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TfL says it is working to ensure anti-terrorism barriers on London bridges affect cyclists as little as possible

Cycle campaigners contact TfL and Met about how measures can provide security while also allowing people to continue cycling safely
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Concern among London cyclists as anti-terrorism barriers on bridges take space from cycle lanes

Cycling UK says Met response to Saturday's terror attack "understandable and right" but raises concern about taking space from cycle lanes
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Westminster Bridge cycle route amended design with zebra crossings on bus stop bypasses

Works on Westminster Bridge protected cycle lanes delayed in wake of terror attack

Installation of kerbed lanes on both sides of bridge was due to have begun on Wednesday - no news of when work will now start
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Westminster Bridge cycle route amended design with zebra crossings on bus stop bypasses

Work starts on protected cycle route on Westminster Bridge

Cycle route includes three redesigned bus stop bypasses formerly threatened with judicial review by Guys & St Thomas' Foundation Trust over safety fears
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NHS trust accused of spending £10,000 blocking cycle route

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust is campaigning to stop a cycle superhighway, without seeking evidence to back up its safety concerns
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Kate Hoey may have instigated hospital’s costly legal campaign against floating bus stops

Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Trust has spent over £10,000 opposing cycle lane plans
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Hospital admits it didn't research bike lane it tried to block

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust says it didn't research dangers it claimed "floating bus stops" would pose to patients and visitors
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Top London hospital tries to block segregated cycle lane

St Thomas's fears floating bus stops will put patients and families in danger
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New segregated cycleway across Westminster Bridge confirmed

Safer cycling in Waterloo and the South Bank also part of the plans - which link into east-west 'Crossrail for bikes'
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Cycle lanes could be added to ‘hazardous’ Westminster Bridge as part of planned safety improvements

According to TfL’s 2013 cycle census, almost a third of morning peak-hour traffic on the bridge is bikes
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