Infrastructure

Reading council to review ‘door zone’ cycle lanes

Puts a ‘pause’ on any future advisory cycle lanes until after the review

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‘Downright dangerous’ roundabout on A27 to be monitored by Highways Agency

Have you cycled the route in question? Let us know

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MediaCityUK to get 24-hour cycle hub made out of shipping containers

Secure hub will feature CCTV and swipecard entry

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Nottingham plans two-lane cycle superhighway along Castle Boulevard

Safer alternatives to busy main roads also planned for the city centre

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Boris Johnson digs in as construction starts on north-south London cycle superhighway

New routes will be "a whole lot safer" than painted lanes, says Andrew Gilligan

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Video: Brussels Bike Jungle comically highlights crap bike lanes in Belgium

Painful-looking clip shows up poor infrastructure

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Congestion charge made London’s roads safer for cycling, researchers find

Less driving equals fewer crashes, say boffins

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Danger to cyclists is built into roads, says West Yorks councillor

"How do these things pass a risk assessment?" says Martyn Bolt

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Suggest your improvements for ground-breaking near-miss road study website

DfT funding secured for further study of cycling incidents and near misses

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£900,000 South Coast cycle path proposed linking Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Proposed path alongside A259 described as ‘a barrier to cycling’

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A bridge too far? Oxford campaigners say Cycle City Ambition cash being “misspent”

Meanwhile, Cambridge Cycling Campaign welcomes funding - but says more needed

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Manchester plans protected lanes and more with extra Cycle City funding

Advocates cautiously welcome plans for improvements to major cycle route

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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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New Bridge between Nine Elms and Pimlico would be designed with cyclists in mind

Competition sees over 70 different designs submitted

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Amsterdam plans underwater bike parks

Floating bike parks also on the cards as city looks to meet huge cycle parking demand

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Cycling a sign of a successful city says OECD report

But cost of car use needs to reflect the true impact of driving a car

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Video: Boston bike path blocked by wall of snow – so cyclists tunnel through it

40-foot long impromptu infrastructure in Boston, Mass. nicknamed Big Dig II - but cost $20bn less

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Video: Tokyo’s subterranean robot cycle parking facility

Mechanical arm grabs bikes and carries them underground

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Cambridge cyclists complain that station bike parking is cluttered and badly managed

But work is underway on £2.5m CyclePoint

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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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Where’s the segregation? Ex-councillor who led Kingston’s Mini Holland bid on revised plans

Consultation on Portsmouth Road closes this Wednesday, but paint replaces segregation for most of route

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Welsh Assembly Members back plans to reopen abandoned railway tunnel for cyclists and walkers

Project could lead to fare more cycling facilities says Plaid AM

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Bristol’s ‘Cheesegrater’ bridge to be resurfaced after cyclist safety petition

More than 600 people called for better grip on bridge - resurfacing gets under way with site meeting today

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Belfast bike share scheme to launch with offer of free cycle training

Scheme to be backed by Coca Cola for the next three years

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Work starts on Ashton Canal cycle route linking Manchester city centre with Sportcity

Transport for Greater Manchester also planning 45km of cycle routes in second phase of Cycle City programme

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Driverless vehicle trial gets underway in London – but could it affect space for cycling? (+ video)

Greenwich joins Bristol and Coventry/Milton Keynes in trialling new technology

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Hammersmith Flyunder? Boris Johnson wants to send London’s traffic underground

Mayor visits Boston to see what US city did - but would cost of projects here be prohibitive?

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Liverpool’s CityBike scheme and Brighton’s Lewes Road project scoop Smarter Travel Awards

Other shortlisted entries at inaugural event included Bath's SmartBike cycle hire scheme

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Plan to put turn disused Tube lines into cycle paths under London – but could it work? (+ video)

Award winning London Underline concept could ease city's overcrowding, say designers - we dig in to the details

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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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