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Minister explores Dutch cycling opportunities10/06/2013 Scottish Government transport minister Keith Brown is set to meet with Dutch cycling experts to learn about the cycling infrastructure in the Netherlands. |
Cycling event will see roads closed in London31/07/2013 London's transport commissioner Sir Peter Hendy has warned Londoners to plan ahead in an effort to avoid road disruption during this weekend’s cycling festival. |
Government invests millions in cycling12/08/2013 A nationwide drive to promote cycling in cities and national parks across England has been announced by Prime Minister David Cameron. |
Government takes action over cycling28/08/2013 Local Transport Minister Norman Baker says the Government is determined to help more people take up cycling. |
Focus on cycling in Northern Ireland10/09/2013 Roads Minister Danny Kennedy has outlined plans for a cycling revolution in Northern Ireland. |
Funding allocation for cycling infrastructure outlined26/09/2013 Transport Minister Keith Brown has outlined how the additional £20 million, recently allocated to cycling, will be spent in Scotland over the next two years. |
Cyclists stage “die-in” protest in London02/12/2013 Around 1,000 cyclists staged a “die-in” protest outside Transport for London’s headquarters on Friday (29 November) in an effort to raise awareness of cycling safety in the capital. |
Cycle-level lights to be installed in London16/12/2013 New low-level traffic lights designed for cyclists have been authorised for use following safety trials. |
Government backs smartphone app to pinpoint potholes24/12/2013 A smartphone app that allows users to report potholes has been revamped. |
TfL invests £17m in cycle safety27/01/2014 Transport for London (TfL) is investing more than £17 million to help improve cycle safety across the capital. |
£300m to be spent on improving 33 London junctions27/02/2014 A £300 million programme of investment will see 33 of London’s most notorious road junctions upgraded to make them safer and less threatening for cyclists and pedestrians. |
Cycle safety campaign launched24/03/2014 A cycle safety campaign is being launched across five cities in the UK. |
Olympic and Paralympic stars call for cycling to be prioritised06/05/2014 Fourteen Olympic and Paralympic cycling stars are calling on local authorities across Britain to make a public commitment to improve conditions on the road for people on bikes. |
Cycling and walking encouraged in Wales12/05/2014 The Welsh Government has launched design guidance aimed at making Wales a walking and cycling nation. |
£15.4m to improve transport across Wales13/05/2014 Transport Minister Edwina Hart has announced £15.4 million funding for 41 capital projects across Wales to improve public transport, roads and walking and cycling facilities. |
Roads Minister to consider call for ‘National Cycling & Highways Agency’17/06/2014 Roads Minister Robert Goodwill has agreed to consider amendments to the new Infrastructure Bill that would ensure cycling was included in the remit of the proposed restructured Highways Agency. |
'Bridge East London' campaign launched01/07/2014 Plans for a new road bridge over the River Thames that would link Beckton and Thamesmead at Gallions Reach have been unveiled. |
Local roads ‘too dangerous’ to cycle on, poll suggests03/07/2014 More than half of British adults surveyed in a poll carried out by the BBC believe their local roads are too dangerous to cycle on. |
TfL unveils cycle superhighway plans10/07/2014 Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled plans for the capital’s first segregated cycle superhighway. |
Work begins on cycle friendly roundabout21/08/2014 Work on London’s first fully segregated cycle-friendly roundabout has started in Wandsworth this week. |
EXCLUSIVE COMMENT: Creating safer roads in London10/09/2014 Sir Peter Hendy CBE, London’s Transport Commissioner, discusses the work that is being done to reduce the risks associated with cyclists sharing the roads with heavy goods vehicles. |
Ealing Council leads the way in cycle safety24/09/2014 A new cycle safety system that has been trialled by lorry drivers in Ealing has helped prevent 15 potential serious collisions in six months. |
DfT wants to double participation in cycling16/10/2014 The Department for Transport (DfT) has outlined plans to double participation in cycling by 2025. |
Government announces £214 million investment in cycling27/11/2014 The biggest single investment in cycling will be unveiled by the government today (27 November 2014). |
Cycling and walking guidance issued in Wales09/12/2014 Guidance on the provision of high quality walking and cycling routes in Wales has been unveiled by the Welsh government today (9 December 2014). |
“Crossrail for the Bike” on the way to London28/01/2015 Construction of Europe’s longest substantially-segregated urban cycleways in London will soon get underway, subject to plans being approved by the Transport for London (TfL) board. |
Cycle superhighways given green light04/02/2015 Transport for London’s (TfL) board has approved plans for the construction of four new cycle superhighways. |
Work starts on London’s Cycle Superhighway 217/02/2015 Work has started on a substantial upgrade of Cycle Superhighway 2 (CS2) in London. |
