Johnson told MPs figure was £350m but sources say he made error in ‘car crash of an announcement’ Helen PiddLast modified on Wed 12 Feb 2020 19.30 GMT The government has earmarked £1bn for safe cycling and walking routes in the next five years – not £350m, as Boris Johnson mistakenly told parliament in what […]

Chloe TaylorPublished Mon, Feb 10 20207:03 AM EST Sustainable transport like cycling will overtake car usage in the world’s biggest cities by 2030, according to new research. In a report published Monday, research firm Kantar claimed private car journeys in global hubs would decrease by 10% over the next decade, as 36.7 million city-dwellers change

Bicycle Mayor & Leaders Program What is the Bicycle Mayor and Leaders Program? The Bicycle Mayor and Leaders Program is a global initiative to accelerate the progress of cycling in cities. Commonly referred to as ‘Bicycle Mayors’, these changemakers act on local needs but by connecting them across a global network we elevate their profile

Carlton Reid Jan 21, 2020, 05:33pm Should she get reelected as Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo plans to turn the French capital into a myriad of neighborhoods where “you can find everything you need within 15 minutes from home.” But, preferably, not by car. Instead, the Socialist Party politician wants more Parisians to walk and

When the roads change, we need to wait a bit… Simon Munk, London Cycling Campaign 13:30 30 January 2020 London Cycling Campaign’s Simon Munk wants new road schemes to be given a chance. Recent road schemes in north London have brought welcome changes to improve safety, cut motor traffic and get more people to ditch

Progressive policies help get people on their bike, even in below-freezing conditions Peter WalkerSat 8 Feb 2020 08.00 GMT In London, where I live, the idea of winter cycling generally involves little more than remembering some gloves and making sure your bike lights are charged. In Joensuu, the compact city in eastern Finland, where I

Peter WalkerLast modified on Fri 7 Feb 2020 18.40 GMT The temperature, even at 9.30am, is -13C, and light snow is falling on the already white-blanketed playground. But dozens of primary-age children are out, and doing something you might not expect in such conditions: riding bikes. Teachers say about half of the children at Joensuu

I’m looking across at the mainland again this week towards Sweden and the country’s Vision Zero programme. Sweden is held up as a progressive nation when it comes to dealing with road death, but it wasn’t always the case with road death being treated as an everyday occurrence. The change in approach came in 1995

7 February, 2020 The first report back to Parliament on the progress of the statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy says that the UK has “some way to go to deliver the ambition” and that a spending review due later in 2020 will “be the vehicle for identifying both the scale and type of investment