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Brighton & Hove Preston Road cycle lane

“Badly executed” cycle lane under fire after broken wrists and lacerated kidney among reported injuries

Brighton & Hove City Council says it is sorry for the injuries caused but reiterated that cyclists should not be turning into the park at that point

Wed, Jan 28, 2026 17:39
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A259 active travel scheme proposal

Cutting road to three lanes for cycling route puts city “in danger of grinding to a halt”, claims politician — but cycling group says drivers should back plan as they’ll “no longer get caught behind cyclists”

Council proposes new two-way protected cycle lane, safer crossings and improved pavements, but Conservative councillor bemoans money "spent on cyclists who often do not stick to cycle lanes" and "endanger" pedestrians

Thu, Jun 19, 2025 14:13
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Brighton cycle hangar (credit – Brighton Active Travel)

NIMBY… Unless I can paint it a nice colour: Petition launched to let locals decorate controversial “giant ugly” bike hangars outside their homes, after storage units branded “a monstrosity”

Residents say they should be allowed to “decorate the hangars tastefully” with mural-like artwork and to reduce the size of the “enormous” chevrons used to alert motorists to the storage units

Wed, Sep 18, 2024 15:51
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A259 seafront cycle lane plans, Hove

“Bicycles are very narrow and they’re not going to get wider”: Councillors slam plans to widen “dangerous” cycle lane, asking “why are we spending money on things they don’t use?”

The local authority says the redesigned scheme will help eradicate the “all-too-often toxic cyclists versus motorists polemic”, that it claims has been fuelled by “poor design and hurriedly installed cycleways”

Wed, Jul 03, 2024 15:24
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Brighton street closed to motor traffic (via YouTube)

Cyclists fear being ousted out of decision making after council abolishes active travel forum without telling them for months

The active travel partnership was told that it had been disbanded in May, however other forums for bus users and taxi drivers have been kept

Sat, Sep 30, 2023 14:32
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Driver hitting cyclist, Church Street, Brighton

Shocking video shows multiple cyclists getting hit by “unaware” drivers on a contraflow cycle lane

"How did this junction remain unchanged?", asked cyclists as footage makes campaigners renew calls to ban cars in Brighton city centre

Fri, Sep 08, 2023 11:01
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Cycle hangar in Norfolk Square, Brighton (credit – Laura King, Facebook)

Large vehicle may have crashed into controversial bike hangar, council says

The crushed hangar, which sparked a backlash from furious motorists after it was installed in a car parking space last year, was removed at the weekend, but no bikes were damaged or stolen

Mon, Jan 30, 2023 12:54
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Brighton cycle hangar (credit – Brighton Active Travel)

Residents “threatened with police” after “surrounding” contractors installing bike hangar

Brighton and Hove City Council has been accused of “misleading” the public over the incident, which is the latest in a growing list of controversies surrounding the new hangars

Sat, Jan 07, 2023 19:43
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Brighton cycle hangar (credit – Brighton Active Travel)

Councillor says workers told to call police in event of “trouble” over Brighton & Hove bike hangars

City council accused of being “inappropriate and unhelpful” towards people questioning contractors

Mon, Dec 19, 2022 16:30
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Brighton cycle hangar (credit – Brighton Active Travel)

Hove woman persuades council not to locate “unattractive” cycle hangar outside her home

One councillor said opponents do not seem to have a problem with “Range Rovers that are half parked on the pavement”

Thu, Nov 17, 2022 18:29
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