‘Women and Cycling’ event
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 MoreLast 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
Read MoreLast 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'
Read MoreWe were delighted to welcome Rachel Alrded to present her findings from the Near Miss Project The slides from the presentation can be found here: aldred-nmp-oct_16 Some of the main findings: Near misses are an everyday experience for cyclists in the UK. Rates are similar for people living inside
Read MoreThe Ministry of Justice have dropped plans to raise the small claims limit to £5000. This would have affected cyclists, as many civil law claims are below this value. Paul Kitson, personal injury lawyer with Slater + Gordon, Cycling UK`s lawyers, welcomes the news that the Govt
Read MoreThe Mayor of London has announced that he will consult on banning HGVs without the latest technology on London's streets from 2020. Sadiq Khan wants to see a star rating based on the visability from the driver's cab. Zero rated vehicles would be banned under the
Read MoreThe Chairs of the All Party Cycling Group have welcomed the £20 million allocated for new railway stations and have requested that adequate cycle facilities in sensible locations are installed. They have written to the Rail Minister, Paul Maynard and to Network Rail to request this.
Read MoreWednesday 20th July 2016 09:30 Room O, Portcullis House 1. Attendees – Lord Berkeley, Baroness Barker, Ruth Cadbury MP, Alex Chalk MP, Fabian Hamilton MP, Meg Hillier MP, Lord Young, Adam Coffman (Secretariat and minute taker) Apologies - Ian Austin MP, Steve Brine MP, Lord Haskel, Bernard Jenkin
Read MoreParliamentarians call for more investment and more ambitious cycling targets A report on the current state of cycling in Britain calls for 10 per cent of all journeys in Britain to be by bike by 2025 and a minimum investment of £10 per person per year,
Read MoreAn all-party group of Parliamentarians will hold an inquiry into the Government’s commitment to cycling in Westminster on Monday (23rd May). The inquiry will take evidence from the Transport Minister Robert Goodwill MP, Olympic gold medalist Chris Boardman as well as cycling organisations and transport experts on
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