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Council bosses are facing growing calls to refund £300,000 of Government money following their decision to remove the ‘disastrous’ Covid cycle lanes on Kensington High Street. Kensington and Chelsea council confirmed the lanes would be removed by December 2 after Tory politicians, Tony Devenish and MP Felicity Buchan, said the the scheme ‘hadn’t worked’. The initiative, … Read more
One council has started removing controversial Covid-19 lockdown cycle lanes while London MPs call for the road restrictions to be ripped up in the capital city. The Government provided money for pop-up cycle ways in May in an effort to reduce demand on public transport and encourage more people to shift to bikes. Officials in … Read more
Covid cycle lanes HAVE been chaos: Grant Shapps admits new routes brought in during pandemic have caused traffic jams and hit 999 calls Grant Shapps criticised councils causing gridlock with badly designed schemes He blamed the London Mayor Sadiq Khan for some of worst cycle lanes Department for Transport will spend £2billion on cycle lanes … Read more
As my wife and I strolled down our local high street with our dog Charlie early one morning last week, the November air was clogged with fumes. The smell of pollution wafted from hundreds of cars, vans, lorries and buses which were stuck nose-to-tail in a horrendous traffic jam. It never used to be like … Read more
A grandfather has become the oldest person to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats but had to do it twice after realising he wasn’t not old enough the first time. Grandfather-of-five Laurence Brophy, 88, from Pencoed, South Wales, holds the record after he completed the gruelling 25-day cycle which totalled 874 miles. He first took on … Read more
Fury as government grants another £175MILLION to fund new cycle lanes and road closures during pandemic despite congestion chaos clogging cities Ministers unveiled a £175million package for new cycle lanes and road closures ‘Active travel’ scheme will turn over sections of road to pedestrians and bikes Department for Transport’s decision prompted outcry from motoring groups But scheme … Read more
Tories demand an end to cycle lane chaos: Road restrictions brought in during the coronavirus pandemic should be scrapped, MPs say Cycle lanes brought in during pandemic should be scrapped, Tory MPs said 14 backbenchers warned anti-traffic measures are worsening gridlock Letter exposes a mounting Tory revolt over the DfT’s £250million fund By Tom … Read more
Now even CYCLISTS turn on Sadiq Khan’s cycle lanes: Furious biker launches petition to end ‘chaotic’ green city plan… launched as capital ground to halt with lockdown traffic Motorists have become weary of huge tailbacks caused by pop-up cycle lanes Cyclist Georges Assi has taken matters into own hands by launching petition It is focused … Read more
Every day, more than 80,000 cars and lorries pass along the busy Marylebone Road, a major arterial trunk road that has run into and out of the Home Counties since the 18th century. It travels past major landmarks including The Regent’s Park and Madame Tussauds before becoming Euston Road and ending at King’s Cross in … Read more
A cycle lane which runs right through the middle of a bus stop has been blasted as ‘crazy’ by commuters who are forced to dodge speeding cyclists as they get on and off the vehicle. The elderly and young parents with buggies are among those who face the risk of being knocked down as they … Read more