Hackney Cyclist
@hackneycyclist.bsky.social
Hackney-based. Advocating for cycling that’s as safe, convenient, and comfortable as it is in the Netherlands. I share my own media of Dutch street life, hoping to inspire more liveable communities everywhere.
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Right in the heart of the city what would be car parking in the UK is instead space for bike parking, greenery, and outdoor dining. When you make city centres safe and welcoming with cycle routes in every direction, you don't need endless car parks. Cities thrive when places are built for people.
Merry Christmas all!
December 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Merry Christmas all!
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We initially designed the protected cycle infrastructure to include the RBKC side of Bayswater Road. Not surprising but nonetheless a depressing reply came back: "Stepped tracks and bus stop by-passes are just not something that is supported in RBKC currently."
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Westminster Council want to add a direct bike route with floating bus stops to Bayswater Road, from Lancaster Gate all the way west to… the RBKC boundary, where it will abruptly end. because RBKC.
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Cycle Movement Strategy Phase 3: Bayswater Road
The Bayswater Road Cycle Movement Strategy Phase 3 scheme looks to enhance cycling and pedestrian facilities in both directions along Bayswater Road, from Palace Court to Lancaster Terrace.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We initially designed the protected cycle infrastructure to include the RBKC side of Bayswater Road. Not surprising but nonetheless a depressing reply came back: "Stepped tracks and bus stop by-passes are just not something that is supported in RBKC currently."
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It's like when no one wants to tell their elderly parents it’s time to hand over the car keys because it's no longer safe for them to drive, except Trump’s version involves the nuclear codes
Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
December 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
It's like when no one wants to tell their elderly parents it’s time to hand over the car keys because it's no longer safe for them to drive, except Trump’s version involves the nuclear codes
Impulse purchase after seeing this. Gone for a 4 day pass for just over €200, valid up to November 2026. No idea where or when I'm going but expect to make some long European train journeys in 2026!
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December 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Impulse purchase after seeing this. Gone for a 4 day pass for just over €200, valid up to November 2026. No idea where or when I'm going but expect to make some long European train journeys in 2026!
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Absolutely. The entitled sitting on top of the cycle box at the lights, the micro aggressive close-follow or close-pass, the aggressive horn beeping and swearing, and super-aggressive progressing at me on my side of the road to bully me out the way on residential streets.
Every. time. I. cycle.
Every. time. I. cycle.
December 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Absolutely. The entitled sitting on top of the cycle box at the lights, the micro aggressive close-follow or close-pass, the aggressive horn beeping and swearing, and super-aggressive progressing at me on my side of the road to bully me out the way on residential streets.
Every. time. I. cycle.
Every. time. I. cycle.
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Sounds about right.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sounds about right.
If you regularly cycle on British roads you'll have come across aggressive, dangerous drivers like Paul Doyle who use their motor vehicles as weapons, the roads are full of them. Their behaviour is completely normalised until the day they run over 100 people
![Prosecutor Mr Greaney said Doyle's vehicle arrived on Dale Street at 17:54 BST.
More dashcam footage is played showing Doyle following a bus along the road as pedestrians stream around him.
It is clear Doyle is getting increasingly frustrated.
He can be seen to pass through a red light and is faced by a steady, dense stream of pedestrians.
The beep of his parking warning indicators are audible as people pass by the car.
He suddenly shouts "Get off the [expletive] road!"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iewju3ccszsunaiwusidikdc/bafkreiayt3l72wlpdhgeapsp5ebbdb6yycwtbup63nzlvt7zz7il3jk3gq@jpeg)
![Mr Greaney has been describing the moment at 17:58 BST when Doyle drove towards an unidentified man with ginger hair who was walking with a child.
He said the man appeared to become concerned that Doyle posed a threat to his son.
The prosecutor said: "It appears that in order to protect his child, he placed his right foot on the bumper of the Galaxy as he manoeuvred the child out of the way.
