Investment and Funding - proposed Manchester spend of £137 million on cycling and walking, A total of 18 new cycling and walking schemes, totalling £137 million, will be considered by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), as part of Greater Manchester’s Bee Network. This represents the single biggest investment
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A fascinating meeting looking at the current state and true cost of cycle theft in the UK
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Public Health England presented their latest findings on the links between cycling and health. Dr. James Woodcock and Dr. Michael Brannan spoke at the meeting in Committee Room 14 of the House of Commons.
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There was standing room only to hear the cycling commissioners of London and Manchester update the APPCG on their latest plans to create world class cycling cities
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Andrew Selous MP: "This is a step in the right direction and it is essential that we get cross-departmental support for these initiatives as we must improve the conditions on our roads if we are to see more people using bikes for everyday journeys”
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Really powerful speech from our Co-Chair Ruth Cadbury in a Road Safety Debate in the House of Commons
Read MoreThe Call for Evidence sets out the very considerable benefits that increases in walking and cycling would achieve, including improvements in public health, reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, improvements to air quality, and more efficient uses of land.
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A fascinating meeting about e-bikes and their possibilities drew a large audience of our Parliamentarians and Associate Members
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“Imagine if a team of scientists devised a drug which massively reduced people’s chances of developing cancer or heart disease, cutting their overall likelihood of dying early by 40%. This would be front page news worldwide, a Nobel Prize as good as in the post."
Read MoreMark D'Arcy from Radio 4's 'Today in Parliament' covers the 'Cycling and the Justice Inquiry'
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A log of the live tweeting from the evidence session and video streaming is available here
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A log of the live tweeting and video from the session is available here
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Last week we hosted a 'Women and Cycling' event. A packed room heard from 10 speakers in 2 hours. Here are 2 reports from the event
Read MoreThe All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group welcomed the news from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he has retained the 'Cycle To Work' scheme, and has called on the Department for Transport to build high quality cycle facilities with the £1.1 billion fund which has
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Last week the West Midlands Police Traffic Unit were presented with an award in the House of Lords from the Road Danger Reduction Forum for 'Operation Close Pass'
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