Lib Dem Friends of Cycling 🔶🚲
@libdemcycling.org.uk
Liberal Democrat Friends of Cycling - A group for Lib Dem members who want to promote policies that encourage cycling and make the UK a safer place to cycle. http://www.libdemcycling.org.uk
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Sales of illegal and dangerous ebikes must be stopped, say MPs and peers
All-party group concerned about hazards caused by bikes, with focus on use by delivery drivers and risk of fire
www.theguardian.com
Good stuff from the @appgcw.bsky.social on illegal e-motorcycles here (recommending better enforcement of existing rules, but also closure of loopholes and a recognition that unregulated e-bikes are damaging #ActiveTravel)
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#GreaterManchester, would you like a calmer, safer, less polluted journey to school?
#SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution around schools and encourage walking, cycling & scooting. Get in touch with our GM Co-ordinator Liz at manchester@mumsforlungs.org if you want this at your school!
#SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution around schools and encourage walking, cycling & scooting. Get in touch with our GM Co-ordinator Liz at manchester@mumsforlungs.org if you want this at your school!
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#GreaterManchester, would you like a calmer, safer, less polluted journey to school?
#SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution around schools and encourage walking, cycling & scooting. Get in touch with our GM Co-ordinator Liz at manchester@mumsforlungs.org if you want this at your school!
#SchoolStreets reduce traffic and #AirPollution around schools and encourage walking, cycling & scooting. Get in touch with our GM Co-ordinator Liz at manchester@mumsforlungs.org if you want this at your school!
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We so need to have people-friendly pavements here in Congleton. It has been done in London so when here? @cheshire-east.bsky.social
Good to see an MP speaking up on #PavementParking - five years after the consultation closed there is public appetite for action. Councils need the powers to enforce (including retention of fines to pay for other road safety initiative)
I recently spoke in Parliament about the impact of pavement parking—a concern I hear often from constituents with disabilities, sight loss or mobility aids.
It makes everyday journeys harder and more dangerous. Councils need proper powers to act.
Everyone deserves safe, accessible streets
It makes everyday journeys harder and more dangerous. Councils need proper powers to act.
Everyone deserves safe, accessible streets
October 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We so need to have people-friendly pavements here in Congleton. It has been done in London so when here? @cheshire-east.bsky.social
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How do you know your city is a healthy habitat for people? A decent place to start is whether children can play freely in their neighbourhoods and get around independently.
This is an excellent introduction to Tim’s work and the benefits of shifting away from car centric urban spaces.
This is an excellent introduction to Tim’s work and the benefits of shifting away from car centric urban spaces.
New episode up! We talked with researcher Tim Gill about how we need to make our cities safe for children, not cars. "Children are basically living very captive and kind of contained lives, and that's just not healthy."
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October 3, 2025 at 6:06 AM
How do you know your city is a healthy habitat for people? A decent place to start is whether children can play freely in their neighbourhoods and get around independently.
This is an excellent introduction to Tim’s work and the benefits of shifting away from car centric urban spaces.
This is an excellent introduction to Tim’s work and the benefits of shifting away from car centric urban spaces.
Good episode of @thewaroncars.bsky.social
- who *did* decide that all our public space would be given over to cars? #LiveableNeighbourhoods
- who *did* decide that all our public space would be given over to cars? #LiveableNeighbourhoods
Cities for Children with Tim Gill
Podcast Episode · The War on Cars · 30/09/2025 · 38m
podcasts.apple.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Good episode of @thewaroncars.bsky.social
- who *did* decide that all our public space would be given over to cars? #LiveableNeighbourhoods
- who *did* decide that all our public space would be given over to cars? #LiveableNeighbourhoods
Good evidence of the effect of building safe #ActiveTravel infrastructure - aside from the health and environmental benefits, it builds in transport resilience
Bus strike mania has hit Manchester
This week Oxford Road saw the most cyclists in a single day EVER
Nearly 4000 people used the route on Monday
This week Oxford Road saw the most cyclists in a single day EVER
Nearly 4000 people used the route on Monday
October 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Good evidence of the effect of building safe #ActiveTravel infrastructure - aside from the health and environmental benefits, it builds in transport resilience
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Bus strike mania has hit Manchester
This week Oxford Road saw the most cyclists in a single day EVER
Nearly 4000 people used the route on Monday
This week Oxford Road saw the most cyclists in a single day EVER
Nearly 4000 people used the route on Monday
October 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Bus strike mania has hit Manchester
This week Oxford Road saw the most cyclists in a single day EVER
Nearly 4000 people used the route on Monday
This week Oxford Road saw the most cyclists in a single day EVER
Nearly 4000 people used the route on Monday
Good to see an MP speaking up on #PavementParking - five years after the consultation closed there is public appetite for action. Councils need the powers to enforce (including retention of fines to pay for other road safety initiative)
I recently spoke in Parliament about the impact of pavement parking—a concern I hear often from constituents with disabilities, sight loss or mobility aids.
