Infrastructure

Scrapped funding puts the future of 1,000 bike hangars in doubt

Changes in the UK Government has put a pause on Bristol Council’s plans for new secure bike hangars

My Guinness! Truck driver smashes down cycle lane wands, cuts across and parks on the pavement

The driver abusing the bollards separating the cycle lane was caught on camera by a Dublin cyclist

Bike lane-using cyclist claims police said close pass by bus driver wasn’t against the law – because “everyone was in their own lanes”

Update: According to the Edinburgh-based cyclist, Police Scotland have now reported the close pass to the Procurator Fiscal following a review of the incident

Hundreds sign petition opposing cycle lane to protect trees… and parking space

A former councillor said it won’t have any benefits for the “miniscule” number of cyclists, while another Tory candidate cited a “very negative effect on the church”

Council to finally resurface cycle lane after backlash over fixing entire road but not the cyclepath

The backtrack comes after announcing that resurfacing of the road was “complete”, despite not fixing the “abysmal” cycle lane

MailOnline takes aim at cyclists for not using “rollercoaster” bike lane… that is “littered with stones” and “stops and starts all the way along”

Cyclists in Dorset are “brazenly ignoring” the cycle lane according to the tabloid's report, and cycling “in lane dedicated to other traffic”

“A flagrant act of vandalism”: Council agrees to move “ugly” bike rack after churchgoers say it will “block access for hearses”

“It seems the deluded secularists of the city council are determined to close the church,” said one local councillor opposed to the scheme

Council criticised after resurfacing entire road… except cycle lanes

One local rider said the surface is abysmal... "It was that bumpy, I thought my fillings were going to come out"

Anti-cycle lane protesters stage parking “flash mob” to block bike lane with cars

The protest comes three months after campaigners formed a seafront conga to protest new "Mickey Mouse" road layout

Businesses say active travel scheme could endanger cyclists’ lives – due to threat of overhanging lorry mirrors hitting them on new path

One business owner said narrowing the road to build the new shared use path would cause “extreme danger to anyone using it”, but the council says there is “no indication that conflict with HGVs will occur”

“An overly complicated fail”: Station’s double-decker cycle storage slammed as ‘ableist’ and ‘useless’

Manchester Piccadilly’s new bike racks have divided opinion for being less secure and unfriendly for disabled people and pretty much everyone with a non-standard cycle, despite tripling the storage space

Cycle lane notorious for parked cars “urgently” needs bollards, councillor warns “genuine concern” of fatality

As recently as last week a road.cc reader waited 15 minutes for an Amazon van driver blocking the bike lane to return from delivering packages

“Disneyland” wavy traffic-calming kerbs branded “woke vanity project” by furious doctor… but council insists it will create safe cycle route

Residents including an opera singer aren't impressed, but Islington Council says the changes will boost active travel, reduce driving speeds and keep pedestrians safe

“A bad solution that creates conflict”: Delivery cyclist unconvinced council moving controversial bollards will work

Milton Keynes’ bollards are back under the spotlight: After being criticised for being too narrow, the council finally has a solution, but ultra-cycling legend Steve Abraham is unsure if it’ll work…

London’s cycling chief says he was “punched in the face” by cyclist he confronted for not waiting for pedestrian at floating bus stop

Deputy Mayor of Transport Seb Dance made the comments to a blindness campaigner during Mayor’s Question Time earlier this week

“Raging” motorist mounts pavement and attempts to drive through ‘die-in’ organised in memory of cyclist killed in collision with driver

“We’re at a junction where someone has died, where we’re protesting for road safety. And this man is so angry”

Retired neurologist says increased weight and acceleration of electric vehicles will lead to rise in cycling-related fatalities unless 20mph speed limits are introduced

“By going at 20mph we would save around 30 people from being killed or seriously injured every year in Gloucestershire,” says Dr Paul Morrish

LTN planters overturned and set on fire by vandals on the first day of trial

Planters in Rochdale’s low-traffic neighbourhood, part of a six-month trial which had ‘area-wide support’, are the latest target of vandals

“More needs to be done”: Sadiq Khan to “raise awareness” among London cyclists for improving safety of floating bus stops

Blindness campaigners call for “urgent action” to protect pedestrians from collisions with cycles, although they're unaware of any specific incidents of blind people coming to harm

Amsterdam looking to set a 20kph speed limit on e-bikes

Faster cyclists could be encouraged to either shift to the roads, or lower speed on the cycle tracks

Mayor promises to reassess “risky” cycle route diversion on busy “unsafe” road – but says making cyclists use narrow pavement will not create conflict with pedestrians

Bristol mayor Marvin Rees also criticised a Green Party councillor for claiming that motorists are at the “bottom” of the road user hierarchy

Bollards too narrow for council’s own cargo bike trailers were installed for “safety” reasons… says the council

Milton Keynes delivery cyclist and ultra-cycling legend Steve Abraham branded the bollards "an unhelpful waste of money" after his bike and trailer, supplied by the council, could not fit through

Campaigners hit out at removal of pop-up cycle lane in Birmingham

Facility was installed during coronavirus pandemic at cost of £256k – with a further £167k spent ripping it out

Sunday Telegraph accused of using divisive rhetoric in “death trap” floating bus stops article

Newspaper claims infrastructure puts pedestrians at risk – but doesn’t cite casualty figures backing up that assertion

“Is there anything that can’t be blamed on cyclists?” Baby hospitalised after motorist crashes into bike hangar – and locals blame the hangar

The storage unit has been removed following last week’s collision, with a parked lorry taking its place

“Oh! Bollards!” Delivery cyclist says council’s new cycle route barriers are too narrow for cargo bike trailers… also supplied by the council

“The barriers and bollards are an unhelpful waste of money,” says ultra-cycling legend Steve Abraham

Cyclist who suffered “life-changing” injuries after hitting bike lane kerb sues council in multi-million euro claim

The e-bike rider, who sustained a “catastrophic” brain injury after his head struck a series of granite bollards, claims the fall was caused by the design and layout of the cycle lane

Rishi Sunak urged by Walking and Cycling Alliance to reverse proposed cuts to “essential” active travel funding

“In one move, this government has effectively devastated the legacy of successive Conservative administrations and their work to get Britain cycling,” says Cycling UK

Campaigners lose High Court case against council over “premature” cycle lane removal

London Cycling Campaign said the verdict was a “hollow victory by a borough that seems happy to put people cycling on its streets in danger”

Controversial plan for cycle route through graveyard scrapped — council opts to remove on-street parking to make way for scheme instead

The proposal was branded "disrespectful and ill-thought-out" by campaigners