Infrastructure

CyclePoint helps Cambridge win Station of the Year at National Cycle-Rail Awards

East Midlands Trains and London Borough of Waltham Forest also among the winners at annual event

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200 people cycle in support of Glasgow’s Bears Way

Ride, which included families and children, came after Scottish transport minister announces taskforce to tackle recent 'bikelash' against protected cycle routes in Scotland

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Cyclists taking advantage of driverless cars is a worry, says transport consultant

Self-stopping autonomous vehicles will open the door for cyclists to seriously slow down busy urban traffic

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Houses may be demolished in New Zealand to make way for cycleway

Christchurch City Council says alternative routes would mean taking away parking places

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Traffic halved and no collisions – the impact of Walthamstow Mini Holland

Letter sent to residents claims the wider area is seeing around 10,000 fewer vehicles each day

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95% of cars now avoiding Manchester’s Oxford Road

Transformation into cycling and walking haven almost complete, says council

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Andrew Gilligan steps up pressure on Sadiq Khan to deliver cycling infrastructure

Ex-cycling commissioner and others launch Human Streets to keep pressure up on City H and TfL

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Bike rack manufacturer admits design fault following thefts

Falco, which is a major supplier of bike storage products, admitted there was a fault at two bike hubs where cycles were stolen

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Waltham Forest to double “hugely popular” bike hangars

North London council will double on-street bike hangars as part of £30m Mini Holland scheme

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Cycling campaigners called for Battersea road changes months before waitress death

Wandsworth Council said road safety on Lavender Hill road that saw Italian Lucia Ciccioli killed last week would only be reviewed if three people die

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Campaigners call for compulsory purchase to complete missing link on National Cycle Route 46

Alternate route is said to be too steep for many cyclists

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Floating bus stops improving safety of Cambridge cyclists suggests report

No interactions with motor vehicles out of 3,656 cyclists observed passing the stops

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Dutch city Groningen to spend €85 per head each year on cycling (+ video)

Modal share for bicycles already stands at an astonishing 60 per cent

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CS11 protester says group she heads not behind Regent’s Park tacks

Claims campaigners ‘are not anti-cyclist’

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London’s deputy mayor confirms 2017 consultations on long awaited Cycle Superhighways

Val Shawcross tells LCC AGM that plans for routes from Woolwich and Hounslow will be unveiled in New Year

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National Trust: cycle route won’t “ruin” famous gardens

Following a Telegraph article claiming a proposed multi-use trail will create a race track, the National Trust offers some facts

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Daily Mail stages race to highlight “cycle lane lunacy” – and proves bikes are quicker than cars in cities

Pedal-powered people have been beating cars in commuter challenges for years

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Westminster City Council “ignoring cycle safety concerns”

In a recent consultation on a major cycle link Westminster Council separated out cycling responses and discounted them, while ignoring 'critical' safety failures raised

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Intimidation of cyclists in UK ‘unacceptable’ says MP

Ruth Cadbury, MP for Brentford and Isleworth & co-chair of the APPCG slams driving culture in UK and says "not enough is being done to protect cyclists"

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Tacks spread at Regent’s Park on planned Cycle Superhighway 11 route

Cyclists suffered punctures on Outer Circle in Friday following previous incident elsewhere in royal park

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LTDA claims “gross misrepresentation” on cycling opposition

However, the taxi drivers' association, which has protested every major cycle route proposed in London, won't clarify what its "better balance for all road users" means

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Motorcycle group echoes unsubstantiated bike lane congestion claims

Motorcycle Action Group reiterates incorrect interpretation of INRIX report which actually states cycle lanes will help cut congestion by 20%

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UK’s first city-wide e-bike hire scheme comes to Exeter

Local co-operative social enterprise Co-bikes launches scheme in Devon city

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Business group suggests “dramatic rethink” of bike lanes

The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry suggests Cycle Superhighways, which carry thousands at peak times, should not be "permanent part of the infrastructure"

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UK’s first complete cycle route map series published

Northern Ireland maps, produced by Sustrans, have completed the series, covering 14,000 miles of the National Cycle Network

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Petition to save Bears Way nudges 2,000 signatures

A "Complete the Bears Way" petition is edging closer to the 2,400 signatures achieved by an earlier petition to rip the cycle route out

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Quentin Willson asks “Where are the cyclists?” – on unfinished Cycle Superhighway that’s blocked

Britain’s Worst Cycling Infrastructure Critic? Cyclists set ex-Top Gear host straight after he tweeted picture taken near Parliament Square

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Cycle safety concerns over landmark Poole bridge ignored, says councillor

Three cyclists reportedly suing council over injuries sustained on Twin Sails bridge

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New report estimates subterranean cycle route cost at £2.8m

An earlier report, which condemned the Queensbury Tunnel to abandonment, overestimated repair costs by more than £30 million, a new report by campaigners claims

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Video: Poland gets solar-powered, glow-in-the-dark cycle path

Can emit light for around 10 hours

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