Transport

Does Faversham have the UK’s worst cycling infrastructure?

One man says Faversham could compete for the UK's worst cycle infrastructure...but can your town top (or bottom) it?

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New South Wales set to be “worst state in world” for cyclists

Academic says new laws are anti-cyclist but government insists they will improve safety

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Concerns raised over “extreme” cuts to London cycling budget

London Assembly Member, Darren Johnson, discovered London's cycling budget will more than halve by 2020, while cycling numbers are predicted to rise

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Copenhagen’s “intelligent” traffic lights will speed up journeys for cyclists

Danish capital says signals able to identify people on bikes will cut journey times by a tenth

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London travel watchdog calls for impact of cycle superhighways to be assessed

Is London TravelWatch representing cyclists as it should?

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Transport for London considered charging cyclists for road use

BikeBiz Editor Carlton Reid quotes TfL as saying roads access charging for cyclists was on the cards

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Urluberlu: meet the Montreal cyclists riding through winter

One Franco-Canadian photographer has captured some of the estimated 50,000 Montreal residents who keep cycling through sub-zero winters

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Cambridge Railway Station’s new CyclePoint opens (+ gallery)

1,500 free-of-charge spaces available at new facility, rising to nearly 3,000 next month

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Updated: Tributes paid to Manchester cyclist killed in tram collision

Fatal crash happened in Wythenshawe at 7am on Tuesday morning

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Australia’s capital could relax compulsory helmet law

Expert to be consulted on whether to remove requirement in "low speed environments"

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London Assembly urges next mayor to support cycling

Assembly Members voted to support cycling infrastructure, while a Conservative amendment seeking "geniune local support" for cycling infrastructure was voted down

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MP says it is “a matter of time” before a cyclist is killed on stretch of Nottingham tramway

Calls for rubber inserts to be put into the tracks

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“Failure of ambition” on London Quietways

London's Quietways routes include busy roads shared with HGVs and narrow one-way streets made two-way for cyclists, with no protection for those on bikes, setting a "dangerous precedent", say campaigners

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World’s first public Park & Cycle facility proposed for Cambridge

Greater Cambridge City Deal consults on facility at Junction 12 of M11

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Has Sir Bradley Wiggins changed his mind on compulsory cycle helmets?

Olympic champ who called for mandatory helmets spotted riding Boris Bike bare-headed

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Work begins to improve Manchester’s Oxford Road for buses and cyclists

Council leader expresses reservations about related scheme which will extend cycle facilities through to Didsbury

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Friday is Winter Bike to Work Day – will you ride in?

More than 10,000 people took party last year – but more UK cyclists needed

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Gilligan urges new mayor to back Cycle Superhighway programme

Consultations launched into three protected routes today as elections loom

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Hammersmith gyratory transformation is on the cards

One of London's most notoriously hostile junctions for cyclists will see a protected cycle lane under plans released for consultation

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Video: Copenhagenize founder fronts TV series on sustainable cities

Filming is underway but the broadcaster is not yet known

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Fiasco warning over Cambridge station CyclePoint

Users of temporary bike park have little time in which to collect their bikes

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CTC welcomes removal of centre lines on rural roads

But charity says measures must be accompanied by lower speed limits and cycle lanes

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Bus lanes are making travel slower for ‘everybody’ says Manchester MP

Two-thirds of commuters travelling into the city centre do so on public transport

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Mayor announces six-point safety programme for London’s bus network

Training, new technology and greater transparency with regards to collisions

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Lorry lobby “disappointed” at bid to improve cycle safety

Freight Transport Association says fitting glass doors to lorries will be costly and "without clear evidence"

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Council spends £55k turning cycle lane into car parking

Following lobbying from residents Stoke-on-Trent council will move cyclists onto shared pavement with pedestrians

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Norwich’s “Dutch-style” roundabout designs not Dutch, say campaigners

Plans for the roundabout have been criticised for creating conflict and not protecting cyclists when they need it most

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Bikes could be banned from a part of Amsterdam

The move is being considered following a spike in pedestrian-cycle collisions during a car ban

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Work starts next week on “radical” cycling plans for Belfast

Campaigners say this is the start of a cycling revolution for the city...and the death of Cyclesaurus

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Video: Pothole Gardener strikes again

Steve Wheen is brightening up London's potholes with flowers and tiny wicker chairs

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