Infrastructure

Germany opens first stretch of bicycle ‘autobahn’

Study estimates track should take 50,000 cars off the roads every day

Former railway station waiting room becomes Sale Metrolink cycle hub

Victorian railway station building ‘re-cycled’ as Sale’s new hub for bikes

Forth Road Bridge reopening to cyclists and other traffic

Reopening comes almost two weeks earlier than officials had promised

Cambridge separated cycleway to be fully open a year late

"Rather optimistic" timetable one of the reasons behind delay to £1.2 million project

Works begin in January to make Manchester a nicer place for cyclists

Work to road and rail network should make city centre faster and safer on two wheels

Government makes rare mention of road traffic reduction

In its Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy timetable the Department for Transport mentions reducing motor traffic for first time in 15 years

Hackney Council forced to backpedal on cycle quietway trial

Local opposition has forced the council to rethink how best to reduce traffic on what will become one of London's cycling "quietways"

Lord Lawson says cycling is most damaging thing for London since the Blitz

Tory peer also says trying to get people on bikes is age-discriminatory - and gets slapped down

Lidl near Reading opposed on grounds of blocking cycle lane extension

Councillors concerned that new development could prevent extension of off-road cycle path

Call for businesses to counter taxi bike lane opposition

Businesses encouraged to support year long trial to double width of Camden's most popular bike route amid fierce taxi opposition

Does the UK spend £10 or £1.50 per head on cycling? Tories and Labour at loggerheads over figures

Commons row leads Labour MP to claim transport minister has 'had the air let out of her tyres'

Segregated cycle lane for London Bridge in wake of cyclist’s death

Chris Tandy veered into the central reservation before being hit by an oncoming car

Aussie coroner recommends blind spot lorry ban

At the inquest into a cyclist death the coroner made eight recommendations, including that lorries without blind spot alert technology be banned from roads

“Cheeky” van driver undertakes using bike lane + video link

That’s not what bike lanes are for! Undertaking can incur a £100 fine and three licence points

Norwich Council accused of spending Cycle City Ambition money on parking spaces

Council says Push the Pedalways project also has other sources of funding

National Cycle Network damaged by flooding

Many sections are currently closed due to the effects of Storm Desmond

Cumbria floods destroy bridge on C2C cycling route

Storms once again wreak havoc in north-west of England

Taxi drivers caught parking en masse in Toronto bike lanes

Dozens of taxis have been spotted parked along protected bike lanes in three separate incidents in 24 hours

Norman Foster scholarship winner talks about his cycling megacities research

Mexico City has surprised the researcher with its cycling friendly policies

Cyclists reminded: Forth Road closure applies to you, too

Broken bridges have no mercy for cyclists faced with a potential 35 mile detour - use public transport instead, cyclists told

Sabotage, trolling and threats as Hackney rat run row turns nasty

Pollution, house prices, and traffic access prove toxic brew as tempers flare over scheme that will boost walking and cycling

Hundreds of cyclists sign petition to redesign ‘potentially lethal’ Oxford junction

Hythe Bridge junction described as dangerous and only fit for confident cyclists

Cyclists in Denmark can turn red lights green with special RFID tag

Bikes are automatically detected and give a green light in pilot scheme in Danish city

Daily Express campaign calls for cyclists to ‘pay their way’

Campaigner refers to cyclists as ‘oiks’ and ‘losers’

“Biscuit Tunnel” opens for cyclists in Reading

Councillor says restored tunnel is part of Reading’s heritage

Video: Moped rider crashes on bike path as cyclist slaps him

Incident took place in Stockholm, where mopeds are allowed on cycle paths

Gilligan hits out at “emotive button pushing” cycle scheme critics

Cycling commissioner says arguments cycle infrastructure causes gentrification don't stand up to scrutiny

Chris Boardman tells Transport Secretary to end ‘stop/start’ approach to funding cycling

British Cycling's Policy Advisor asks department to spend just 3% of budget to save cycling from repeating failed stop start funding errors

‘Anti-motorist’ Cambridge busway is improving commuters’ health, study finds

World's longest guided busway is encouraging cycling - and those with the poorest health are benefitting the most

Work to restore Bristol bike path finally underway after 2 years of delays

Work has begun to replace concrete bollards with raised kerbs after vehicle damage