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The article focuses on a multi-million-pound investment in England's roads, including topics such as safety enhancements through new junctions and roundabouts, anticipated reduction in fatalities and congestion, and specific road improvement projects spanning various regions across the country.

The article provides information on Sodbury Sportive, the sportive event in the English countryside Chipping Sodbury, a small market town in southwest England. Details about accommodation, featured challenges, and target times and respective awards, are also presented. A map of the cycling track throughout the town is also included.

The article provides information on the bicycle route of Jody Crawforth, the world amateur cyclo-cross champion, in Chiltern Hills, England. The author states that Crawforth is working on his stamina for the road season through a hilly figure-of-eight in the Chiltern backwoods. Moreover, the challenges of the Chiltern route are the several numbers of hills.

The article focuses on the efforts of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) to promote cycling in Great Britain. It focuses on the importance of cycling as a mode of transportation in urban areas and the increase in the number of cycle commuters in different cities like New York City; Paris, France; and London, England. It focuses on how British success in sports cycling is helping to change people's attitudes towards it and the authorities' efforts to develop infrastructure for cycling.

The article reports on the planned SkyCycle project in London, England aimed at constructing elevated bicycle paths in the city. Topics discussed include the origin of the idea for the project, the companies partnering with landscape architecture firm Exterior Architecture in developing the project and the planned features for the SkyCycle project.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to the articles in previous issues, including on the problem for cyclists concerning poor repair and cleanliness of the London, England's cycle lanes, "How to ride a fixed geared bike" and "Wayne's world" in the March 19, 2009 issue.

The article reports on the Transport for London board's approval of plans for the construction of cycle superhighways through London city center in England.

An image of architect Norman Foster's vision of "Skycycle," a network of uninterrupted elevated cycleways built over existing railway routes in London, England, is presented.

The article reports on competition entries by 74 anonymous teams from various countries for the design and construction of a pedestrian and cycle bridge crossing the Thames River at Nine Elms in London, England. Topics discussed include jury members such as Graham Stirk of Rogers Stirk Harbours + Partners and Wandsworth Council head Ravi Govindia, the bridge's connection of the former Nine Elms industrial area to the Pimlico embankment, and the bridge's estimated cost.

The article reports that the Poole cycle lane of the Poole Council has been criticized by the national press for it is wider than the car lanes in England.

The article offers information about Boston Bikes, a bicycling initiative of Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino in England. It notes that the initiative aims to transform the city into a world-class bicycling city through its safe and inviting conditions. It installs 250 new racks, addition of bike lanes and programs for the cyclists. It also looks for community feedback on the best biking roads.

The article focuses on the year-on-year decline in building bicycle lanes in England. Great Britain Department for Transport admits that they are reducing the expenditure on cycle lanes despite the flourish of various local cycling events. Victoria Pendleton justifies that centralized traffic control (CTC) must be improved before a widespread of cycle lanes be build. It reveals further that year-on-year decline in stabling cycle lanes in England regardless of its increasing popularity.

The article reports on the new community cycle track for Bournemouth in England. The 250-metre track is set to contribute health benefits to the local schools and urban communities through cycling activities promoted by the Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club (BACC). Track structure and sorroundings will be managed and maintained by the BACC's council leisure services.

The article reports that Foulger Transport has been given the green light for its lorries to use a bus and cycle lane in Norwich, England. The access will help vehicles delivering to and from the Norwich Freight Consolidation Centre it runs.

The article reports that the Norwich Highways Agency Committee is divided on whether freight consolidation center lorries will be allowed to use bus and cycles lanes in Norwich, England. Members of the Norwich Highways Agency Committee are made up of Norwich City and Norfolk County Councilors. The county council hopes that the plans will boost interest in retailers using the consolidation center situated outside Norwich.

This article reports on the fear of English motorists that the plan to build 12 cycling super highways linking central London, England with its suburbs will cause chronic congestion for other cars and commercial vehicles. The warning came after London Mayor Ken Livingstone launched a plan to build a network of up to 12 unbroken cycle lanes on key radial routes into London. The network will take up significantly more road space than current cycle lanes and would see road junctions redesigned.