Lack of cycling investment decried after spending review boosts roads

A lack of adequate investment for cycling in the latest spending review was criticised in the media, whilst the Government’s ongoing indecision over airport expansion was also slated in the papers, just before a decision to expand Heathrow Airport (or not, as the case may be) was put back by several months. Rik Thomas reports

11 December 2015

“People ride a bike for all sorts of reasons: they’re fun; they keep you fit; in congested cities they have an amazing ability to deliver you to your destination in time,” The Guardian enthused on 1 December. “But what about saving the planet?”

The paper then added that: “As the great and good gather in Paris for climate change talks, it’s time to consider what role the humble bike can play in combating global warming… Transport is a major...