Police fine hundreds of cyclists as harsh penalty regime due to begin in NSW
Officers issue more than 450 infringement notices in blitz across Sydney for riding on footpath, not having bells attached to bikes, and other offences
London mayor race: transport watchdog urges road traffic reduction policy
The capital’s official transport users’ representative has produced ten policy ideas for the next mayor
‘The cycling boom is fantastic – but I miss having London to myself’
When bicycle courier Emily Chappell first rode through the capital 10 years ago, she discovered a side of the city hidden from other road users. With cyclists in central London forecast to soon outnumber drivers, she looks at how the streets, and her part in them, have changed
Halfords managers to take £2m cut in bonuses after disappointing sales
Retailer says it is making savings by trimming working hours for store staff and cutting bonuses for about 1,000 in head office
On the road: Seven Axiom SL bicycle review – ‘The lightest, smoothest thing I’ve ever had between my thighs’
This bike has given me such joy that I’ll remember it for ever, like a boy I never got over
NSW cyclists must carry ID and will face same fines as drivers under new laws
New laws, to take effect in March, will also require drivers to give cyclists at least a one-metre berth when passing
Meet the supercommuters: how to survive five hours of travel every day
By train, by bike, and even by ferry – there are now 3m of us who commute for two hours a day, and 900,000 who are en route for more than three hours. This is what it’s like to spend a fifth of your waking life in transit - through vicious storms, traffic jams and German lessons
São Paulo’s cars take a back seat on Sundays
Campaigners believe the part-closure of an urban highway in Brazil’s biggest city is inspiring a green revolution
Cycling: three-quarters of Britons support more spending on bike use
Biggest ever survey on subject says people would like government to spend almost seven times more on bike infrastructure than it does now.
On the road: Bobbin Brownie – bike review
‘It’s for cyclists who value the ability to pedal in a full skirt over the ability to pedal full gas’
Is Edinburgh’s cycling budget making the city better for bikes?
Laura Laker takes to two wheels around the Scottish capital to see how the council’s money is being spent and whether it is making a difference
Leave class out of the London cycling debate
Whatever you think about the capital’s cycle provision, jibes about ‘City boys’ or the middle class are a silly diversion from the real problems
A dying Californian shopping mall gets the world’s largest green roof
City links: Greening Silicon Valley, Guatemala City’s mystery zone and spray paint cycle safety in Berlin feature in this week’s best city stories
Five creative council cycling schemes to get people on their bikes
From free cake in Essex to free bikes in Birmingham, local authorities are becoming more innovative to fuel the UK cycling revolution
Munich plans an ‘autobahn for bikes’
City links: Brazilian post-it activism, Lithuanian hedgehog crossings and the ultimate burn in San Francisco feature in this week’s best city stories