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Friday, 31 July 2020

The Guardian

• Don’t believe the spin about Johnson's cycling plan - LettersThis is classic Johnsonian policymaking, says David Lewis, and Dick Follows wonders whether we can really expect a ‘golden era’ for walking and cycling

Bristol Live

• New bike lanes and road layout to be introduced in city centreStreets including Park Row, Upper Maudlin Street and Marlborough Street will benefit from new bike lanes

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• TfL celebrates 10 years of cycle hire in London with a record-breaking summer for Santander CyclesTransport for London (TfL) is celebrating a successful decade of cycle hire in the capital, ten years on from the launch of its flagship cycling scheme. On 30 July 2010, TfL introduced cycle hire to Londoners with 350 docking stations across eight London boroughs. Today, these numbers have more than doubled: Londoners now have access to 781 docking stations and more than 12,000 bikes, with an additional 1,700 new bikes currently being added to the fleet. Cycling in London has more than doubled since 2000. TfL’s cycle hire scheme has been at the forefront of this cycling boom over the l...

Other News Sources

• PM's plans for 'mini-Holland' cycling hubs A CYCLING charity says the Government's new plans to get more Brits on their bikes could make cycling safer.