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Thursday, 13 February 2020

The Guardian

• '£1bn pledged' for cycling and walking routes across EnglandThe government has earmarked £1bn for safe cycling and walking routes in the next five years – not £350m, as Boris Johnson mistakenly told parliament in what one expert called “a car crash of an announcement”, the Guardian has learned.

Other Regional Press

• Witney MP Robert Courts backs £5 billion transport spendWITNEY MP Robert Courts has welcomed the Government’s announcement to invest £5 billion into overhauling buses and cycling over the next five years.

Bikebiz

• First Bicycle Mayor in a UK city appointed in CoventryCoventry has become the first UK city to get a Bicycle Mayor. Adam Tranter was born and raised in the city and now runs Fusion Media, a PR and marketing agency looking after brands such as Brompton Bicycles, Evans Cycles, Red Bull, Shimano and the Tour de France.

Other News Sources

• Disappointment as Boris Johnson’s plans for UK cycle lanes ‘a drop in the ocean’Out of £5bn investment in transport, only 14 per cent will go on cycling