Urban

VIDEO: ‘It Can Wait’ documentary highlights dangers of texting while driving

Werner Herzog commissioned to make heart-rending short film

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London bike thief jailed for 12 weeks after being caught red-handed in police operation

Second man fined for handling stolen goods – both were being watched by police targeting cycle thieves

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Fancy an aperitif in Paris? Smartphone app will see one – or cheese, or condoms – delivered by bike

App for Android and iOS devices means you never have to traipse round to find that elusive table on the cafe terrace

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Police in London step up enforcement of Advanced Stop Lines – fines & points for drivers ignoring them

Cycling Commissioner Andrew Gilligan also says cyclists who ignore red lights will be fined

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Police write to Bristol cyclists telling them not to ride on pavements or jump red lights

Cycle campaigners agree with approach on anti-social cycling, but say better infrastructure needed

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Almost half of Londoners would ride more if road safety improved

Survey by London boroughs finds perception of danger biggest obstacle to cycling

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Survey: Eight in ten cyclists fear for their safety on Britain’s roads

Research from CTC's solicitors Slater & Gordon highlight that 'two tribes' mentaility still prevails on the roads

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Dutch rental bike scheme to come to 50 British railway stations + video

£3.80/day for a round-town bike

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Vulpine wants your family pics for project to humanise bike riders

Help remind the world that cyclists are vulnerable

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Where are the London bike commuters? Infographic reveals: Hackney, mostly

London cycling hotspots visualised

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Spin LDN urban cycle show teams up with London Coffee Festival for caffeine-fuelled Christmas freebie

Cool machines, hip gear and great coffee coming to Shoreditch

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Thousands protest in London to demand ‘Space for Cycling’ after latest HGV death

Second demonstration in five days follows Monday's fatality on High Holborn

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Update: London Cycling Campaign calls for protest as another London cyclist killed by lorry

Did police bus lane enforcement push rider into harm's way?

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Vigil for lorry victims in London today (Friday), followed by Tower Hill to Aldgate protest ride

Call to remember cyclist killed at Aldgate last Friday and pedestrian who lost life in Fulham on Monday

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This evening’s Urban Hill Climb in North London cancelled at eleventh hour

Organisers Rollapaluza cite safety concerns over unspecified "road conditions"

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London bike czar Andrew Gilligan announces changes at killer intersection as police investigate whether road design contributed to Boris bike death of French student

Aldgate gyratory to be rebuilt; police investigate road narrowing & scaffolding

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London Cycling Campaign calls for Aldgate protest ride this Friday

LCC calls for Cycle Superhighway 2 improvements, better routes for cyclists

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Glasgow to use some of £24 million Future City funding to help boost cycling levels

'Intuitive' lighting, mapping tools and smartphone app to be piloted in bid to get more people on bikes

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Vulpine kit pack schwag: we have a winner!

Get yourself kitted out for those hot summer pub runs. They're coming, honest.

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Cambridge 3,000-space multi-storey bike park gets planning go-ahead

Flagship facility to be built next to station in UK's most cycled city

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Video: London cyclist shows off the good bits of riding in the capital

Parks, deer, sunnies and ice cream

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Video: How to stop your bike getting stolen – London police guide

Bike thefts up so City of London police produce comprehensive anti-theft guide

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Hundreds fined as police clamp down on anti-social cycling Manchester

Police target "dangerous and irresponsible" cycling in Operation Grimaldi

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London mayoral contender Christian Wolmar calls for Edinburgh to model itself on Copenhagen

Transport expert says Scottish capital should prioritise bikes, public transport

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The future of Britain’s transport? More roads

New Government paper sets out the Coalition’s stall for transport development; cycling and walking not mentioned even once.

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Transport for London warns of road disruption ahead of Prudential RideLondon festival August 3 & 4

Roads and bridges to close, drivers warned to avoid London & Surrey

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Roll for the Soul community bike café to open soon in Bristol + win stuff!

You can win a mighty pile of schwag if you head over to their facebook page

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Cyclists make up a quarter of London traffic, official census finds

"No longer good enough" to marginalise cyclists, say activists

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Video: Cyclist seriously injured after ignoring traffic signal warns fellow riders to stop at red

Craig Dortkamp needed 200 stitches in head wounds... in video from City of London Police, he urges others not to make same mistake

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Bristol’s first car-free ‘Make Sundays Special’ event a “great success” with majority in favour

Bikes, music and sofas take over Bristol streets

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