Infrastructure

Angry residents threaten to chain themselves to trees over cycle lane

Council says trees would have to come down whether cycle lane is built or not

West Sussex to remove pop-up cycle lanes because “traffic has significantly increased”

County council ditches measures to reduce motor traffic in response to a rise in motor traffic

Parliament to debate Low Traffic Neighbourhoods this afternoon

The biggest thing happening in politics today … well, for active travel in London, maybe ...

Hammersmith Bridge to stay closed to motor vehicles until 2027 – but people on bike or foot could be allowed back next year

Ferry service for cyclists and pedestrians is planned in the meantime, with aim to start service in the spring

Brompton team up with climate charity for competition to rename London’s “boring” cycleways

Britain's biggest bike manufacturers and Possible have invited the public to suggest alternatives for the lacklustre 'CS1', 'CS2' etc, with the new names and winners of the Name Our Lanes competition announced in mid-November

Ealing Council wins crucial vote on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods at emergency meeting

Meanwhile, poll finds that silent majority across country supports such schemes despite vocal but small opposition

Major Cambridge development refused planning permission in part due to lack provision for cyclists

Campaigners believe decision could serve as precedent elsewhere in England for schemes that fail to follow recent government guidance on cycling infrastructure

“Cartoon-car” bike rack removed from Lincolnshire town as locals miss the point

Cyclehoop Car Bike Port accommodates 10 bikes in space taken by one car – but Holbeach residents seem to think everyone drives to the shops

Video: Level crossing cyclist almost hit by 80mph train in Kent

Network Rail says there has been a "small but concerning rise in such incidents in recent months"

Greater Manchester to get 55 miles of new cycling routes by end of 2021

Andy Burnham and Chris Boardman outline 35 projects to be delivered over the next year

London’s latest protected Cycleway now open

3.6km segregated route from Tower Bridge Road to Rotherhithe welcomed by local business owner and cycling campaigners

Two Hackney town centres could close to through-traffic in face of violent hostility from small minority

Councillor was sent death threats over support for low traffic neighbourhoods

Exeter cyclist reports 14 motorists who went down pop-up bike lane

‘There were parents having to cycle on the pavements with their kids to avoid the traffic coming through’

Strava Metro made free to cities worldwide, including UK, to help encourage sustainable travel post-pandemic

New data reveal 162 per cent year-on-year rise in cyclists in UK during May, with Liverpool, Manchester and Glasgow leading the way

Hull City Council painted parking bays in new cycle lane

Admits mistake and says spaces will be removed

Update: Police investigating video of Brighton driver deliberately clattering wands on emergency bike lane

“There you go, mate, they get a proper little bashing for you … Ooh, I’ve knocked me wing mirror off”

Bikelash! PM urged to act as fears grow that golden age of cycling could fall victim to govt delay and anti-cycling sentiment

Campaigners say “vocal minority” opposing change as linchpin of Government's cycling strategy is in the administrative slow lane...

Oil poured on roads and vandalism as protests against low-traffic neighbourhoods turn nasty

Schemes designed to stop rat-running drivers and make streets safer are increasingly being targeted by vocal minority

Swindon pop-up bike lane removed within a week because people were moving the lane dividers

Business owners complained delivery drivers could not stop in remaining motor traffic lane

Urgent safety concerns see London’s Hammersmith Bridge closed to cyclists and pedestrians

Bridge has been closed to motor vehicles since April 2019 due to structural concerns

East London music venues repurpose Shoreditch warehouse as secure bike park in absence of gigs

400 bike parking spaces available at Village Underground in Shoreditch, from £5 a day

‘Vigilante’ anti-cyclists accused of removing wands on pop-up bike lane in Hove

Emergency cycle lane on Old Shoreham Road has been subject of opposing petitions

“Silent majority” of Britons back active travel infrastructure – but vocal minority drown them out

Research for #BikeIsBest campaign finds massive support for measures to encourage cycling and walking

Safety concerns see National Cycle Network slashed by a quarter

3,000 miles reclassified as better suited to experienced riders, while 750 miles on busy roads disappear altogether from network map

Times editorial urges standing up to “anti-cycling NIMBYs” over infrastructure plans

Newspaper says plans to get more people cycling risk “being strangled at birth”

Huge jump in cycling searches prompts Google Maps overhaul

New feature will help Santander Cycles users in London identify docking stations with bikes free and where to leave them at journey's end

Rival petitions to reopen Brighton seafront road to all traffic – or keep it for pedestrians and cyclists

Council will consider both petitions regarding Madeira Drive this Thursday but motoring lobby has a strong lead on siignature numbers

Poole watersports enthusiasts angry about protected cycle lane on National Cycle Route 2

Council accused of rushing for funding – but local cyclists say route was in urgent need of attention

Final round of London Streetspace funding announced

The final emergency active travel allocations leave some winners, some losers - what did your borough get, and who was the overall winner?

Emissions cuts from electric cars will be negated by new road-building

‘We can’t afford to indulge this Toad of Toad Hall model of mindless road-building’