Infrastructure

Bolt launch e-bikes made specifically for delivery couriers that can be rented for £35.99 a week

Bolt say their new bike made for commercial use is the world's first platform for electric delivery vehicles, offering a cost-effective last mile delivery solution

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Video: Cyclist times himself on new Bristol cycle path – and finds it’s WAY quicker sticking to the road

Shared use paths and waiting at crossings meant it was two and a half times faster mixing it with the traffic

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New warning signs warn drivers of cyclists on country lanes

Signs use radar to detect riders and flash warnings to motorists

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Danish report on e-bike incidents concludes that age and age-related disabilities were often contributing factors

The report found that of 20 incidents that resulted in serious injury, 12 e-bikers were over 65 and incidents where the rider wasn't wearing a helmet were more severe

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Three segregated cycleways planned in Leeds to cover ‘missing links’

Work will be carried out on stretches of Dewsbury Road, Clay Pit Lane and Elland Road

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1 cyclist a week killed or seriously injured due to potholes

10 cyclists have lost their lives in past five years in crashes caused by road defects

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Police set the law straight after car passenger’s ‘use the f*cking bike lane’ rant at cyclist

Cyclist was riding alongside Mini Holland bike lane in Enfield - quite legally, as Met pointed out

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£1m cycle route to link Nuneaton and Coventry

County council likely to pay for cycleway itself after failed bid for funding

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Public in favour of Holland Park cycle route

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is less keen

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No safe cycle routes until riders are licensed, insists Holland Park Residents’ Association

TfL consultation report on proposed route highlights objections to planned cycleway

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Temporary cycling and walking bridge planned while Hammersmith Bridge repaired

Council said to have rejected makeshift crossing for motor vehicles while main Victorian structure repaired

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Queensbury Tunnel row: Bradford Council urges Transport Secretary to intervene

Highways England accused of breaching planning permission by starting to fill in tunnel

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Dame Sarah Storey launches Active Travel Interactive Map for Sheffield City Region

Online tool will enable cyclists and walkers tto log problems to help planners develop safer routes

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Cycle lane kerb intended to stop Southend drivers cutting corner removed for safety reasons

Locals say pedestrians, cyclists and motorists are all hitting raised kerb intended to protect cyclists

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Department for Transport make £2 million e-cargo grant fund available to save businesses up to £1,000 on bike purchases

Under the scheme ran by the Energy Saving Trust and funded by the DfT, businesses will be able to apply for a grant of up to 20% off an e-cargo bike purchase, with the max discount set at £1,000 per bike

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TfL announces new 5km Cycleway between Hackney and Westferry

Route was identified as having great potential to increase cycling numbers

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Resident claims “at least 100 cars” have blown their tyres on kerb separating cycle lane from road

Greater Cambridge Project says it is awaiting the results of a safety audit

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Norwich levels off infamous tree pits in cycle lane – claims that was always the plan

‘Temporary repairs’ made

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TfL plans for 20mph speed limit in central London get go-ahead after public consultation

“As more and more people choose to walk and cycle around London we must reduce the risk of them being killed or seriously injured”

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Hounslow Council greenlights revised Cycleway 9 designs for West London (+ must-watch video from Chiswick resident Jeremy Vine)

Route will link Brentford to Kensington Olympia via Chiswick High Road

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Dundee e-bike scheme made to relocate planned charging point away from BrewDog beer garden

The planning application for charging points located outside the Dundee branch of BrewDog has been withdrawn after BreDog said it would encroach on their outdoor seating area

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Campaign for Oxford Mini Holland hits crowdfunding target

Money raised will enable campaign inspired by Waltham Forest to move onto next phase

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Work starts on UK’s first truly Dutch-style roundabout next month

Cyclists and pedestrians to be given priority in junction revamp in Cambridge

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Anti-cycling Facebook pages part of propaganda network run by Boris Johnson ally

Lynton Crosby’s firm also ran Square Mile Cycling group which aimed to have Cycle Superhighway redirected past Canary Wharf Group rival

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Five cycling and walking projects in Scotland to share £60 million in funding

News comes as consultation launched on country's new National Transport Strategy

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Five cool things coming soon from Mason, Deda, Swiss Side, Rondo and Cycology

Some more of the best bikes and bits we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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Transport for London unveils changes to Chiswick High Road section of planned cycleway

Amended design follows a second consultation on route, work due to start later this year

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‘Cyclops’ junction to be introduced in Manchester is ‘genius’ says Chris Boardman

"We’ll soon be wondering why we ever did anything else"

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E-bike hire companies accused of blocking pavements in London

A disability rights campaigner has called for more communication after 150 new Freebikes were introduced in Islington this week, with some blocking access to pavements

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Transport for London looking at taking control of roads where boroughs block cycling infrastructure

Deputy mayor for transport accuses obstructive councils of “holding the city to ransom”

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