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Sadiq Khan’s ‘Streetspace’ scheme was ‘seriously flawed’ and ‘took advantage of the pandemic’ to push through ‘radical’ and permanent changes to London’s roads and should be quashed, the High Court ruled today. The judgement followed a legal challenge by organisations representing black cab drivers who were angry about being banned from a new bus-only route … Read more
Patient with a life-threatening condition sues over bike lanes near a hospital that could be ‘matter of life and death’ if narrower road causes congestion Amit Shah has said that the move could be a ‘matter of life and death’ for him Removal of parking spaces means he can’t rely on a friend to rush … Read more
We will ditch Boris Johnson over bike lanes, say 27 percent of Tory voters, as council pays ‘gatekeeper’ van to monitor road barely used by cyclists in Surrey One in four people who voted Conservative say they will not do so next time Public support lost amid anger over the cycle lanes introduced during pandemic … Read more
It’s the narrow battleground that sparked a passionate debate in this newspaper between actor Nigel Havers and broadcaster Jeremy Vine over the cycle lanes springing up all over Britain. After Havers blasted a West London council for turning Kensington High Street into a ‘fume-choked Bedlam’, cycling celebrity Vine hit back by saying that if the new … Read more
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
Victory for drivers! Council finally removes hated Covid lockdown bike lanes that caused traffic jams while also seeing a DROP in numbers of cyclists Government gave money for pop-up cycle ways in May to encourage bike use West Sussex officials decided earlier this month to remove lanes from five towns Pictures show workers removing the … 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
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