Infrastructure

Edinburgh Council agrees to create West to East cycle link – but doubts still remain over exact route

Two options still on table for Roseburn segment of route

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Ride supporting safe cycle route cancelled – because road is too dangerous

Campaigners say stance of police and council in Oxfordshire shows exactly why off-road path is needed

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Mini Holland protesters lose judicial review

Campaigners concerned a cycling scheme would increase congestion and harm businesses have had their case dismissed and ordered to pay court fees

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“Cyclists not using bike lanes”: Twitter responds

Transport for London says the Daily Mail's story, showing cyclists bypassing a set of cycle traffic lights, was inaccurate and "one-sided", while cyclists on Twitter react brilliantly

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New apartment complex ditches car parks for bike-friendly design + video

The progressive building in Malmö, Sweden, is designed to specifically accommodate bikes as large as cargo bikes for cycle-human cohabitation

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Glasgow to double hire bikes as scheme dubbed a success

43 locations will more than double to 93

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Taxi driver films driver using new London Cycle Superhighway

Incident prompts mild outrage, though it's unclear whether the driver was using the brand new cycle track as a shortcut or ended up there by accident

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£250k of lighting to stop attackers on Birmingham towpaths

Cyclists were seriously injured in violent attacks last winter

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Leicester gets £2m London Road bike lane after fatality

Segregated bike path will soon go to consultation

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Leatherhead driving instructor wants cycling banned on A24

Not all petition signatories appear to be expressing their support…

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Essex cycle path left unsurfaced for five weeks with no date set for completion

Improvement works currently ‘paused’

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Croydon considers ending cycling ban in parks

Sustrans proposals could mean new green cycle routes in South London

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Glasgow to get £6.5m segregated cycle route

Will link Victoria Road with Stockwell Street in the city centre

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FREE riding all weekend in London to celebrate 6 years of Boris bikes

Try one out today or tomorrow without paying a penny

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TfL under fire for shelving Stamford Hill junction improvement plans

Campaigners say cyclists avoid the junction because it is so dangerous

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Cyclists dismount on Bristol-Bath path as crossing work begins

Improvements to a crossing by Whitehall Primary School are aimed at reducing cycle speeds and improving safety for those crossing the popular shared use path

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Next phase of Manchester’s Oxford Road cycleway begins

Work starts tomorrow to upgrade cycling infrastructure. However, campaigners say "watered down" plans could put cyclists and pedestrians at risk

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Have your say on the new Leeds City Centre Cycle Superhighway Proposals

Make this Superhighway a little better than the last with a comment to the council...

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Aussie soap Neighbours runs guerilla bike lane plotline

Doctor in long-running Aussie soap paints his own bike lanes and broadcasts to social media after a hit-and-run involving a child cyclist

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Hammersmith gyratory to be made safer for cyclists after public express support for proposals

TfL say junction has been ‘a serious barrier’ to cycling

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Cycle Superhighway 11 gets the green light – but TfL are oddly equivocal

"We are going to find a way to make it happen," says deputy mayor for transport

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Cycle Superhighway decision will be “marker” for London Mayor

London Cycling Campaign says Sadiq Khan must take requests to improve North-South Cycle Superhighway extension seriously, following consultation

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Man fined £220 for cycling through red light

The Institute of Advanced Motorists has responded by saying the UK should consider changing the law to allow cycling through some red lights

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Denmark cyclists allowed to turn right at red lights

The landmark decision follows a two year trial of 33 junctions, where turning right on red was found not to cause more collisions

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Cyclist’s arm “ripped apart” by “razor sharp” Poole bridge

A 72-year old holiday maker needed emergency surgery after falling into a barrier on the Twin Sails Bridge in the south coast town

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Locals block Quietway on exclusive London private road

Whisper it quietly, though ... it's perfectly legal to cycle through Kensington Palace Gardens

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“Random” U-turn cycle lane in Nottingham criticised

Do cyclists really benefit from this?

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Sign tells drivers: ‘Cyclists can take the lane, stop honking’

“Polite signage wasn’t working” says Councillor on rather more pointed messages to drivers

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Hospital admits it didn’t research bike lane it tried to block

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust says it didn't research dangers it claimed "floating bus stops" would pose to patients and visitors

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Bristol cyclists call for Princes Street bridge to be closed to cars

Petition urges city council to think again while repairs are underway

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