In practice Hackney prioritises bus transport over cycling. Is that such a bad thing? When I interviewed Hackney’s cycling boss Feryal Dermici last week, she told me the borough was blocking TfL’s preferred route for Cycle Superhighway 1, which goes ...
Hackney’s cycling boss interviewed: 15 new things we learned about the future of cycling in the borough
Continuing our series of interviews with the people in charge of cycling in London's boroughs, I spoke to Feryal Demirci, Hackney's Cabinet member for Neighbourhoods - a brief that includes cycling and other transport. I've picked out fifteen new ...
The best and worst bridges for crossing the Thames on a bike
Whether you like it or not, the River Thames is there, cutting through the centre of the Capital. But what happens when you have to cross it? On the Tube, you might not even notice; but on a bike, it can be a real pain. Here's London Cyclist's ...
Jeremy Clarkson’s journey to becoming a cycling evangelist
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson is not the first person you'd think of as an advocate for mass-cycling. Recently though, he's had his moments. In 2012 ‘Jezza’ shocked the cycling world by endorsing Danish-style segregated cycle lanes. Of ...
The 18 scariest videos of motorists attacking and abusing cyclists
The vast majority of motorists in London drive quite sensibly. Unfortunately, since a regular bike commuter interacts with many thousands of cars a year, it only takes a very small percentage of idiots to make unpleasant encounters an occasional, but ...
14 new things Camden’s transport boss told me when I interviewed him about cycling
Today I interviewed Phil Jones, Camden Borough Council's cabinet member for transport. Here's what he told me about cycling in one of central London's key boroughs: Royal College Street has seen a 40% to 50% increase in cycle traffic since its ...
Five ways to make London’s public transport more bike-friendly
The best way to get around with a bike is usually to ride it. But when you have your bike with you but can’t, or don’t want to cycle, London’s public transport will probably let you down. Here are six ways we can improve the experience of using ...
What I learned talking to Westminster’s transport boss about cycling
I recently interviewed Westminster Council’s City Commissioner for Transport, Martin Low, as part of a feature for The House magazine. Due to space constraints I didn’t get to use everything he said in our wide-ranging chat; here are some ...
London’s 12 most terrifying junctions for cycling
The capital's cycling provision keeps cycling campaigners in business; a list of junctions that weren't designed for cycling would include 99% of the junctions in London. But what are the worst of the worst? The real places that cyclists dread to go? ...