Government

NSW roads minister says cyclists should be licensed and banned from some roads – for their own safety

Minister Duncan Gay reacts to recent spate of serious injuries and deaths of cyclists in Australian state

DfT launches road sign consultation – with strong focus on cycling infrastructure

Planned changes including low-level traffic signals and removing feeder lanes to ASLs

David Cameron says “this is a cycling nation” – as DfT stats reveal bike use falling across England

Old adage that "a week is a long time in politics" still holds true in 2014

N Yorks launches Think! Bike campaign to warn motorists to look out for people on two wheels

Initiative follows big increase in motorcyclist fatalities and cyclists flocking to area ahead of Tour de France

Scottish Road Share campaign steers presumed liability law towards Parliament

Road safety group look to introduce European-style strict liability legislation to Scottish civil law

£2 million from Local Sustainable Transport Fund for nine projects across England

Schemes in Tyne & Wear and West Yorkshire take three quarters of the money between them

More MEPs from UK than any other country voted against EU safer lorry proposals

Nigel Farage and fellow UKIP MEPs - past and present - led opposition to revised rules partly designed to protect cyclists and pedestrians

MEPs vote overwhelmingly in favour of safer lorries

Rounder cabs to reduce severity of injuries, improve driver visibility and reduce blind spots

Government urged to restrict use of cars as report says air pollution causes 30,000 premature deaths a year

Authors call for shift in transport policy, Sustrans says people being "posioned" by neighbours' exhaust fumes

Chris Boardman welcomes report on inactivity epidemic – but bashes government’s inactivity on cycling

"How many reports do we need?" asks British Cycling policy guru

Prioritise walking and cycling to halt UK’s inactivity epidemic, urges Parliamentary commission

All-Party Commission on Physical Activity's report calls on party leaders to draw up National Action Plan to tackle crisis

‘THINK! Cyclist’ safety poster campaign returns after DfT deems first run last year a success

Poster campaign to run in five cities, but did it change driver behaviour first time round?

Mail on Sunday slams MPs claiming cycling allowance of 20p a mile – we take a close look at the figures

Six MPs claimed a total of less than £150 in 2012/13 - 6,000 times lower than the £880,000 claimed for motoring

Derby closed road cycle track scrapped due to legal row over nature reserve (+ video)

Wildlife campaigners celebrate after council says project no longer financially viable; "a big missed opportunity" says Sustrans

Harrogate councillors clash over whether more should be done to transform town into cycling haven

Lib Dems and Tories on council go head to head over spending money to make cycling safer in town

TfL commissioner admits underspend of cycling budget is “an embarrassment”

Sir Peter Hendy tells London Assembly Transport Committee that mayor is pressing TfL hard to "get some stuff on the ground"

Enfield, Kingston and Waltham Forest get £30m each to become Mini-Hollands

Three London boroughs share £90m funding, cash also for five shortlisted boroughs that missed out

Yorkshire’s pothole crisis: £1 billion of repairs needed, but Tour de France route being fixed

Under-funded councils desperate for more money for road maintenance

£300m to be spent on making 33 of London’s most dangerous junctions safer for cyclists & pedestrians

Boris Johnson & TfL announce programme that will see "60s relic" gyratories scrapped & segregated cycle lanes introduced

Amsterdam brings forward bike-friendly measures as cycling continues to grow

Narrow streets and overcrowded cycle racks struggling to cope with volume of cyclists

Barclays Bank paid nothing toward south-west Boris Bike expansion

£10 million cost funded by taxpayers and boroughs, but Barclays still gets branding

Cyclists’ organisations unite against ‘stay back’ stickers

"A sticking plaster solution" to cycling safety, say groups including CTC & London Cycling Campaign

£25,000 government storm cash will bring Tour Series back to Aberystwyth to kick-start tourist season

Council says bringing event back for 4th year will show storm-battered town is "open for business"

Chris Boardman: “Helmets not even in top 10 of things that keep cycling safe”

British Cycling policy advisor says it's time to stop distracting helmet arguments and concentrate on real safety issues

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Belfast politician calls for flags and mural ban during Giro d’Italia visit

Parties already close to agreeing not to display election posters along route of May's race

Times sportswriter Simon Barnes denounces Derby cycle track

The Times journalist hits out at Derby Council’s ‘possibly illegal’ plans to destroy a nature reserve to make way for a cycle track, harsh words for British Cycling too

Bodmin council admits getting more people to cycle, walk and take public transport is ‘unrealistic’ – so decides to build another road instead

Only two per cent of people in Bodmin currently cycle or take the bus

Vachery Triathlon organiser claims Surrey County Council reneged on deal to hold event following anti-cycling protests

Brave Events says council demanded 'unachieveable' processes in the wake of petitions to stop Surrey closed-road events

Leaked ‘Plebgate’ email claims Andrew Mitchell continually ignored Downing St bicycle rules

Officer sought guidance from higher up over government chief whip's repeated refusal to use side gate

Last ditch petition to deny funding to Derby cycle track

The controversial cycle track which is to be built on The Sanctuary wildlife reserve faces further opposition from conservation groups