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Restaurant owner goes on hunger strike to protest cycle lane in San Francisco

Other business owners have claimed the cycling infrastructure has robbed the street of its "soul" and "culture" and is "killing business"

Sat, Apr 13, 2024 10:20

Cycling group’s “real concern” over “minor lake” and huge puddles on city cycle lanes

"Poorly maintained and neglected infrastructure discourages people from using active travel"

Tue, Feb 27, 2024 10:59

Clifton Drive North cycle lane (Lancashire County Council)

“Waste of money” cycle lane branded an “annoyance and inconvenience” for adding 570 metres to motorists’ journeys, as council approves extension plans

Residents told the council that the £1 million ringfenced for the project would be better spent on town centre parking or repairing potholes – despite the funding being awarded by Active Travel England

Fri, Feb 16, 2024 13:16

B4063 project (Gloucestershire County Council/Google Maps)

Council that rubbished “completely untrue” claims about controversial cycle lane being too wide set to begin work on next section

The local authority blamed "unfounded social media speculation" for rumours the route might need to be dug up again to make the road wider, with works on the next section of the ambitious project now set to begin

Wed, Jan 31, 2024 12:26

“It’s Balamory in road form”: Confused motorists brand proposed cycle lane layout a “dangerously chaotic mess”

The planned year-long revamp includes the installation of “more resilient” bollards to better protect a bike lane local cyclists say has been rendered “pointless” by motorists constantly parking in it

Wed, Jan 17, 2024 18:49

“More resilient” bollards planned for cycle lane made “completely pointless” by drivers parking in it

Despite a multi-storey car park being as close as 20 metres away from the cycle lane at one section, local riders reported the infrastructure is blocked by parked vehicles "all day, every day"

Tue, Jan 09, 2024 11:21

St Margaret’s Church car park (Google Maps)

“The church is under threat”: Vicar fears cycle lane outside church car park will drive away the congregation

“Our bells have been ringing out since the mid-1800s… Now we face extinction simply because of a crazy traffic system”

Fri, Jan 05, 2024 12:13

“I don’t care that I’m in the bike lane, just go around me!”: Note on car parked in a cycle lane leaves cyclists dumbfounded and angry

A note stuck on the windscreen wiper of a car parked in the middle of a bike lane in Boston has gone viral — and cyclists can’t make sense of the sheer audacity

Fri, Dec 08, 2023 15:13

Council insists cycle lane extension will make “popular route” safer, as resident accuses local authority of misleading usage figures

The £1 million project is subject to a public consultation, one resident undertaking his own cyclist count and claiming the council has artificially inflated the numbers

Mon, Nov 13, 2023 10:57

Radstock Road cycling infrastructure, Southampton

Cycling group insists much-criticised “glaring mistake” bike lane is actually a “non-issue”

Confused locals shared pictures of the new infrastructure, which features a pedestrian crossing post and a bench in the middle of the shared-use route

Sat, Oct 21, 2023 10:14