Eilidh Murray
@letsgetcracking.bsky.social
Scot living cycling walking in London. LCC trustee. Cycle Islington coordinator. Joy Riders leader. LCC Women’s Network Steering Group member. In Cycling UK's 100 women in 2023. Quite likes bicycles
https://www.cyclinguk.org/biography/eilidh-murray
https://www.cyclinguk.org/biography/eilidh-murray
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What our community lost on 18 February 2021. A reminder of why Islington council should have done better. Remembering Connor’s campaign.
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Ain’t that the truth
If we designed roads for cars in the same way we design bike paths, we'd never have to worry about speeding again. Problem solved.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Ain’t that the truth
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It appears the stinging award for most 💩 bike path down Leith walk actually caused Edinburgh Council to build something WAY better
Not sure if it’s officially officially open yet as the entrance on Dock Street still has fencing - but the Leith Connections section along Sandport has had all barriers removed and is a JOY to ride!
Want to ride along? 😁
@edi.bike
Want to ride along? 😁
@edi.bike
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
It appears the stinging award for most 💩 bike path down Leith walk actually caused Edinburgh Council to build something WAY better
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“Do you always scream when a bus passes you?”
Bus driver banned for terrifying close pass, after defence team blames cyclist for riding in “middle of the lane” and not moving to “allow driver to pass”
road.cc/content/news...
Bus driver banned for terrifying close pass, after defence team blames cyclist for riding in “middle of the lane” and not moving to “allow driver to pass”
road.cc/content/news...
Near Miss of the Day 940: “Do you always scream when a bus passes you?” Bus driver banned for terrifying close pass, after defence team blames cyclist for riding in “middle of the lane” and not moving...
Fining the driver £1,350 and banning him from the roads for 56 days, the judge branded the bus driver “ignorant of Highway Code” and warned that he was inches away from “facing a charge of death by ca...
road.cc
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“Do you always scream when a bus passes you?”
Bus driver banned for terrifying close pass, after defence team blames cyclist for riding in “middle of the lane” and not moving to “allow driver to pass”
road.cc/content/news...
Bus driver banned for terrifying close pass, after defence team blames cyclist for riding in “middle of the lane” and not moving to “allow driver to pass”
road.cc/content/news...
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 !
This ride was great fun but the message is deadly serious. @london.gov.uk and @london.gov.uk, are you listening ?
@londoncycling.bsky.social @cycleislington.uk @newhamcyclists.uk @jillborcherds.bsky.social
@londoncycling.bsky.social @cycleislington.uk @newhamcyclists.uk @jillborcherds.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This ride was great fun but the message is deadly serious. @london.gov.uk and @london.gov.uk, are you listening ?
@londoncycling.bsky.social @cycleislington.uk @newhamcyclists.uk @jillborcherds.bsky.social
@londoncycling.bsky.social @cycleislington.uk @newhamcyclists.uk @jillborcherds.bsky.social
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Today’s fun tax tip…
(It’s a similarly daft situation that railways pay tax on fuel/energy but airlines don’t pay any tax on their aviation fuel, a huge hidden subsidy)
youtu.be/dr9MH0NuUtg?...
(It’s a similarly daft situation that railways pay tax on fuel/energy but airlines don’t pay any tax on their aviation fuel, a huge hidden subsidy)
youtu.be/dr9MH0NuUtg?...
Private jets don't pay fuel tax. Now I don't either.
YouTube video by Oli Frost
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today’s fun tax tip…
(It’s a similarly daft situation that railways pay tax on fuel/energy but airlines don’t pay any tax on their aviation fuel, a huge hidden subsidy)
youtu.be/dr9MH0NuUtg?...
(It’s a similarly daft situation that railways pay tax on fuel/energy but airlines don’t pay any tax on their aviation fuel, a huge hidden subsidy)
youtu.be/dr9MH0NuUtg?...
😍 💚 📗🌿🚲🚶🚶♀️➡️💨 🙌🏻 ⛹️🚸🌻🐝
I need an emoji for fabulous women leaders
@parisenselle.fr
@londoncycling.bsky.social
👀 @london.gov.uk and learn 🙏🏻
I need an emoji for fabulous women leaders
@parisenselle.fr
@londoncycling.bsky.social
👀 @london.gov.uk and learn 🙏🏻
Years ago, while watching the incredible transformations of places like Paris, we asked ourselves, “Why are these leaders breaking through the status quo?”
