LAURA LAKER FRI, FEB 28, 2020 Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today announced he’s tripled protected cycle tracks in the city during his four years in the job. Khan told road.cc he believes cycling is a social justice issue and urged people to press politicians for protected routes. In 2016 there were 50km of protected… [Read More]
Archives for 2020
Highways England accused of wasting tens of thousands of public money on CCTV in Queensbury Tunnel | road.cc
ALEX BOWDEN SAT, FEB 29, 2020 West Yorkshire Combined Authority has requested £23m to save the tunnel and build a cycle route, but Highways England wants to fill it in Highways England has been accused of wasting taxpayers’ money after it was revealed that it is spending almost £5,000 a week on CCTV inside the… [Read More]
Camden and Tottenham Hale Cycleway a year behind schedule | road.cc
ALEX BOWDEN SAT, FEB 29, TfL says ‘ambitious’ route has ‘presented challenges’ The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, yesterday claimed to have tripled protected cycle tracks in the city during his four years in the job. One route that has not been progressing as quickly as many would like is the proposed Cycleway between Camden… [Read More]
FedEx-funded guide highlights Dutch and Danish best practice in making cycling safer | road.cc
SIMON_MACMICHAEL WED, JAN 15, 2020 SIMON_MACMICHAEL WED, JAN 15, 2020 13:20 Document compiled by European Cyclists’ Federation aims to be essential point of reference for campaigners Delivery firm FedEx Express has teamed up with the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) and the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety to produce a new technical guide highlighting… [Read More]
Local authority cycling spend at just £2 per head, says Notts Uni study
Mark Sutton26 February, 2020 Over the past ten years cycling spend by local authorities has averaged just £2 per head annually on dedicated infrastructure, new research by the Nottingham Trent University has found. Researchers Dr Seamus Allison and Aoife Allison made freedom of information requests to 55 English Unitary Authorities, requesting data on populations served,… [Read More]
London Bridge to be closed to all traffic but bikes, buses and cabs for essential waterproofing works | road.cc
SIMON_MACMICHAEL THU, FEB 20, 2020 Essential seven-month works to preserve reinforced concrete structure are eight years overdue London Bridge is to be closed to all traffic other than bikes, buses and licensed taxis for seven months from mid-March while work is undertaken to replace the waterproofing below the road surface of the structure, which in… [Read More]
Adam Tranter appointed Coventry’s Bicycle Mayor in a first for a UK city | road.cc
SIMON_MACMICHAEL MON, FEB 10, 2020 Well-connected PR firm boss’s nomination for voluntary role backed by British Cycling and Sir Chris Hoy, among others Adam Tranter, who as CEO of PR firm Fusion Media works with some of the biggest names in Britain’s cycling industry including Brompton Bicycles and Evans Cycles, has been appointed Bicycle Mayor… [Read More]
Work finally starts on East Lothian bike path after 15-year access dispute | road.cc
SIMON_MACMICHAEL SUN, FEB 09, 2020 Work has started on an off-road cycle route in East Lothian that campaigners have spent 15 years fighting to have built in what is one of the longest-running disputes in modern Scottish legal history. The route between Gullane, which lies east of Edinburgh on the Firth of Forth, and Drem… [Read More]
Hundreds turn up to discuss plans for multimillion pound cycle network | road.cc
SAT, JAN 25, 2020 16:25 Hundreds of people turned up to attend a discussion chaired by Chris Boardman on multi-million pound plans for the UK’s largest inner city walking and cycling route. The Active Neighbourhood plans for Urmston, Greater Manchester got an £11.3 million funding boost earlier this month from Mayor Andy Burnham’s Walking and… [Read More]
Country Life -The Ranty Highwayman
February 29, 2020 I REALISE I SPEND A FAIR BIT OF TIME WRITING ABOUT URBAN CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SO THIS WEEK I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE RURAL EXPERIENCE. I think there are three strands to this; cycling within villages, cycling between villages and towns (or other villages) and what to do… [Read More]
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