organisations and individuals on offer from Evans and Time Out in TfL initiative

Bec Hill Climb in crowdfunding appeal as soaring road closure costs threaten cycling event’s future

Fears that event founded six decades ago could be "priced out of existence"

Edinburgh must act before an “inevitable” fatality on its tram tracks, say solicitors

Law firm says they are dealing with almost 100 cycling claims including broken legs, collarbones and teeth from falls on tram lines

US Secretary of State John Kerry airlifted to hospital after French Alps cycling crash

Kerry has been seen riding regularly over the border in Switzerland during Iran nuclear talks in Lausanne

Anti-car campaigner who wants 50% journeys by bike to run for London Mayor

Rosalind Readhead, of Ban Private Cars in London, says she is frustrated over a lack of action on dangerous pollution spikes

Fresh Garden Bridge concerns centre on tender process

"Back to front" process used to secure Heatherwick Studio's appointment, says critic

Nottingham sets out plans for £6.1 million cycling spend

East Midlands city unveils proposals including three "cycle corridors"

DfT figures reveal that cyclists rode further in 2014 – but drivers drove further too

Cycling growth seen in London, the South-East and the North-East

Motorcycle campaigners postpone Cycle Superhighway demo ahead of talks with Westminster Council

Motorcycle Action Group opposed plans to segregated infrastructure, though insists it is "sympathetic" to cyclists' needs

Cycling Scotland’s new campaign says Give Everyone Cycle Space – but is it enough room? (+ video)

New video seems to suggest an arm's length is enough ... and there's barely a car in sight

Lance Armstrong helped USPS overcome negative PR caused by Cliff from Cheers, claim his lawyers

$40m backing of disgraced cyclist's team was worth $140m to government, says defence team

German government uses Darth Vader to promote bike helmet use

Star Wars villain - and cinema's most famous helmet wearer - appears on billboards in major cities

Leeds-Bradford cycle superhighway row continues as campaigners say designs changed without their knowledge

CityConnect says designs may have been misinterpreted and has begun a review of the plans

Royal Parks continues opposition to Boris Johnson’s Cycle Superhighway plans

Government agency's demand for routing away from Birdcage Walk could mean no segregation on key section

Plans to increase parking in new developments could lead to “traffic hell” in London

"How congested is my road" map shows predicted increase in traffic of up to 50% in London if plans given go-ahead

Only one in six MPs signed up to support cycling before the election

Disappointing response to CTC's Vote Bike campaign may be due to database error, however

All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group seeks new members, while patron Ben Bradshaw enters Labour leadership contest

The Parliamentary cycle campaign group asks new MPs to sign up after Julian Huppert was not re-elected

Southwark Council warned TfL that longer route will make riders avoid Cycle Superhighway

Works progressing on originally planned route despite council's belief people will use direct route instead

Robert Goodwill reappointed minister for cycling

Scarborough MP back at Department for Transport following Conservatives general election win

Eric Pickles’ replacement could be great news for cycling, say campaigners

Pro-cycling MP Greg Clark takes over at Department for Communities and Local Government

Tandem ban lifted in Japan’s Aichi prefecture

Elderly and blind or partially sighted people benefit from rule change

Waltham Forest Mini Holland scheme the first to break ground – and it’s ahead of schedule

But other schemes under threat