A petition has been launched urging action to protect vulnerable road users on a road in south London where a cyclist was killed in a collision involving a lorry yesterday morning, with one local describing it as a “death trap.” The male cyclist died at the scene of the incident, which happened just after 6.30am […]

Luke John Smith| UPDATED: 15:14, Thu, Jun 13, 2019 Car emissions: Nick Molden explains AIR Index’s ratings Diesel cars could soon be banned from Bristol city centre to clean up the air. In the new proposal, diesel vehicles would be banned between the hours of 7 am to 3 pm. This would force motorists who

Hayley Everett30 October, 2019 Sadiq Khan has launched a scheme to ‘revolutionise lorry safety’ in London this week, in a bid to make the capital’s streets a safer place for those walking and cycling. First outlined in 2016, the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) aims to minimise HGV blind sports with a star-based rating system and

A new study finds that even considering other factors, the walkability of a child’s neighborhood has a direct correlation to increased adult earnings. Richard Florida is a co-founder and editor at large of CityLab and a senior editor at The Atlantic. He is a university professor in the University of Toronto’s School of Cities and

Producers of a Belgian TV show that invited politicians on a bike ride as part of a discussion about how to make roads safer for cyclists had a surprise waiting for their guests – the show had gathered 500 relatives of people killed in road traffic collisions while riding their bikes. The Brussels Times reports

Force’s disability advisers lodge complaint about treatment of Extinction Rebellion protesters Damien GayleLast modified on Tue 29 Oct 2019 20.10 GMT The Metropolitan police’s advisers on disability have accused the force of “degrading and humiliating” treatment of disabled activists during the Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests in London this month. A formal complaint by the Met’s

By Lee Wasserman Oct. 21, 2019 The New York attorney general’s office will take its case against Exxon Mobil to trial on Tuesday, arguing that one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies misled its shareholders and the public by misrepresenting the risks that climate change poses to the value of its oil and

Hangzhou, China is the only non-European city in the top 10 places to be a cyclist. In many cities, commuting by bike is a labour of love. Dealing with often-congested roads, traffic hazards and the threat of a sudden downpour can make cycling a challenging way to get around. But a recent study shows that

Mark Sutton1 November, 2019 New York City has this week passed legislation that is touted as a move to “break the car culture” that grips the city in congestion and pollution. The ambitious idea is backed by $1.7 billion that will be invested over the next decade, with 250 new bike lanes set to provide