Yunex Traffic launches enforcement solution to make cycle lanes safer
Yunex Traffic has launched a new enforcement solution that helps make cycle lanes safer and more accessible. By applying its proven LaneWatch Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology to enforce mandatory cycle lanes, the solution will reduce illegal parking, support active travel, and improve safety for cyclists, and pedestrians. As cycle lanes are designed to […]
Row intensifies over cycle lane safety plan at dangerous roundabout in west London
Controversial proposals to install a new cycle lane on one of London’s most dangerous roundabouts have made the headlines again as campaigners argue that flawed data has been used to justify construction. TfL is proposing to build a new two-way protected cycle lane, traffic lights and improvements to existing pedestrian crossings at Holland Park Roundabout, as reported by […]
Protest planned against TfL’s plans to ‘gridlock’ Holland Park Roundabout
At 9.45 am on Thursday 3 April a group of local residents and traders will hold up posters and hand out leaflets to protest against TfL’s plans to ‘gridlock’ Holland Park Roundabout by removing lanes, adding new traffic lights and running a new cycle lane through the middle of it, when there is already parallel infrastructure […]
£4.5m cycleway proposed through heart of London’s Square Mile financial district
A £4.5m cycleway through the centre of the ‘square mile’ financial district in the City of London has been proposed. The City of London Corporation wants to build on the changes at Bank junction that have resulted from the partial ban on vehicles by creating a ‘high quality’ east-west cycle route linking Aldgate and Blackfriars. This would provide an alternative to […]
UK falling behind Europe in cycle lane satisfaction and safety
UK cyclists are less satisfied and do not feel as safe as their European counterparts on their local cycle lanes, according to a new survey by leading water management specialists ACO Technologies. Detailed in a report, 100 urban cyclists from the UK were surveyed alongside an equal sample size from four other nations where this […]
New London cycle lane “would increase congestion by 800%” says report
A cycle lane planned for one of London’s busiest roundabouts in Holland Park will cause an 800% increase in traffic congestion, an independent report has claimed. Holland Park Traders Association (HPTA) has commissioned transport experts to analyse proposals drawn up by TfL to transform a roundabout between Holland Park Avenue and Shepherds Bush Green. TfL intends […]
Riding high: Cycleway 4 opens in Southwark
TfL and Southwark Council have completed work on the Cycleway on Lower Road in southeast London. This new section of Cycleway 4, the latest to be completed, now enables people to cycle safely all the way from London Bridge to Greenwich. It is a vital part of TfL’s commitment to expand the cycle network, making […]
Crossing to benefit cyclists and pedestrians is to progress in North Yorkshire
Work is to progress on a road crossing that could unlock the potential to increase the number of people using a popular cycling and walking route in Harrogate. Installation of the signalised toucan crossing is proposed on Wetherby Road at Slingsby Walk, where two popular cycle and walking routes meet. Approval to go ahead, subject to a […]
TfL to begin using new enforcement powers to fine drivers in cycle lanes
Transport for London will begin issuing fines to vehicles that drive within, or cross, the white lines of cycle lanes that are marked by a solid white line and cycle tracks on TfL’s Road Network from today (Monday 27 June). It says cycle lanes play a vital role in keeping people cycling separated from most […]
New active travel route opens in Salford for pedestrians and cyclists
A new cycle lane has been completed in Salford-revitalising one of the main routes in and out of the city. Existing roadside cycle lanes and traditional footpaths have been replaced by a £2.5million segregated corridor to help improve Active Travel, the government’s policy supporting journeys by physically-active means. The opening comes with news that Greater […]
