Cycling England

Cambridge City Council is supporting the Waitrose cycle trailer initiative whereby customers can pack their shopping into a cycle trailer which is then attached to their bike for them to carry home.

The trailers must then be returned in 3 days. (more…)

This scheme demonstrates how a simple closure creates a high quality, cost-effective walking and cycling route using existing roads. Although the bridge enhancement works were relatively expensive and protracted (due to the bridge being a scheduled ancient monument) the actual closure costs were relatively inexpensive (more…)

The Beauty and the Bike project was conceived by Emma Osborne, as part of the highly successful Sustrans Bike It project in Exeter. It provides prestigious, fun sessions for secondary school girls to help overcome negative images of cycling and to inspire and empower them to cycle to school. (more…)

Partnership working at Guildford station between Surrey County Council and South West Trains has been recognised for its work in meeting increased levels of demand for cycle parking at the station.

In the last year, to accommodate the increasing numbers of people wishing to cycle (more…)

New Road in Brighton & Hove has been radically transformed into a shared space, offering two way cycle access, cycle parking and one way access for motor vehicles in the heart of the city centre. Adjacent to the Royal Pavilion and local theatres, New Road had improved cyclist permeability into the city-centre (more…)

In October 2007 Hackney won the London Cycling Campaign Award for the Best Cycling Facility, for a range of permeability measures to assist cyclists.

A key objective of Hackney’s Cycle Plan is to create quality conditions on London Cycle Network (LCN) and local routes. (more…)

Terry Avenue is a narrow road 3.96m wide which runs between the River Ouse and Rowntree Park. The Avenue had become a commuter rat run, used by 1,100 vehicles per day and was used as a linear car park, despite being part of National Cycle Network route 65. (more…)

The Felixstowe Road ‘Cyclists Priority Route’ is an innovative scheme for Suffolk, but is a well tried method elsewhere, especially in the Netherlands where they have recently been installing more of this layout on quieter roads not endowed with a separate cycle track. (more…)

This crossing helps cyclists travelling to East Midlands Airport to cross the busy A453 safely. The new link will also form part of National Cycle Route 15, connecting East Midlands Airport with Nottingham and Lincolnshire, as well as eventually linking Leicester to the airport via National Cycle Route 6.
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Sun, sea, and cycles were the order of the day in Morecambe recently when scores of people arrived by bike to join in the fun at the official launch of cycling on the town’s promenade. The event was organised by Lancaster City Council’s Cycling Demonstration Town (CDT) Project Team (more…)