Government

Boris Johnson tells cyclists to wave arms like music conductor to help lorry drivers see them (+ video)

Mayor says acting like Sir Simon Rattle can help bike riders stay safe

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THINK! Cycling campaign extended to seven more cities despite failure to change driver behaviour

Campaign reminds drivers to be careful around cyclists, but do they drive better?

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Big Cycling Debate sees parties go head-to-head over post-election plans

Transport minister Robert Goodwill, Labour's Lilian Greenwood and Lib Dem Julian Huppert put their parties' cases

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Chris Boardman says only Lib Dems making firm commitment on cycling (but like Tories and Labour they lack top down leadership on issue)

British Cycling policy advisor says Tories & Labour need to follow through on "nice positive noises"

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£114m boost as winners of second wave of Cycle City Ambition funding announced

Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Newcastle, Norwich, Oxford & Cambridge to get more cash for cycling

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“Shameful” – London Lib Dem leader’s verdict as Boris Johnson admits huge cycling underspend

TfL insists money will be carried over - but only £29 million spent in 2014/15, against budget of £82 million

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Santander confirmed as new sponsor of London’s cycle hire scheme

Boris Bikes to turn red and white, scheme to be renamed Santander Cycles

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National cycling debate scheduled ahead of the General Election

Event will allow politicians to state their commitments and ambitions for cycling

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Edinburgh to chase £60 milion cycling tourism market

Scottish capital missing out on booming market, says council report

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Consultation opens on TfL’s “A10 bypass” Cycle Superhighway

Route will mainly run on quiet back roads alongside major highway - and on pavement alonsgide it

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Met launches next phase of Operation Safeway after threefold rise in road deaths

Twenty-nine people have lost their lives on capital's streets so far in 2015

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Minister rejects call for helmets to be made compulsory for some cyclists in Netherlands

Report commissioned by government says children and older cyclists should wear protective headgear

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Boris Bikes to turn red? Santander reportedly set to sponsor London’s cycle hire scheme

Spanish bank has reportedly edged out Coca-Cola with £50m seven-year bid

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Norwich plans further £15.4m cycling investment – subject to DfT approval

East Anglian city bids for £8.4m of Cycle City Ambition funding to boost its Push the Pedalways project

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New Forest’s loss means gain for five other national parks as they share £2.7m DfT cycling cash

Three months after DfT withdraws New Forest cycling cash, five other national parks share £2.7m

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Sharp rise in cycling casualties revealed by latest road safety statistics – Government safety record slammed

Policing cutbacks to blame with effect of recession masking true picture say critics as casualties rise for all road users

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Historic day for London cyclists as TfL board approves Cycle Superhighways (+ flythrough video)

Campaigners in capital and beyond hail decision to approve plans for segregated routes

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Replace railway lines with bus routes, says think tank – but no mention of cycling

Insititute of Economic Affairs urges overhaul of London's transport system - but ignores city's cycling boom

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Bikes make up one sixth of Central London traffic, says TfL

Boris Johnson says record-breaking figures justify investment in infrastructure

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Wyoming addresses bike safety – by planning law making all cyclists wear 200 square inches of neon reflective

Government-issued ID, reflective vests and rear lights: how Wyoming plans to keep its cyclists safe

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“Suicide” for parties not to commit to cycling funding, says Boris Johnson

"I’m sure it will be in the Conservative manifesto"

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Boris Johnson gives go-ahead to London’s ‘Crossrail’ segregated cycle routes

Work to start in next three months on both Cycle Superhighways running through centre of capital

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£1.3m Defra funding for cycle link from Dawlish to Exe Estuary Trail

Coastal Community Fund-financed route will pass railway station and encourage more visitors to Devon town

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Birmingham Sky Ride cancelled for second year running

Ashes cricket and redevelopment works to blame for shelving mass participation event, says council

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New Forest MPs call for legal regulation of sportives — and British Cycling agrees

Be careful what you wish for?

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Transport secretary says £100 million set aside for “cycle-proofing”

200 sections of road in England to benefit from investment over next six years to improve cyclist safety

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Cycling and walking added to Infrastructure Bill

"A massive step in the right direction" says Chris Boardman

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UKIP leaflet says cyclists should stick to pavements

Parliamentary candidate in Leicestershire also says jobless should have driving licences taken away

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Chris Boardman backs mayoral hopeful Christian Wolmar’s Vision Zero for London road deaths

Transport commentator seeking Labour nomination sets out his policy for slashing capital's road casualties

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Cambridge MP backs cycling amendment to Infrastructure Bill

Amendment also supported by Sustrans, CTC and British Cycling among others

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