These ‘green’ vehicles may cut pollution but still rely on fossil fuels and do not end the inactivity causing our obesity crisis Ian Walker and Gustav Bösehans Fri 8 Jan 2016 You could be forgiven for thinking that electric cars are a magic bullet for transforming the streets of the UK. London mayoral candidate Zac… [Read More]

by Alex Bowden July 18 2019 A recent poll found that 70 per cent of French motorists admit to having used their mobiles while driving. Another poll found that six per cent use their phones while driving on the motorway, including 15 per cent of truck drivers. The Telegraph reports that a new measure, due… [Read More]

Dutch cargo bike manufacturer Babboe is bringing a new and improved specification of its Dog cargo bike to the market this summer. The Dog-E electric version of the bike has seen several updates. Complete with a new GWA system, the bike has more power than the previous QWIC system. The bike’s new pedal-assist now has… [Read More]

The National Cycle Network (NCN) will from now on be available on the official Ordnance Survey map. Details of the cycling and walking routes are available as a free layer on the OS Maps website. The NCN, managed by Sustrans, comprises 16,575-miles of signed paths and routes. The network is a mix of fully traffic-free… [Read More]

Esther Kiobel is taking on one of the world’s biggest oil companies – Shell – in a final fight for justice. She has pursued them for more than 20 years, accusing Shell of colluding in her husband’s killing. Shell’s quest for oil in the Niger Delta, facilitated by the Nigerian government, resulted in decades of… [Read More]

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This week’s Good Cycling Facility is a rural road that has effectively been ‘severed’ to remove through motor traffic, while a smooth cycle path has been retained. In the distance of this photograph, the asphalt surface of the road on the left ends, with only a muddy track for agricultural access. This means any motor… [Read More]

SUNDAY, 14 JULY 2019 For the first time in a very long time, I have been lucky enough to have had the chance to read lots of guidance and to catch up a little on designing for cycling. This post was going to be a bit of a review of what is out there, but… [Read More]

David Sunderland says he will block works to close disused Queensbury rail tunnel Maya Wolfe-RobinsonLast modified on Mon 15 Jul 2019 17.09 BST The campaign to turn a disused railway line in Yorkshire into England’s longest cycle tunnel has received a boost in the form of a defiant landowner who refuses to let it stay… [Read More]

WIRED Staff I grew up in Los Angeles, the city by the freeway by the sea. And if there’s one thing I’ve known ever since I could sit up in my car seat, it’s that you should expect to run into traffic at any point of the day. Yes, commute hours are the worst, but… [Read More]