After analyzing eleven cities around the world, we found some answers, and it starts with prioritizing impact over power.
youtu.be/jHDKb0l4nHg
After analyzing eleven cities around the world, we found some answers, and it starts with prioritizing impact over power.
youtu.be/jHDKb0l4nHg
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
😍 💚 📗🌿🚲🚶🚶♀️➡️💨 🙌🏻 ⛹️🚸🌻🐝
I need an emoji for fabulous women leaders
@parisenselle.fr
@londoncycling.bsky.social
👀 @london.gov.uk and learn 🙏🏻
I need an emoji for fabulous women leaders
@parisenselle.fr
@londoncycling.bsky.social
👀 @london.gov.uk and learn 🙏🏻
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www.gov.uk/government/p...
Active Travel England’s route check tool identifies 16 critical safety issues for walking, wheeling and cycling - with illustrations. It provides links to relevant guidance and key evidence. There is also a route check tool to identify and remove these risks.
Active Travel England’s route check tool identifies 16 critical safety issues for walking, wheeling and cycling - with illustrations. It provides links to relevant guidance and key evidence. There is also a route check tool to identify and remove these risks.
November 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Active Travel England’s route check tool identifies 16 critical safety issues for walking, wheeling and cycling - with illustrations. It provides links to relevant guidance and key evidence. There is also a route check tool to identify and remove these risks.
Active Travel England’s route check tool identifies 16 critical safety issues for walking, wheeling and cycling - with illustrations. It provides links to relevant guidance and key evidence. There is also a route check tool to identify and remove these risks.
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I’m so upset with our govt. A 3 line whip (😮) to stop a brick being put into new buildings. Please don’t let the swifts die
Swifts have declined 70% since 1994.
They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites.
A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings.
The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it.
Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites.
A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings.
The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it.
Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I’m so upset with our govt. A 3 line whip (😮) to stop a brick being put into new buildings. Please don’t let the swifts die
No
Is it fair that public transport fare payers see annual increases in ticket prices, while costs for people driving remain static?
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
No
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The purpose of the congestion charge is to reduce traffic, to help buses move freely, clean up the air and make central London’s streets safer. EVs still contribute to congestion, road danger, air pollution and the climate crisis.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Electric vehicles set to pay London Congestion Charge
Electric vehicles will no longer be exempt due to their rising numbers, Transport for London says.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The purpose of the congestion charge is to reduce traffic, to help buses move freely, clean up the air and make central London’s streets safer. EVs still contribute to congestion, road danger, air pollution and the climate crisis.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Haringey folks and those in neighbouring areas, please fill out this consultation about bus lanes and pedestrian crossings around Alexandra Park.
It doesn’t take long and it feels great to get your views in the mix! I loved filling out all the boxes …
haringey.gov.uk/streets-road...
It doesn’t take long and it feels great to get your views in the mix! I loved filling out all the boxes …
haringey.gov.uk/streets-road...
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Haringey folks and those in neighbouring areas, please fill out this consultation about bus lanes and pedestrian crossings around Alexandra Park.
It doesn’t take long and it feels great to get your views in the mix! I loved filling out all the boxes …
haringey.gov.uk/streets-road...
It doesn’t take long and it feels great to get your views in the mix! I loved filling out all the boxes …
haringey.gov.uk/streets-road...
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Thinking of heading into the mountains this weekend? Did you know we have specific mountain forecasts to help you plan a safe visit
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Mountain weather forecast
Latest mountain weather forecasts from the Met Office, for walkers and mountaineers. Check for wind, precipitation, temperature and any potential hazards.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Thinking of heading into the mountains this weekend? Did you know we have specific mountain forecasts to help you plan a safe visit
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👉
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My unpopular opinion: those of us advocating for non-car travel need to stop apologetically saying "I know not everybody can cycle!" Obviously not everyone can cycle, but that's also true of driving. I fear we're just giving our opponents' attack lines legitimacy by shouting them out for free
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
My unpopular opinion: those of us advocating for non-car travel need to stop apologetically saying "I know not everybody can cycle!" Obviously not everyone can cycle, but that's also true of driving. I fear we're just giving our opponents' attack lines legitimacy by shouting them out for free
🤢
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🤢
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... another good reason not to buy one !!
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... another good reason not to buy one !!
