Infrastructure

Hampstead demo and judicial review planned against Cycle Superhighway 11

Protesters against planned infrastructure launch £150,000 crowdfunding campaign to fund legal challenge

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‘Compact’ cities will increase cycling & improve health

"Build it and they will come," says scientist analysing the link between urban design and health

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NHS trust accused of spending £10,000 blocking cycle route

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust is campaigning to stop a cycle superhighway, without seeking evidence to back up its safety concerns

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Company blames cyclist after aggressive driver complaint

Cyclist complains to GSH Upholstery of aggressive driving, the company director tells him "you're the problem"

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Five per cent increase in London cycling in a year

Latest report from Transport for London shows more than 15,000 cyclists using two new Cycle Superhighways in peak hours

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£3m cycling bridge in Melbourne faces demolition – just 2 years after it opened

Cyclist who campaigned for infrastructure says it would be "crazy" to remove it

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South Gloucestershire Council builds unsafe cycle path (+video)

Auditors said path should not be constructed until planned subway was built and in use

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Bristol cyclists call for more time to get across new junction

Quite a distance to cross from a standing start

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Londoners ride “Bike Tubes” to work

A series of led rides guided new cycle commuters in to the city to celebrate Cycle to Work day

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Kate Hoey may have instigated hospital’s costly legal campaign against floating bus stops

Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Trust has spent over £10,000 opposing cycle lane plans

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Enfield starts work on A105 Mini Holland project

"Future generations will thank us" says councillor in charge of £42m initiative

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Hackney buses and bin lorries get cyclist detecting tech

Cyclear technology and cameras will help prevent and investigate collisions

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Funding pulled for cycling projects in Dublin, current projects suspended

News of "bananas" decision by National Transport Authority came day before cyclist was killed by HGV

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Positive consultation response to proposed changes to King’s Cross gyratory

Two-thirds express support for introduction of new cycle facilities

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How your Strava workouts are leading to better bike lanes for all

Uploading your routes could get a new person out on their bike

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First six Greater Manchester Cycleways officially opened

Routes form part of £42 million Cycle City programme

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Sadiq Khan gives go-ahead to completion of North-South Superhighway amid overwhelming support

Similar levels of cycling expected to those seen on hugely popular southern section of route

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Edinburgh Council agrees to create West to East cycle link – but doubts still remain over exact route

Two options still on table for Roseburn segment of route

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Ride supporting safe cycle route cancelled – because road is too dangerous

Campaigners say stance of police and council in Oxfordshire shows exactly why off-road path is needed

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Mini Holland protesters lose judicial review

Campaigners concerned a cycling scheme would increase congestion and harm businesses have had their case dismissed and ordered to pay court fees

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“Cyclists not using bike lanes”: Twitter responds

Transport for London says the Daily Mail's story, showing cyclists bypassing a set of cycle traffic lights, was inaccurate and "one-sided", while cyclists on Twitter react brilliantly

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New apartment complex ditches car parks for bike-friendly design + video

The progressive building in Malmö, Sweden, is designed to specifically accommodate bikes as large as cargo bikes for cycle-human cohabitation

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Glasgow to double hire bikes as scheme dubbed a success

43 locations will more than double to 93

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Taxi driver films driver using new London Cycle Superhighway

Incident prompts mild outrage, though it's unclear whether the driver was using the brand new cycle track as a shortcut or ended up there by accident

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£250k of lighting to stop attackers on Birmingham towpaths

Cyclists were seriously injured in violent attacks last winter

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Leicester gets £2m London Road bike lane after fatality

Segregated bike path will soon go to consultation

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Leatherhead driving instructor wants cycling banned on A24

Not all petition signatories appear to be expressing their support…

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Essex cycle path left unsurfaced for five weeks with no date set for completion

Improvement works currently ‘paused’

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Croydon considers ending cycling ban in parks

Sustrans proposals could mean new green cycle routes in South London

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Glasgow to get £6.5m segregated cycle route

Will link Victoria Road with Stockwell Street in the city centre

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