Infrastructure

Demonstration in support of CS11 to be held after petition against it attracts thousands of signatures

Petition suggests scheme has been deliberately designed to maximise congestion

Manchester City Council to investigate Wilmslow Road Cycleway teething problems

Significant flooding seen after snow last week

Cycling campaigners say council “wasting” £750,000 on cycle path

No-one wants Colchester's pavement cycle routes and no-one will use them, but council won't listen to alternatives, say campaigners

London’s iconic “Bike Crossrail” opens next month

The new three mile section from Westminster to Tower Bridge links to the existing Cycle Superhighway 3, making a 12 mile bike route

Boardman: government’s cycling record “very disappointing”

Supposedly we live in a democracy, the majority of people say they want safe cycling routes, so why aren't we doing it? says Chris Boardman

Cycle infrastructure helps companies attract “top talent”

Major law firm chief tells road.cc "silent majority" of businesses support cycle infrastructure as it helps cities attract the best employees

Norway (population 5 million) plans to spend £660 million on ‘super cycleways’

As in Germany, it is hoped that the growing popularity of e-bikes will encourage greater usage of new routes

AA chief: Stop-start bike lanes are bad for drivers & cyclists

Edmund King, OBE, tells road.cc he supports cycle infrastructure and says we'll see broader benefits of London Cycle Superhighways once construction is complete

Strong public support for more segregated cycle infrastructure according to poll

Women slightly more supportive than men – 74 per cent compared to 68 per cent

Preston signposts raised so cyclists don’t bash their heads

New shared-use path keeps cyclists off busy dual carriageway

Glasgow cyclist shows why you shouldn’t always ride in a bike lane

He'd have been doored had he not been outside it

Cycling Embassy of Great Britain calls for new infrastructure standards as it publishes ‘Design Principles for Mass Cycling’

Design principles are based on the Dutch system of 'sustainable safety'

Bollards to stop drivers hitting cyclists on bike track

Steps were taken to stop drivers pulling across cyclists' paths on Leicester's Newarke St bike track after two cyclists were hospitalised

Councils will be “scrabbling for scraps” on cycle funding

Cycling minister tells road.cc it's up to local councils to lift cycle funding above £1.39 per head per year

Cycle trips equivalent to 10% of bus journeys in London

New report highlights importance of continued investment in cycling ahead of London Mayoral elections, and announces new 'superhub' at Waterloo Station

Cobble rumble strips “disadvantage disabled cyclists” most

Royal Parks' plan to use cobbles to slow down fast cyclists, will affect disabled riders most according to charity Wheels for Wellbeing

Video: Rush hour time-lapse at Amsterdam station’s new shared space

Watch as cyclists, pedestrians and scooter riders dance around each other

London needs to talk about roads pricing for cars

London Cycling Campaign's Chief Executive says roads pricing needs to be "on the table" as an option to fund cycle infrastructure and keep the capital moving

Brisbane cyclists fined for riding without bells

Police have issued $117 fines to riders caught without bells, following complaints from pedestrians about collisions on shared use paths

Does Faversham have the UK’s worst cycling infrastructure?

One man says Faversham could compete for the UK's worst cycle infrastructure...but can your town top (or bottom) it?

Concerns raised over “extreme” cuts to London cycling budget

London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, discovered London's cycling budget will more than halve by 2020, while cycling numbers are predicted to rise

“Superhighway redesign will make cycling journeys long and circuitous’

Green Party has queried Boris Johnson's plans, saying safe routes on faster roads could be achieved

Copenhagen’s “intelligent” traffic lights will speed up journeys for cyclists

Danish capital says signals able to identify people on bikes will cut journey times by a tenth

Germany hoping e-bikes will help drive expansion of cycling highways

Plans for Berlin cycling highway involve charging points along the route

12-year-old boy found cycling on motorway

North West Motorway Police picked up the youngster on the M60 near Eccles, took him to his parents and "strongly advised" him

Transport for London considered charging cyclists for road use

BikeBiz Editor Carlton Reid quotes TfL as saying roads access charging for cyclists was on the cards

Nike gets back into cycling

Sportswear brand invests $10 million into Portland bike share program Biketown with 1,000 bikes

Plymouth cyclists needed to trial pothole app

Software employs user votes as a means of identifying priority issues

Cobble rumble strips for popular Royal Parks cycle route

Mount Walk, with 900 cyclists per hour at peak times, will become part of the Central London Grid, linking to the new East-West Cycle Superhighway

How Britain missed chance to ‘Go Dutch’ in the 1970s

UK government's dismissal of cycling four decades ago contrasts with Dutch decisions of same era