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🛎️ 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 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🛎️ 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 ☕️ 🍻 🍷 💬 🤗
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Busy morning painting over unsightly graffiti on Russell’s footpath in Streatham. Great to be joined by Steve Reed MP who picked up a brush and started painting with us.
Very proud of the repainted pigeon even though I had to resort to finger painting due to a lack of fine tip brushes!
Very proud of the repainted pigeon even though I had to resort to finger painting due to a lack of fine tip brushes!
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Busy morning painting over unsightly graffiti on Russell’s footpath in Streatham. Great to be joined by Steve Reed MP who picked up a brush and started painting with us.
Very proud of the repainted pigeon even though I had to resort to finger painting due to a lack of fine tip brushes!
Very proud of the repainted pigeon even though I had to resort to finger painting due to a lack of fine tip brushes!
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Car brand BYD's new SUV ad pokes fun at people walking and cycling, comparing them to Horse & Carts.
It joins a long list of car ads that sell a false promise of convenience and aspiration while punching down at sustainable transport modes.
So I made it a bit more realistic...
It joins a long list of car ads that sell a false promise of convenience and aspiration while punching down at sustainable transport modes.
So I made it a bit more realistic...
November 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Car brand BYD's new SUV ad pokes fun at people walking and cycling, comparing them to Horse & Carts.
It joins a long list of car ads that sell a false promise of convenience and aspiration while punching down at sustainable transport modes.
So I made it a bit more realistic...
It joins a long list of car ads that sell a false promise of convenience and aspiration while punching down at sustainable transport modes.
So I made it a bit more realistic...
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In the heart of Breda, in the south of the Netherlands, a dramatic metamorphosis is underway: the Nieuwe Mark project, where a corridor once dedicated to cars is being transformed into a blue-green vein; part of the city's vision to make its centre more beautiful, liveable, natural and sustainable.🧵
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In the heart of Breda, in the south of the Netherlands, a dramatic metamorphosis is underway: the Nieuwe Mark project, where a corridor once dedicated to cars is being transformed into a blue-green vein; part of the city's vision to make its centre more beautiful, liveable, natural and sustainable.🧵
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"But nobody cycles when it's dark"
Infrastructure done wright excludes dark season as an excuse, making rush hour just as vivid as during daylight!
Infrastructure done wright excludes dark season as an excuse, making rush hour just as vivid as during daylight!
November 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"But nobody cycles when it's dark"
Infrastructure done wright excludes dark season as an excuse, making rush hour just as vivid as during daylight!
Infrastructure done wright excludes dark season as an excuse, making rush hour just as vivid as during daylight!
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Saturday | 10:05 PT We talk with Melissa Bruntlett about the new book, Women Changing Cities, highlighting women leaders from Tirana, Albania (pictured below) to Barcelona and Sydney, Australia. @modacitylife.com @thewaroncars.bsky.social @visionzerovancouver.ca
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Saturday | 10:05 PT We talk with Melissa Bruntlett about the new book, Women Changing Cities, highlighting women leaders from Tirana, Albania (pictured below) to Barcelona and Sydney, Australia. @modacitylife.com @thewaroncars.bsky.social @visionzerovancouver.ca
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I agree with a pay per mile driving charge for EVs.
But a key fact that many are missing is that fuel duty has been frozen since 2010 and petrol is cheaper now than 2 decades ago.
It's about time conventional car drivers actually started paying a fair share too.
www.theguardian.com/business/nil...
But a key fact that many are missing is that fuel duty has been frozen since 2010 and petrol is cheaper now than 2 decades ago.
It's about time conventional car drivers actually started paying a fair share too.
www.theguardian.com/business/nil...
Ignore the howls around pay-per-mile, chancellor. We can’t afford not to tax electric cars
The issue of how motoring taxes should change as we decarbonise the economy has been dodged for too long. Car salesmen need to get real
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I agree with a pay per mile driving charge for EVs.
But a key fact that many are missing is that fuel duty has been frozen since 2010 and petrol is cheaper now than 2 decades ago.
It's about time conventional car drivers actually started paying a fair share too.
www.theguardian.com/business/nil...
But a key fact that many are missing is that fuel duty has been frozen since 2010 and petrol is cheaper now than 2 decades ago.
It's about time conventional car drivers actually started paying a fair share too.
www.theguardian.com/business/nil...