Government

Boardman: I’d swap Olympic gold for more ordinary Britons cycling

British Cycling launch new campaign at Palace of Westminster

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British Cycling unveils 10-point manifesto urging government to #ChooseCycling

Organisation says target of 10 per cent of trips by bike would save NHS in England and Wales £250m a year

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Boris’s ‘Cycling Revolution’ promise dropped from London Plan – it’s a ‘step change’ now

Latest draft of London Plan sees phrase coined by London's mayor quietly dropped - as well as references to 12 Superhighways

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Cycling casualties up in Q3 2013, reveal latest DfT stats

Year-on-year data show casualties among other types of road users falling at faster rate

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Road to ruin: Councils warn they may have to ignore pothole repairs on some roads

Funding cuts and poor winters mean more defects - but DfT says its up to councils to allocate cash they’re given

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£10,000 grants available to help improve facilities for cyclists in the Peak District

National Park Authority wants to attract more bike riders to the area

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The ‘Cycling Solicitor’: Boris is no friend to cyclists

Mayor of London's 'idle words' about cyclists wearing headphones doing more damage than good, says lawyer

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Minister rejects MP’s call to scrap causing death by careless driving offence due to “misuse” by CPS

Greg Mulholland says law is being "misused" as CPS presses lesser charges to increase chance of conviction

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Members of the House of Lords question the government on cycle safety and funding

Pedestrian safety, bike lights, and the 'vexed question of cycle helmets' all big concerns for peers of the realm

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MPs debate tougher sentences for drivers who kill while banned

Monday's debate brought by MP campaigning for families of Bristol couple killed on tandem ride last year

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Campaign group Stop Killing Cyclists meets with TfL’s Leon Daniels & Andrew Gilligan

Social media protest group says discussion was “challenging, constructive and forthright”

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Chris Boardman slams Government “apathy” on cycling & calls for “commitment” to goals

Sets out four-point basis of plan to get Britain cycling

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Boris Johnson guilty of “massive underspend” on budget for cycling in London, claims Green Assembly Member

Darren Johnson says that money spent by mayor over past six years is £150 million less than that budgeted

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Update on Tour de France Grand Départ – including how the £26.5m budget is being spent

Organsisers TdFHUB2014 Ltd say plans are on time and on budget as they issue progress report

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Derby’s new £27.5m velodrome is in need of a name ahead of its opening later this year

Council hopes to offset some of the building costs by attracting a lucrative corporate sponsor

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New Zealand cyclist safety campaign slammed by campaigners and scientists

Advertising doesn't make people do things they didn't want to already, say opponents

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Lord Berkeley tables amendments to bill giving PCSOs power to fine reflectorless cyclists

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill in final stages in Lords

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Google Glass U-turn in prospect as DfT considers letting drivers use tech device despite safety warnings

Government department confirms it is in talks with tech giant but road safety campaigners warn of more driver distraction

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Scots have abandoned public transport and choose to drive to work instead, census figures reveal

Tiny increase in numbers cycling to work north of the border, but campaigners say infrastructure improvements desperately needed

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1 in 10 London cycling deaths result in driver being jailed, says Evening Standard

Newspaper analyses fatalities from 2010-12 - but is prison the answer, or should drivers be given longer bans instead?

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Welsh minister behind Active Travel Act says routes need to be joined up

Culture and sports minister John Griffiths says existing routes put riders back in position of danger when they end

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Goodwill gesture: DfT pledges £30k to help Fill That Hole

CTC says money promised by minister will go towards revamp of pothole reporting website & launch of Android app

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Bournemouth deputy Mayor promises more seafront cyclist speed enforcement after he’s hit by one during charity running race

Mayor finished race despite injuries but it's the latest in an ongoing battle between cyclists and pedestrians

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Norman Baker calls for ‘ministerial bicycle’ over chauffeur driven car – but is refused

Could use my own bike, says new Home Office minister - but it’s a matter of principle

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Transport Scotland consults on trunk road 20mph zones trial (+ video)

Five communities across the country to benefit - but campaigners say more places need them

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Cycling lessons for Edinburgh HGV drivers

Edinburgh Council follow Islington in prescribing cycling training to help lorry drivers to "empathise with cyclists"

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Bristol speed cameras to be reactivated

More than half of Bristol’s unused speed cameras are to be turned back on as Bristol City Council look to improve the roads for cyclists and pedestrians

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Government plans to roll out traffic courts to deal with low-level driver offences across England and Wales

Ministers say move will free up magistrate's courts to deal with more serious crimes 'that affect community and victims'

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Bristol Cycling Campaign Manifesto’s success sparks council debate

Petition breaches 3,500 signatures and will be presented to council in Spring, while Road Safety Summit discusses speed limit changes and lightless cyclists

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NIMBG – Not in My Back Graveyard: Plea not to build cycle path alongside cemetery in Denbigh

Residents: ‘It’s bad enough having a cycle path near our homes, let alone by a place of rest’

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