More than 20,000 cyclist accidents in London over five years26/02/2015 There were almost 23,000 cyclist accidents in Greater London between 2009-2013, according to data analysis conducted by Aviva. |
Cycling funding revealed03/03/2015 The cities that will receive a share of the government’s £114 million investment in cycling have been revealed. |
Mayor marks start of work on Cycle Superhighways10/03/2015 The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has marked the start of work on London’s first segregated Cycle Superhighway after helping to dig out the first tarmac. |
Cycle detection trials get underway05/06/2015 Transport for London has begun trials of new technology to detect the volumes of cyclists at traffic signals. |
New Cycle Superhighway for London10/06/2015 Work on London’s biggest “cycle-friendly zone” will start next month. |
Final stage of cycle route taking shape17/06/2015 Work is due to begin on the final phase of a cycle and pedestrian route at Rye Harbour in East Sussex. |
Work starts on London’s Cycle Superhighway 121/07/2015 VolkerHighways has started work on London’s Cycle Superhighway 1 (CS1) on behalf of Transport for London (TfL). |
Red tape cut to allow more elite cycle racing27/07/2015 The Department for Transport (DfT) is making it easier for towns and cities to host future Tour de France stages and other elite cycling events in England. |
New junction designed to protect cyclists26/08/2015 A new junction designed to avoid cyclists being hit by left-turning traffic has been unveiled in London. |
Osborne secures £2m cycling upgrade contract10/12/2015 Geoffrey Osborne has been awarded a £2 million contract to build or upgrade 17 cycling paths at sites across the East of England including the A12, A120, A47, and the A5. |
Work starts on 40 cycling schemes across England’s biggest roads13/01/2016 Highways England has started work on more than 40 cycling schemes that will make it easier for cyclists to cross motorway junctions and use major A-roads. |
Walking and cycling plans launched by Welsh government02/03/2016 Plans to make walking and cycling the preferred method of travelling for shorter journeys in Wales have been published by Transport Minister Edwina Hart. |
Government wants increase in walking and cycling29/03/2016 The government has launched a blueprint to encourage more people to walk and cycle. |
CTC wants more investment in cycling04/04/2016 National cycling charity CTC has warned that Britain won’t reach current Dutch levels of cycling facilities and investment until the 23rd century. |
DfT announces £21m green transport funding24/05/2016 Councils across the country have won almost £21 million of funding from the government to promote green forms of transport, including cycling and walking. |
DfT launches £60m sustainable transport fund06/07/2016 Local authorities are being invited to bid for a share of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) £60 million green Sustainable Travel Access Fund. |
Cycle-superhighway could be built between Gloucester and Cheltenham21/07/2016 Gloucestershire County Council has helped to fund a Highways England study which could see a cycle-superhighway built between Gloucester and Cheltenham. |
London Mayor: Press on with Cycle Superhighway 11 plans03/08/2016 The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is pressing ahead with plans for Cycle Superhighway 11 between Swiss Cottage and the West End. |
London's North-South Cycle Highway to King's Cross approved01/09/2016 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Transport for London (TfL) have confirmed they intend to go ahead with the North-South Cycle Superhighway to King’s Cross, after plans were supported by 70% of respondents to its consultation. |
Cycling taskforce set up in Scotland02/11/2016 Scottish Transport Minister Humza Yousaf has announced plans for a cycling taskforce. |
£770m to be spent on cycling in London06/12/2016 A total of £770 million will be spent on cycling improvements in London over the next five years. |
Cycle and footpath to be built alongside A58503/01/2017 A shared cycle and footpath is being built alongside the A585 in Lancashire at a cost of £1.5 million. |
Cycling plan for Scotland unveiled17/01/2017 Transport Scotland has refreshed its Cycling Action Plan with an aim of having 10% of everyday journeys made by bike by 2020. |
£64m fund to encourage more cycling and walking26/01/2017 The government is investing £64 million in an effort to encourage more people to cycle and walk to work. |
Coroner calls for "urgent review" of London's cycle superhighways14/03/2017 A coroner has called on Transport for London to urgently review its cycle superhighways to identify areas of reduced grip, stating "there is a risk of future deaths" unless action is taken. |
Major pedestrian and cyclist safety work starts at Westminster Bridge30/03/2017 Work which Transport for London says will transform Westminster Bridge and the surrounding area into a safer, more pleasant place for pedestrian and cyclists is underway. |
WSP to update cycling infrastructure guidance03/05/2018 The Department for Transport (DfT) has appointed WSP to revise and update its cycling infrastructure design guidance. |
TfL plans new £50m Cycleway in East London09/05/2019 Transport for London (TfL) has set out plans for a new Cycleway which it says would transform roads between Hackney and the Isle of Dogs. |
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