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++ After catching up with Melissa & Chris Bruntlett at the British Library, where Melissa presented as part of the inspiring Delivering Inclusive Urbanism: Women Changing Cities panel, this month's first item is from Modacity on developments in China
Shanghai has seen cycling drop from 39% to 6% since 1995 but looks set for an overhaul to reallocate road space for 1,250 km of high-grade cycle routes.
With sky high ambition, a smart approach and the engagement of the Dutch Cycling Embassy, there's no reason it won't meet its stated goal of becoming the world's most bikeable metropolis.
++ Over in New York, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will have lots of maneouverability according to Streetsblog NYC, when it comes to building bike lanes, thanks to an ongoing cycling boom that has seen New Yorkers take almost four million more bike trips in 2024 compared to just two years earlier.
++ As the French capital's cycling revolution continues, a Paris Région Institute study shows bicycles already surpassing cars for transportation in the centre (11.2% of trips compared to 4.3%), while for trips between the suburbs and the centre, 14% are cycled and 11.8% driven.
++ In Australia, a 20-minute dream has grown into the GreenWay – a car-free corridor from Sydney Harbour to the Cooks River.
Environmental consultant, Bruce Ashley had pondered on how to thread paths and scraps of bush into a “greenway” along an old goods line since the mid-1990s, after being commissioned to look at potential cycle rail trails across New South Wales.
++ Back to The Netherlands with news that the government will invest up to €1bn (£880m) on cycling infrastructure to connect new homes across the country – as part of a €2.5bn (£2.19bn) package on cycle paths, tunnels, tram lines and roads.
++ In December 2017, a London Assembly report urged for 20mph zones and letting cyclists turn left at red lights. In 2024, another study added to significant findings to conclude that roads are in no way any more dangerous when cyclists are allowed to roll through stop signs.
Steve Lorteau, professor of law at University of Ottawa makes the case in Cyclists may be right to run stop signs and red lights. Here’s why, (Nov 2025) referring to Deceptive equality – how the uniform application of traffic rules creates false equivalence; a red-light-running car-user poses greater actual threat than a cyclist, who furthermore, depends on steady momentum to maintain efficiency.
Lorteau argues that treating two such different modes of transport the same way, amounts to implicitly favouring cars; akin to imposing the same speed limit on pedestrians and trucks.
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Should the UK consider adopting the Idaho Stop?
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