National Cycle Network news

The UK government is to invest £338m in transforming active travel through infrastructure upgrades, changes to The Highway Code and new requirements to ensure that ... More

The transport sector is not doing enough to address the barriers that prevent people from cycling – with those from ethnic minority groups and the ... More

The government is investing an additional £13m in Bikeability, a programme designed to ensure schoolchildren across England will learn essential cycling skills. Bikeability training is ... More

Sustrans has called for the transformation and improvement of the UK-wide National Cycle Network, which would open up walking and cycling to more people. The ... More

The government has unveiled a new blueprint to boost physical activity and sustainable transport by encouraging more walking and cycling across Britain. The strategy wants ... More

Sustrans has announced that Transport for London (TfL) high-flyer Xavier Brice will become its new chief executive from June 2016. The sustainable transport charity is ... More

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to harness the “huge transportation capacity” of London’s Thames River to create a floating cycle highway running through the ... More

Three quarters of the public want the government to invest more in making cycling safer, according to a new report from cycling charity Sustrans. Bike ... More

Active commuting in London could be in line for a major boost after a number of designs were revealed for a new £40m pedestrian and ... More

The health and environmental benefits of the National Cycle Network have saved the UK economy almost £1m a day since it was established 20 years ... More

British Cycling has appointed its first infrastructure expert to act as a consultant on how to design cycle friendly cities. Adrian Lord, a transport consultant ... More

Leicester City Council has bid for £6.6m of government cash to create new traffic-free cycle tracks alongside main roads into the city centre. If successful, ... More

The Big Lottery Fund is to invest £5.3m in four UK-wide initiatives designed to inspire more than two million people to get more active. The ... More

Image: County Mayo's Great Western Greenway Irish public transport minister Alan Kelly has announced that 16 individual cycling projects are to benefit from a EUR7m ... More

The new 170-mile Way of the Roses cycle route from Morecambe to Bridlington is to open to users on 11 September, the launch date tying ... More

Visitors to North Wales this summer are being encouraged to explore the area on bike after a new map outlining the National Cycle Network was ... More

A country park near Stockton-on-Tees, North East England, is to close for between eight and 10 weeks in order to allow the local authority to ... More

The government will invest £140m in cycling in an attempt to help half a million children cycle safely and a generation of adults rediscover their ... More