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Friday, 04 October 2019

BBC News

• Norwich cycle path 'inept design' tree pits filled in after complaintsTree pits on a new bike path have been filled in and levelled off after the layout was described by cyclists as a defining image of "inept design".

The Guardian

• Why are female cyclists targeted by aggressive drivers for abuse?By being on the road, women seem to be transgressing a boundary that some men find intolerableI commute in London by bike. Run-ins with aggressive drivers are as much a part of my daily routine as brushing my teeth. Recently though, I’ve started to wonder whether there is a distinctly gendered dimension to the frequency and intensity with which I am shouted, sworn and honked at.When I talk to friends who cycle, I’m struck by the instant recognition of this phenomenon by fellow women, who are quick to share their stories. Sometimes the abuse is explicitly sexual, more often it’s simply aggressi...

Cambridge News

• The 'killer' cycle path kerb that's 'an accident waiting to happen'A resident is worried after 'hundreds' of cars have hit it and span into traffic

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Construction of major new Cycleway in east London set to begin this winterConstruction work on a major new Cycleway in east London is set to begin this winter, as Transport for London (TfL) outlines the next steps for plans which would transform neighbourhoods between Hackney and Westferry and enable thousands more journeys to be made on foot and by cycle. In May, TfL invited people to have their say on the plans, which would reduce danger to people walking and cycling and add 2km of protected space to London’s growing network of cycle routes. The proposed Cycleway was the first new cycling route to be consulted on from TfL's Strategic Cycling Analysis, whic...