Tag Archives: Cycling UK

Cycling UK is calling on decision-makers in Northern Ireland to realise the benefits that more cycling can have for business. As the All Party Cycling Group (APG) sets the terms of its inquiry into how Northern Ireland can become more cycle friendly today, Wednesday, August 16, the UK cycling charity …

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has reversed its decision to scrap funding for a scheme that encourages active travel for school age pupils in Northern Ireland. Previous DfI proposals meant that when schools returned in September, the Sustrans led Active School Travel (AST) programme, which helps pupils develop the skills …

A National Audit Office (NAO) report released today, Wednesday, June 7, has revealed that the Government is not on track to meet its objectives to get more people cycling, wheeling and walking. The report states that the Department for Transport’s (DfT) progress suggests it will not meet its targets of …

Charity Cycling UK has opened nominations for its annual 100 Women in Cycling list, which celebrates the inspirational women working in the cycle sector.  The list, now in its seventh year, aims to improve the visibility of women’s cycling by highlighting those helping to shift the balance to a more …

Cycling UK has announced two new appointments to its senior leadership team, Katie Legg and Sarah McMonagle.  This means Cycling UK has a predominantly female leadership team for the first time in its 145-year history, and a workforce that is 58% female. Legg will join the cycling charity in May …

The Bicycle Association (BA) has marked International Women’s Day with the launch of Diversity in Cycling. The project is aimed at tackling the lack of diversity in the cycling industry, and unlocking additional growth by reaching out to new customer audiences and recruiting more diversely, particularly at leadership level. To …

A major review of road-building policy in Wales has been welcomed as “the most significant change in UK roads building policy over the last 20 years,” by charity Cycling UK.   On Tuesday 14th February, the Welsh Government released its response to proposals on the future of roads policy in the …

Cycling UK is threatening legal action against Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council, should it not reconsider its decision to keep Keyhole Bridge underpass in Poole open to motorised traffic. The narrow single-lane road was closed to motor vehicles under an experimental traffic restriction order (ETRO) in 2020 to provide …

Many drivers still don’t know the changes made to the Highway Code one year on, a poll has found. In a YouGov poll carried out in January on behalf of Cycling UK, 25% of British adults asked were not aware of the changes to the Highway Code. Of those who …

Cycling charity Cycling UK has said the UK ‘could be a nation where cycling is the natural choice for short journeys’, if people are given the right support. The organisation’s flagship Big Bike Revival programme supported over 80,000 people to begin or return to cycling between April 2021 and March …