It makes everyday journeys harder and more dangerous. Councils need proper powers to act.
Everyone deserves safe, accessible streets
It makes everyday journeys harder and more dangerous. Councils need proper powers to act.
Everyone deserves safe, accessible streets
September 15, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Good to see an MP speaking up on #PavementParking - five years after the consultation closed there is public appetite for action. Councils need the powers to enforce (including retention of fines to pay for other road safety initiative)
Excellent work in Oxford #CongestionCharge
Oxford is to get a congestion charge of £5 per car per day, starting this autumn. Charges will be levied for driving past one of six camera sites. The decision, intended to accelerate bus services and encourage cycling/walking, was taken at an Oxfordshire County Council cabinet meeting this morning.
September 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Excellent work in Oxford #CongestionCharge
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"Looking at the entire British population, 90% of citizens live in areas which breach World Health Organization guidelines."
New analysis by @healthequals.bsky.social emphasises the inequities of exposure and vulnerability to #AirPollution, & shows how far we still have to go to clean up our air.
New analysis by @healthequals.bsky.social emphasises the inequities of exposure and vulnerability to #AirPollution, & shows how far we still have to go to clean up our air.
87% of British schools in toxic air zones, 12million at risk
25,000 campuses are located in areas that exceed the World Health Organization’s air quality guidelines, according to a new analysis. The assessment shows that 87% of schools are situated in ‘toxic…
environmentjournal.online
September 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"Looking at the entire British population, 90% of citizens live in areas which breach World Health Organization guidelines."
New analysis by @healthequals.bsky.social emphasises the inequities of exposure and vulnerability to #AirPollution, & shows how far we still have to go to clean up our air.
New analysis by @healthequals.bsky.social emphasises the inequities of exposure and vulnerability to #AirPollution, & shows how far we still have to go to clean up our air.
Disappointing that the Government’s strategy for the #InactivityPandemic is to encourage people to go for a run (which people with busy lives will find hard to make time for) rather than building in ‘incidental exercise’ by making it easier to walk to the shops or school #ActiveTravel
More than 600 dead after earthquake hits Afghanistan, officials say
Authorities said that more than 1,500 people were injured by the 6.0-magnitude earthquake
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September 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Disappointing that the Government’s strategy for the #InactivityPandemic is to encourage people to go for a run (which people with busy lives will find hard to make time for) rather than building in ‘incidental exercise’ by making it easier to walk to the shops or school #ActiveTravel
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As the schools go back, the additional traffic from the school run will be obvious. For a substantial proportion, especially primary, the distance to school is less than a mile so walking, wheeling or cycling would be feasible if it felt safer to do so #SchoolStreets @solveschoolrun.bsky.social
The more kids are invited to bike, walk and take public transit to school, the safer, healthier and smarter it is for EVERYONE. It’s shocking how much vehicle congestion in cities is actually “driven” by trips to and from schools. #BackToSchool #LetKidsBike #LetKidsWalk cartoon by Yehuda Moon
August 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
As the schools go back, the additional traffic from the school run will be obvious. For a substantial proportion, especially primary, the distance to school is less than a mile so walking, wheeling or cycling would be feasible if it felt safer to do so #SchoolStreets @solveschoolrun.bsky.social
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A good read on why we need to reverse the trend towards ever bigger cars.
Children are 82% more likely to be killed in a collision with an SUV rather than a small car.
#Carspreading
Children are 82% more likely to be killed in a collision with an SUV rather than a small car.
#Carspreading
We need to curb carspreading - Transport for Quality of Life Limited
Reversing the trend towards heavier, longer, wider and higher cars would make our streets healthier, safer and more people-friendly; and could leverage funds to improve alternatives to car travel.
www.transportforqualityoflife.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A good read on why we need to reverse the trend towards ever bigger cars.
Children are 82% more likely to be killed in a collision with an SUV rather than a small car.
#Carspreading
Children are 82% more likely to be killed in a collision with an SUV rather than a small car.
#Carspreading
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Trigger Warning for Road Violence.
