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Standard ‘exclusive’ with anti-active travel campaigners claims Transport for London “covering up” cycling crashes – weeks after government released figures

The story was published the same day the parliamentary cycling group described the government's upcoming Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy as "imminent"

Wed, Jun 10, 2026 17:11
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London recorded lowest level of cyclist deaths since pandemic in 2025, but TFL “deeply concerned” by rise in serious injuries

London's Walking and Cycling Commissioner Will Norman reiterated his and the mayor's commitment to achieving 'Vision Zero' by 2041, announcing a "refreshed" plan, while the London Cycling Campaign called for opposition to 20mph speed limits in the city to end

Fri, May 29, 2026 17:45
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London cyclists

“London’s cycling boom shows no sign of slowing”: Daily bicycle journeys up 43% on pre-Covid levels as Transport for London hails the impact of high-quality cycle lanes

"There's no doubt that London is fast becoming a cycling city"

Tue, Nov 25, 2025 13:45
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Cyclists in London

“This ‘us vs them’ mentality is exaggerated online”: London’s cycling chief says reckless, law-breaking cyclists and drivers are fuelling a toxic culture war

Will Norman has warned that SUVs, dangerous driving, red-light-jumping cyclists, and people generally behaving like “idiots” pose a far greater threat than the “antagonism” that’s “not representative of real life”

Thu, Jul 17, 2025 12:42
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Oxford Street, London (image: Damien Walmsley on Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)

Cycle chief insists it “would be extremely unpleasant cycling on pedestrianised Oxford Street” amid conflict concerns – as campaigners slam “weak and wiggly” alternative routes for cyclists

“A double win would be to remove through traffic both sides and that could deliver cycle routes too,” the London Cycling Campaign said in response to Sadiq Khan’s pedestrianisation plans

Thu, Apr 03, 2025 17:14
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“You’ve yet again ignored cycles as mobility aids”: Former GB News producer called “ableist” after staging backlash over Hammersmith Bridge reopening to cyclists

Charlotte Gill claimed that London’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner Will Norman is turning the city into “CycleLand for himself and his cycle freak friends”

Sat, Feb 17, 2024 16:09
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Floating bus stop (CC0 1.0 DEED/RawPixel public domain)

Leaked documents suggest “low risk” of cyclist collisions at “floating bus stops”, as blindness campaigners urge safety action on design

The infrastructure, which forces bus users to cross a cycle lane when boarding or alighting, has been criticised by some, leaked TfL meeting slides suggesting that floating bus stops might "feel dangerous" but there is a "low risk" of a collision

Mon, Jan 08, 2024 12:31
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Palm tree on Lambeth Bridge, London, being removed as part of cycle lane plans

MP duped by Daily Mail article claiming famous palm tree will be “chopped down” to make way for cycle lanes gets corrected by London’s cycling commissioner

Will Norman pointed out that the tree was being relocated to make London’s “most dangerous junction safer”, after Tory MP Nickie Aiken called for a “rethink” of the plans

Wed, Nov 29, 2023 21:31
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School road markings (public domain)

Road closures to be brought in to discourage school run drivers once lockdown lifts

Post-lockdown measures also aimed at encouraging parents and children to walk, cycle or scoot to school

Sun, May 10, 2020 16:52
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North Circular Road, lunchtime 7 April 2020 (copyright Simon MacMichael)

More space to be given to cyclists and walkers on London’s major roads to aid social distancing during pandemic?

Similar proposals to reallocate road space also being considered in Brighton and other cities

Wed, Apr 15, 2020 12:06
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