NYC cyclists want de Blasio off 2020 campaign trail August 25, 2019 By Khristina Narizhnaya and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Mayor Bill de Blasio should stop running for president and focus on Big Apple cyclists getting run over, cycling enthusiasts said Sunday. The call came as more than 200 cyclist rallied for safe streets in memory of […]

Protest outside the Treasury planned to coincide with the Autumn budget On Saturday 7th September Extinction Rebellion and Stop Killing Cyclists are planning to protest outside the Treasury in London. They’ll be asking the Chancellor, Sajid Javid, to begin investing £6 billion per year in cycling in the Autumn Budget. ‘We’re working hard to tell

Mock funeral procession highlights impact of cars and demands funding for cyclist safety Sat 7 Sep 2019 Hundreds of cyclists took part in a staged funeral procession in central London on Saturday before performing a “die-in” near Whitehall to call for greater investment in walking and cycling. The protest, organised by the campaign groups Extinction

LED RIDES TO NATIONAL CYCLE PROTEST – DETAILS ! TOMORROW SATURDAY : NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST !! If you would like to cycle to Saturday’s SKC / XR national cycle protest, with other cyclists, there are led rides from all 4 corners of London! … Spent the evening making the coffin placards for Saturday’s

In 1989, I hosted a CBC radio series, It’s a Matter of Survival, featuring interviews with almost 150 scientists and environmental experts from around the world. Their warning was consistent and stark: Human beings were causing unprecedented changes to Earth’s systems, the detrimental effects were already taking shape, and people would need to reinvent how

Jonathon Harker4 September, 2019 The German bicycle industry is in rude health according to the latest stats from association Zweirad-Industrie-Verband (ZIV), released to coincide with Friedrichshafen-set Eurobike. Contrasting with the UK import data for H1 2019, which was at its lowest point for over a decade, Germany’s bicycle imports rose 6.1%, with e-bikes making up

I’ve been thinking a lot about the things that I like in a street or a place and I have come to the realisation that the thing I am always trying to grasp for is somewhere that is peaceful. It’s actually quite a tricky thing to completely define because peaceful doesn’t mean somewhere devoid of

After looking at QW14 on the last London Cycle Safari, we went for a quick ride up to Midland Road by King’s Cross station. Now I did take a pretty good look at the works to build cycle tracks along Midland Road back in June, but this was a weekday evening visit whereas last time

Swytch Technology, a London-based tech startup, has unveiled its new ‘hand-held’ e-bike conversion kit, the Swytch Kit, at Eurobike 2019. “The Swytch Kit can transform any bicycle into a state-of-the-art electric bike with up to 40 miles electric range,” said a statement. “It is easy to fit, and instantly removable, allowing customers to keep their

Following last year’s ‘Healthy School Streets’ event, is this year’s ‘Safe Routes to School’ seminar, hosted by Caroline Russell, Green Party London Assembly Member. We’ll be hearing on how we can create streets and spaces that enable safe active travel for children and young people, with presentations from Prof. Peter Kraftl and Dr Sophie Hadfield-Hill