road cc) Police forces across country embrace Cycling UK’s close pass mats Simon MacMichael June 22 2017 Cycling UK says that the ‘close pass’ mats that it bought earlier this year following a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign have been taken up by almost every police force in the UK. The charity launched its #TooCloseForComfort initiative… [Read More]
Pedal-ins and car burials: what happened to America’s forgotten 1970s cycle boom?
the guardian) Pedal-ins and car burials: what happened to America’s forgotten 1970s cycle boom? Carlton Reid Friday 16 June 2017 07.00 BST “The bicycle’s biggest wave of popularity in its 154-year history,” gushed Time magazine in 1970 at the start of America’s five-year love affair with the bike. “Some 64 million fellow travellers are taking… [Read More]
Parents at Hackney school call for ban on cars due to air pollution fears
road cc) Parents at Hackney school call for ban on cars due to air pollution fears Simon MacMichael June 21 2017 Parents in Hackney are calling for cars to be banned from the street a primary school lies on at the times they drop off their children in the morning and pick them up in… [Read More]
Summer of safe cycling
Cycling UK) Summer of safe cycling SamJones 22 June 2017 – 10:12am The germ of #TooCloseForComfort campaign began in Birmingham with two officers from West Midlands Police, PCs Steve Hudson and Mark Hodson. We supported it from the very first, calling it the “best cyclist road safety initiative ever”. Simply by sending plain clothes officers… [Read More]
In Cambridge, 50% of people cycle every week – from all walks of life, primarily just to get around
cycling uk) Make Bike Week every week with Space for Cycling Over the course of last week, half a million people took to their pedals to enjoy Bike Week. People of all ages across the entire country – many for the first time – took advantage of events near them and discovered the thrill of… [Read More]
Cycling UK reacts to Queen’s Speech
Bike Biz) Cycling UK reacts to Queen’s Speech Kieran Howells Thursday, June 22nd 2017 at 9:30AM BST Following the official opening of this extended Parliament of two years with the Queen’s Speech in House of Lords, Cycling UK has given its overall action to the proposed bills and measures which will have a direct impact… [Read More]
Sadiq Khan pledges ‘Vision Zero’ for road casualties in London
road cc) Sadiq Khan pledges ‘Vision Zero’ for road casualties in London Simon MacMichael June 21 2017 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Begin has pledged a ‘Vision Zero’ approach to road traffic casualties in the British capital, with the aim of ensuring that by 2030, no-one will be killed in an incident involving a London… [Read More]
Transport Research Laboratory white paper on clean air recommends e-bikes and active travel shift
Cycle Industry News) Transport Research Laboratory white paper on clean air recommends e-bikes and active travel shift 20 June, 2017 Mark Sutton A newly launched white paper from the Transport Research Laboratory on the role of transport in polluting citieswarns that “expectations must change” as roads become “less geared towards individual car ownership.” Prominently featured… [Read More]
Concordia University study demonstrates that cycling to work reduces stress and ups performance
Cycle Industry News) Concordia University study demonstrates that cycling to work reduces stress and ups performance 22 June, 2017 Mark Sutton A new study undertaken by Concordia’s John Molson School of Business has further added weight to the notion that those who cycle to work experience lower stress levels and enhanced productivity during the day…. [Read More]
Bank Junction scheme gets thumbs up
London Cycling Campaign) Bank Junction scheme gets thumbs up LCC on 1 day ago The road scheme to make Bank junction safer by restricting it to buses and bikes from 7am to 7pm has smoothly passed its first hurdle: a one month review demanded by opponents, notably taxi driver representatives. The City of London Court… [Read More]
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