Mark Sutton8 January, 2020 A new study of 1,040 people in the UK aged 16 to 69 has once again attributed the perception of road danger as the main barrier to new cyclists emerging. Commissioned by data collection and research firm Savanta, the findings echo previous studies that tend to flag both road danger and […]
This week’s Good Cycling Facility is a protected cycleway in the London borough of Waltham Forest. The cycleway here has additional protection from motor traffic in the form of planting. It is just one small part of a major improvement to the Whipps Cross junction, formerly a large, fast roundabout which has been changed to
The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels reopened in August after six years of work. Official figures have revealed that they were then used by over 10,000 cyclists in September and October. The side-by-side pedestrian and cyclist tunnels together comprise a Grade II listed structure. They were closed in 2013 and refurbished at an estimated cost
By Claire Hutchison Thursday, 26 December 2019 Four women from the Adventure Syndicate are cycling 24 hours a day between Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve on cargo bikes, with the aim of reaching Copenhagen. Cycling UK’s Claire Hutchison caught up with them before they set off on their challenge. Two pairs of women from
LettersTue 7 Jan 2020 • Your article on York highlights how important it is for both central and local government to take urgent action to reduce air pollution in our cities and tackle the climate crisis. Transport is the only sector where CO2 emissions are rising as our reliance on motor vehicles remains at an
LettersTue 7 Jan 2020 • Your editorial (27 December) says that “In the age of climate emergency the car is no longer the star”. The car has never been the star – more an asteroid that hurtles on our roads, too often out of control. A significant omission from your long editorial was the annual
You won’t melt in the rain… That is not the answer you want to hear as a teenager when you complain to your mother about having to cycle to school in the rain. And yet that is exactly the answer generations of Dutch mothers have been giving their children. It shows. Whenever it rains you
3rd January 2020 If you are one of Britain’s one million uninsured drivers, you are more than likely to get away with it. Despite ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) cameras in some police force areas identifying over 4,000 uninsured vehicles every day, very few drivers receive a penalty or are sent for prosecution. In 2018,
Alex Bowden November 16 2018 Transport for London (TfL) research shows that improvements that make it easier and safer to walk and cycle in London’s high streets lead to more retail space being filled by businesses and a 93 per cent increase in people walking in the streets. The study, conducted by Matthew Carmona from
