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Sylvia
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I like to understand why people do what they do, and I am interested in how our built environment influences our behaviour.

Soft mobility advocate #CargoBikes #SchoolStreets

schoolstreets.org.uk
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Get yourself riding with up to £30 off a Swapfiets Bike subscription for ZEN members

▶️ £30 off any e-bike subscription
▶️ £20 off any pedal bike subscription
📝 Complete the form to redeem your code -> forms.gle/ZkXSy8YG3LQX...
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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📣 Businesses and residents in Hackney, Newham, City Of London, Tower Hamlets and Westminster are automatically members of the #ZeroEmissionsNetwork.

📃 Sign up to the ZEN newsletter to access a wide range of offers, free information and advice.

🌐 Visit our website zeroemissionsnetwork.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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On Day 3 of ZEN's #WinterWarmers get £100 worth of cargo bike deliveries for your business or organisation. Carried out by @pedalme.bsky.social or Zhero Logistics.

Fill in the form zeroemissionsnetwork.com/courier
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Is this the first council ever to have taken 'social safety' into account when designing and consulting on a new cycle route ?

maidavaleregentsparkcycleway.commonplace.is/en-GB/propos...

Calling @londoncycling.bsky.social Women's Network !!
a woman is making a funny face while wearing a white shirt .
Alt: a woman is saying Whaaaaaat in disbelief
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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On Day 2 of ZEN #WinterWarmers hire yourself a #Brompton bike for two days for FREE!

▶️ The two days don't have to be consecutive
▶️ The offer is valid until numbers last and ends 17/06/2026
📝 Complete the form to redeem your code -> tinyurl.com/5stc4xhb
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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We are concerned about recent talk about cuts to the Cycle to Work Scheme. Though the scheme has some limits, where other forms of transport present barriers to Disabled people, cycling can for some be a method of independent travel that is supported through the Cycle To Work Scheme.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.

It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.

This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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@londoncycling.bsky.social
Women's Network Family Ride 2025
The clocks might have gone back, but, unlike our Freedom After Dark ride, this special jaunt is in daylight !
hosted by the Women's Network.

lcc.org.uk/campaigns/wo...

youtu.be/JCG7DiBAs5E
LCC Women's Family Ride 2025
YouTube video by Steve Knattress
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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The #Oxford Temporary Congestion Charge for Cars is off to a good start: Sreets that were jammed are now free. Buses can move as they should, and more people are using them. Essential services can get around.
Great to go forward, not back to jams!
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/start-of-tem...
Start of temporary congestion charge boosts park and ride use
Observations from the first days of Oxford’s temporary congestion charge indicate that the scheme is improving bus services and boosting the take-up of park and ride. On Wednesday 29 October, Oxfordsh...
news.oxfordshire.gov.uk
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Jean Rommier displays an "I Like Ike" button on his bicycle basket during Dwight Eisenhower's 1952 presidential campaign. Like many Parisians living near NATO's he shows strong support for the former general and head of NATO. | Paris

#bikesky #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta
#carryshitolympics
October 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Il y a un an, Paul Varry était assassiné à vélo, violemment percuté par un automobiliste. Un acte d'une violence insupportable. Un crime odieux qui nous a toutes et tous bouleversés.
October 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Gaza Strip: Israeli army has withdrawn to the 'yellow line'

AFP Infographic with map of the Gaza Strip showing the 'yellow line' where the Israeli army has withdrawn its forces as of October 10, according to US envoy Steve Witkoff
October 13, 2025 at 7:59 AM
For the second year in a row, it is estimated that, in cases of abusive relationships, more women committed suicide than were killed by their abusive partner. For Georgia and all the other victims, we ought to do better and stop failing them.

www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Georgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partner
A London coroner found Georgia Barter’s death was caused by years of violence and coercive control by Thomas Bignell. Her family want justice, but the CPS won’t charge him and the police can’t find hi...
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.

His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.

Now he is tweeting in support of me.

This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.

Or used to work.
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Charlie Kirk was a champion of free speech and anyone who says otherwise will be fired
September 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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On our way to #QueensParkDay! Find us near the main Arena for anything to do with #cycling in #Brent. Thank you @pedalme.bsky.social for providing the solution for the logistics! www.qpark.org.uk/queens-park-...
September 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This is quite surreal. What did the police expect? Non violent civil disobedience? Fearful, yet courageous pensioners holding signs in silence and dignity?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
September 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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1. You're not even safe from cars when you're inside a restaurant eating.

2. They weren't "involved in a crash" anymore than someone hit by a stray bullet was "involved in a shooting."
Food reviewers NinaUnrated and Patrick Blackwood were involved in a crash while filming.
August 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Mind the Gap! Across Montréal, cars get nearly 98 per cent of the roadway, while micromobility gets just 2.32 per cent. Yet micromobility users account for nearly 5 per cent of all trips. That gap matters.
momentummag.com/is-there-spa...
Is There Space for Bikes? A New Study Measures the Gap
Across Montréal, cars get nearly 98 per cent of the roadway, while micromobility gets just 2.32 per cent.
momentummag.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...?
August 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
TfL’s Cycle Sundays continue this week, with unlimited free 60-minute rides on Santander Cycles.

With routes for new and experienced cyclists, it’s a great opportunity to explore the best of our city by bike. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Free rides offered on Santander Cycles on Sundays in August
Londoners are being offered free unlimited 60-minute rides on Santander Cycles on Sundays that month.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Almost as if train travel is wholly designed and organised around train companies rather than train user needs. As a user, the most important criteria is departing and arrival locations at a time that suits.
Buying train tickets is one of my least favourite parts of adulting, but I thought even I could manage to buy a ticket that was valid. I was wrong ⬇️

At around 8 PM on Monday evening, I bought a ticket from the machine at Euston station from London to Liverpool Lime Street. 1/8
July 19, 2025 at 11:43 AM