I found out last night that this video forms part of the induction for new students at Jesmond Park Academy.
Accompanied by a warning to pupils to look both ways, even when the green man / red light is on, because drivers can't be trusted to stop🚦.
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I found out last night that this video forms part of the induction for new students at Jesmond Park Academy.
Accompanied by a warning to pupils to look both ways, even when the green man / red light is on, because drivers can't be trusted to stop🚦.
Cont.
Schoolchild hit by car running red light
Dashcam footage captures the moment a pupil is hit by a car on the Coast Road in Heaton, Newcastle.
share.google
August 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Trigger Warning for Road Violence.
I found out last night that this video forms part of the induction for new students at Jesmond Park Academy.
Accompanied by a warning to pupils to look both ways, even when the green man / red light is on, because drivers can't be trusted to stop🚦.
Cont.
I found out last night that this video forms part of the induction for new students at Jesmond Park Academy.
Accompanied by a warning to pupils to look both ways, even when the green man / red light is on, because drivers can't be trusted to stop🚦.
Cont.
August 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Today is #CycleToWorkDay
Contact your councillors and ask for safe infrastructure to give more people the choice to cycle to work, school or the shops in safety - ⅔ of adults would cycle instead of driving with the health benefits this brings if they didn't have to mix with traffic.
#DemandBetter
Contact your councillors and ask for safe infrastructure to give more people the choice to cycle to work, school or the shops in safety - ⅔ of adults would cycle instead of driving with the health benefits this brings if they didn't have to mix with traffic.
#DemandBetter
August 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Today is #CycleToWorkDay
Contact your councillors and ask for safe infrastructure to give more people the choice to cycle to work, school or the shops in safety - ⅔ of adults would cycle instead of driving with the health benefits this brings if they didn't have to mix with traffic.
#DemandBetter
Contact your councillors and ask for safe infrastructure to give more people the choice to cycle to work, school or the shops in safety - ⅔ of adults would cycle instead of driving with the health benefits this brings if they didn't have to mix with traffic.
#DemandBetter
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Today is National Cycle to Work Day! 🚲
Cycling means cleaner air, less congestion, and a healthier you. It’s good for our planet and our wellbeing: boosting fitness, lowering stress, and lifting your mood before the workday even begins.
Let’s make active travel the norm.
#CycleToWorkDay
Cycling means cleaner air, less congestion, and a healthier you. It’s good for our planet and our wellbeing: boosting fitness, lowering stress, and lifting your mood before the workday even begins.
Let’s make active travel the norm.
#CycleToWorkDay
August 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Today is National Cycle to Work Day! 🚲
Cycling means cleaner air, less congestion, and a healthier you. It’s good for our planet and our wellbeing: boosting fitness, lowering stress, and lifting your mood before the workday even begins.
Let’s make active travel the norm.
#CycleToWorkDay
Cycling means cleaner air, less congestion, and a healthier you. It’s good for our planet and our wellbeing: boosting fitness, lowering stress, and lifting your mood before the workday even begins.
Let’s make active travel the norm.
#CycleToWorkDay
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Please consider signing this petition to help ensure alternative long-distance walking and cycling routes are provided when existing ones are lost to major transport schemes #ActiveTravel @cyclinguk.bsky.social @sustrans.bsky.social
Petition: Mandate funding of active travel provision as part of any transport projects
In light of the Chancellor's recent announcement of funding for transport infrastructure, we call for new legislation mandating funding for active travel provision alongside funding for transport…
petition.parliament.uk
August 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Please consider signing this petition to help ensure alternative long-distance walking and cycling routes are provided when existing ones are lost to major transport schemes #ActiveTravel @cyclinguk.bsky.social @sustrans.bsky.social
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“What is an acceptable death toll that justifies getting to work two minutes faster?”
#20sPlenty @walkridegm.org.uk
#20sPlenty @walkridegm.org.uk
Journey times up, deaths down: Welsh 20mph speed limit still divisive two years on
Protests continue against default lower limit in urban areas that supporters say is working ‘exactly as intended’
www.theguardian.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“What is an acceptable death toll that justifies getting to work two minutes faster?”
#20sPlenty @walkridegm.org.uk
#20sPlenty @walkridegm.org.uk
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Me, trying to work out how Newcastle managed to solve its traffic problems overnight.
Oh yeah, it's the start of the 6 weeks summer holidays.
Which demonstrates that an awful lot of our traffic in the mornings is School Run.
Why did the Council abandon it's #SchoolStreets programme?
