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Mockup of Strand after cycle lane plans scrapped in Torquay (credit: Beth Huntley)

Cyclists say they are being forced “into direct conflict with drivers” by holding up traffic or onto pavement with pedestrians, as petition calls on council to rethink “discriminatory, unsafe” decision to scrap cycle lane plans

Earlier this summer, the local authority announced that its proposals for the harbourside regeneration scheme would no longer include protected cycling infrastructure, in order to move a line of trees “closer to the kerb”

Fri, Sep 06, 2024 12:38
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Mockup of Strand after cycle lane plans scrapped in Torquay

“Is this what anyone wants?”: Council goes back on promise and scraps cycle lane plans without any consultation to move “line of trees closer to kerb”

A cyclist accused the council of being “very sneaky” and hiding the news in a press release, however a Conservative councillor has said that “cyclists will be pleased with what they see when the scheme is finished”

Mon, Jul 29, 2024 11:33
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