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A cycling campaigner has welcomed new changes to the Highway Code but says the revisions must be made clear to motorists.

A cycling campaigner has welcomed new changes to the Highway Code but says the revisions must be made clear to motorists.

Next mayor should seize control of Oxford Street and High Street Kensington, says Green candidate Sian Berry Ross Lydall Oxford Street should be brought under the control of the mayor to allow it to be pedestrianised, Green candidate Sian Berry said today. Roads such as High Street Kensington and Holland Park Avenue should also be seized by Transport for London to overcome council objections to building safe cycle routes, she said. Ms Berry, who wants to spend £400m a year on cycle schemes, believes it is vital to complete a network of strategic routes “as quickly as possib...

Simon Munk, London Cycling Campaign Published: 8:45 AM April 24, 2021    Elections for London Assembly members are on May 6 - Credit: PA Images We have a small window to take serious action on climate. Most experts suggest we’ll need to slash emissions within a decade to stand any chance of keeping climate change to a point where our societies and nature can remain roughly as before. This is not scaremongering from tree-hugging hippies (not that there’s much wrong with hugging trees). This is from scientists, international panels, governments. So, what can we do? While of course we look...

What’s the problem with pop-up cycle lanes? Chiara Giordano © Provided by The Independent Cycling is a bit of an outlier this year. While industries across the country have been decimated by the pandemic, Britain has seen unprecedented numbers get on their bikes.   For some it was a chance to do a bit of exercise to escape the boredom of lockdown; for others, the lack of traffic allayed fears of trying to navigate the hustle and bustle of busy towns and cities. Others took up cycling in an effort to avoid public transport. Cycle-to-work schemes saw a 200 per cent rise in ...