Infrastructure

Rising congestion could cost you £2,000 a year

Many jump in the car because they don’t think there’s a realistic alternative

“National disaster” may have been averted by closing Hammersmith Bridge in August says council as government urges reopening it to cyclists and pedestrians

Minister accuses Hammersmith & Fulham of overreacting to safety concerns as row over Thames crossing rumbles on

Cycling UK accuse Fair Fuel UK of running ‘how much do you hate cycling’ survey

Charity says 'rigged' poll contains 'leading questions' on cycle lanes and low traffic neighbourhoods

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party to target pro-cycling councils in next year’s local elections

Cycleways and low traffic neighbourhoods to become battleground for votes next May, with Tory candidate for London Mayor also pledging to halt active travel initiatives

PM Boris Johnson ‘ballistic’ over scrapping of Kensington High Street cycle lane

Meanwhile it turns out Daily Mail owner previously “welcomed” councils installing more cycleways

Edinburgh cyclists forced out of cycle lane and into motor traffic lane because only one was cleared of snow

“We operate a priority gritting system”

Mixed reactions as vast majority of North Yorkshire cycle route money is set to be spent in Harrogate

Three of four North Yorkshire routes are being built in town that hosted 2019 World Championships

‘Save The Lane’ protest at Kensington Town Hall tonight as council digs in on removal of infrastructure

Kensington & Chelsea insists it won't be "bullied into submission" as Sadiq Khan accuses council of "knee jerk response"

MailOnline employee calls on council to keep Kensington High Street cycle lanes, saying “it made our journey safer”

Plus, Jeremy Vine offers Nigel Havers to swap cycle lanes for SUVs to “see how that reduces jams,” and business body insists it does not oppose lanes

“Shameful, callous and retrograde”: 200 join protest against removal of Kensington High Street cycle lanes

Council’s scrapping of infrastructure comes as Londoners urged to keep cycling and walking as lockdown lifts

Reports of Leicester delivery drivers removing bike lane wands to park – or just driving over them

Pop-up bike lanes treated as an inconvenience

Yorkshire villages told they could be waiting “hundreds of years” for safe cycle route to town

Council responds to petition for safe active travel route into Richmond

Pop-up cycle lane from government cycling promo scrapped despite council backing

Scheme had huge support from local schools with usage peaking at 3pm each day

Cyclist’s death ‘could have been avoided’ – completion of half-built cycle path pushed back to 2027

“The Great Wall of China would be built quicker than this”

Hackney low traffic neighbourhoods have not caused a rise in traffic on nearby main roads

A number of traffic counters and cameras have been vandalised in recent days

Residents call on council to rethink scrapping of plans for prime central London low traffic neighbourhood

Westminster ditched plans to curb rat-running drivers on Hyde Park Estate after some locals opposed scheme – but others want the measures brought in

Government cycle lane micro-management is “supreme bollocks” according to Reading transport boss

Tony Page says government wants councils to explain their consultation method

“He who shouts loudest is no way to operate”: public overestimates bike lane opposition by 50% finds new Cycling UK research

Many councils massively overestimate public opposition to bike lanes

Family says authorities “aren’t really bothered” that cyclist died on Cambridge guided busway

Family called for barriers after Steve Moir fell into path of oncoming bus in 2018

Sir Keir Starmer backs segregated cycle lanes and says “pushback” tends to be short-lived

“There is always a pushback and then it settles down”

Mail on Sunday peddling ‘alternative facts’ on impact of cycle lanes on emergency services, says Cycling UK

National cycling charity responds to article that claimed emergency infrastructure is putting patients' lives at risk

Worcestershire again misses out on funding after highways boss said lockdown cycling was “just a phase”

Leaked slide showed council bosses refused to reallocate road or parking space to cycling

Greater Manchester to roll out ‘smart’ junctions prioritising cyclists and pedestrians

Award-winning AI technology will be installed at 20 junctions across city-region by end of next year

Newport to investigate accident blackspot after fatal collision in October was followed by a second teenage cyclist being hit

“There’s no safe space” says Sustrans Cymru

Angry residents threaten to chain themselves to trees over cycle lane

Council says trees would have to come down whether cycle lane is built or not

West Sussex to remove pop-up cycle lanes because “traffic has significantly increased”

County council ditches measures to reduce motor traffic in response to a rise in motor traffic

Parliament to debate Low Traffic Neighbourhoods this afternoon

The biggest thing happening in politics today … well, for active travel in London, maybe ...

Hammersmith Bridge to stay closed to motor vehicles until 2027 – but people on bike or foot could be allowed back next year

Ferry service for cyclists and pedestrians is planned in the meantime, with aim to start service in the spring

Brompton team up with climate charity for competition to rename London’s “boring” cycleways

Britain's biggest bike manufacturers and Possible have invited the public to suggest alternatives for the lacklustre 'CS1', 'CS2' etc, with the new names and winners of the Name Our Lanes competition announced in mid-November

Ealing Council wins crucial vote on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods at emergency meeting

Meanwhile, poll finds that silent majority across country supports such schemes despite vocal but small opposition