the guardian) Undercover police target London drivers who pass too close to cyclists London’s police force has launched a new initiative to tackle drivers who pass cyclists too closely, using plain clothes officers. From Friday, the Space for Cyclists initiative will be carried out by UK’s only cycle-mounted police command, the Met’s cycle safety team,… [Read More]

As Easy As Riding A Bike) London’s enormous cycling potential (edited highlights) July 20, 2017 Back in 2010, Transport for London published an Analysis of Cycling Potential. – an assessment of many trips could be cycled by Londoners, but weren’t being cycled now. It was quite a conservative analysis (as will be described below) but… [Read More]

road.cc) DfT-commissioned study finds investment encourages more cycling Alex Bowden July 19 2017 London cyclists at traffic lights (copyright Britishcycling.org_.uk).jpg A new Department for Transport commissioned study from Sustrans reaches the fairly straightforward conclusion that investing in urban cycling increases the number of cycle trips taken. Increasing the level of cycling in our towns and… [Read More]

triple pundit) 3 California Communities Sue 37 Big Oil Firms For Climate Change Damages by Jan Lee on Tuesday, Jul 18th, 2017 Climate & Environment The last time that a community tried to sue a bunch of oil and gas companies for environmental destruction due to climate change, it didn’t turn out so well. In… [Read More]

As Easy As Riding A Bike) Squeezing out walking and cycling for a few extra car parking spaces – local planning in action July 18, 2017 Why do we want people to walk and cycle for short trips, instead of driving? One of the main reasons, of course, is public health. If we cycled as… [Read More]

Cycle Industry News) Plymouth and Barcelona offer ‘integrated’ electric bike and car rentals 18 July, 2017 John Styles What do Barcelona and the South West of England have in common, apart from nice beaches, lots of tourists and a pleasant micro-climate? Turns out they both have rental providers who can provide you with electric cars… [Read More]

road.cc) road cc) Royal Parks reverses cycling ban on Bushy Park’s Duke’s Head Passage Alex Bowden July 18 2017 The Royal Parks has announced that Bushy Park’s Duke’s Head Passage has been reopened to cyclists after ‘no cycling’ signs were put in April 2016. New signage states that is a pedestrian priority area and that… [Read More]

London Evening Standard) (Survey: Should parents be fined for driving their children to the school gate? Yes: They create congestion & pollution No: people should be free to drive where they want) Parents face £130 fines for driving to school under child safety pilot scheme Ross Lydall 18.07.17 Parents who drive their children to the… [Read More]