Pavement parking

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You may have noticed some technical glitches on the site this morning, but don’t worry, because normal service will now resume on the Tuesday live blog… which means Ryan Mallon’s here with lots of news, views, and silly stuff he found on the internet

Tue, Jan 13, 2026 09:56
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20mph in all urban areas, a ban on pavement parking and cycling in the national curriculum: cycling and walking groups call for “most radical reforms to road safety since mandatory seat belts” ahead of Government’s Road Safety Strategy

A new report commissioned by The Bikeability Trust and Living Streets also says lack of awareness over Highway Code changes are leading to "conflict" on Britain's roads, but are confident the Government will act on some of their recommendations

Tue, May 20, 2025 17:15
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MPs call for “urgent reform” of Cycle to Work scheme to tackle active travel inequality

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking has also urged the government to clamp down on pavement parking and remove discriminatory access barriers on bike paths, highlighting “systemic underinvestment” in active travel

Thu, Mar 27, 2025 11:59
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Cycling campaigners paint fake “free parking” signs on pavement to protest against “anti-social” illegal parking in Dublin… but drivers continue to park over painted signs

The activists took the action to bring to light the council turning a blind eye to letting drivers park illegally with impunity, but the drivers wasted no time in making use of the fake parking bays regardless

Tue, Jul 23, 2024 12:27
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How to stop pavement parking? “Install bike racks”, say active travel campaigners

The Greater Cambridge Partnership has said that it is willing to consider the idea in the future

Sun, Feb 18, 2024 17:14
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Police ask public to submit photos of selfish parking to add to “thousands” of drivers fined

West Midlands Police's Operation Park Safe was launched in 2018, resulting in thousands of fixed penalty notices to date, with the force praising the importance of community evidence

Tue, Jun 07, 2022 09:46
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