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A38 cycle lane, Birmingham (Birmingham Cycle Revolution)

Free bike schemes in deprived communities improve people’s health, wellbeing and social mobility, report shows

The trial took place in three areas across the UK and found the scheme also resulted in healthcare savings in relation to preventable deaths and disease

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Children cycling on middle of road due to parked cars in Ealing cycle lane (CitizenUddin, Twitter)

“The message seems to be as a motorist there is nothing you can’t do”: Politicians are “cowards kowtowing to drivers” in area “too dangerous” for children to cycle thanks to illegal parking rendering bike lanes “useless”, claim campaigners

The council, however, says it has “invested millions of pounds into new cycle lanes and safe routes to school” – a month after also being accused of watering down an active travel scheme to prioritise bus times

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Lido Junction, West Ealing (Ealing Cycling Campign)

“Watered down” cycling and walking scheme “putting bus times before cyclists’ lives”, claim road safety campaigners

Changes to a Liveable Neighbourhood design appear to have scrapped a previous plan to install a protected cycle lane on a busy road, and have been described as “radically scaled back” and “simply dangerous” by local cyclists

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Infrastructure – Segregated cycleway alongisde A40 in Acton, LB Ealing © Simon MacMichael.jpeg

Council’s free bike initiative praised… but “huge issue” of safe cycling routes must be addressed too, campaign argues

“Suggesting that ‘Ealing is leading the way in active travel’ on the back of this initiative ignores many other barriers to cycle use”

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A40 (Google Maps)

Cyclist suffers “life-changing injuries” after driver smashes through cycle path protective barrier

Mark Thomas was riding along a segregated shared-use path when the collision impact sent the car airborne and over the barrier

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ANPR protected LTN in LB Ealing

London voters back LTNs and cycle lanes, analysis of mayoral election results reveals

Conservative opposition to Kensington and Chiswick cycleways results in share of vote plummeting in those wards

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ANPR protected LTN in LB Ealing

Low Traffic Neighbourhood in Ealing ripped out ‘during school run’

"It’s truly embarrassing to live in Ealing right now."

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Crystal Palace LTN (YouTube)

LTN road blocks could be replaced with ANPR cameras

Vast majority of penalty charge notices issued in Ealing LTNs have been issued to drivers from outside the area

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Northfields LTN (picture by Mark Eccleston on Twitter)

Ealing Council wins crucial vote on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods at emergency meeting

Meanwhile, poll finds that silent majority across country supports such schemes despite vocal but small opposition

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Lime-E bike in Ealing (copyright Simon MacMichael)

London gets its first dockless e-bike hire scheme with Lime

US firm brings its distinctive green bikes to boroughs of Ealing and Brent

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