Cycleway, my arse!
@issaddlethereis.bsky.social
Often ranting about TfL's worst Cycleway (#Cycleway1). Tens of thousands of potential cycle journeys are lost every day because huge compromise were made.
It never fails to amaze me just how much stuff you can carry on a standard e-bike with a decent pannier rack and a few bungees!
January 5, 2026 at 3:40 PM
It never fails to amaze me just how much stuff you can carry on a standard e-bike with a decent pannier rack and a few bungees!
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"Innovative drivers tired of hitting people on the street now going straight to their homes."
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January 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
"Innovative drivers tired of hitting people on the street now going straight to their homes."
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creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
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An LTN in Islington will generate 1.4 million extra driven miles each year. Except that it's a non-story. Plus, I get to dig out an old thread because it's not the first time people have tried this "analysis".
therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2026/01/its-...
An LTN in Islington will generate 1.4 million extra driven miles each year. Except that it's a non-story. Plus, I get to dig out an old thread because it's not the first time people have tried this "analysis".
therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2026/01/its-...
It's Not As Simple As That
Back in August 2020, there was a report claiming that a Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) in Ealing showed an increase in driven trip miles ov...
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January 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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An LTN in Islington will generate 1.4 million extra driven miles each year. Except that it's a non-story. Plus, I get to dig out an old thread because it's not the first time people have tried this "analysis".
therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2026/01/its-...
An LTN in Islington will generate 1.4 million extra driven miles each year. Except that it's a non-story. Plus, I get to dig out an old thread because it's not the first time people have tried this "analysis".
therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2026/01/its-...
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🤔 Scrambling around trying to find all your cycling gear ahead of that first ride into work of the year?
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👨💻 Get yourself an LCC Membership, and pick either a CatEye lights set, Lezyne pump, or Kryptonite lock as your FREE welcome gift: bit.ly/3R38Pcd
January 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
🤔 Scrambling around trying to find all your cycling gear ahead of that first ride into work of the year?
👨💻 Get yourself an LCC Membership, and pick either a CatEye lights set, Lezyne pump, or Kryptonite lock as your FREE welcome gift: bit.ly/3R38Pcd
👨💻 Get yourself an LCC Membership, and pick either a CatEye lights set, Lezyne pump, or Kryptonite lock as your FREE welcome gift: bit.ly/3R38Pcd
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“E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world”
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
“E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world”
When a usually busy road in Tottenham is inadvertently turned into an LTN due to roadworks, you do have to wonder why it should ever be returned to the way it was. And no, the surrounding roads are not choc full of traffic. You can actually hear birdsong! @perayahmet.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
When a usually busy road in Tottenham is inadvertently turned into an LTN due to roadworks, you do have to wonder why it should ever be returned to the way it was. And no, the surrounding roads are not choc full of traffic. You can actually hear birdsong! @perayahmet.bsky.social
Not bad. Looking forward to trying their dinner marmalade.
January 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Not bad. Looking forward to trying their dinner marmalade.
Salmon already had nine points on his licence and received three more for travelling at 24mph in a 20mph zone in London last March. Another loophole fails the safety of the general public yet again. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Colin Salmon: EastEnders actor 'grateful' to avoid driving ban for speeding
Colin Salmon was shown leniency by the court because he cares for his seriously ill wife and daughter.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Salmon already had nine points on his licence and received three more for travelling at 24mph in a 20mph zone in London last March. Another loophole fails the safety of the general public yet again. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Proof once again that nobody is immune to destruction and heartbreak caused by car dominated streets. They’re a result of both political choices and inaction to provide healthier alternatives. www.standard.co.uk/sport/boxing...
Anthony Joshua injured in car crash as two people killed
Incident happened in Nigeria as boxer’s Lexus Jeep crashed into a stationary truck
www.standard.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Proof once again that nobody is immune to destruction and heartbreak caused by car dominated streets. They’re a result of both political choices and inaction to provide healthier alternatives. www.standard.co.uk/sport/boxing...
A week since the last rainfall and the towpath still looks like this. It’s unjust that key walking and cycling routes like these rely on charitable donations and volunteers to maintain them. They need proper investment. @heidialexander.bsky.social @mayoroflondon.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A week since the last rainfall and the towpath still looks like this. It’s unjust that key walking and cycling routes like these rely on charitable donations and volunteers to maintain them. They need proper investment. @heidialexander.bsky.social @mayoroflondon.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk
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December 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🙌 Help us push for a joined up cycle network across London in 2026 - donate today to support our Streets for Cycling campaign: bit.ly/4rDZ1GJ
A two-year-old boy has died and five people left seriously injured after their car broke down and was hit by another driver on a busy dual carriageway. www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/c...
London toddler, 2, dies after after broken down car hit on A1
Five others inside the Toyota, two adults and three children, were injured
www.standard.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A two-year-old boy has died and five people left seriously injured after their car broke down and was hit by another driver on a busy dual carriageway. www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/c...
You know you’re in a fine establishment when this is the wallpaper in the bathroom!
December 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
You know you’re in a fine establishment when this is the wallpaper in the bathroom!
