Infrastructure

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’

Devon will use Strava to prioritise popular cycling roads for repairs

Much of an extra £27m will be directed towards smaller and unclassified roads

Glasgow City Council defends decision to remove cones from pop-up bike lane

Decision said to have been taken "for safety of all road users" to prevent build-up of vehicles coming from motorway slip road

Tory MP helps force removal of pop-up cycle lane in Reigate after just three days

Temporary infrastructure installed on Friday night will be removed this evening after pressure from Crispin Blunt

Major NHS Trust boss backs council’s plans for walking and cycling

Head of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust offers Lambeth support in implementing its plans

How are the UK’s pop-up bike lanes being received?

Government’s first tranche of Emergency Active Travel funding was announced this week

Emergency funding ‘winners and losers’ – is your area serious about cycling?

‘Widen my path’ tool lets you show your council where you need safe space

Chris Boardman has sold his car and is working part-time at Halfords

No, he hasn’t fallen on hard times

Wider pavements for pedestrians in Bedford are putting cylists at risk, says campaigner

Councillor responds by saying it's impossible to have safe space for cyclists and pedestrians on High Street

Could UK first CYCLOPS junction be “slam dunk” for cycling?

First of new CYCLOPS junctions in Manchester is hoped to improve crossings for walking and cycling, and shorten wait times for drivers

London: more cycle funding announced ahead of “looming black hole”

£2.5m more announced as part of latest Streetspace fund allocation, but city still faces £300m loss of cycling and walking funds

Southampton MP complains of City Council “taking out lanes” – says pop-up cycle lanes worsen congestion

“You can’t force people out of their cars without an alternative and currently that doesn’t exist”

Government tells councils to show more ambition with cycling plans

Unambitious councils given just a fraction of what they bid for

Questions over Government’s commitment to active travel after “best and final offer” to repair Queensbury Tunnel

Bradford Council given four days to decide whether to accept funding that would not even cover tunnel’s repair

Trafford Council removes A56 pop-up cycle lane after drivers complain

Temporary infrastructure had only been installed at the weekend

Extinction Rebellion chalk out guerrilla cycle lanes on Holland Park Avenue

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has opposed cycle route proposed by Transport for London

London: £22m for emergency cycling and walking schemes so far

24 boroughs have received funds to rapidly deliver school streets, low traffic neighbourhoods, strategic cycle routes and pedestrian space near shops

European Cyclists’ Federation launches online dashboard to track cycling infrastructure across comntinent

New tool also ranks cities and countries including UK on how much is spent and how much is being built

New mapping tool identifies top priority locations for new cycle routes

Brand new tool allows evidence-based approach for new cycleways in England, researchers say. Find routes in your local area

New quietway that replaced lorry-parking laybys being used as … lorry park

You'd think the double yellow lines on Buncefield Lane Quietway in Hemel Hempstead would be a clue

Pop-up bike lanes a necessary form of social justice says Chris Boardman

Car-led recovery is “not an option” according to local councillors

Reading announces pop-up cycle lanes after two cyclists are killed in one day

Two arrests made in relation to separate incidents

Offer adults free training to help shift to cycling, say experts

Training will help returning cyclists navigate the roads with patchy cycling infrastructure

Manchester City Council rejects pop-up cycle lanes saying it doesn’t foresee sufficient demand from commuters

Other councils in wider city region embrace emergency measures, as Greater Manchester's Chris Boardman explains difficulties of working with different authorities