This week’s Good Cycling Facility is a cycling underpass of a relatively minor road on the outskirts of Delft. The cycle path is a new direct connection between the city of Delft and the new town of Zoetermeer – it didn’t exist at all before the plan was developed by the municipalities. This underpass was […]

Ed PilkingtonTue 9 Jun 2009 00.07 BST This article is more than 10 years old The oil giant Shell has agreed to pay $15.5m (£9.6m) in settlement of a legal action in which it was accused of having ­collaborated in the execution of the writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other leaders of the Ogoni tribe

New research by Sustrans Scotland has revealed that despite well-documented health and environmental benefits, active travel continues to be portrayed in the media as risky and unsafe. The research, funded by Transport Scotland and conducted by Sustrans Research and Monitoring Unit (RMU) analysed 600 articles over a 12-month period from online news outlets papers across

These coastal rides make for a great day out with your kids. Children and adults will both love to cycle along these fantastic seaside routes on our National Cycle Network. Offering brilliant views out over the sea, we have chosen a selection of coastal routes that are largely traffic free and offer a range of

Distance covered grows by 5%, but most cyclists still white, middle-aged and rich Gwyn TophamLast modified on Thu 4 Jul 2019 12.21 BST Cycling journeys grew by 5% in London last year, with more than 4m km travelled each day by bike in the capital, figures show. City Hall said the increase, recorded by Transport

Peter WalkerWed 3 Jul 2019 07.00 BST From congestion to cost, there are many entirely misguided arguments in circulation Cycle lanes have been in the news recently, as have the many often entirely misguided arguments that opponents use against them. For all the (slight) progress in some UK cities over mass cycling, we are still

June 25, 2019 1:11 p.m. An NYPD officer tickets a cyclist on 6th Avenue just north of West 24th Street, where bike messenger Robyn Hightman was killed by a hit and run truck driver on Monday morning. Adwait Patil / Gothamist Bike messenger Robyn Hightman was struck and killed by a truck driver in Flatiron

Helen PiddLast modified on Thu 4 Jul 2019 17.11 BST Michael Hanley, 69, knocked 17-year-old boy off his bike and punched him in the face A man is facing jail after being convicted of mowing down and punching a teenage cyclist after becoming incensed that the boy was able to weave through traffic to to

I was asked recently about the point at which I decided I could no longer continue to do any work with BP. This is what I said: ’I worked closely with senior leaders in BP for more than a decade, intent on helping them radically change course. That work came to an end when I

35 minutes ago A female cyclist has died after a crash in Wandsworth Road ( Christopher Furlong/Getty Images ) The latest headlines in your inbox A female cyclist in her 20s has died after a crash with a lorry in south west London. Police scrambled to Wandsworth Road at around 3.12pm on Thursday after reports