Infrastructure

Sustrans blames thefts and vandalism for slowing progress on Bristol and Bath Railway Path works

"We are working with the police on this matter": Diversion signs and metal fencing restricting access have been pulled down in the past week, reopening sections of closed path to the public

Anti-LTN candidate elected mayor despite five-year ban for “corrupt and illegal practices”

Lutfur Rahman has been elected mayor of Tower Hamlets in London, a post he was removed from seven years ago following multiple breaches of electoral law

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee forces six-week closure of key London cycleway

The Royal Parks confirms that Cycle Superhighway 3 is suspended in The Green Park to ensure the "safety of all park users" during the celebrations

“Future can’t be rolling back cycle routes because politicians and taxi drivers get angry”: Cyclist numbers rise on one of London’s most heavily-criticised pop-up bike lanes

Transport for London's figures show usage is on the rise...just as six-week consultation looms to decide infrastructure's future

Active travel scheme scrapped as locals says the proposals “would not make walking and cycling easier”

Cycling advocates expressed disappointment at the revamped plans in Wythenshawe, which one resident felt were changed to accommodate motorists’ concerns

Property on London cycle routes more expensive

Similar picture for rental market where cost of living close to main cycle routes is 20 per cent (£353 per month) greater than average

‘Moronic’: Edinburgh Council to make changes to bizarre zig-zag cycle lane after social media backlash

SNP councillor Lesley Macinnes says criticism of the path, which features sharp bends and obstacles such as lampposts, is “premature” as construction is still ongoing

Call to remove “senseless” cycle lane, according to local paper story using one resident’s opinion

After two cycling fatalities in the city in 24 hours back in 2020 this Reading route was one of seven to have a cycle lane installed, but it has been labelled a "white elephant" by one local whose testimony is the backbone to this local newspaper's story

Cycle lane will be “clear getaway” for shoplifters and drug dealers, business owners claim

Middlesbrough shop owners have also complained the now-approved infrastructure would leave customers nowhere to park...as well as aiding fleeing criminals

‘Crass and insensitive’ front page slammed after ‘Adolf Hitler’ signs bike lane petition

Petitions for and against the return of a Hove cycle lane have been plagued by the use of fake names, including Hitler and Mo Salah

Councillor leaked confidential security information during row over Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

Anti-cycleway campaigner Joanna Biddolph has apologised for potentially putting fellow councillors in danger, a year after a death threat was made against politicians supporting bike lanes and LTNs in Chiswick

Petition to move cycle lane because cyclists will ride too fast

Work will begin on the Poole waterside later this month, however concerned locals have expressed concern at children and pedestrians being put in danger

Active Travel minister told children not to cycle on “terrible” local roads

Trudy Harrison, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary responsible for cycling, says that better infrastructure and a “cultural change” is needed to encourage women, children and disabled people to cycle

A ‘great way forward’ or a ‘huge green elephant’? Locals have their say on recently installed cycle superhighway

The two-way segregated cycle lane opened in December, as part of a continuous active travel route linking Penwortham town centre and Broadgate in Preston

“Give cycling dedicated space”: Readers react after dog walker blames “arrogant” cyclists for shared-use path collision

An 11-year-old springer spaniel lost its leg after it was struck by a cyclist, prompting calls to “consider others” while cycling alongside walkers – though some said shared-use paths “create too much conflict”

“Arrogant” cyclists blamed as dog needs leg amputated after shared-use path collision — how can safety be improved for everyone?

The incident on the outskirts of Bangor has prompted an all-too-familiar 'us vs them' debate in the local press, with some blaming speeding cyclists while others demand dog walkers control their pets

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“White lines do not work”: Oxford campaigners call for urgent action after cyclist is killed at notorious junction

A man has been charged with causing death by careless driving after a woman in her 30s died following a collision involving a lorry at The Plain roundabout

Low traffic neighbourhoods encourage a quarter of Hackney’s residents to cycle more, poll finds

The independent survey also found that 30 percent of locals say they drive less as a result of the measures

New ‘smart bridge’ over River Wear to encourage walking and cycling in Sunderland

The pedestrian and cycling bridge, which is scheduled for completion in 2024, will include cutting-edge technological features such as augmented reality

Campaigners call for “immediate changes” after cyclist was killed in Oxfordshire

A university worker in her 40s was killed in a collision involving a lorry while cycling near Oxford Parkway station, on a road described as “an accident waiting to happen”

Conservative mayoral candidate for Hackney vows to ditch Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

Oliver Hall says he would put a stop to new LTNs in the borough and consult residents about removing ones already in place, despite his pledge to make cycling “the norm” in Hackney

Study claiming there are over 100,000 kilometres of cycleways in Bristol causes confusion online

According to the French civil engineering firm Colas, Bristol has three times as many bike lanes as the Netherlands – but the study’s methodology has unsurprisingly been debunked

Edinburgh golf club urges council to remove cycle lane – so members can park on the road

Kingsknowe Golf Club claims that the new Lanark Road bike lanes have had a negative impact on business, as members “need to travel by car”

SNP joins Labour in calling for removal of “death trap” cycle lane

The temporary six-mile route connects Paisley with the village of Howwood, but local politicians have raised safety concerns

Number of dangerous close passes nearly halved during pilot scheme encouraging drivers to ‘give cyclists space’

Road signs instructing motorists to leave a minimum distance of 1.5 metres when overtaking cyclists were installed on the Links Road near Longniddry last year

Former councillor pans new cycle lane as ‘eco-mentalist vanity project’

Tony Pearce also claimed that Wiltshire Council’s apparent lack of transparency surrounding Trowbridge’s new Hilperton Road cycle path was “worthy of a Stalin”

Ex-cabinet minister Liam Fox protests against planned seafront bike lane funded by government money

Clevedon active travel scheme in his North Somerset Constituency was backed 50 per cent vs 42 per cent in consultation last year

Council admits it acted illegally in ripping out emergency bike lane showcased in DfT video

West Sussex County Council to pay Cycling UK’s £25,000 costs after charity took it to court over premature removal of infrastructure

Camden Council announces permanent safety changes to protect cyclists at Holborn “killer junction”

Emergency measures were first introduced in September following the death of children’s doctor Marta Krawiec, the fourth cyclist since 2008 to have been killed at the Southampton Row and Theobald’s Road junction

Cyclists urged to reclaim bikes left at Bristol Temple Meads ahead of “annual cull”

Network Rail says any abandoned bikes will be donated to charity as part of its bid to ensure adequate cycle storage at the station