News update September – October 2020
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods: what is the evidence
Major London road becomes car free during the day
My priorities as Labour’s new Shadow Transport Secretary
£2 million fund for local action on air quality
West Sussex progresses plan to create 21kms of temporary cycle lanes
Asphalt roads make city air pollution worse in summer, study finds
1,080 Bikehangar parking spaces to be installed in Edinburgh
Government launches consultation on pavement parking ban
50 miles of London bus lanes to be banned to cars 24/7
PODCAST: Chris Boardman on Channel 4 News
How AI helps predict traffic and determine routes
Driver has sentence increased for dangerous driving conviction
New 20mph speed limit across Westminster
Ruth Cadbury on the Highway Code proposals
Shoreham cycleway taken out after complaints
Bournemouth and Poole Council u-turns on road closures and cycle lane bollards
How low traffic solutions help re-shape and revive our streets
Halfords sees electric bike and scooter sales up 230%
Drivers who kill others could receive life sentences under new laws
Wandsworth Council suspends Low Traffic Neighbourhood
E-scooter trial put on hold in Coventry five days after rollout
End Government’s War On The U.K. Motorist, Argues Government
80 cycling and walking projects for Cambridgeshire
Scottish cycling levels up by 43%
Strava provides cities with free data
Schemes boosting cycling and walking accelerate across the UK
‘Rat-running’ increases on residential UK streets as experts blame satnav apps
Hackney councillor sent death threats over support for low traffic neighbourhoods
E-scooters in Milton Keynes have 10,000 rides in a month
House of Lords briefing on E-scooters
£2 million announced to help more children to cycle or walk to school
Why we need media reporting guidelines for road safety
71% of parents want improved cycle to school options reveals survey
DfT reported road casualties 2019
Temporary cycle lane is removed on The Wirral
October
Legalise e-scooters in UK as alternative to short car trips, MPs say
Bike boom continues at Halfords as retailer raises profit forecast
NHS becomes world’s first health system to commit to net zero
VIDEO: Europe’s Cycling Revolution
‘Dramatic’ plunge in London air pollution since 2016, report finds
Transforming Cities grants awarded by DfT
10 of Britain’s historic hidden-gem LTNs
Temporary bus gates plan in Oxford set to be thrown out
Birmingham’s Clean Air Zone will launch in June 202
Living Streets launches its new five-year strategy today
Leeds City Council has shelved plans for a Clean Air Zone
500 low traffic projects around the UK
Average speed cameras cut Welsh air pollution by half
Tyneside Set To Dismantle Popular Cycleway
DfT consult on expanding the offence of using a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving
Fitting Childseat To Bicycle Increases Overtaking Distances By Motorists