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Good Cycling Facility of the Week: 7/5/20 – Temporary closure to motor traffic of Old Ford Road in Tower Hamlets | CEoGB

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 […]

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The joys of lockdown cycling – in pictures | The Guardian

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

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Industry calls for no VAT on bikes, subsidies for e-bikes and support for new or lapsed cyclists ahead of lockdown easing | road.cc

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

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A Village Treat – The Ranty Highwayman

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

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More details unveiled on Mayor’s Streetspace Plan to increase cycling post-lockdown | BikeBiz

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

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