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A new safer route for walkers, cyclists and horse riders connecting the North Dorset village of Okeford Fitzpaine with Shillingstone and the North Dorset Trailway officially opened to everyone on Friday 5 January The route, known as Little Lane, has been largely inaccessible for the past 30…
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MPs of all parties joined forces on 3 February to call for significant increase in the funding allocated for cycling, to make cycling a safe and normal activity for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities The debate (see transcript), held in Westminster Hall, was notable for the…
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We're decades behind the Dutch but the UK is finally waking up to transport cycling's potential. In this series last article of our series looking at how to improve cycling in the UK's four nations, cycling journalist Laura Laker asks if a new golden age for cycling is realistic in England…
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Cycling UK submitted freedom of information requests to 212 highways authorities across the UK enquiring as to the spending by highways authorities on compensation and legal costs for pothole related incidents. Campaigns Officer, Keir Gallagher analyses the findings and explains the cost not just in terms of pounds spent, but lives changed…
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This article explains why Cycling UK thinks the Government should avoid introducing measures in the name of ‘cycle safety’ that could reduce cycle use. This includes making training, testing, licensing or insurance compulsory for cyclists/cycles. On occasion, we hear calls for rules and…
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What should come first - investment in cycling infrastructure, or proof that there is demand? Might lockdown cycling levels give us the answer? Cycling UK's policy manager for Scotland, Jim Densham, shares his views. What should trigger a city or local authority to invest in safe…
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CTC has marked Road Safety Week with two appearances in Parliament and one on Radio 4, calling for action to reduce lorry danger Transport Select Committee on traffic law and enforcementOn Monday 23 November, CTC's Roger Geffen appeared before the Transport Select Committee, giving…
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With less than a year to go until the next general election, Chris Peck examines how you can help get cycling on the next government’s agenda. Councillors across the country have already received over 12,000 messages from you and other cyclists, urging them to make Space for Cycling. Almost…
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Paralympic champion Dame Sarah Storey was appointed Greater Manchester’s active travel commissioner in May 2022. Here she looks back on a busy nine months in office and reveals her plans for the coming months I last wrote for Cycling UK at the end a busy first week in office and over the…
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The first session of the 'Get Britain Cycling' inquiry has tackled Government and local authority strategy towards cycling, taking evidence from cycling organisations, experts and journalists. CTC today joined other cycling groups, experts and journalists to call for cabinet-…
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