Steve Knattress
@cycleoptic.bsky.social
“retired" broadcast technical editor. Islington, North London.
Campaigning for a safer London for cycling and walking.
https://m.youtube.com/@cycleoptic
Everything is possible, somethings just take longer than others !
Opinions my own
Campaigning for a safer London for cycling and walking.
https://m.youtube.com/@cycleoptic
Everything is possible, somethings just take longer than others !
Opinions my own
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This scheme has already transformed King Henry’s Walk and made it much safer when I have to cycle through with the kids. We just need Boleyn Rd filter now. 👏 @islington-council.bsky.social
Mildmay liveable neighbourhood - a big step forward just happened
www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...
www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...
Mildmay traffic filters turned on
The long awaited Mildmay Liveable Neighbourhood took a big step forward in early November with three new traffic filters going live. These filters are aimed at stopping drivers cutting through these.....
www.lowtraffichackney.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This scheme has already transformed King Henry’s Walk and made it much safer when I have to cycle through with the kids. We just need Boleyn Rd filter now. 👏 @islington-council.bsky.social
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Labour peer blocks plans for nesting brick to aid endangered swifts
The former head of the RSPB voted against plans to make swift bricks mandatory in all new housing
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The former head of the RSPB voted against plans to make swift bricks mandatory in all new housing
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Labour peer blocks plans for nesting brick to aid endangered swifts
The former head of the RSPB voted against plans to make swift bricks mandatory in all new housing
www.thetimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Labour peer blocks plans for nesting brick to aid endangered swifts
The former head of the RSPB voted against plans to make swift bricks mandatory in all new housing
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The former head of the RSPB voted against plans to make swift bricks mandatory in all new housing
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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There's still time to nominate someone for an LCC Award 🏆 And put your humility aside because yes, you CAN nominate yourself! 😊 Submit your nominations here: buff.ly/we6VhDF
Spaces are limited so don't forget to RSVP for the awards ceremony: bit.ly/4nHpr7e
Spaces are limited so don't forget to RSVP for the awards ceremony: bit.ly/4nHpr7e
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There's still time to nominate someone for an LCC Award 🏆 And put your humility aside because yes, you CAN nominate yourself! 😊 Submit your nominations here: buff.ly/we6VhDF
Spaces are limited so don't forget to RSVP for the awards ceremony: bit.ly/4nHpr7e
Spaces are limited so don't forget to RSVP for the awards ceremony: bit.ly/4nHpr7e
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So stop subsidising motorists!! Especially for those oversized SUVs!
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for luxury leisure. Cycle to Work should be about helping ordinary commuters switch to greener travel, not giving tax breaks to high earners buying £4,000 e-bikes for weekend rides in the Surrey Hills,” a government source has said
Labour clamps down on “tax breaks for high earners riding £4,000 e-bikes in the Surrey Hills”, as Rachel Reeves to reintroduce Cycle to Work spending cap in Autumn Budget
“Cycle to Work should be about helping ordinary commuters switch to greener travel… Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for luxury leisure,” a government source said
road.cc
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
So stop subsidising motorists!! Especially for those oversized SUVs!
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Look behind you?
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for luxury leisure.” Says govt source.
Will that apply to the £4bn a year in fuel duty freeze costs, which go to drivers on the highest incomes the most?
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for luxury leisure.” Says govt source.
Will that apply to the £4bn a year in fuel duty freeze costs, which go to drivers on the highest incomes the most?
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Look behind you?
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for luxury leisure.” Says govt source.
Will that apply to the £4bn a year in fuel duty freeze costs, which go to drivers on the highest incomes the most?
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for luxury leisure.” Says govt source.
Will that apply to the £4bn a year in fuel duty freeze costs, which go to drivers on the highest incomes the most?
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In 2023, the Labour party supported mandating swift bricks, whipping FOR the swifts brick amendment. 2 years later, the same Ministers in charge of Housing put a 3 line whip (the most extreme block) AGAINST swift bricks. Listen to the strength of support in this powerful speech.
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
In 2023, the Labour party supported mandating swift bricks, whipping FOR the swifts brick amendment. 2 years later, the same Ministers in charge of Housing put a 3 line whip (the most extreme block) AGAINST swift bricks. Listen to the strength of support in this powerful speech.
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New cycle lanes are not for people who currently cycle.
They are for people who drive because it’s too dangerous to cycle.
They are for people who drive because it’s too dangerous to cycle.
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New cycle lanes are not for people who currently cycle.
They are for people who drive because it’s too dangerous to cycle.
They are for people who drive because it’s too dangerous to cycle.
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Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it’s not stopping.
