5 September, 2019 One day after the Chancellor’s Spending Review/Round – which was criticised for failing to mention cycling – the Department for Transport has seemingly made up for that omission with news of £20 million for cycling routes in England. That cash will go to 20 new and improved cycling routes on the National […]

5 September, 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has received praise for dedicating funds to improve UK air quality, but has also been widely criticised by cycle advocates for failing to mention any allocated budget for cycling. As part of a wide ranging Spending Round announcement, setting out departmental spending plans for 2020-2021, the

Jonathon Harker6 September, 2019 The move, mooted earlier this summer, will bring the limit in the Congestion Charge Zone down, on around 8.9 km of road. New 20 mph signage and road markings, as well as raised pedestrian crossings in seven locations are proposed. Speed cameras will be recalibrated and work will be undertaken largely

Facebook) 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

Reinforcing the myth A mistake we can all make is being drawn into responding, to challenge or de-bunk the myth rather than simply asserting the positive case. We then risk inadvertently reinforcing the myth by repeating it, instead of highlighting, for example, the incredible benefits from investing in walking and cycling infrastructure. One excuse for

September 5, 2019 Following the Netherlands’ lead in introducing safe cycle infrastructure would bring health benefits to all, says Cleo Kenington During my maternity leave I arranged a “keeping in touch day” where I was covering a shift as a registrar in general surgery. Soon after I started the day, the emergency bleep went off:

Researchers quantify the emissions of every road and building in the nearly 5,000 square miles of the Los Angeles metro area. Your city could be next. Matt Simon 08.26.2019 09:00 AM Hovering above the iconic Hollywood sign is Southern California’s other icon: smog. After decades of gains fighting the menace, LA is now losing ground,

Elijah ChilandSep 3, 2019, 9:10am PDT Keisha Saravia, 38, was crossing Main Street in front of her house last month in Broadway-Manchester when she was struck by a white sedan. The driver did not stop to see if Saravia—then nine months pregnant with her sixth child—was all right, or even to call 911. The car

One key interval of particular interest during the Pliocene is the mid-Piacenzian Warm Period – some 3.264 to 3.025 million years ago – when temperatures were 2 to 3º Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels. “The interval also marks the last time the Earth’s atmospheric CO2 was as high as today, providing important clues about what