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Tuesday, 11 February 2020

Times Online

• £5bn fund to transform towns in boost for cycling and bus travel [subscription]Boris Johnson is to announce a £5 billion increase in funding for buses and cyclists in an attempt to deliver an immediate boost for new Tory voters.
• On your bike, Boris Johnson, and give cycling the funding it needs - CHRIS BOARDMAN [subscription]t was a chilly March morning in 2013 when Boris Johnson and I freewheeled to a halt alongside the River Thames.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Boris Johnson announces £5bn funding to improve bus services and cycle linksMore bus services and cheaper fares have been promised by the Prime Minister

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Every child in England to be offered cycle trainingThe government has announced all children in England will be taught the skills for a lifetime of cycling, as its Bikeability training programme is significantly expanded. The Cycling Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris, will join world and European champion track cyclist Andy Tennant in a Bikeability session at Newnham Primary School in Daventry. The commitment will see an additional 400,000 training places offered on the scheme each year, providing children with the core skills to cycle safely and confidently on the road. More than 80% of children aged between 8 and 10 years old own a bike and si...