News update September – October 2020

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods: what is the evidence 

How SUVS conquered the world

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%

DfT cycling statistics 2019  

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

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps Sends Cycling Letter To Local Authorities Reminding Them That Motoring Gets More Funding