More secondary school students in Hackney will see School Streets introduced from this year, under plans to support older children to walk and cycle to school.

Westminster City Council is calling for stronger penalties for those who abandon dockless bikes, amid concerns the existing charges are failing to act as a deterrent.

The introduction of the Congestion Charge in 2003 “sparked something of a quiet revolution in transforming the ways that Londoners get around the Capital”.

TfL has announced proposals to build on and improve its HGV safety permit scheme, in a bid to reduce the level of risk to vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.

New data shows there has been a ‘significant reduction’ in the number of collisions since the implementation of 20mph speed limits on key roads in London.

Wandsworth Council has set itself the target of installing 200 new on-street bikehangars in the coming years – taking the borough’s total to 300.

A call for papers has been issued ahead of this year’s London Walking & Cycling Conference, which will look at how the Capital – and other cities – can take walking and cycling to the next level.

This article, written by Cllr Amy Foster, vice-chair of the London Road Safety Council, was first published by Local Government First.

Thousands of people in Hackney will enjoy less traffic and pollution, healthier travel and new liveable neighbourhoods, under new plans approved by the council.

Thousands of pupils across Haringey will benefit from safer and healthier journeys ‘for years to come’ after five School Streets were made permanent.