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/... A man has died after being hit by a car driver in northwest London. The pedestrian suffered serious injuries in a collision while crossing Rayners Lane, Pinner.
Man, 79, dies after being hit by car while crossing busy London road
Victim sadly lost his fight for life in hospital on Monday, the Metropolitan Police said
www.standard.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/... A man has died after being hit by a car driver in northwest London. The pedestrian suffered serious injuries in a collision while crossing Rayners Lane, Pinner.
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Our estimates off DfT data is London's 1.5 million cycled journeys daily now accounts for well over half of all cycle journeys made in England. That's an amazing end-of-year reflection alongside this ace @peterwalker99.bsky.social piece about what London & LCC included is getting so right...
Cycling in booming in London but fairly stagnant UK-wide. What’s going on? I spoke to some people who know about these sorts of things.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?
Emulating the bike-friendly highways enjoyed by our continental neighbours will take a lot more money and political will
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Our estimates off DfT data is London's 1.5 million cycled journeys daily now accounts for well over half of all cycle journeys made in England. That's an amazing end-of-year reflection alongside this ace @peterwalker99.bsky.social piece about what London & LCC included is getting so right...
Why is the quality of towpaths reliant on charitable donations, when they are key everyday transport routes for thousands of people walking and cycling? They need to be funded properly. Will this change @heidialexander.bsky.social? They shouldn’t be avoided days after rainfall.
December 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Why is the quality of towpaths reliant on charitable donations, when they are key everyday transport routes for thousands of people walking and cycling? They need to be funded properly. Will this change @heidialexander.bsky.social? They shouldn’t be avoided days after rainfall.
Good news @haringeycyclists.bsky.social. The barriers have been removed. So now reverted back to being disappointing rather than useless. #Cycleway1
December 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Good news @haringeycyclists.bsky.social. The barriers have been removed. So now reverted back to being disappointing rather than useless. #Cycleway1
Congestion costs £7.5bn a year and c.£17bn is needed to fix the worn out road network. In the last 30 years, the UK population has grown by 19%, but the number of cars has exploded by 56%. Outside of London, 81% of British households own at least one car!
theconversation.com/how-the-uks-...
theconversation.com/how-the-uks-...
How the UK’s dependency on cars slows down the economy
Clogged up Britain
theconversation.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Congestion costs £7.5bn a year and c.£17bn is needed to fix the worn out road network. In the last 30 years, the UK population has grown by 19%, but the number of cars has exploded by 56%. Outside of London, 81% of British households own at least one car!
theconversation.com/how-the-uks-...
theconversation.com/how-the-uks-...
The state of this! Will @hackneycouncil.bsky.social ever resurface De Beauvoir Rd? It's bad enough that #Cycleway1 is still crammed with cars and vans, but we shouldn't have to zig-zag around cracks and potholes. @willnorman.co.uk @mayoroflondon.bsky.social @hackneylcc.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The state of this! Will @hackneycouncil.bsky.social ever resurface De Beauvoir Rd? It's bad enough that #Cycleway1 is still crammed with cars and vans, but we shouldn't have to zig-zag around cracks and potholes. @willnorman.co.uk @mayoroflondon.bsky.social @hackneylcc.bsky.social
And everyday, I wonder whether it was worth it. #Cycleway1
December 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
And everyday, I wonder whether it was worth it. #Cycleway1
It can't be said enough. The trouble with sticking routes such as #Cycleway1 onto backstreets (instead of main roads) is that many will have to endure crossing the very road on which it should have been on in first place, in order to access it. Barmy. @willnorman.co.uk @mayoroflondon.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It can't be said enough. The trouble with sticking routes such as #Cycleway1 onto backstreets (instead of main roads) is that many will have to endure crossing the very road on which it should have been on in first place, in order to access it. Barmy. @willnorman.co.uk @mayoroflondon.bsky.social
Let's pick on people riding bicycles in parks. Makes sense.
December 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Let's pick on people riding bicycles in parks. Makes sense.
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The bus gate on Whiston Rd is more like a boat gate today.
Not sure if it will become signed as a C-route or as a sea-route!
Not sure if it will become signed as a C-route or as a sea-route!
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The bus gate on Whiston Rd is more like a boat gate today.
Not sure if it will become signed as a C-route or as a sea-route!
Not sure if it will become signed as a C-route or as a sea-route!
A motorist has admitted hitting and killing a man with his car on Christmas Day in London's West End. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Driver admits killing man in West End crash on Christmas Day
Anthony Gilheaney admits the manslaughter of Aidan Chapman but denies murder.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A motorist has admitted hitting and killing a man with his car on Christmas Day in London's West End. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Green surge continues.
Five more Labour councillors have joined the Green Party.
A politics of hope — and in May’s local elections, it’s the Greens who will take the fight to Reform.
Five more Labour councillors have joined the Green Party.
A politics of hope — and in May’s local elections, it’s the Greens who will take the fight to Reform.
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Green surge continues.
Five more Labour councillors have joined the Green Party.
A politics of hope — and in May’s local elections, it’s the Greens who will take the fight to Reform.
Five more Labour councillors have joined the Green Party.
A politics of hope — and in May’s local elections, it’s the Greens who will take the fight to Reform.