Hire a Boris bike with your Oyster card

The ‘Boris bikes’, London’s city cycle hire, could soon become part of the Oyster card scheme. Transport for London is considering the possibility of adding bikes to the ubiquitous payment…

Liverpool pledges to be “fastest growing city for cycling”

Watch out London – Liverpool is coming after your title as Britain’s booming bike city. A new cycle strategy, agreed by the City Council this week, aims for 10% of…

Cambridgeshire campaigners take aim at A10

An active campaign is lobbying for better cycling provision on the busy A10 from Royston to Cambridge. The road has a shared-use cycleway in places, but local campaigners say it…

Easier access to Kensington Gardens

The Westminster Cycling Campaign reports that an improved crossing has been installed to give better access to Kensington Gardens (the western side of Hyde Park). The toucan crossing across the…

Wye Valley route not dead yet

The South Wales Argus reports that the dream of a cycleway along the Wye Valley could still be alive. The disused railway trackbed from Chepstow to Tintern has long been…