Infrastructure

Queensbury Tunnel campaigners ‘close’ to cycle route deal

DfT reportedly willing to commit £3m if Bradford City Council can be persuaded

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Campaign stepped up for Queensbury Tunnel bike route in West Yorkshire (+ videos)

DfT could close former rail tunnel permanently this summer but campaigners say for same money a cycle route could be built

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MP who opposes cycle lanes says cyclists should be forced to ride in … cycle lanes

Royston Smith made his comments following death of cyclist in Southampton earlier this week

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Overhaul of London’s Waterloo roundabout gets go-ahead after consultation

55 per cent of respondents in favour of plans including protected cycle lanes but work won't start until 2020

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Chris Boardman’s £1.5bn plan to make Greater Manchester the benchmark for cycling

Cycling and walking commissioner says such an investment would lead to £8.3bn in public savings

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Council refuses to light city centre cycleway that has seen spate of collisions and a robbery

St Albans cycle route is popular with commuters, but the council says it's too expensive to light

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Islington calls for “iconic gateway” ideas as Old Street roundabout transformation gets go-ahead

Work to transform major junction in capital will begin late next year

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Hitting UK cycling targets would save thousands of lives and billions of pounds, says Sustrans

New model aims to help make the case for cycling infrastructure

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London’s cycle lanes ease congestion, rather than cause it as cycling keeps growing in capital

London's cycling commissioner defends sacrificing roads for cycle lanes

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£500,000 closed road cycling circuit the next step in making Carmarthenshire the “cycling hub of Wales”

Follows recent reopening of Carmarthen Velodrome

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11 things we’ve learned this week

It's been another busy week on two wheels - so without further ado, here are 11 things we've learned this week...

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Seven London boroughs compete for £114 million Liveable Neighbourhoods cash

Shortlisted cycle-friendly schemes include ones for Greenwich's historic town centre and Mare Street in Hackney

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Cycle paths at risk under government plans to restore disused railway lines

Sustrans urges Department for Transport to safeguard routes now used by cyclists and walkers

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More cycle parking, less car parking in London mayor’s draft plan

New housing and offices near public transport links will be car-free

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Cyclists and motorists equally baffled by new cycle road markings in Gloucester

Gloucestershire County Council says changes are meant to flag possible presence of cyclists where road is too narrow for a 1.5m cycle lane

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Newcastle shopkeeper who opposed measures promoting cycling changes mind after footfall goes up

Steve Robson features in Sustrans Bike Life video highlighting how promoting bikes benefits businesses

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Road rage on the rise according to cyclists

Condition of UK roads another major concern

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Controversial £3.1m cycle link begun in Bradford

Local firms are opposing traffic restrictions - but the council is ploughing ahead

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Tories launch campaign against ‘bike motorway’ in West London

Cycle Superhighway 9 "will see pavements narrowed, trees cut down and pedestrians put at risk" say local Conservatives

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Chris Boardman: “Bike lanes aren’t for cyclists – they’re for motorists”

1 millionth journey logged on Manchester's protected cycleway which has encouraged people to swap cars for bikes

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Leader of Ealing Council says “Segregated cycle lanes are the answer”

Councillor Julian Bell believes more people would cycle if safe infrastructure were built

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Coroner says DfT’s new pothole repair policy increases chances cyclists will be killed

Guidance is only that potholes of a certain depth should be ‘investigated’

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A pothole’s position in the road is as important as its size says Cycling UK, as councils claim some are too small to fix

Advocates risk-based approach to pothole assessment but calls for more funding

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Aussie cyclists’ horror as new cycle lane routes them onto road with 70-tonne trucks

Melbourne plans will put riders into harms way, say campaigners

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Workers block shared-use path with signage while carrying out safety work at spot where rider was killed

Tim Atkins fell into the road and was killed on stretch of path

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Consultation opens on Canary Wharf-Rotherhithe cycling and walking bridge

Transport for London invites public to have their say as proposed river crossing moves a step closer

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Sheffield cyclist accuses Supertram of ignoring potholes near tram tracks

Supertram says it is exploring ‘alternative products’ that will deliver longer-lasting repairs

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Proposed Oxford Street cycling ban a “disaster for cycling in London,” says Andrew Gilligan

Former cycling commissioner; slams Mayor Sadiq Khan's plans to pedestrianise Europe’s busiest shopping street

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11 things we’ve learned this week

It's been an action packed week on two wheels: here are 11 things we've learned...

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