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The Standard, 2007 - The Times, 2012

Standard Criticises Times Cycling Campaign, Similar To Its Own

The Standard’s Simon Jenkins goes off on one against a campaign his paper sort of started. Odd.

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London Underground Looks Pretty When Speeded Up

Look how pretty the Tube is when you speed it up to some funky music.

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Times Launches Cycle Safety Campaign As Journalist Remains In Coma

The Times puts London’s cycling safety issues on the national agenda.

Image from the Conservative Party on Flickr, under a Creative Commons Licence

Transport Minster Theresa Villiers Hospitalised In Bike Crash

An accident in Westminster leaves Minister with broken collarbone

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London Designer Has A New Take On Cycle Wayfinding

Could this London-based graphic designer be cycling’s answer to Harry Beck?

Figure 2: Construction of the Hammersmith Flyover (Copyright ICE Publishing, 2012)

Will Someone Please Explain What’s Wrong With The Hammersmith Flyover?

We asked a Structural Engineering Phd to try and explain what’s gone wrong with London’s most infamous flyover.

The Ghost Bike for Deep Lee, where tonights protest takes place.

New Cycling Group To Protest At Kings Cross Tonight

Watch out for a protest blocking the Kings Cross Gyratory tonight

The Ghost Bike for Deep Lee, where tonights protest takes place.

Christmas Vigil For Road Deaths At Kings Cross Tonight

A 6pm memorial meeting for the 16 cycling deaths on London’s roads this year.

The Tour Du Danger sets off from Kennington (Photo by Zefrog from the Londonist Flickr Pool)

Tour Du Danger Raises Hopes Of Turning Point For Road Safety

A historic and tragic week for London’s mass cycling movement: another death, questions to the Mayor, a disappointing scheme for Elephant and a huge turnout at the Tour Du Danger.

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Cyclists To Tour TfL’s 10 Most Dangerous Junctions

Join a 10-stop cycle tour of the junctions revealed by Vall Shawcross at Mayor’s Question Time as the most dangerous for cycling in London.