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping
The report delves into the nuances of Parisian cycling culture, exploring the vibrant community of riders who navigate the city's streets
momentummag.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it’s not stopping.
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
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Tonight !
⏰ 1900
🏢 Islington Town Hall
followed by ☕️ 🍻 🍷 💬🤗
⏰ 1900
🏢 Islington Town Hall
followed by ☕️ 🍻 🍷 💬🤗
🛎️ monthly meeting next Wednesday 12 November at 1900 in the Town Hall. Come and help with
🎉our 50th birthday plans
🚲 the ongoing campaign for a better and completed C50
🗣️influencing local politicians to support safe cycling for everyone 🗓️ 7 May 2026
Followed by ☕️ 🍻 🍷 💬 🤗
🎉our 50th birthday plans
🚲 the ongoing campaign for a better and completed C50
🗣️influencing local politicians to support safe cycling for everyone 🗓️ 7 May 2026
Followed by ☕️ 🍻 🍷 💬 🤗
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Tonight !
⏰ 1900
🏢 Islington Town Hall
followed by ☕️ 🍻 🍷 💬🤗
⏰ 1900
🏢 Islington Town Hall
followed by ☕️ 🍻 🍷 💬🤗
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Bravo Simon ! Up there with @annehidalgo.bsky.social @modacitylife.com @olord.bsky.social and @jskstreet.bsky.social to name a few stars amongst many
Congratulations !🙌🏻
@londoncycling.bsky.social
Congratulations !🙌🏻
@londoncycling.bsky.social
Top 100 baby! Or, put another way, hugely honoured and humbled to be named in Zag Daily's 2nd annual Zag List as one of 100 "mobility changemakers" zagdaily.com/featured/the...
Not sure how "tireless" I feel right now, but we'll keep London moving forward @londoncycling.bsky.social!
Not sure how "tireless" I feel right now, but we'll keep London moving forward @londoncycling.bsky.social!
The Zag List: 100 Mobility Changemakers
In the 2nd annual edition of The Zag List, we are recognising 100 trailblazers driving the global shift toward cleaner, safer and more connected mobility worldwide.
zagdaily.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Bravo Simon ! Up there with @annehidalgo.bsky.social @modacitylife.com @olord.bsky.social and @jskstreet.bsky.social to name a few stars amongst many
Congratulations !🙌🏻
@londoncycling.bsky.social
Congratulations !🙌🏻
@londoncycling.bsky.social
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Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
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Sadly missed it but absolute credit to @lb-southwark.bsky.social running a 'Guided Cycle Consultation' where Officers actually got out & cycled with residents to consult changes. People saying it was the best consultation they've ever seen. FANTASTIC progress that every Council should copy.
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Sadly missed it but absolute credit to @lb-southwark.bsky.social running a 'Guided Cycle Consultation' where Officers actually got out & cycled with residents to consult changes. People saying it was the best consultation they've ever seen. FANTASTIC progress that every Council should copy.
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This is just insane. VPN use is legal and not just used by ppl circumventing the crap and pointless online safety act.
This is nothing more than an attempted authoritarian power grab that North Korea would be proud of.
This is nothing more than an attempted authoritarian power grab that North Korea would be proud of.
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is just insane. VPN use is legal and not just used by ppl circumventing the crap and pointless online safety act.
This is nothing more than an attempted authoritarian power grab that North Korea would be proud of.
This is nothing more than an attempted authoritarian power grab that North Korea would be proud of.
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Incredible speech from Armando Iannucci about how the U.K. creative industries are enormously valuable to the economy, including the #BBC. Something Lisa Nandy should listen to and actually champion www.instagram.com/reel/DQrCykU...
undefined on Instagram: "wearecreativeuk“The arts aren’t a luxury – they’re an export.”At the Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion at #Lab25, filmmaker…"
wearecreativeuk“The arts aren’t a luxury – they’re an export.”At the Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion at #Lab25, filmmaker and satirist Armando Iannucci reminded us that the UK’s Creative Industries are not a side note - they are central to our economy and global identity.“The Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy and 7% of our workforce - that’s the GDP equivalent of the oil and car industries combined. If it were an AI system or a weapon system, ministers would be out all around the world trying to sell it.”Our creative skills, talent and studios are world-class, and it’s time they were recognised as such.🎥 Watch the Cultural and Creative Industries Pavilion Programme from #LAB25 through the link in our bio #CreativeUK #ArmandoIannucci #CreativeEconomy #CulturalIndustries
www.instagram.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Incredible speech from Armando Iannucci about how the U.K. creative industries are enormously valuable to the economy, including the #BBC. Something Lisa Nandy should listen to and actually champion www.instagram.com/reel/DQrCykU...
