Infrastructure

Glasgow to build 270km cross-city active travel network

No home in Scotland’s largest city to be more than 400 metres from a segregated cycleway

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Birmingham moves closer to banning through motor traffic from city centre

Councillors expected to vote through plans later this month to create seven LTNs inside city’s ring road

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Cyclist left-hooked by taxi driver on Westminster Bridge protected cycle lane

Rider believes design of floating bus stop was to blame since it doesn’t make left-turning drivers slow down

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Last chance to give views on planned major West Sussex cycle route

Engagement process on six-mile route from Chichester to Emsworth ends next week

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Campaigners seek funding for legal challenge to removal of Poole active travel scheme

Keyhole Bridge underpass which provided safe link between two parks in Dorset town was reopened to motor vehicles in March

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“Immediate” safety changes announced for killer junction in Holborn

Southampton Row and Theobald's Road junction to be made safer for cyclists in wake of latest fatality

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Residents claim cycle lane bollards are ‘making life hell’

The locals allege the bollards, designed to protect vulnerable road users, are causing problems for the elderly members of the community

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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

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Protesters demand urgent action on dangerous London junctions

Hundreds gathered near Holborn to demand action

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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

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“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

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£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

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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

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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'

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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...

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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”...

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

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

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‘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"

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

Three councils are currently facing court action for removing cycle lanes

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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"

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

Hounslow Council keeps segregated route along Chiswick High Road

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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'

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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

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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

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