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Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that construction work will begin on a new cycle route between Finsbury Park and Holloway Road on 20th February. The new section of Cycleway 50 will be the first along a major new corridor of safer walking and cycling infrastructure. The new route, which includes an overhaul of …

TfL has published a consultation report that confirms it is moving forward with plans to make it easier and safer to walk and cycle on Battersea Park Road in Nine Elms. The plans for Battersea Park Road will deliver: – 150m of protected cycle tracks with physical segregation, in response to …

Transport for London has released data on the Santander Cycles hire scheme in 2022, showing that it had a record-breaking year with 11,506,889 hires. This is 565,625 hires more than were made in 2021. The increased number of hires reflects wider increases in walking and cycling seen in London over …

TfL and the London Marathon Charitable Trust have awarded more than £416,000 of funding to 87 new projects run by community and not-for-profit groups, as part of the London Walking and Cycling Grants programme. Walking and Cycling Grants London aims to encourage more people to walk and cycle. The projects target …

TfL has published data from its annual Travel in London report, showing there has been a continued boom in walking and cycling. The report shows that levels of cycling continue to exceed pre-pandemic levels, with cycling in autumn 2022 40% higher than in 2019. Cycling on weekdays this autumn has …

The failure of a lithium-ion battery on a battery pack is believed to have caused a fire in a shop selling second-hand electric bikes in Bethnal Green. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the fire was discovered when the staff heard a loud bang and smoke issuing from an electric …

Police data has revealed which London boroughs have been hit hardest by rising bike crime. The five London boroughs that have seen the greatest increase in bike thefts are Sutton (32%), Hounslow (25%), Bexley (13%), Kingston Upon Thames (7%) and Havering (5%). The data was collated by London criminal defence …

TfL has published a consultation report outlining the next steps for a new cycleway between Greenwich and Woolwich. The consultation, which took place before the pandemic, showed that 77% of people responding believed the planned changes would result in more people cycling, while 70% said the same about walking. Will …

Bikesoup is to launch its flagship store in Westfield, London, in early November. Founded by the late Anthony Auty and backed by retail entrepreneur and Dragons Den investor Touker Suleyman, Bikesoup is a one-stop shop for second-hand bikes and equipment. Suleyman said: “In the aftermath of the pandemic Tom, Tej …

TfL and Santander have announced that e-bikes are now available to hire as part of an expansion of the scheme. The new e-bikes have been distributed across key central London locations and can be docked at any of the scheme’s 800 docking stations. The e-bikes are serviced on street by …