Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Pop-up bike cafe rewards Manchester bike riders for taking part in major Sustrans cycling study

Copenhagen Bike Cafe serves up free coffee and Danish pastries as part of charity's Bike Life project

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

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

Fresh Garden Bridge concerns centre on tender process

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

Nottingham sets out plans for £6.1 million cycling spend

East Midlands city unveils proposals including three "cycle corridors"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dunwich Dynamo 2015 – ‘cycle friendly’ train company bans bikes on some trains, severely restricts numbers on others

Abellio Greater Anglia says growing popularity of annual 120 mile overnight ride creates delays and inconveniences passengers

Hackney Council adds dual zebra crossing intended for both pedestrians and cyclists

Residents question whether drivers will understand it

Southwark Council warned TfL that longer route will make riders avoid Cycle Superhighway

Works progressing on originally planned route despite council's belief people will use direct route instead

Video: Cars cost society six times as much as bicycles concludes Danish cost-benefit study

Investments in cycle infrastructure give higher returns, says study author

Eric Pickles’ replacement could be great news for cycling, say campaigners

Pro-cycling MP Greg Clark takes over at Department for Communities and Local Government

Joanna Lumley claims there is a transport case for the Garden Bridge

“We need to encourage people to make short trips in central London by foot”

Waltham Forest Mini Holland scheme the first to break ground – and it’s ahead of schedule

But other schemes under threat

London taxi drivers back Cycle Superhighways as plans for judicial review dropped

“I don’t want blood on my hands” says LTDA general secretary, who accepts cyclists need segregation

Sea change in Portsmouth as campaign’s cycling strategy gets cross party support

A City to Share gets cross party support in the run up to the local and general election

Penis paintings prompt pothole patch-up – starting in Ramsbottom

Wanksy gets his spray can out to make Rochdale council take action on defects - but they're not impressed

Die-in protests — changing public opinion or scaring people away from cycling?

Are die-ins the answer to lack of political will on cycling infrastructure?

Election 2015: Vote Bike figures reveal stark differences between parties’ commitments to cycling

Conservatives lag behind UKIP in sign up to cycle policy commitments

Garden Bridge to undergo full judicial review

Judge says council omitted crucial information in granting planning permission