Transport

David Cameron aims for £10 per person per year cycling spend – but only if economic recovery stays on track

PM outlines Conservative response to #ChooseCycling network - but Chris Boardman wants more commitment

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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

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Lorry drivers the best road users, cyclists the worst, says haulage firm boss

Director of Devon HGV operator lashes out at cyclists - but his own firm has history of rule-breaking

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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?

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

Conservatives lag behind UKIP in sign up to cycle policy commitments

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Westminster Council criticised for “mind boggling” road casualty figures after die in for second cyclist killed on its streets this year

Campaigners say they will join forces to push for action from the council to prioritise road safety

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UKIP pledge to scrap lorry driver training would harm road safety, says HGV operator

Doing away with CPC means lorry firms "will simply not be evolving" says O'Donovan director

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Scarborough man to race yachts across North Sea – by bike in ‘Top Gear’ challenge

Commodore of N Yorks town's yacht club takes on 200 mile challenge - but he'll cross the oggin by ferry

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Pedal on Parliament returns to Edinburgh for fourth edition next weekend

Campaigners continue to press Scotland's politicians to improve safety and encourage more people to cycle

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Stop construction vehicle “slaughter” of London cyclists, says top architect

Peter Murray calls for measures to reduce "appalling" death toll to zero

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Contaminated incomplete cycle path between Bradford and Shipley finished… 15 months later

Bradford and Shipley cycle path which remained unfinished for 15 months with little Council communication is complete

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Election 2015: What are the political parties promising cycling in their election manifestos?

Manifesto commitments examined

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Cycling will save NHS £2.5bn and boost the economy by £830m, says Cyclescheme report

Even further potential savings predicted as 27% consider first cycle commute

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FOI request finds 1 in 10 complaints against London bus drivers involve cyclist

News coincides with campaign urging people to send footage of poor bus driving to TfL

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UKIP candidates blame immigrants for clogging up cycle lanes and threaten police crackdown on cyclists

Anti-cycling UKIP councillor appears confused about MPs' powers

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Strava users told to cut speed on canal towpaths – “They’re hardly the Alpe d’Huez”

Cyclists hitting speeds of 20mph or more as they aim to become King of the Mountain … well, Towpath

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Video round-up: Cycling on the edge – railings, roads, and rollers

There's often a thin line between safety and danger in cycling - this video round-up rides that line

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Minister opens £1.5m Bike Hub at Brighton railway station

500 secure parking spaces plus repair and maintenance facilities at new facility also open to non-rail passengers

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Rise in number of potholes filled – but permanent repairs needed, says trade body

Local authroities in England & Wales also see pothole compensation claims double

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Kingston overhauls Mini Holland plans after criticism

London borough's new proposals include segregation absent from previous version

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easyJet apologise to cycling club after 16 bikes are left off flight to annual training camp

£30,000 worth of bikes were left behind on the tarmac as Redhill Cycling Club headed to Mallorca

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Wandsworth Council unveils shortlisted designs for new cycling and pedestrian bridge across Thames

More than 70 entries whittled down to a final four, with winner to be chosen in the autumn

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Birmingham’s Cycle Revolution will cause traffic chaos, warns council’s Tory opposition leader

CTC council chair says Robert Alden doesn't "get" cycling as councillor calls for money to be spent on off-road routes

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Political parties should have “ambitious” cycling plans in their manifestos, says Chris Hoy

Olympian dreams of riding to school with his son

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Spinlister & Van Moof team up for radical new hire bike system

No municipal ownership, no docking stations, no corporate sponsorship - it's the anti-Boris Bike

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CTC teams up with DfT in £1m drive to get bikes out of sheds and onto the road

Big Bike Revival takes place in May and June; DfT also announces £15m to improve station cycling facilities

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Boris Johnson digs in as construction starts on north-south London cycle superhighway

New routes will be "a whole lot safer" than painted lanes, says Andrew Gilligan

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Congestion charge made London’s roads safer for cycling, researchers find

Less driving equals fewer crashes, say boffins

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Dundee City Council wants cyclists to help shape strategy

Views on future of cycling in Scotland's fourth largest city sought at public meeting next Monday evening

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Video: Parisian prankster drafts Metro train – on a Vélib’ hire bike

Florian Dagobert cautioned and ordered to attend awareness training

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