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“Not a good use of public money”: minister says council who ripped up pop-up cycle lane can’t bid for more active travel funding

The cycling minister tells West Sussex County Council it can't bid more for funds this year after ripping out a popular pop-up lane last year

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Cycling UK seeks judicial review of council’s decision to remove pop-up cycle lane

Charity says West Sussex County Council’s decision to tear up emergency infrastructure was “irrational and unlawful”

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Boris Johnson urges councils to “crack on” with cycle lanes and low traffic neighbourhoods

Prime Minister says government’s research highlights majority support for active travel initiatives

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Removal of bike lanes hits the young the hardest, says Cycling UK

Charity urges councils to back safe cycling infrastructure to provide cheap transport option

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Councils spending tens of thousands removing pop-up cycle lanes – plenty of which are working just fine

Cycling UK preparing legal challenge against “knee jerk” removal of infrastructure

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“He who shouts loudest is no way to operate”: public overestimates bike lane opposition by 50% finds new Cycling UK research

Many councils massively overestimate public opposition to bike lanes

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Gloucestershire being ‘punished’ for failing to build segregated cycle lanes as council receives £9m less than it bid for

Funding gap labelled an “appalling indictment” of council’s cycling ambitions

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London Ambulance (public domain Captain Roger Fenton|Flickr)

Mail on Sunday peddling ‘alternative facts’ on impact of cycle lanes on emergency services, says Cycling UK

National cycling charity responds to article that claimed emergency infrastructure is putting patients' lives at risk

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Marble Arch cycle lane (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Government confirms £175 million active travel spend – but it’s not new money

DfT says councils will have to consult properly on new spend

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Southfields LTN in LB Ealing (picture Simon MacMichael)

“Why bother about evidence?” Cycling UK responds to Tory MPs’ call to end emergency active travel funding

“So-called War on the Motorist is a myth,” says national cycling charity as it urges opponents of active travel measures to heed experts

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