Active travel

Department for Transport increases active travel fund to £338m as it unveils plans to update road rules to enhance safety for cyclists and pedestrians

Research led by the University of Oxford's Christian Brand shows people who walk or cycle have lower carbon footprints from daily travel

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps accused of backtracking on support for cycling and walking in letter to councils emphasising government's support for motorists

Folding bike maker's new subscription service is geared at the growing number of people who have embraced cycling during the pandemic

Seven metropolitan authorities with the support of Transport for West Midlands have linked their local cycling plans into the Starley Network

Cycle training, bike lanes, e-bikes and new active travel watchdog form part of £2bn strategy announced by Boris Johnson

Poll results come only days after the government instructed councils to reallocate space for cyclists and pedestrians in order to support social distancing as lockdown restrictions are gradually eased