Infrastructure

New York begins adding concrete barriers to bike path

Campaigners have been calling for such measures for a decade

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Wiltshire council spent ten grand on a 17-metre cycle path

Said to have been the only project that met the criteria and budget of a local housing development

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British Cycling joins Manchester mayor Andy Burnham’s ‘congestion conversation’

Calls for network of cycle infrastructure and restrictions on where people drive and park

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New York bike path reopens after truck attack

Campaigners had called for vehicles to be blocked after cyclist's death more than a decade ago

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Sky and GSK back West London Cycle Superhighway plans

Blue-chip firms also call for route to be extended to Hyde Park in the east and Heathrow in the west

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New Oxford shopping centre builds just 3% of promised 1,000 cycle spaces

Westgate centre criticised for seemingly backtracking on cycle parking promises

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In Copenhagen they construct temporary segregated cycle lanes overnight

Literally overnight

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Mail Online blames London Cycle Superhighway for pedestrian deaths that never happened

Death of man struck by van is first near Ludgate Circus since protected bike lane opened

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Carmarthen Velodrome reopens after renovation

Hopes to host national and perhaps even international competition

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Australian pavement cycling experiment: are cyclists now safer?

Fewer cyclist deaths and pedestrians still safe: has pavement cycling been a success Down Under?

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Cycling app of the week: Donkey Republic

This unusually-named app is a fresh take on bike sharing, allowing you to rent a bike for up to a fortnight in a growing number of locations worldwide...

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Public inquiry into protected cycle lane in Camden opens on Tuesday

Campaigners say outcome likely to be important "or the future of cycling provision throughout London" and elsewhere

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Video: Cyclists to get two-stage right turn and bus stop bypasses on Edinburgh’s Leith Walk

Cyclists will get priority over other vehicles at junction

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Broadly positive initial reaction to CS4 plans on Jamaica Road

CS4 will extend from Greenwich to Tower Bridge with work expected to start late next year

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Chiswick pub to host debate over Cycle Superhighway plans

London cycling and walking commissioner Will Norman among panel chaired by BBC's Julian Worricker

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West London church urges parishioners to pray against Cycle Superhighway

Chiswick's Church of Our Lady of Grace & St Edward takes a "Not In My Back Churchyard" stance

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Dubai opens more and more cycle lanes as it pushes to target of 500km

With safe cycling and lovely weather (when it's not too hot) - Dubai is fast becoming a cycling destination

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Bike path in Netherlands made using recycled toilet paper

Neither soft nor long, but apparently quite strong (well, resilient anyway)

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Sadiq Khan unveils plans for new Cycle Superhighway in south-east London

CS4 will run from Greenwich to Tower Bridge and will have four kilometres of protected cycle lanes

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Cyclists respond to Lord Adonis “use cycle lanes” comments

After the former transport secretary asked whether cyclists should be allowed to use the carriageway where a cycle lane exists, cyclists give the answer

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Plans for new West London Cycle Superhighway unveiled – but there’s a missing link through Kensington

Sadiq Khan launches consultation for CS9 which will run from Kensington Olympia to Brentford

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Video: Does the Cinder Track require extensive renovation?

Mr Crud rides the route ahead of Sustrans restoration work

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Leeds Council builds bus stop on cycle lane and designates it “shared space”

Council says there is signage “which is available for everyone using the area to see”

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Los Angeles cyclist awarded $6.5m damages after pothole crash

It's just a fraction of the money spent by the city to compensate for poor road maintenance this year

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Devon County Council set to green-light Exeter’s first protected cycle lane

Council cabinet is expected to approve 900m, two-way kerbed route at meeting next week

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Great Trail in Canada, linking up 24,000 km worth of cycling routes, finally completed

Canadians able to traverse the entire country on two wheels

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Scheme to improve cycle safety at spot where Ardian Zagani was killed has been “in the works” according to TfL

Campaigners say schemes are being kicked into the long grass

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Investment in motorways is worsening congestion say campaigners ahead of government roads investment strategy

Campaign for Better Transport asks for greater investment in cycling

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Boardman says cycling on British roads is mentally exhausting

Speaks of ambitious plans to make cycling “the easiest option” for many journeys around Manchester

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Cyclists to get dedicated lanes on Edinburgh tram extension

Hundreds of cyclists have been injured on the city’s tram lines and one killed

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