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The official investigation into the January 6 riots concluded Trump “summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack" in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The official investigation into the January 6 riots concluded Trump “summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack" in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
No billion dollar lawsuit can change reality.
The BBC should call this convicted criminal’s bluff.
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It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It’s not just about what you remove (cars, noise, dirty air). It’s about what you add (people walking, a lot of bike parking, trees, outdoor dining, and room for kids to play safely). Amsterdam: 1986 and today.
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
Streets for people.
HT @hackneycyclist.bsky.social for the great before-and-after
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Scrapping cycle to work is a sign that Reeves and co are just listening to the Whiners from the Telegraph rattling on about dentists etc on 10k carbon bikes.
Whilst she chucks £3k+ subsidies to someone for a £40k electric car.
It's insane.
Whilst she chucks £3k+ subsidies to someone for a £40k electric car.
It's insane.
If you think that “the slow vanishing of employee benefits” is a better trade politically than “the other lot saying you broke your promise on income tax”, you are out of your tree: www.ft.com/content/1160...
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Scrapping cycle to work is a sign that Reeves and co are just listening to the Whiners from the Telegraph rattling on about dentists etc on 10k carbon bikes.
Whilst she chucks £3k+ subsidies to someone for a £40k electric car.
It's insane.
Whilst she chucks £3k+ subsidies to someone for a £40k electric car.
It's insane.
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Cycleway works in Westminster klaxon! 📢
They're starting to build kerb-separated cycle tracks on George Street, Marylebone, for Cycleway 43 🥳
Cycling's about to get safer in Westminster - thank you @adamhug.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social
They're starting to build kerb-separated cycle tracks on George Street, Marylebone, for Cycleway 43 🥳
Cycling's about to get safer in Westminster - thank you @adamhug.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Cycleway works in Westminster klaxon! 📢
They're starting to build kerb-separated cycle tracks on George Street, Marylebone, for Cycleway 43 🥳
Cycling's about to get safer in Westminster - thank you @adamhug.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social
They're starting to build kerb-separated cycle tracks on George Street, Marylebone, for Cycleway 43 🥳
Cycling's about to get safer in Westminster - thank you @adamhug.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social
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Do you really think I think that it's too stringent to wait until 85% or more of motor vehicles doing 30+mph on a road where people are cycling (or walking or crossing on unsignalised crossings) before you say it's a 'critical' safety issue for an active travel scheme? Of course it's too lax.
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Do you really think I think that it's too stringent to wait until 85% or more of motor vehicles doing 30+mph on a road where people are cycling (or walking or crossing on unsignalised crossings) before you say it's a 'critical' safety issue for an active travel scheme? Of course it's too lax.
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Thanks to
@cycleoptic.bsky.social for his video and to
@forestbike.bsky.social for giving free bikes
and to
allies Tom and Nick for joining in
and to
the 100% female leader and marshal crew
It takes a team !
@cycleoptic.bsky.social for his video and to
@forestbike.bsky.social for giving free bikes
and to
allies Tom and Nick for joining in
and to
the 100% female leader and marshal crew
It takes a team !
@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
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 3:51 PM
Thanks to
@cycleoptic.bsky.social for his video and to
@forestbike.bsky.social for giving free bikes
and to
allies Tom and Nick for joining in
and to
the 100% female leader and marshal crew
It takes a team !
@cycleoptic.bsky.social for his video and to
@forestbike.bsky.social for giving free bikes
and to
allies Tom and Nick for joining in
and to
the 100% female leader and marshal crew
It takes a team !
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This great video captures the joy of our latest Women's Network ride - with a powerful message from women about what needs to change
Thanks @forestbike.bsky.social for supporting this ride!
Thanks @forestbike.bsky.social for supporting this ride!
@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
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 3:49 PM
This great video captures the joy of our latest Women's Network ride - with a powerful message from women about what needs to change
Thanks @forestbike.bsky.social for supporting this ride!
Thanks @forestbike.bsky.social for supporting this ride!
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In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
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BAD NEWS! Should the swift brick vote have taken place earlier today we would have won. Tories whipped YES but by the time of the vote, support had gone home just like 2 years ago. It is an AGONISING reality. Tell your MP & steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk what you think. GUTTED.
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
BAD NEWS! Should the swift brick vote have taken place earlier today we would have won. Tories whipped YES but by the time of the vote, support had gone home just like 2 years ago. It is an AGONISING reality. Tell your MP & steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk what you think. GUTTED.
@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
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
@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
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