Infrastructure

Multi-million pound cycling investment for Preston as part of City Deal

£2m project will see construction of railway station bike hub and cycle link

Flood Tory mayoral candidate with cycling pledge requests, say campaigners

Stop Killing Cyclists is calling on people to contact Zac Goldsmith requesting concrete cycling pledges ahead of Tory mayoral candidate selection

Video: Cycling app automatically marks potholes with spray paint

It also emails the council to let them know the locations

Sustrans demonstrates ‘street kit’ for trialling changes in street layout

Interlocking design is based on a bike chain

McDonald’s drive thru next to superhighway could put cyclists at risk

Fears that drivers could cut across east-west cycle superhighway at speed

Dublin, Leicester and Brighton & Hove among winners at inaugural Cycle Planning Awards

Event in Waltham Forest earlier this week also saw host borough scoop two categories

Boardman: air pollution deaths should be treated as “full-blown crisis”

Comments follow the release of a government document stating 23,500 deaths per year caused by vehicle exhaust

UK air pollution killing tens of thousands says Defra and calls for upgrades to cycling infrastructure

Critics say government is passing the buck to local authorities

£4.6m plans to upgrade West Yorkshire canal towpaths to create cycle route

Project would create off-road route linking Huddersfield, Brighouse and Halifax

Newcastle motorcyclists claim ‘Orca’ cycle lane separators could prove lethal

Similar products known as Armadillos have previously come in for criticism from cyclists

Near Miss Project to continue for a second year – cyclists urged to sign up

More than 1,500 cyclists signed up for first year; report now published

Injured cyclist plans to sue council over potholes

Derbyshire man reported the pothole but then contacted a law firm after seeing that no action had been taken

Transport secretary McLoughlin to attend first-ever European cycling summit

But minister for cycling Robert Goodwill won't be at next month's meeting in Luxembourg

Cycling access to be reinstated at Edinburgh Waverley station

Decision comes after Scottish Parliament’s infrastructure committee requested a review of access

Plymouth cyclists get brand new cycling and walking bridge

The new Laira cycle and foot bridge will form part of NCN27, the Devon Coast to Coast route

Northern Ireland: we want 40% of journeys under a mile by bike

The creation of a cycle network and decent design standards part of the ambitious Bicycle Strategy for Northern Ireland

Danish-style cycle lane planned through Camden

Route will complete connection with Canary Wharf

Cyclists being killed due to delays fixing potholes say CTC

Local Government Association says patching isn’t the best long-term approach but claims lack of funding to do more

Boris Bikes management – and redesign – contract up for tender

Whoever takes over from Serco will get to develop the "next generation" of Santander Cycles

Google Pothole? Firm files patent to turn cars into automatic pothole reporters

Vertical movement sensors combined with GPS could help create constantly-updated pothole database

Vital to get concrete cycling commitments from London Mayoral candidates, says Gilligan

London Cycling Csar Andrew Gilligan tells road.cc cycling has cross-party support in the capital but political leadership is key

Shock tactics employed amid fears cyclists could take over Bath canal towpath

Posters expressing concern about ‘speeding cyclists’ feature photo of a woman’s bloodied face

TfL unveils junction designed to eliminate left turn danger for cyclists

First of its kind to be built in the UK with "hold the left turn" and early release from traffic lights to protect cyclists

Cyclist climbs on taxi bonnet in protest during argument

The altercation between taxi driver and cyclist closed one lane of the Mall beside Buckingham Palace

Taxi drivers’ Cycle Superhighways challenge dubbed “desperate” and “unmeritorious”

LTDA's attempts to disrupt cycle routes unlikely to succeed as deadline passes

Cycle Superhighway outside Buckingham Palace gets go-ahead

The controversial segment of London's new 18-mile Cycle Superhighway outside Buckingham Palace was delayed by objections from the Royal Parks

Cycling boosts UK economy to tune of £650m per year, estimates charity

Sustrans says the National Cycle Network generates the equivalent of 15,262 full-time jobs per year

Petition to save key Welsh cycling route attracts 20,000 signatures

The Barmouth Bridge cycling and walking path closure would mean an 18 mile detour for 100,000 users each year, say petitioners

Could London taxi drivers scupper Cycle Superhighway plans?

Licensed Taxi Drivers Association launches a judicial review on the E-W cycle route despite head saying in May delays could leave "blood on his hands"

Anti-cycling petitioners cite unexploded WWII bombs as risk if bike path goes ahead

Kingston petitioners cite bombs, errant golf balls, refugees and youths roaming with guns among barrage of unlikely hazards unleashed by bike path