Infrastructure

West Midlands roads averaging more than one cyclist injury a day

Campaigners emphasise need for segregated cycle lanes on major routes

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Goodwill announces work will start on Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy

Cycling Minister also said cycle cities will still successfully deliver their programmes, despite £23m cuts

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£5.8m granted for 92km of strategic cycle routes in East Lancashire

It is hoped the money will help provide alternatives to car travel for local people, as well as boosting tourism

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Chris Boardman to challenge cycling minister Robert Goodwill to double cycling by 2025

British Cycling's policy advisor, Boardman, will challenge the government to make good on pre-election promises

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Video: Copenhagen shows us the little details that help make it a great cycling city – reminds us we’ve a long way to go

Hats off to the Danish - even if they keep on making us look bad

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London mayoral hopefuls wade in on cycling debate – and say prioritisation of motor traffic must end

Prospective Labour and Green candidates, Christian Wolmar and Caroline Russell, say more should be done to promote cycling in the capital

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Work to begin on Newcastle cycle superhighway

Campaigners welcome developments but remain concerned about conflicts between cyclists and pedestrians

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Reading Council to remove door zone bike lanes at a cost of £30,000

Campaigners call the u-turn vote by councillors a momentous moment in its long history

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Thames cycling and walking bridge a step closer to becoming a reality

A £200,000 grant has been given to charity Sustrans for a feasibility study into the 400m long bridge

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Government needs to urgently review private car access in new developments or face gridlock, warns campaign

Campaign for Better Transport says we don't need to resort to sprawling suburbs to tackle housing shortage

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Cycling Minister confirms cycle network will be built around HS2 – but says it won’t be the long distance cycle track suggested by Boris Johnson

Meanwhile campaigners warn at the current rate of progress it will take 50 years to double cycling in the UK

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London cyclists to benefit from expanded plans for Cycle Superhighway 1

TfL and Hackney Council plan to remove through traffic from large stretches of the route

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Stop Killing Cyclists hold ‘die in’ for Esther Hartsilver

Southwark council leader appeals for rush hour HGV ban

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London cycling commissioner: “Cycle superhighways came close to not happening”

Cycling commissioner Gilligan admits powers to seize control of borough roads were threatened on cycle superhighways

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Cycling loses £23m of money pledged to improve infrastructure in latest round of government cuts

Cycle City Ambition budget suffers as the Department for Transport makes significant cuts to its budget

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Traffic light heat sensors and cyclist radar tech unveiled in London today – could boost cycling capacity by 12 per cent says TfL

Low level cycle traffic lights given blanket DfT approval for London, it was announced today

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London Assembly votes for full audit of Garden Bridge – concerns include cycling ban

Assembly members vote 11 to 3 to urge Boris Johnson to hold inquiry - and call on TfL to withdraw funding

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Why do some cyclists break the law? US academic surveys 18,000 people to find out

Results due out in summer - but US professor says early results are that proper infrastructure is solution

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Business group head says segregated cycle lanes will cause cyclists to crash

Chief executive of London First says she believes faster cyclists will put slower ones at risk

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Fresh Garden Bridge concerns centre on tender process

"Back to front" process used to secure Heatherwick Studio's appointment, says critic

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Nottingham sets out plans for £6.1 million cycling spend

East Midlands city unveils proposals including three "cycle corridors"

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Sheffield cycle campaigners demand bike path instead of public art project

Cycle Sheffield told there was no money for cycle facilities in renovation project but there has since been a £160,000 underspend

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Motorcycle campaigners postpone Cycle Superhighway demo ahead of talks with Westminster Council

Motorcycle Action Group opposed plans to segregated infrastructure, though insists it is "sympathetic" to cyclists' needs

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Leeds-Bradford cycle superhighway row continues as campaigners say designs changed without their knowledge

CityConnect says designs may have been misinterpreted and has begun a review of the plans

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Royal Parks continues opposition to Boris Johnson’s Cycle Superhighway plans

Government agency's demand for routing away from Birdcage Walk could mean no segregation on key section

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New Leeds-Bradford cycle superhighway slammed for dangerous design changes that offers no protection at junctions

Campaigners call for safety review before route opens to the public, over fears for cyclist safety

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Plans to increase parking in new developments could lead to “traffic hell” in London

"How congested is my road" map shows predicted increase in traffic of up to 50% in London if plans given go-ahead

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Only one in six MPs signed up to support cycling before the election

Disappointing response to CTC's Vote Bike campaign may be due to database error, however

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All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group seeks new members, while patron Ben Bradshaw enters Labour leadership contest

The Parliamentary cycle campaign group asks new MPs to sign up after Julian Huppert was not re-elected

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