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Richmond upon Thames’ first protected cycle lane on Kew Road has seen a surge in use, with more than twice the number of weekly users than previously recorded. Data collected from cameras on the road recorded an average of 831 Kew Road cycle lane users per week, which is double …

Cheshire East Council is seeking people’s views on a second phase of active travel schemes to boost cycling and walking, following additional Government funding. The proposals, which are out for public consultation, aim to help deliver the council’s priorities of making its towns safer, healthier and more welcoming. The council …

TfL has set out plans to make a series of trial changes to Tooley Street and Duke Street Hill in central London, which will extend the new Cycleway 4 route to enable safer essential journeys between London Bridge, Rotherhithe and beyond. The changes are a part of TfL’s emergency response to the …

Families are being invited to take up the Big Pedal 2021 – the ‘UK’s largest’ cycling, walking, wheeling and scooting competition for primary and secondary schools. The competition, which has now been running for 11 years, is fronted by Dame Sarah Storey, British Paralympian and 38-time world champion in cycling …

COVID-19 has had a ‘substantial’ impact on active travel, with the DfT’s National Travel Attitudes Survey (NTAS) showing an increase in the frequency of cycling and walking among those who already cycle and walk. When interviewed between May and September 2020, 34% of cyclists said they cycle more and 38% …

PeopleForBikes has joined The Big Gear Show as presenting sponsor. “PeopleForBikes is pleased to partner with The Big Gear Show in 2021,” said Rod Judd, director of membership and industry engagement. “We share a common goal of helping the bike business reach new heights in 2021 and beyond, and PeopleForBikes …

Greater Manchester’s Bee Network plan to deliver the ‘UK’s first’ joined-up cycling and walking network is set to see a boost in Bury, with £1.3 million of funding released for new cycling and walking routes. Today, 29th January, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) approved £1.3 million of the Mayor’s Challenge …

The removal of cycle lanes across the UK in the wake of small but vocal pockets of protest will hit young people the hardest, Cycling UK has warned. People under the age of 25 could now also be unfairly penalised if councils do not provide safe and secure cycle routes, …

TfL has published new cycle count data that shows increased levels of cycling in both inner and outer London last autumn. Despite a drop in the number of journeys being made overall, Londoners have been increasingly cycling to make essential trips and for exercise. Since 2015, TfL has carried out annual cycle …

Plans for a transport network, including a new mass transit system, that connects all West Yorkshire’s communities to jobs, education and opportunity are being set out today. The proposals identify where people will live and work in the coming decades, the journeys they will need to take and how best …