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Norman Baker on Blackfriars Bridge courtesy Carlton Reid.jpg

Norman Baker announces £225 million Local Sustainable Transport Fund boost for a dozen major projects in England

Reading's award of £20.7 million includes rollout of bike share scheme; more than £40 million awarded to smaller schemes

Wed, Jun 27, 2012 12:41
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Frideswide Square, Oxford © Simon MacMichael.jpg

£15 million set aside to improve safety of cyclists at junctions in England – but Sustrans calls for more

Amount announced today by Transport Minister Norman Baker is dwarfed by sums spent on many individual road schemes

Tue, Jun 26, 2012 13:26
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Family Cycling.jpg

DfT announces £113 million funding for green travel initiatives throughout England

Many of the projects to benefit aim to stimulate economic growth as well as cutting carbon emissions

Fri, May 25, 2012 10:52
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road.cc news

Coroner says pothole most likely cause of crash that led to cyclist’s death, as DfT publishes review of problem

DfT's Potholes Review says prevention better than cure and that repairs should be got right first time

Sat, Apr 14, 2012 10:16
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Norman Baker unveils details of Bikeability funding in England for next three years

Department for Transport also publishes report into first five years of scheme

Wed, Apr 11, 2012 15:25
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Rail-Cycle Integration (picture credit Stagecoach Group)

68 cycle-rail and Sustrans projects in England share £15 million DfT funding (+ full list)

Flagship project is £2.5 million Cambridge cycle hub that will include parking for 3,000 bikes

Wed, Mar 07, 2012 10:44
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Cycling City and Towns map

DfT publishes final assessment of Cycling City and Towns initiative – in 17 separate reports

Reports put online by government with little fanfare or fuss - and it's left to the reader to draw national picture

Sun, Feb 12, 2012 14:29
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DfT reported road casualties (indexed), Q3 2002 – Q32011

DfT statistics show alarming rise in number of cyclists killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads

Number of casualties across all classes of road users continues to fall with only cyclists seeing an increase

Thu, Feb 02, 2012 12:45
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Theresa Villers MP

Transport Minister Theresa Villiers breaks collarbone in fall from bike

Department for Transport says Chipping Barnet MP should be back on her bike soon

Fri, Jan 27, 2012 11:12
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Highways Agency Network Map

Minister criticised for not knowing cyclists ARE allowed on his roads

Road safety minister unaware that many cyclists DO use major A-roads - but more don't due to safety fears

Mon, Jan 16, 2012 11:12
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