Infrastructure

“Extremely intimidating and unsafe” junction and impatient drivers stopping children cycling to school and forcing them into cars, students, teachers, and parents say, after 11 collisions in five years

Only two per cent of pupils cycle to a school near the junction – despite a further 17 per cent saying they would like to if it were safe – while a quarter of students travel by car

“Obstacle course” cycle junction a “ruse to drive motorists out of the town”, claim drivers – but cyclists praise long-awaited layout change

The council said it understood some concerns, but stressed the road markings have been designed to “help cyclists navigate the different routes” and were subject to a road safety audit before installation

“If this was a road it would have been fixed months ago”: Cycling tunnel closed (again) due to flooding – as Sustrans says fixing drainage issue “could take some time”

The Devonshire Tunnel, part of Bath’s Two Tunnels circuit, was closed in early January after heavy rainfall overwhelmed a nearby drain, but reopened again in late March with cyclists advised to “take care”

“What are they going to do to keep my children safe?”: Active travel campaigners accuse council of ignoring report and listening to “bullies” after removal of Low Traffic Neighbourhood trial

Despite the council’s report showing a reduction in traffic volume and speeds due to the LTN, campaigners say that the decision to remove it was taken before even the report was published

Manchester City fans slammed for “constantly blocking” cycle lane outside Etihad Stadium, as council says it “shares cyclists’ frustration” with illegal parking

“It’s shocking that on a route some of Team GB use to ride home they can put lives in danger like this,” one local cyclist said

Council receives £400,000 funding for cycling routes, but no indication of plans leaves active travel future in doubt

Somerset County Council is yet to confirm when and where new and improved active travel schemes will be implemented

“Enough is enough”: Campaigners call on housing developers to reopen community cycling path after a 6-month closure turns into 3 years

The developers have said the route will reopen in August 2025, taking the total period that it’s been closed to almost four and a half years.

Disabled cyclist wins battle to remove “discriminatory” barriers after council agrees for out-of-court settlement to modify National Cycle Network path

“It’s a fact that the UK’s cycling infrastructure is awful compared to the continent,” the cyclist said, while also expressing his suspicions about the council actually taking the steps to improve the path

Cyclists despair as bike markings painted in door zone “without any thought”, but council claims project “carefully developed in line with guidance”

One cyclist described the road update as "the usual paint is not infrastructure planned by someone who has never ridden a bike"

Councillors urge Tory-led council to “get its act together so people can get out of cars” after series of “failed and abandoned” cycling schemes

Despite active travel infrastructure being labelled as “absolutely terrible”, a Conservative councillor maintained that the council hadn’t done a “bad job”

Active Travel England announces plans to deliver 70 miles of new or improved cycling routes as part of £101 million funding boost – but is it enough to get the government’s active travel targets back on track?

The new investment, which comes two months after the government was told it is not “on track” to meet its active travel objectives, will also be used to fund e-cycle loans and enable councils to undertake “proper” consultations on schemes

“How exactly is a disabled person supposed to access this bridge?”: Campaigners call on council to remove “unlawful, discriminatory” barriers from National Cycle Route

The barriers, recently installed at the bridge’s entrance to restrict access to ‘anti-social’ motorcyclists, represent an “absolutely shocking breach of the Equality Act”, activists say

Conservative MP slammed for “incorrectly” claiming that “bankrupt” council is prioritising £10m cycle lane extension over local services

Cycling campaigners have pointed out that plans to upgrade the “existing death trap on-road” cycle lanes are being funded by the government, not the local authority

Cycling is being made “more dangerous by design”, claim campaigners after cyclists refused infrastructure and told to avoid busy junction by council

The council said there was “insufficient space” to provide additional infrastructure without introducing unacceptable levels of traffic congestion

Government continues “angry rhetoric” against low traffic neighbourhoods despite its own report showing more people support LTNs than oppose them

Rishi Sunak’s Government was previously accused of attempting to bury the report which shows that LTNs have proven to be popular and largely effective

