Greater Manchester’s Bee Network has just £160m of the cash it needs, unlike a junction near Bedford Helen PiddLast modified on Mon 24 Jun 2019 18.37 BST Almost exactly a year ago, Chris Boardman – the Olympic champion turned walking and cycling commissioner – unveiled a bold vision: Greater Manchester was to turn itself into […]

Teams of women and girls are among numerous cycle groups increasingly to be seen on the streets of the frenetic Pakistan megacity Saba ImtiazLast modified on Wed 26 Jun 2019 22.34 BST Early on Sunday morning in Karachi, a group of girls are riding loops around an empty stretch of road outside the colonial-era Custom

In 2013 the Irish capital was ranked among the world’s top 20 bike-friendly cities, but only a small part of the promised cycle network was ever built Laura LakerTue 25 Jun 2019 12.15 BST One sunny May afternoon in Dublin, as the Spice Girls prepared to kick off their Spice World 2019 tour at Croke

Last modified on Thu 27 Jun 2019 16.31 BST “The writer counted, in the space of only four minutes, 93 native cyclists riding past the Astra theatre,” wrote a journalist for the Star newspaper in July 1940. Standing almost 80 years later on the same corner of Louis Botha Avenue at the same time and

Jonathon Harker27 June, 2019 Near misses, collisions and cycle route activity will be monitored in Dublin City Centre thanks to a partnership between the City Council, Vodafone and See.Sense. Real-time sensor data will be crowdsourced from bikes in Dublin, with a view to helping the city better integrate bikes into mobility planning. Devices created by

Jonathon Harker26 June, 2019 Zedify recently opened a new London depot in Hoxton just outside the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). This new micro-consolidation centre will house up to 20 of Zedify’s zero emission electric cargo trikes and will be able to handle over 1,500 deliveries each day. As with all Zedify depots, parcels arrive

Some cities use images of bikes and riders, with or without helmets. Some use riderless bikes – and others just get the geometry all wrong. Can you tell what city it is from its cycle lane icon? Wed 26 Jun 2019 13.00 BST link to original article

Jonathon Harker25 June, 2019 Manufacturers of cargo bikes for businesses and consumers are being invited to take part in Transport for London’s (TfL) first ever Best Cargo Bike competition. The winner will receive the exclusive use of a specially designed TfL logo for 12 months for marketing and promotion, as well as promotion on TfL’s

The Illustrated City: Urban cycling is good for health, the wallet and the environment – but is still not without its risks Fri 28 Jun 2019 Dave Walker is a cartoonist from Langdon Hills, Essex, who often cycles in London. He is the author of The Cycling Cartoonist, published by Bloomsbury link to original article

Company policy is in place to save public money Sunday June 23rd 2019 Staff working for Network Rail have been told to fly around the UK for business when it works out cheaper than taking the train. The company’s policy stipulates that members of staff should fly to their destination if it saves money. According