Infrastructure

Constituent of transport secretary Chris Grayling invites him for bike ride in London after minister accuses cyclists of ignoring road signs & running red lights

Cabinet minister’s comments come a week after cyclists were urged to write to their MPs to dispel myths about cycling

Evacuating a city by bicycle is 5 times more efficient

Escaping a flood in the Dutch Randstad megalopolis would be impossible by car; experts say grab a bike or climb a tree

Cardiff launches ten-year plan to boost cycling

The plan is to double the number of cycle trips by 2026 by giving cyclists & pedestrians greater protection, lowering speed limits & improving cycle routes

London Cycling Campaign appeals for funds to halt ‘NIMBYs and taxi drivers’ spoiling cycle schemes

Flagship schemes at risk due to well-organised pressure groups, campaigners say

City of London confirms plans to ban vehicles from Bank junction

Angry reaction from taxi drivers

Survey reveals scale of cycle theft in London, says better cycle parking key to tackling problem

More than 45 per cent of London cyclists surveyed had a bike stolen, while 75 per cent wanted to see more and better bike stands in the capital

Massive increase in cycling on London’s Cycle Superhighways

One cyclist every two seconds at peak time on North-South route

Separating bikes from traffic can halve pollution exposure, study finds

Cycle routes away from motor traffic can halve pollution exposure, while parking protected cycle tracks can cut cyclists' pollution exposure by 20-30 per cent, according to recent study

Lib-Dem by-election candidate calls for Boris Bike scheme to be extended to Richmond

Independent rival Zac Goldsmith previously branded the ‘anti-cycling’ London mayoral candidate

Investment in local roads and retention of the Cycle to Work scheme – cycling campaigners respond to Autumn Statement

Cycling UK urges local authorities to incorporate high quality cycle facilities

Chancellor offered to pay Mayor to rip up London’s East–West Cycle Superhighway says leader of Ealing Council

Philip Hammond not noted as a cycling advocate during his time as Secretary of State for Transport

Sustrans appeals for donations to keep National Cycle Network open this Christmas

Volunteers will be out and about combating the effects of winter weather

Cyclists in Brussels now allowed to ignore red lights

Red or amber? Just sail on through...

Cadel Evans says he won’t ride his bike in Sydney – because it’s too intimidating

Tour de France winner and ex-world champion says lack of respect among road users the biggest problem

San Francisco authorities respond to guerrilla bike lanes… by making them permanent

City is leaving campaigners’ temporary soft-hit posts in certain places until it can install permanent ones

Boardman makes clarification following latest revelation over “scrapped” Westway cycle superhighway

British Cycling policy advisor, Chris Boardman, defends Mayor's team support for cycling and suggests Mayor's office meet with former cycling commissioner Andrew Gilligan

Video: Planned cycling-friendly transformation of Stratford town centre

Segregated cycle lanes would link up with CS2

A24 cycling ban rejected by Surrey County Council

No improvements for adjacent shared use path either

Westway cycle superhighway plans scrapped

Plans for alternative route featuring improvements for pedestrians to be announced ‘shortly’

Cambridge to get its first true “Dutch” roundabout

Following an attempt at a cycling-friendly roundabout in 2014 the UK's cycling city seems to have got it right

American academics call for protected cycle lanes as Donald Trump looks to rebuild transport infrastructure

America's transport infrastructure is "like a third-world country" according to the president-elect - will his proposed rebuild include cycle lanes though?

Chicago in talks to build floating river bike lane

Four to seven mile long car-free park could make navigating the city faster and safer

Cyclists in the South far less likely to be injured by drivers

'Safety in numbers' effect means dangerous drivers are less of an issue (but you'll still have a 1 in 500 chance of being hit)

Segregated cycle lanes planned for accident blackspot in Leeds

Painted cycle lane isn’t doing the job

Gap in cycle superhighway will be filled – but no cycling and walking commissioner for London until next year

Deputy mayor for transport tells Chris Boardman and Caroline Russell that stretch will be completed as planned

Northern Ireland unveils £150m, 1,000km, Greenway network

Department for Infrastructure hopes planned primary network will be 75 per cent complete inside a decade

Kingston’s Portsmouth Road cycle tracks finally complete

After a total design overhaul, local cyclists are (generally) happy with the outcome, more than two years after plans were announced

Bikes outnumber cars in Copenhagen traffic for first time

More space could be given over to cyclists in Danish capital

Council do wobbly diagram of how to use zig zag bike lane

It’s entirely safe and logical and the sign proves it…

Overwhelming backing for Tavistock Place cycling scheme after record response to consultation

No decisions to be made until after full analysis of consultation comments and alternative proposals