Infrastructure

Cardiff Bay Barrage bike route to be closed for four days due to music festival

Closures on key route from Welsh capital to Penarth will happen from Thursday until Sunday

Protesters demand urgent action on dangerous London junctions

Hundreds gathered near Holborn to demand action

Changes to be made to blackspot New Forest junction – five years after second cyclist death there

Work is starting to replace Ipley crossroads with a staggered junction

“Clear evidence” does not support “flat earther” LTN 999 delay headlines, says Cycling UK

Ex-head of London Ambulance Service backs schemes, and says councils responded to concerns

£7m Cornwall Cycle Hub, including closed road circuit and BMX track, secures planning consent

Facility near Newquay aimed at riders of all abilities will be a legacy of county hosting start of this year’s Tour of Britain

Nottinghamshire among local authorities preparing bids for Mini Holland cash

Stapleford chosen as town that could benefit most from DfT funding; elsewehere, Crawley Oxford and Shrewsbury also among candidates

Joe Lycett’s Channel 4 show criticised for promoting anti-LTN ‘conspiracy theory’

The show also claimed that punishing motorists for breaking the new rules was like 'fining people for doing what they have done for years'

Vehicle/cycle conflict halves in Glasgow trial of bike-activated traffic signs

Flashing signs linked to sensors to warn drivers of cyclists approaching to be deployed at 16 key junctions

Camden cycle lane voted through despite Conservative claim road was “Too steep” for it

Councillors had claimed schoolkids won’t use protected bike lane due to gradient averaging 3.5% – but local schools back the infrastructure

Lego lands in cycle lanes as “ideological statements” row

Danish brick maker responds to criticism by Urban Cycling Institute by pointing out that its Lego City range has a cycle lane – though it’s a bit narrow

Potential collision blackspots identified to help improve cycling safety

Over a six-month period 200 riders covered over 26,000 miles as part of the in-depth research

A “slap in the face” – council promotes cycle commuting … while ripping out bike lane

Southampton City Council promises “some simple things which can help you feel more confident and comfortable cycling on the road”

Cardiff City Council to spray-paint cycle lane wands so pedestrians can see them

Action taken after several reports of people tripping over infrastructure, with one man breaking his wrist

Pedestrians injured after ‘dozens’ trip over new cycle lane

Cardiff Council are now going to use spray paint to increase the visibility of the bollards...

Conservative councillors say people going for brunch are ‘ruining cycle lane experiment’

“Driving through it or having brunch here is not knowing how Chiswick works, you have to know it as a resident or a worker”...

Parish council calls in police to oversee bike rack installation amid protest fears

Residents accused the council of being a 'dictatorship'...

‘Traffic is not a force of nature’ Boris Johnson praises success of Low Traffic Neighbourhood and cycle schemes

"For decades we mourned that children no longer played in the street. Now once again, in some places, they do"

Department for Transport say councils must give walking and cycling schemes time

Three councils are currently facing court action for removing cycle lanes

LTNs halve number of road traffic casualties, new study shows

"To put it in context, that is twice as large as the 23 per cent reduction in injuries following the introduction of 20mph speed zones"

West London council votes to make temporary cycleway permanent – for next 18 months at least

Hounslow Council keeps segregated route along Chiswick High Road

Residents complain about ‘motorway’ style cycle path

"If only one percent of cyclists use the lanes as an excuse to go faster... then the promenade will lose most of its value as a destination for holidays'

New global ranking shows UK cities have a lot of catching up to do on cycling

London in 43rd place according to campaign group US People For Bikes – but American cities could learn from its Streetspace COVID-19 response

Huge growth in number of people including families riding bikes on West London protected cycleway

Chiswick High Road has also seen fewer collisions and improved air quality

North London school head blocks new cycleway with cones, claiming cyclists endanger pupils

London Cycling Campaign points out that teacher's actions endanger cyclists – including parents and children who ride to the school

Pop-up protected cycle lane outside Celtic FC stadium removed… to stop fans from tripping over ‘Armadillo’ lane separators

Glasgow City Council makes move on safety grounds as crowds expected to be allowed back to Celtic Park

High Court judge rejects challenge to Lambeth’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

Council acted in line with regulations and did not discriminate against disabled people who rely on cars for transport

New public bike parking standards launched for UK

45-page document is aimed at all procurers of public bike parking and aims to reduce risk of theft

Government to roll out Mini Holland schemes beyond London

Around a dozen local authorities outside the capital will share £239 million to boost cycling and walking

Transport for London wins appeal over Streetspace active travel programme

Court of Appeal reverses decision from earlier this year that City Hall initiatives to promote cycling and walking were unlawful

Edinburgh Transport Chief defends scheme helping ’45 per cent of residents’ without a car

"45 per cent of the people in this city do not have access to a car - so when we only have policies that support car use, what we’re essentially saying is that 45 per cent don’t matter - well, they matter to me."