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Rental e-bike firms could face fines over blocked pavements

Transport for London has published a new ‘enforcement policy’ in response to widespread concerns about e-bikes blocking pavements.

The Independent UK

Pedestrianising Oxford Street will let it live up to its reputation, says expert who transformed Times Square

Removal of traffic from Times Square ‘can be model for UK’s best-known shopping street’

Evening Standard

HGV firms given more time to fit 'blind spot' safety kits to lorries despite cyclist concerns

About 216,000 lorries need upgrades to meet TfL’s new safety standards

Evening Standard

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Ride London will return 'bigger and better' vows cycling tsar after 2025 event unexpectedly axed

Revealed: why organisers had to ditch the capital’s flagship cycling event next year

Evening Standard

London's first 'mini Holland' cycling and walking scheme is model for other cities, says Sadiq Khan aide

Pioneering Walthamstow scheme celebrates 10th anniversary

Evening Standard

Conservative London Mayor candidate vows to tear out 'havoc-causing cycle lanes' if elected into office

As well as removing cycle lanes in the capital, Susan Hall also promises to back any group that wants rid of LTNs in London

Cycling Weekly

London's Lime bike epidemic: badly parked cycles are a scourge on the capital's streets

They have transformed the way we get about in our city but the sheer amount of discarded cycles strewn on our pavements has become an increasing menace. Robbie Griffiths reports

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Britain’s pavement hell: how messy, broken streets ruin people’s lives

Whether it’s cracked paving stones, piles of bin bags or abandoned bikes, the UK’s streets have become increasingly tough to navigate – with some disabled and older people staying indoors as a result

The Guardian - UK

Cycling in London continues to rise, with 20% increase since pre-pandemic

6.3% more journeys bike bike occurred this year than in 2022, according to Transport for London

Cycling Weekly

Where are 20mph speed limits in place across England and Wales?

Transport for Wales finds that average speeds on the 20mph roads it studied fell from 28.9mph before the rollout to 24.8mph

Evening Standard

TfL announces next wave of 20mph speed limits - set to cover 65km of London roads

The new limits are to be installed on roads in eight boroughs, mostly south of the river

Evening Standard

Cycle hire: how poor parking put a spoke in the wheel of city schemes

The boom in e-bike rental schemes may be good for the planet, but dumped bikes have become a dangerous urban blight

The Guardian - UK

People in London’s poorest areas face higher risk of traffic death or injury – TfL

Figures show need for work to make streets safer, including cutting speed limits, says Transport for London

The Guardian - UK

‘A win-win for businesses’: London politicians urge action to boost cargo bike use

Transport for London believe the vehicles could replace up to 17 per cent of van-driven kilometres in central London by the end of the decade

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Old Street roundabout safety upgrade finally set to open

A long-awaited safety upgrade to one of London’s most dangerous roundabouts in Old Street is set to be completed with the year, transport chiefs vowed on Tuesday.Walking and Cycling Commissioner Will Norman and Head of Healthy Streets Helen Cansick speak to Ross Lydall, the Standar's City Hall and Transport Editor.

Evening Standard

More 20mph speed limits to come in London, as data shows fewer collisions

Transport for London plans to introduce 20mph limits on 137 miles of its own roads by 2024

The Independent UK

Surge in e-bike and e-scooter battery fires prompts warning to consumers

Trading Standards has urged consumers and retailers to avoid non-compliant devices following a dramatic surge in house fires.

Evening Standard

Cycle lane could be extended along Chelsea Embankment after series of collisions

A protected cycle lane could be extended along Chelsea Embankment to reduce the risk from traffic crossing the Thames.

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