Infrastructure

“Limited signs of progress”: UK continues to lag behind European cities on cycling infrastructure, report reveals

Latest PeopleForBikes ratings suggest UK shows "sign of little progress", with "negligible" change to gulf between London and the rest of the country

Politician furious at “disgraceful” cycle lane replacing “historic” paving stones with tarmac “mess”

Council confident "essential part" of county-spanning 26-mile cycle route will "significantly improve walking and cycling options"

Cycling charity Sustrans misled public with “save the dormouse” campaign, fundraising regulator rules

Regulator finds Sustrans' campaign "positioned itself as solely focused on wildlife protection activities" and "was not clear" about charity's active travel aims

Cutting road to three lanes for cycling route puts city “in danger of grinding to a halt”, claims politician — but cycling group says drivers should back plan as they’ll “no longer get caught behind cyclists”

Council proposes new two-way protected cycle lane, safer crossings and improved pavements, but Conservative councillor bemoans money "spent on cyclists who often do not stick to cycle lanes" and "endanger" pedestrians

“Drivers don’t have to push their cars”: Park barriers designed to stop “speeding” cyclists are forcing families onto busy road with no bike lane, cycling campaigners say

After installing the “discriminatory” barriers based purely on anecdotal evidence, with no reports of collisions between cyclists and pedestrians, the council agreed a compromise with local campaigners in January – only to ignore the issue ever since

“Looks like a gathering of Green Party staff”: Council accused of hiring actors to cycle in bike lane for “staged” video – but cyclists tell conspiracy theorists “it’s like that every morning”

“Take the tinfoil hat off, the only thing wrong is the private vehicles in the bus lane”

“E-bikes aren’t a problem when 99.5% of road deaths involve cars”: Chris Boardman calls for “anger to be pointed in right direction” amid Reform’s anti-cycling rhetoric and “embarrassing” BBC Panorama e-bike episode

“The way to counter Reform is to stop talking about cycling and walking, and talk about the outcomes of cycling and walking,” the Active Travel England chief says

Chippy owner who blames cycle lane for loss of trade in village with “no cyclists” uses it to prop up bike advertising his shop

Locals and shopkeepers had previously accused the cycle lane project, which adds 80 off-street parking spaces, of not allowing drivers to “pull over and park”, thus “killing” the village

“Looks like a few pints were had”: New bike stands outside pub ruining “beautiful” village and blocking access for “less mobile residents”, locals claim – despite being installed on car parking space

Cyclists say that, despite the criticism, the new racks are “well-used and much appreciated”, though the Reform-led council has announced that further work will be carried out to “improve their appearance”

High Court orders Labour council to scrap “unlawful” low traffic neighbourhood as anti-LTN campaigners hail landmark ruling as “wake-up call to councils everywhere”

The judge found the Lambeth Council guilty of “serious failing” and displaying a “masterclass in selective partial reporting”, while also denying it the permission to appeal the “humiliating” ruling

Lib Dems embrace MAGA… by calling for cycle lanes to “Make (the) A556 Great Again”

Trump-inspired politics land in Cheshire... but in support of bike lanes

“If you build it, they will come”: Protected cycle lanes encourage significantly more people to cycle than painted routes, study finds

Who'd have guessed it? Six-year study suggests building protected cycling infrastructure gets more people on bikes

Are “rude” cyclists and toxic online debates really putting people off cycle lanes?

Survey of policymakers suggests cycling campaigners on social media may "massively undermine" cycle infrastructure projects as councils feel "nothing we ever do will make cyclists happy"

“It’s a cycle lane!” shouts angry cyclist forced onto road – thanks to new bike lane wands opening ceremony

“We couldn’t have agreed with him more,” the group behind the new tulip-shaped wands said

Campaigners will “fight to maximise conditions for cycling” once controversial tram route plans finalised, but warn against “huge speculation”

Debate over Edinburgh tram project continues as schoolchildren's 'save the bike path' signs vandalised, after council ordered removal of artwork due to "sensitivities" surrounding tram route plans

Councils would be able to buy land for cycling routes without owners’ consent under MP’s new proposal

Liberal Democrat MP urges amendment to government Planning and Infrastructure bill to enable English councils to override landowners to implement active travel routes

