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Thursday, 21 January 2021

The Telegraph

• London mayor took advantage of pandemic to introduce 'unlawful' road closures and cycle lanes, judge finds [subscription]High Court judge condemns mayor's 'irrational' road closures and pop-up cycle lanes for unfairly excluding taxis, the elderly and disabled

Times Online

• High Court deals blow to expansion of cycle lanes and wider pavements [subscription]Road closures designed to boost walking and cycling could face legal challenges after a judge declared that a big expansion of the plans was “unlawful”.

Other Regional Press

• Cycle scheme plans branded 'unimaginative'Plans to use government funding for more pop-up cycle lanes have been called unimaginative.

Other News Sources

• York city centre 'park and pedal' cycle lanes take a huge step forwardPlans to create new segregated cycle lanes on Bootham and Shipton Road are set to move forward – after York council got money from Government for a travel scheme to boost cycling and walking.