"The man pointed his finger at the defendant, who shouted, "it's a '[expletive] road"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iewju3ccszsunaiwusidikdc/bafkreihtyfekwyavifjrkcolkrtmk74lpxbhfv5k2hondho3fuzud5yhh4@jpeg)
December 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If you regularly cycle on British roads you'll have come across aggressive, dangerous drivers like Paul Doyle who use their motor vehicles as weapons, the roads are full of them. Their behaviour is completely normalised until the day they run over 100 people
From Brussels to Hackney Wick in 2 hours and 25 minutes #trainsnotplanes
December 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
From Brussels to Hackney Wick in 2 hours and 25 minutes #trainsnotplanes
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10 years ago...
December 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
10 years ago...
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social which floor are you choosing?
December 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social which floor are you choosing?
This used to be a car park
December 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This used to be a car park
Cities are better without cars
December 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Cities are better without cars
Still amazed the vast majority of people still do not use this website
December 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Still amazed the vast majority of people still do not use this website
Brussels bound
December 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Brussels bound
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Three teenagers riding side by side, chatting and sharing gum because protected cycle tracks make this kind of freedom safe, normal and enables social life.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Three teenagers riding side by side, chatting and sharing gum because protected cycle tracks make this kind of freedom safe, normal and enables social life.
Once you start viewing Trump as a Russian asset, his behaviour stops being confusing and everything suddenly makes sense. Nothing is for the benefit of the American people, it's all to serve Putin.
December 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Once you start viewing Trump as a Russian asset, his behaviour stops being confusing and everything suddenly makes sense. Nothing is for the benefit of the American people, it's all to serve Putin.
You get the traffic your city plans for
‘Ruimte voor de fiets betekent ruimte voor mensen. Dat bevordert gezonde mobiliteit en creëert een leefbare stad voor iedereen.' (@modacitylife) Het #Vredenburgviaduct in #Utrecht, nu de #beste_fietsstad_ter_wereld, gefotografeerd in 1978 en door mij in 2025 #stadsmens @zowasutrecht.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
You get the traffic your city plans for
Dinner in London, take the last Eurostar to Brussels, change to night train, wake up and have breakfast as you arrive into Milan 👍
Good news! ✨ From June 2026, #EuropeanSleeper will connect Brussels and Amsterdam with Berne, Stresa on Lago Maggiore, and Milan.
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🚆 Trains from Brussels/Amsterdam: Mon, Thu, Sat
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🎟️ Ticket sales open early next year
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December 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Dinner in London, take the last Eurostar to Brussels, change to night train, wake up and have breakfast as you arrive into Milan 👍
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Frans Halsstraat , Amsterdam in 1982 and today. Remove through motor traffic and car parking, replace with greenery, bike parking, café seating, and kids playing football in the street
December 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Frans Halsstraat , Amsterdam in 1982 and today. Remove through motor traffic and car parking, replace with greenery, bike parking, café seating, and kids playing football in the street
Frans Halsstraat , Amsterdam in 1982 and today. Remove through motor traffic and car parking, replace with greenery, bike parking, café seating, and kids playing football in the street
December 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Frans Halsstraat , Amsterdam in 1982 and today. Remove through motor traffic and car parking, replace with greenery, bike parking, café seating, and kids playing football in the street
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Dedicated bike lanes expands access to those who can’t drive or don’t own a car.
Three teenagers riding side by side, chatting and sharing gum because protected cycle tracks make this kind of freedom safe, normal and enables social life.
December 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Dedicated bike lanes expands access to those who can’t drive or don’t own a car.
De Snelbinder cycle bridge. Opened in 2004, attached to the side of an existing 1879 railway bridge, it runs for 2km linking Nijmegen to Lent by bike, alongside trains. Same crossing, different century. This is what decades of serious investment in cycling and sustainable urban planning looks like.
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
De Snelbinder cycle bridge. Opened in 2004, attached to the side of an existing 1879 railway bridge, it runs for 2km linking Nijmegen to Lent by bike, alongside trains. Same crossing, different century. This is what decades of serious investment in cycling and sustainable urban planning looks like.
Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam in 1981 and today
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam in 1981 and today
Three teenagers riding side by side, chatting and sharing gum because protected cycle tracks make this kind of freedom safe, normal and enables social life.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Three teenagers riding side by side, chatting and sharing gum because protected cycle tracks make this kind of freedom safe, normal and enables social life.
Zeedijk, Amsterdam in 1972 and today
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Zeedijk, Amsterdam in 1972 and today