Transport

No plans for cycle hire scheme in Greater Manchester

Councillors on TfGM Committee told that money would be better spent on other cycling initiatives

“People will take priority over bikes” – rail boss explains why bicycles not welcome on Grand Départ trains

Tour de France spectators discouraged from taking bikes on local trains in Yorkshire next month

Video: Irish bus company investigates driver who told cyclist “I’ll run you over”

Close pass leads to on-camera confrontation

Crossrail lorry was involved in second London cyclist fatality last year

Vehicle involved in death of hospital porter Brian Holt was also working on major infrastructure project

France trials paying people to ride bike to work

Pilot scheme to incentivise cycle commuting will be extended in new year if successful

Belfast’s Fréd Festival celebrates everyday cycling

Rides, talks & mechanic training on offer in two-week bike bash

New sponsors sought for London’s cycle hire scheme

Transport for London seeking minimum £5.5m a year over 7 years to rebrand Boris Bikes

Video: Cambridge in 1945 – when bicycles ruled the roads

Then as now, bikes were favoured transport to extent not seen elsewhere in Britain

Cambridge segregated bike lanes postponed amid concerns over “kamikaze cyclists”

Councillor calls decision an "unnecessary cop-out"

LCC welcomes casualty fall, but says police must target careless drivers

Campaign group responds to launch of "Son of Safeway" operation in London yesterday

Chris Boardman calls for more ambitious cycling provision outside big cities

Starts with ideas for his own home town of West Kirby

Huntingdon to Cambridge A14 upgrade to include new cycle path

New route will provide direct ride into city from outlying villages

Liverpool unveils its Cycling Revolution

City aims to treble number of people cycling at least once a week over next 12 years

Cyclists need to show more respect to motorists, says Salford councillor

Comments come as hundreds of riders take to Manchester’s streets to call for Space for Cycling

Bling up your bike for the Leeds Space for Cycling Big Ride this Saturday

Get on your bike and call for better cycling in the Motorway City of the Seventies

Over 40 percent of kids have experienced a ‘near miss’ on school journey, says survey

Sustrans calls for safer streets for kids; parents say road threat bigger than stranger danger

Leeds responds to Lizzie Armitstead’s #ChooseCycling letter

Motorway City of the Seventies “firmly committed” to cycling, says council

France, Sweden and Italy delay introduction of safer lorries

Cyclist-friendly design may not be in use until 2025

DfT launches road sign consultation – with strong focus on cycling infrastructure

Planned changes including low-level traffic signals and removing feeder lanes to ASLs

Sustrans and Cyclenation launch handbooks for bike-friendly transport

Different approaches to getting Britain cycling

Cambridge Tour de France road closures a “nightmare” says councillor

Bus transport into city centre restricted, plus regional road closures of up to 24 hours

Video: Google’s self-driving car meets cyclists and out-performs far too many human drivers

Artificial intelligence? Not quite, but Google might have cracked artificial courtesy and consideration

Belfast cyclists’ safety fears as off road commuter route closed for two years

Council suspends section of Lagan Walkway while £29.5m expansion of Waterfront development carried out

Boris bikes fuel rising prices in London rental market, says lettings agency

Research shows soaring demand - and rents - in previously unfashionable areas as bike hire puts tube stations within reach

Don’t take bikes on trains for Tour de France, say rail companies

Normal cycle policies will apply on rail network, without reservation you could be disappointed

Sheffield urged to appoint cycling champion and allow bikes on trams

Recommendations are among 19 contained in report following cycling inquiry launched last year

Video: Jon Snow launches CTC campaign urging councillors to pledge creation of Space for Cycling

Learn how you can get involved

Station to station: Signs go up to create Cotswold Line cycle route

Rural 'quietway' hoped to encourage bike-train commuting

Oxbridge cities top cycle-to-work league table

But London boroughs dominate in terms of percentage-point increases in cycling commuters

LCC maps every ward in London to lobby local election candidates for Space for Cycling

6,000 candidates, 624 wards - innovative online map enables Londoners to contact candidates to call for action