“At the end of the year we’ll have a fantastic bit of road”: Councillor cools criticism of “utter waste of time and money” cycle lane “making it impossible for motorists to move around freely”

The £1.7 million scheme has come in for criticism from a Conservative councillor and some outspoken locals, the one-year construction length causing frustration

Cyclists fed up with “ridiculous” lamppost blocking busy cycle lane for five months

Frustrations have led to a "Give Back This Space" sign being placed on the "clearly dangerous" pole at the intersection of three bike lanes, the council having said it was to be removed months ago

Government tried to bury report which found that Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are effective and popular

The official report, ordered by Rishi Sunak in an attempt to stop LTNs being installed by councils, concluded that the schemes are “effective in… reducing traffic volumes within their zones while adverse impacts on boundary roads appear to be limited”

“I’ve seen children hit by a bus and they’ve bounced up and asked for a milkshake”: Active travel campaigners blast councillor’s “reckless, flippant” road safety comments during 20mph debate

“He was very emphatic that if a child is hit at 30mph, they will die. They don’t,” Conservative councillor Bobbie Dove, who also supported an attempt to reopen a controversial rat run, said

Ourselves Alone (in a car): Sinn Féin councillor claims “crazy” cycle lanes are making roads more dangerous – and are designed for a “privileged” minority

Another councillor argued that bike lanes were “causing crashes” and confusion, while increasing emissions – but one Green politician said “we need to stop concentrating on how a car gets around the place”

Police vow to clamp down on “unacceptable” drivers flouting bus gates and putting vulnerable road users at risk, after child knocked off bike by motorist in low traffic neighbourhood

The decision to undertake “random and unpredictable enforcement” at the bus gate has been welcomed by campaigners, who last month acted as “human bollards” to enforce the closure

“Others have promised and failed”: Controversial cycle lane becomes battleground for rival mayors

As one local mayor made removing the cycle lane a pledge ahead of an election in May, another mayor elected for a nearby town last year has penned an open letter to residents claiming it was his "pressure" that will lead to its removal

Cycling group’s “real concern” over “minor lake” and huge puddles on city cycle lanes

"Poorly maintained and neglected infrastructure discourages people from using active travel"

“Benefit of removing barriers far outweighs anti-social motorbike behaviour”: Cyclist calls for removal of barriers from cycle paths for greater accessibility

“They're not preventing the motorbike use where it is prevailing, but what they are doing is preventing people who have adapted bikes, mobility aids, prams and other legitimate uses from accessing what is rightfully a community path”

“Any road which isn’t safe for pedestrians and cyclists should be 20mph”: Cycling Rebellion says speed limit plan “doesn’t go far enough”, as council urged to “be brave” and introduce default 20mph zones

Council officers have claimed that a blanket 20mph limit on residential roads will cost £300m to implement – but campaigners say it “feels silly to halt progress this much”

Brighton & Hove City Council rejects Tory demand for five-fold increase in cycle hangar fees

Conservative councillors claimed subsidy for bike parking facilities would be better spent on frontline services.

Cyclists welcome 24-mile cycleway along HS2 as West Midlands mayor aims to enable cycling and walking as “natural first choice for short journeys”

The construction roads and maintenance pathways of HS2 are to be repurposed for a “continuous, high-quality active travel route”

Safety works on “optical illusion” cycle lane imminent after more than 100 trip incidents

"This mitigation should make the change in levels clearer to pedestrians and prevent further trips and falls."

Cycle lanes grow in popularity once they are installed, study finds – but policymakers warned that “paternalistic” promotion of active travel schemes heightens opposition

The report called on policymakers to “pre-bunk common misconceptions” about cycle lanes, while noting the failure to “join the dots” between active travel projects and climate action

MP opposes plan to improve cyclist safety at “one of the most dangerous junctions” — because “main beneficiaries” will be non-local cyclists “looking to cycle in a straight line”

Transport for London proposed the improvements after 59 people, including 14 cyclists and pedestrians, were injured in collisions at the roundabout in the last three years