A report from the House of Commons' Public Accounts Committee published last week, which made important points about road safety, has been trivialised by the British media.The report, entitled 'Improving road safety for pedestrians and cyclists', ...
Lady Allen adventure playground in Wandsworth provides a specialist service for children with special needs and disabilities.Funding from the LCC managed Community Cycling Fund for London has enabled the project to fix up bikes for the kids to rid...
Pupils at St Philips School in Chessington, Kingston, were given a Specialized treatment when they were invited to look round the showroom at the UK Headquarters of the American bike manufacturer.The invitation was prompted by the purchase of ten ...
A project for the homeless in Islington is using bike maintenance courses to help people get back into employment.'Margins' runs bike maintenance and recycling sessions, funded via the LCC-administered Community Cycling Fund for London.The project...
Until now the London borough of Barnet sorely lacked opportunities for adults with learning disabilities to cycle.Norwood, a charity which supports people with learning disabilities, implemented Barnet’s first cycle sessions for adults with learni...
The Met Police’s Safer Parks team in Primrose Hill and Regents park is working with a primary school for deaf children to offer safe cycling sessions.Because of their hearing issues, many deaf children never learn to cycle because of balance and c...
photo Farid Tejani If you want a clue as to a city's cycling excellence, count the women on the roadThree excellent articles on cycling culture...British sociologist on the culture of fear surrounding cycling on Britain's roads (via Copenhagenize)...
photo Better mirrors is just one measure that campaigners are demanding to improve lorry safetyPlease sign this petition to demand that action is taken on HGV safety. Over 3000 have signed already and it's your chance to help push for improved saf...
photo The aftermath of a fire that destroyed thousands of pounds of cycling equipment in Brockwell ParkA Brixton-based charity that encourages disabled cyclists, and has close links to LCC, is having to review its Lambeth project after its storero...
Saturday 5 December sees many LCC local groups organising guided rides to join the Wave demonstration in central London supporting climate change action at the UN summit in Copenhagen.There's also an 'official' ride from Lincoln's Inn Fields in ce...
The Guardian environment bloggers have created a Flickr page in conjunction with Warrington Cycle Campaign (famous for its 'Facility of the Month' web pages and 'Crap Cycle Lanes' book).You can either add your own, or just glance through the selec...
Bike with roller instead of back wheelA project in East London is working with special-needs schools to provide cycle training to pupils. According to teachers, the training has had a hugely positive impact on the school.African Schools Associatio...
The mayor Boris Johnson has been strongly criticised for his decision to disband a specialist lorry safety unit run by the Metropolitan Police force.The decision to axe the Commercial Vehicle Education Unit (CVEU) comes in a year when 8 of the 10 ...
Nominate your favourite new cycling project in Greater London for an award. The deadline is 10am, Monday 19 October 2009. School and kids initiatives, workplace initiatives , community projects and cycling facilities such as routes and parking are...
Women from all parts of London came together to enjoy a beautiful autumnal ride from the grandeur of the Imperial War Museum to the impressive Cycle Show at Earl's Court.LCC's ladies defied the looming grey clouds to gather at the Imperial War mus...
video This junction in Drachten, Holland, is a classic example of naked streets working wellThe City of Westminster and Transport for London are to trial switching off of certain traffic signals.The experiment will start with the signals at the ...
Watch the transformation into the grocery getter
Photo It's difficult to find a one-way street in Brussels that isn't two-way for cyclistsAfter years of campaigning by LCC and other cycling campaigners, a landmark decision has been made by the Department for Transport making selected one-way str...
Photo grewlike/Flickr A future Conservative government will stop life-saving speed cameras A Conservative government will refuse to fund any more fixed speed cameras in urban areas, shadow transport minister Theresa Villiers has told her party con...
Photo New speed bumps have create an extravagant obstacle for cyclists in an Islington back streetCyclists have criticised Islington council after it installed speed bumps to slow down cyclists in a quiet back street.Council-owned Homes for Isling...
photo The LCC group in Lambeth played a strong role in influencing the borough's zone one improvements Strong lobbying and volunteer activity by the LCC local group in Lambeth has influenced key spending decisions for the zone one Cycle Hire Schem...
Pinnacle Stratus 3.0E A 9-speed hub gear, mudguards and rack make this a great city machineTake three minutes to fill in our online survey and you could win this fantastic £500 hybrid bike.The Pinnacle Stratus 3.0e is the perfect town ride, which ...
A man from Balham has become the fastest person to circumnavigate the world by bicycle, taking just 175 days, though another cyclist is on course to beat that feat.Friends
and family of James Bowthorpe greeted him at his finish point in Hyde
Park ...
