Carlton Reid11:43am EDT |1,525 views|May 16, 2020, Celebrity news reporter Adam Boulton and controversial actor Laurence Fox are not fans of London’s plan to ban cars on some its busiest roads as the coronavirus lockdown is eased. “Anyone who is in central London knows that bike riders are irresponsible and constantly break the laws on […]

By SimonM on 2 days ago Giving more road space to cycling and walking is no longer a ‘nice to have’ option for councils – it is an instruction from the Department for Transport. The instruction has been sent to all councils in new statutory guidance: Traffic Management Act 2004: network management in response to

By LCC on 4 days ago Traffic justice: A guest blog by Victoria Lebrec Victoria Lebrec is London Traffic Justice Campaigner at RoadPeace. She lost a leg in a collision with a lorry when riding her cycle. LCC works closely with RoadPeace on traffic justice The issue of traffic justice is not one any cyclist

By Simon M on 5 days ago UPDATE 14/05/20: Over the last few days, the media has carried images of crammed tube and bus routes with social distancing clearly failing. TfL continues to say that it will ramp up frequency of service, but that overall capacity will not improve above 20%, more likely lower. Given

by LAURA LAKER THU, MAR 12, 2020 14:44 What did we get for cycling in the budget? Well, according to Cycling UK, nothing new, but these items were in there: £36m for an “iconic new Central Park Bridge in Plymouth, £79m for new cycleways in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole” £1bn from the Transforming Cities Fund,

Laura LakerMon 11 May 2020 15.13 BST Saturday’s announcement of extra funds for walking and cycling was a rare example of political focus on sustainable travel. Could the investment announced by the transport minister, Grant Shapps, help usher in what Boris Johnson pledged a week earlier: a ‘golden age for cycling’?. The measures announced at

Stencils and spray paint at the ready in call for safe space for people on foot and on bikes Extinction Rebellion activists will this week create pop-up cycle lanes in towns and cities across the UK and are calling on national and local politicians to do more to create safe space for people on bikes

December 29, 2019 There was a 17% increase in the volume of traffic jams on Dutch roads this year, according to the annual summary by motoring organisation ANWB. Jams increased during both the morning and evening rush hour as well as during the day, the ANWB said. The association estimates the Netherlands is now back

Carlton Reid12:39pm EDT |518 views|Apr 23, 2020, German universities are to start teaching the hitherto neglected subject of bicycling traffic. Seven institutions have received funding from the national government to appoint professors in the subject, with the first students expected to sign up for Masters courses next year. “Cycling must be placed on an equal

Human cost of climate crisis will hit harder and sooner than previously believed, research reveals Jonathan WattsTue 5 May 2020 09.52 BST The human cost of the climate crisis will hit harder, wider and sooner than previously believed, according to a study that shows a billion people will either be displaced or forced to endure