This week’s Good Cycling Facility is the temporary closure to motor traffic of Old Ford Road in the London borough of Tower Hamlets, supplied courtesy of Hackney Cyclist. The intention is to provide space for social distancing in response to Coronavirus, creating more roadspace for people walking and cycling to exercise, and to travel, without […]
Boris Johnson makes claim at Prime Ministers Questions – funding expected for pop-up bike lanes across England, as Sadiq Khan unveils plans for safe space for cycling in London Prime Minister Boris Johnson has heralded a “new Golden Age of cycling” as the government prepares to relax some lockdown restrictions, with further details of its
Jonathon Harker6 May, 2020 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and TfL have revealed plans to fast track the transformation of London’s roads with a range of measures that could increase cycling 10-fold and walking five-fold post Covid-19 lockdown, so said the Mayor’s office. Unveiled today, Streetspace will give space to new cycle lanes and wider
7 May 2020 The Mayor Sadiq Khan, and his Walking & Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman, have announced a major new “Streetspace Plan” to implement emergency measures during and as lockdown eases. The plan aims to ensure motor traffic levels do not return to where they were before the crisis, or higher, while also enabling millions
As lockdown eases, travelling by bike will be a safe, healthy and potentially addictive option Peter WalkerFri 8 May 2020 08.00 BST There are many reasons you might want to think about cycling for commuting or other transport when the coronavirus lockdown starts to ease, particularly if you live in a city. With physical distancing
Martin GodwinThu 7 May 2020 07.00 BST The WHO recommends cycling to achieve the minimum daily requirement for exercise while physical distancing. Pedalling photographer Martin Godwin looks at cycling during the lockdown Cycling is enjoying a widespread rise in popularity in the UK. Sadiq Khan, London’s mayor, says he wants to drastically increase space for
Millions of commuters could travel to work safely if only 100 miles of pop up cycle lanes were installed across ten English cities, Cycling UK has said. The charity is calling on the Government to support and encourage local authorities to start installing temporary cycle lanes and wider pavements across all cities and towns in
Bicycle Association tells government bikes will be essential to ease pressure on public transport and avoid gridlock The Bicycle Association (BA), the trade body representing the bike industry in the UK, has outlined the steps it believes the government should take ahead of the potential easing of lockdown measures, including zero VAT on sales of
SATURDAY, 2 MAY 2020 THIS WEEK, I’M RETURNING TO THE DUTCH VILLAGE OF TERHOLE WHICH I VISITED BACK IN 2017. IT’S A NICE LITTLE PLACE, BUT THE REASON TO RETURN IS TO HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC CALMING IN THE VILLAGE. It’s very interesting for me to go back and review some of
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and TfL have unveiled their London Streetspace programme which will rapidly transform London’s streets to accommodate a possible tenfold increase in cycling and a fivefold increase in walking when lockdown restrictions are eased. “With London’s public transport capacity potentially running at a fifth of pre-crisis levels, up to eight
