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

Dirty air is well known to worsen the heart and lung risk factors for Covid-19 – early research is cause for concern Damian CarringtonLast modified on Mon 4 May 2020 09.51 BST In many respects, it makes perfect sense. Patients with severe Covid-19 are twice as likely to have had pre-existing respiratory diseases and three

Jonathon Harker6 May, 2020 The Bicycle Association of Great Britain (BA) has put forward a bold package of measures to senior political figures and officials, as the Government considers a possible easing of lockdown measures. The BA is urging the Government to act swiftly to ensure that as many commuters as possible who normally travel

Jonathon Harker1 May, 2020 As the UK contemplates how the lockdown will ease, it seems highly likely that there will be a level of nervousness around returning to public transport and crowded train carriages. Fears are growing that public transport users will instead opt for the car, pushing an already crowded road infrastructure closer to

Cycle Industry News) 21 April, 2020 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released technical guidance on moving around during the Covid-19 outbreak, advocating cycling and walking to limit physical contact to prevent and slow down the pandemic. The WHO’s advice reads: “While cities around the world are introducing a broad range of measures to limit

4th May 2020 by Christina Shield by Greg Marsden Traffic levels in Wuhan post lockdown have bounced back to greater than before – The Wuhan Effect is beginning to creep into our professional discourse. Really? In 25 years of working in transport planning no-one has ever pointed Wuhan out to me and told me that