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Cities & Infrastructure Roundup: Bike Lanes Under the Spotlight Across Three Continents

Urban cycling infrastructure dominated trade news this week, with contested, expanding, and record-breaking bike lane projects reported across the UK, North America, and continental Europe. Political friction over road space allocation remains a consistent theme, even as ridership data increasingly validates investment in dedicated cycling infrastructure. A sobering road-safety incident and a rising tide of illegally modified e-bikes add urgency to two separate policy debates the industry cannot afford to ignore.

  • Illegal e-bike modifications surge: enforcement data shows a sharp rise in commuters caught riding tuned e-motorbikes, flagging a consumer-education gap for retailers.
  • Edinburgh records its highest-ever bike-lane usage figures, offering a data point for advocates making the investment case elsewhere.
  • New York City advances a protected lane on Park Avenue as part of a broader public-space reclamation scheme.
  • UK government awards £104 million to the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust to upgrade the National Cycle Network, with questions remaining over whether the sum is sufficient.
  • Ontario poll finds 64% of residents oppose provincial interference in municipal bike-lane decisions, signalling political risk for top-down rollbacks.
  • Junior road racer Seff Van Kerckhove was hospitalised after a training collision in Canada, renewing calls for stronger cyclist road-safety protections.
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