The improved layout for cyclists in Tavistock Place in London is under threat from taxi drivers who are furious about being inconvenienced for pick-ups and drop-offs at local hotels and nearby train stations. The Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) is lobbying its members to scupper Camden Council’s consultation to make the scheme permanent.

While there have been segregated cycle lanes here for years, in November last year Camden made improvements which removed a lane for motor vehicles and added one-way tracks...