Schoolchildren’s ‘save the bike path’ signs vandalised, after council ordered removal of artwork due to “sensitivities” surrounding controversial tram route plans

The council has been accused of being “shortsighted and not thinking about the next generation” in the latest row to engulf the local authority’s plans for a new transport link and its potential impact on a popular off-road active travel route

Cyclists call for 20mph limits on all Oxford roads by 2029 – but bus company says lower speeds would lead to congestion, longer journey times, and “less attractive” travel

One councillor also responded to the campaign group’s proposal by calling for a ‘dangerous’ cycling law – despite cyclists causing no serious injuries in Oxford in 2023

Reform UK branded “utterly clueless” after pledging to scrap LTNs – where none exist

“Now they have some power, they need to learn how to Google things first,” a Lib Dem spokesperson said after the 10 councils now under Reform’s control confirmed they do not have the traffic-calming measures in place

Bristol ranked eighth best city in Europe for child-friendly cycling – but UK “lags behind” due to unprotected bike lanes and “lack of political ambition”, researchers say

The Clean Cities Campaign report praised Bristol’s plethora of 20mph roads, describing the city as a European “leader” for safe speeds, while London topped the ranking for school streets

“Huge public health benefits to more children walking and cycling”: Oxford’s low-traffic neighbourhoods defended after criticism of controversial scheme’s £4m cost

Defence comes after councillor claimed £3.8m spent on LTNs and 'quickways' cycle routes between 2021 and 2024 is a "waste" of money that has "made our lives a misery on a daily basis"

Bristol’s “invisible” bike lanes to be painted red to reduce conflict with pedestrians – but cyclists warn “lipstick on a pig” approach will not make “disjointed” infrastructure safer

During the trial, Bristol City Council says it will measure “unintentional” use of cycleways by pedestrians, as well as the number of near misses

School’s BMX track approved despite opposition from residents who claimed it would threaten “peace and privacy” and make them feel like “living next to a motorway”

Local authority officers conducted an “acoustic assessment” that failed to show a drastic impact on neighbouring properties, despite residents claiming that “noisy bikers” would disturb the peaceful neighbourhood

“I want to see more cycling”: Councillors demand cycle lanes to connect new housing developments to town centre after multiple delays and “failed promises”

Cross-party councillors told the council that walking and cycling infrastructure, which “should have come in very early on”, still haven’t been implemented “despite money being available”

“The only way is to lift my bike over my head”: Cyclist slams “anti-bike” gates creating “low cycling neighbourhoods” instead of low traffic neighbourhoods

The cyclist said that the gates on the London Cycle Network, intended to stop motorbikes and quad bikes, have instead ended up deterring the elderly and the disabled from riding a bike

Pizzeria owner demands bike lanes ripped out and car parking reinstated, despite £6m active travel project to boost “café culture and night-time economy”

The cycle lanes are part of the council’s wider project aimed at making the high street more attractive to shoppers and visitors, however, the pizzeria owner argued that they were the “final straw” after years of roadworks and reduced parking

“More money p***ed up the wall”: Drivers fume at Bristol’s new ‘leaning support rail’ for cyclists to rest at top of steep city streets

Cyclists are also unsure whether the Copenhagen-inspired footrest on Colston Street is the “future”, with one claiming it is “just a gimmick without better infrastructure”

Nigel Farage lashes out at “cycle lanes that no one uses”, accusing councils facing bankruptcy of wasting “tens of millions” on cycling infrastructure

The Reform UK leader also singled out “huge departments of people dealing with climate change” as one of the reasons for many councils’ depleted funds, ahead of the 2025 local elections

Vicar who claimed “church is under threat” from bike lane now blames cycle route for congregation “getting lost” and plummeting attendance

Cycle lane has left church "isolated", claims reverend who says worshipers are getting "lost" and congregation numbers have fallen from 100 to 60

Cycle chief insists it “would be extremely unpleasant cycling on pedestrianised Oxford Street” amid conflict concerns – as campaigners slam “weak and wiggly” alternative routes for cyclists

“A double win would be to remove through traffic both sides and that could deliver cycle routes too,” the London Cycling Campaign said in response to Sadiq Khan’s pedestrianisation plans