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Cycling is extremely green, and there are all kinds of tools in the arsenal of city planners to encourage more of it. One of the newest (in the U.S.) tools is the bike boulevard, a concept that is relatively common in Europe. To get an idea of what a bike boulevard is, you can have a look at the Portland Planning & Design Guidebook for Bike Boulevards, or even better, check out the great video via StreetFilms.
Overview of this report This report is intended to serve as a planning and conceptual design guide for planners, engineers,...

when there is a cycle lane, motorists drive within their own marked lane with less recognition of the need to provide a safe and comfortable passing distance to those using the cycle lane

Source: CTC

New research supported by CTC – the UK’s national cyclists’ organisation shows that motorists give cyclists less room when they are riding in a cycle lane.

Using a bicycle with instruments that measure the distance of passing vehicles, Ciaran Meyers from the University of Leeds Institute for Transport Studies undertook the research on roads with and without cycle lanes....

Had a near miss on your bike? Feeling steamed up?

Here's a guide on what to do.

1. Take a deep breath. Write down what happened: time, location, rego of any vehicles involved, details of any witnesses.

2. File a Police roadwatch report athttps://forms.police.govt.nz/forms/online-community-roadwatch-report/9 Police write to the owner of the vehicle. You need rego, time, place, description of vehicle (make and colour if possible).

3. If you want charges laid, visit a Police station and lay a complaint.

4. If a commercial vehicle was involved, call / email...

Cyclists' lobby group CTC said the report needed to focus on driver behaviour rather than issues such as cyclists wearing helmets. Photograph: Antonio Olmos

A tiny proportion of accidents involving cyclists are caused by riders jumping red lights or stop signs, or failing to wear high-visibility clothing and use lights, a government-commissioned study has discovered.

The findings appear to contradict a spate of recent reports speculating that risky behaviour by riders, such as listening to music players while cycling, could be behind a near 20% rise...

Road humps have often been criticised by motoring organisations for causing damage to vehicle suspension and tyres Photo: CHRISTOPHER COX

Councils will be allowed to introduce the 'go-slow' zones without also having to install traffic calming measures such as the 'sleeping policeman'.

The measure is being considered as part of the Government's push for more 20mph zones, following research showing that they reduce road casualties by more than 40 per cent.

Previously, councils wanting to launch 20mph schemes on groups of roads have had to do so in 'zones',...

Moves are afoot in the US to make harassment of cyclists illegal

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Laws forbidding the harassment of cyclists could make it into the statute books if plans in Mississippi and Los Angeles come to fruition – following in the wake of similar legislation passed in other US states and cities in 2009.

Mississippi cyclists have been pushing for such bike-friendly legislation for three years, and next year they anticipate success at last. Meanwhile in Los Angeles, a similar law seems to be making steady progress ahead of a crucial...

New research shows that cycle helmets useful for "simple falls or tumbles" but not for impacts from cars.

New research shows that cycle helmets useful for "simple falls or tumbles" but not for impacts from cars.

MPs such as Peter Bone have long been clamouring for cycle helmet compulsion following lobbying from Angela Lee, CEO of the Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust.

Bone has asked many parliamentary questions of the Department for Transport, asking when cycle helmet compulsion will be enacted.

The DfT has always responded by saying it would wait for a new...

In this webpage you will find the content of the “Ciclovía Recreativa Implementation and Advocacy Manual.”  This consists of a basic teaching guide that covers the steps and  procedures essential to the planning and implementation of a Ciclovía Recreativa, multimedia tools and an annex of documents.

What is Ciclovía Recreativa?

The Ciclovía Recreativa consists of the temporary opening of streets to residents so they may enjoy a safe and pleasant space for walking, jogging, skating or riding a bike....

“The Dutch government is to become the first country in Europe to introduce a green tax to replace annual road tax on cars. Drivers will have to pay per kilometre driven in a bid to end chronic traffic jams and cut carbon emissions. The system, which will use Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to monitor cars, could be used as a test case for other countries weighing options for easing crowded roads.



Singapore has a similar scheme for charging according to the amount of travel. When the plan takes effect in 2012, new car prices could fall by as much as 25 per...