Oh yeah, it's the start of the 6 weeks summer holidays.
Which demonstrates that an awful lot of our traffic in the mornings is School Run.
Why did the Council abandon it's #SchoolStreets programme?
July 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Me, trying to work out how Newcastle managed to solve its traffic problems overnight.
Oh yeah, it's the start of the 6 weeks summer holidays.
Which demonstrates that an awful lot of our traffic in the mornings is School Run.
Why did the Council abandon it's #SchoolStreets programme?
Oh yeah, it's the start of the 6 weeks summer holidays.
Which demonstrates that an awful lot of our traffic in the mornings is School Run.
Why did the Council abandon it's #SchoolStreets programme?
This is good work from @vikkislademp.bsky.social - #IllegalParking is a danger to people walking, wheeling and cycling and councils should be properly empowered to enforce it (including using #ANPR cameras) and keep the fines to subsidise enforcement and other transport measures.
After raising the issue of illegal parking with the Minister yesterday, I’ve sent a letter seeking clarity on the Government’s plans for enforcing parking fines. Also I have requested a meeting with the Minister and affected councils to discuss the next steps.
July 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This is good work from @vikkislademp.bsky.social - #IllegalParking is a danger to people walking, wheeling and cycling and councils should be properly empowered to enforce it (including using #ANPR cameras) and keep the fines to subsidise enforcement and other transport measures.
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After raising the issue of illegal parking with the Minister yesterday, I’ve sent a letter seeking clarity on the Government’s plans for enforcing parking fines. Also I have requested a meeting with the Minister and affected councils to discuss the next steps.
July 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
After raising the issue of illegal parking with the Minister yesterday, I’ve sent a letter seeking clarity on the Government’s plans for enforcing parking fines. Also I have requested a meeting with the Minister and affected councils to discuss the next steps.
Please sign if you can #ActiveTravel
New petition: "Mandate funding of active travel provision as part of any transport projects"
Deadline 15 January 2026, created by Reg Khawar
#NewPetition
Deadline 15 January 2026, created by Reg Khawar
#NewPetition
New petition: Mandate funding of active travel provision as part of any transport projects
In light of the Chancellor's recent announcement of funding for transport infrastructure, we call for new legislation mandating funding for active travel provision alongside funding for transport projects, built at the same time as any transport improvements or construction.
petition.parliament.uk
July 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Please sign if you can #ActiveTravel
The benefits of #LowTrafficNeighbourhoods keep building, whether that’s health, air quality or (as in this) road safety.
Our politicians must have the courage to do the right thing and expand these.
Our politicians must have the courage to do the right thing and expand these.
LTNs save lives. Lack of LTNs means lives lost, and lives and families damaged irreparably. Yet more evidence that LTNs are needed urgently in more of our city: www.standard.co.uk/comment/ltns...
You can't argue with the data - LTNs are officially saving lives
It’s a truth many struggle to accept, but in London cars have become killers.
www.standard.co.uk
July 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The benefits of #LowTrafficNeighbourhoods keep building, whether that’s health, air quality or (as in this) road safety.
Our politicians must have the courage to do the right thing and expand these.
Our politicians must have the courage to do the right thing and expand these.
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What’s true in London will be true in our other towns and cities. The benefits of #ActiveNeighbourhoods are becoming overwhelming, and we need action, and now. Reinstate the #MilkstoneAndDeeplish trial.
#StopDeKindermoord @rochdalecouncil.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk
#StopDeKindermoord @rochdalecouncil.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk
NEW: Big study of low-traffic neighbourhoods in London suggest they cut road injuries and deaths by more than a third within their boundaries with no apparent negative safety effect on nearby roads. This feels a *major* boost for proponents of such schemes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’
Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
What’s true in London will be true in our other towns and cities. The benefits of #ActiveNeighbourhoods are becoming overwhelming, and we need action, and now. Reinstate the #MilkstoneAndDeeplish trial.
#StopDeKindermoord @rochdalecouncil.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk
#StopDeKindermoord @rochdalecouncil.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk
#ActiveTravel is a public health intervention as much as anything else, and our political leaders must make the case for this - reduced illness, and reduced demand for social care.
At a big active travel conference in York, Chris Whitty is explaining how amazing physical activity is for health, and how it needs to be built into everyday life. Those who benefit most are those who currently do nothing, followed by those who do little, he says.
July 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#ActiveTravel is a public health intervention as much as anything else, and our political leaders must make the case for this - reduced illness, and reduced demand for social care.