the guardian) Kensington and Chelsea council fails to provide basic information on those it says opposed plan Peter WalkerSun 30 Jun 2019 13.49 BST One of the UK’s wealthiest councils is facing renewed pressure over its decision to block a flagship safer cycling scheme after it emerged the authority could not say what proportion of […]
ByClaire Hutchison Tuesday, 25 June 2019 An 81-year-old Cycling UK member has proved age is but a number after becoming the oldest woman to pedal from Land’s End to John o’ Groats. Mavis Paterson, a grandmother from Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, completed the 960-mile route in memory of her three children, who all passed
Patrick SissonJun 24, 2019, 4:51pm EDT What if I told you there was a way to develop U.S. cities that was better for social equity, created more jobs and economic activity, resulted in better transit access, and improved the environment, all while guaranteeing better economic returns for developers and investors? According to “Foot Traffic Ahead,”
Tue 25 Jun 2019 10.38 BST We rounded up half a century of protest posters and stickers from campaigns which helped Amsterdam become the ‘cycle capital of the world’ Bike City Amsterdam by Fred Feddes and Marjolein de Lange is published by Bas Lubberhuizen Main image: A 1973 poster refers to the bicycle as ‘public
From Hong Kong to Cape Town, Seoul to Selly Oak, here are some of the standout examples Thu 27 Jun 2019 Bike lanes blocked by bollards, potholes, contradictory signs and “the world’s shortest bike lane”: when we asked for examples of the best and worst cycle infrastructure in cities the submissions came in thick and
The protesters were demanding action on climate change on a day when temperatures in Europe were threatening to smash all-time high records. J. Lester Feder03:11 PM – 28 Jun 2019 Posted on June 28, 2019, at 1:01 p.m. ET French CRS riot police remove French youth and environmental activists as they block a bridge during
Greater Manchester’s Bee Network has just £160m of the cash it needs, unlike a junction near Bedford Helen PiddLast modified on Mon 24 Jun 2019 18.37 BST Almost exactly a year ago, Chris Boardman – the Olympic champion turned walking and cycling commissioner – unveiled a bold vision: Greater Manchester was to turn itself into
Teams of women and girls are among numerous cycle groups increasingly to be seen on the streets of the frenetic Pakistan megacity Saba ImtiazLast modified on Wed 26 Jun 2019 22.34 BST Early on Sunday morning in Karachi, a group of girls are riding loops around an empty stretch of road outside the colonial-era Custom
In 2013 the Irish capital was ranked among the world’s top 20 bike-friendly cities, but only a small part of the promised cycle network was ever built Laura LakerTue 25 Jun 2019 12.15 BST One sunny May afternoon in Dublin, as the Spice Girls prepared to kick off their Spice World 2019 tour at Croke
Last modified on Thu 27 Jun 2019 16.31 BST “The writer counted, in the space of only four minutes, 93 native cyclists riding past the Astra theatre,” wrote a journalist for the Star newspaper in July 1940. Standing almost 80 years later on the same corner of Louis Botha Avenue at the same time and
