Infrastructure

Transport for London looking at taking control of roads where boroughs block cycling infrastructure

Deputy mayor for transport accuses obstructive councils of “holding the city to ransom”

E-bike share scheme in Derby scrapped due to vandalism

eBikesDerby, who claimed to run the UK's biggest electric bike share scheme, have now permanently shut down operations due to "unprecedented levels of vandalism"

Holloway pedestrian safety improvements will see removal of cycle lane

Campaigners say TfL should be protecting all vulnerable road users

Solihull councillors agree to ride cycle route and discover it’s rubbish

Poor signage, unsuitable shared space, parked cars, bollards, unnecessary crossings – all in under a mile

London’s going to get £2.5m worth of bike parking

Plan includes improved parking outside 10 stations in the next 12 months plus 1,400 new spaces in residential areas

Safe infrastructure leads to record rise in cycling in London

Capital’s cyclists ride aggregate 4 million km on average day – but campaigners say more protected routes needed

Pressure mounts on Kensington & Chelsea to explain cycleway “opposition”

Council unable to say how many of the 1,000 people who wrote to it opposed or supported Holland Park scheme

Scottish broadcaster asks why cyclists aren’t using A9 cycle path

Turns out she genuinely wanted to know - she guessed it wasn’t in good nick

Anti-cycleway West London councillors drove to Clean Air Day leafleting stunt

Councillors who opposed cycle route along Chiswick High Road get pulled up on Twitter

Work to start on London’s Cycleway 4 with Sadiq Khan praising supportive boroughs

Mayor gives update on SE London route on same day he sent scathing letter to Kensington & Chelsea

Woman opposing Holland Park cycleway posed as aunt of cyclist crushed to death by HGV

Kate Cairns, whose sister Eilidh was killed in Notting Hill in 2009, says no such relative exists

Dorset Council won’t install cycle lanes after cyclist’s death because it doesn’t want to encourage people to ride on dual carriageway

Coroner says there is a risk of future deaths unless action is taken

Kensington and Chelsea says congestion and loss of trees and bus stops are reasons why it won’t back cycle lane

Council says TfL cycle lane plans "won't work"

People will die because of “cynical political stunt” says cycling commissioner after Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea ditches support for Holland Park cycle lane

Jeremy Clarkson and Felicity Kendal have spoken out against the proposed scheme

You will now be able to get bikes worth over £1,000 on the Cycle to Work scheme

It's now official that Cycle to Work schemes in the UK will allow you to fill your boots with bikes and gear worth over £1,000, following the release of new guidance from the Department of Transport

Government plan to relax UK’s £1,000 Cycle to Work limit to make it easier to buy e-bikes

Rejoice! Cycling Minister Michael Ellis has announced a revamp of the Cycle to Work Scheme to include purchases of over £1,000, making it easier for commuters to consider buying an e-bike and ditching the car...

Should disused Bradford railway tunnel be filled with concrete or turned into a bike route?

Campaigners call for objections to plan to abandon Queensbury Tunnel

Study: Good cycling infrastructure makes roads safer for everyone

UK campaigners say US study proves the value of investing in high-quality cycle lanes

New cycleway opens in Yorkshire – but council’s cycling champion“disappointed” by “irresponsible” cyclists who chose to ride on road instead

Criticism of riders choosing not to use infrastructure may reflect misconceptions of laws applying to cyclists

Jeremy Clarkson claims cyclists responsible for London trees getting cut down … and gets schooled

Grand Tour presenter, who cycles in Holland Park area of West London, opposes safe cycle route

Dublin cyclists protest 6-year closure of off-road cycle route during metro works

Popular commuting and leisure route The Royal Canal Greenway will be shut due to MetroLink works

TfL consults on segregated Cycleway from Hackney to the Isle of Dogs

Route would link with CS2, CS3 and Quietway 2

TfL unveils plans to help plug missing link in London’s protected cycle route network

Route from Notting Hill to Wood Lane will complement planned route to Acton

App developed to turn traffic lights green as cyclists approach

Academics at the University of Oregon say it could eventually trigger a "green wave" for bike riders

Ex-mayor of Brighton & Hove calls for two lanes of seafront road to be turned into bike lanes

Green Party councillor Pete West says current shared-use path on prom creates conflict between cyclists and pedestrians

US city makes it the law to add protected cycle lanes when roads are repaired

Move is designed to combat NIMBYism

Plans for over 1,000km of walking and cycling routes connecting Glasgow city centre to parks and nature areas

Ambition is for no resident to be more than five minutes’ walk from Green Network

Government provides £21m for National Cycle Network

Also confirms continued funding for Big Bike Revival

Next wave of Bee Network projects: £137m to be invested in 18 new cycling and walking schemes around Manchester

Schemes include an £11.6m route linking Piccadilly and Victoria stations through the Northern Quarter

Campaigners to form ‘people protected bike lane’ on Old Street in protest at lack of action by Islington Council, with safety improvements not due until late 2021

Three cyclists have lost a leg after being crushed by trucks in the last five years