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Children cycling in pop-up lane (YouTube)

“Being driven to school cannot become the norm”: Call for better bike routes as car use on school run reaches record high in Scotland (and cycling to class is also on the rise)

The poll, carried out by the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, also found that cycling among children dropped significantly as they progressed from secondary to primary school

Thu, May 28, 2026 15:55
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Walk Wheel Cycle Trust rebrand

“It’s now clearer who we are and the work we deliver”: Active travel charity Sustrans rebrands to Walk Wheel Cycle Trust

"We're not as well-known as we'd like to be and even those who do know about our charity are sometimes confused about what we do and what we're trying to achieve"

Tue, Sep 30, 2025 13:25
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Misprinted Canyon

Bizarre new bike day headache as excited cyclist takes Canyon Aeroad out the box… only to spot a rather strange mistake; Vuelta protest fallout: “The police did a very good job, we saw people trying to take the road” + more on the live blog

Welcome back to another day of live blog action, Dan Alexander entrusted with the hotseat to take you through all the goings-on in the world of cycling this Thursday

Thu, Sep 04, 2025 07:28
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National Cycle Network signs

Cycling charity Sustrans misled public with “save the dormouse” campaign, fundraising regulator rules

Regulator finds Sustrans' campaign "positioned itself as solely focused on wildlife protection activities" and "was not clear" about charity's active travel aims

Mon, Jun 23, 2025 08:44
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London road with cyclists, pedestrians and drivers

People used bikes less frequently in 2024 than previous year, with fewer women and children cycling along with lack of funding described as “concerning” by campaigners

Latest Department for Transport data shows number of bike journeys decreased in 2024, however, cycling distance went up by 9%, while average walking and car trips also saw an increase

Fri, Apr 18, 2025 07:56
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New cycle lane, planters, benches on West Blackhall Street, Greenock

Pizzeria owner demands bike lanes ripped out and car parking reinstated, despite £6m active travel project to boost “café culture and night-time economy”

The cycle lanes are part of the council’s wider project aimed at making the high street more attractive to shoppers and visitors, however, the pizzeria owner argued that they were the “final straw” after years of roadworks and reduced parking

Wed, Apr 16, 2025 13:07
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Elon Musk and Salford LTN

“But we’re the entitled snowflakes”: Cyclists baffled as right-wing group calls for Elon Musk DOGE-style clampdown on “unethical” cycling and walking charity and its “taxpayer-funded, deeply undemocratic restrictions on motorists” + more on the live blog

He may have just about recovered from Milan-Sanremo on Saturday, but Ryan Mallon’s back for some more blistering, long-range cycling news and enthralling, action-packed opinions on the Monday live blog

Mon, Mar 24, 2025 10:11
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Children cycling on Active Travel Street

“Don’t leave girls behind”: Calls to address gender gap for children cycling, as new report finds almost twice as many boys ride bikes as girls – and 80% of children want traffic-free routes and pavement parking bans

Sustrans’ inaugural Children’s Walking and Cycling Index also found that more than half of children want to cycle more, but only 14 per cent of children’s journeys are currently made by bike

Thu, Feb 27, 2025 17:20
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Cyclists in London (image: Tomek Baginski on Unsplash)

“Unfair” Cycle to Work scheme “problems” need to be addressed, admits government minister

According to Sustrans, two million people across the UK on low incomes or in unemployment, who can’t access Cycle to Work, are “effectively excluded” from cycling and exposed to the “dangers of transport poverty”

Thu, Oct 10, 2024 16:13
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Cyclists in London at traffic lights in cycle lane – copyright Simon MacMichael

Almost 2 million people on low income or not in employment want to cycle, but are “effectively excluded” due to high costs and lack of discounts like Cycle to Work, finds Sustrans research

“To include those at all economic levels in this is a priority, or we risk leaving two million people to the dangers of transport poverty,” said the Sustrans CEO, calling for a new voucher scheme to end “cycling inequality”

Mon, Sep 16, 2024 15:32
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