Oliver Lord
@olord.bsky.social
Leading @cleancitiescampaign.org in the UK
Healthy & climate friendly transport geekery | 🏳️🌈 | Reposts ≠ endorsements
https://cleancitiescampaign.org/UK
Healthy & climate friendly transport geekery | 🏳️🌈 | Reposts ≠ endorsements
https://cleancitiescampaign.org/UK
NEW #carspreading danger: @cleancitiescampaign.org analysis reveals a 92% rise in number of US-style pick-up trucks on UK roads. We've now more than half a million pick-up trucks where young children can’t be seen over high bonnet ⚠️ 1/7
January 27, 2026 at 11:46 AM
NEW #carspreading danger: @cleancitiescampaign.org analysis reveals a 92% rise in number of US-style pick-up trucks on UK roads. We've now more than half a million pick-up trucks where young children can’t be seen over high bonnet ⚠️ 1/7
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📢 We’re looking for a highly organised, strategic Executive Programme Manager to work with our Director at Clean Cities.
📍 London (hybrid, 2-3 days/week in office)
⏰ Full-time (0.8 FTE possible)
🗓 Apply by: February 15th, 2026
👉 Find out more more & apply: cleancitiescampaign.org/jobs/executi...
📍 London (hybrid, 2-3 days/week in office)
⏰ Full-time (0.8 FTE possible)
🗓 Apply by: February 15th, 2026
👉 Find out more more & apply: cleancitiescampaign.org/jobs/executi...
Vacancy: Executive Programme Manager
We're seeking a highly organised, strategic, and tech-forward Executive Programme Manager.
cleancitiescampaign.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:45 AM
📢 We’re looking for a highly organised, strategic Executive Programme Manager to work with our Director at Clean Cities.
📍 London (hybrid, 2-3 days/week in office)
⏰ Full-time (0.8 FTE possible)
🗓 Apply by: February 15th, 2026
👉 Find out more more & apply: cleancitiescampaign.org/jobs/executi...
📍 London (hybrid, 2-3 days/week in office)
⏰ Full-time (0.8 FTE possible)
🗓 Apply by: February 15th, 2026
👉 Find out more more & apply: cleancitiescampaign.org/jobs/executi...
Battery electric refuse vehicles and community transport minibuses! Great to see @islington-council.bsky.social ditching diesel and leading a rollout of cleaner, quieter EVs in their fleet 👏👏👏 #ElectrifyLondon
January 15, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Battery electric refuse vehicles and community transport minibuses! Great to see @islington-council.bsky.social ditching diesel and leading a rollout of cleaner, quieter EVs in their fleet 👏👏👏 #ElectrifyLondon
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⚡ It’s time to Electrify London ⚡
On 7 May 2026, 1800+ borough councillors will be elected, responsible for 95% of London’s roads & kerbsides. We’re launching Electrify London to push them to be bolder on the transition to cleaner, greener electric vehicles.
cleancitiescampaign.org/electrify-lo...
On 7 May 2026, 1800+ borough councillors will be elected, responsible for 95% of London’s roads & kerbsides. We’re launching Electrify London to push them to be bolder on the transition to cleaner, greener electric vehicles.
cleancitiescampaign.org/electrify-lo...
It’s time to Electrify London
We’re campaigning in three key policy areas where we believe boroughs can make significant progress towards Electrifying London
cleancitiescampaign.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
⚡ It’s time to Electrify London ⚡
On 7 May 2026, 1800+ borough councillors will be elected, responsible for 95% of London’s roads & kerbsides. We’re launching Electrify London to push them to be bolder on the transition to cleaner, greener electric vehicles.
cleancitiescampaign.org/electrify-lo...
On 7 May 2026, 1800+ borough councillors will be elected, responsible for 95% of London’s roads & kerbsides. We’re launching Electrify London to push them to be bolder on the transition to cleaner, greener electric vehicles.
cleancitiescampaign.org/electrify-lo...
It's remarkable Westminster Council doesnt charge for car parking in the West End after 18:30... coupled with free congestion charge from TfL and no wonder there's a wild west of traffic in the evenings 😬. More and more SUVs don't help either... #carspreading
www.westminster.gov.uk/parking/park...
www.westminster.gov.uk/parking/park...
January 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
It's remarkable Westminster Council doesnt charge for car parking in the West End after 18:30... coupled with free congestion charge from TfL and no wonder there's a wild west of traffic in the evenings 😬. More and more SUVs don't help either... #carspreading
www.westminster.gov.uk/parking/park...
www.westminster.gov.uk/parking/park...
Great to see new powers for councils to end the blight of pavement parking in England. This announcement couldn’t have come soon enough given cars are getting heavier and wider every year making pavement parking even more untenable and dangerous. #carspreading
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Every council to get new power to ban pavement parking
The Government has announced new regulations and devolved power
www.mirror.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Great to see new powers for councils to end the blight of pavement parking in England. This announcement couldn’t have come soon enough given cars are getting heavier and wider every year making pavement parking even more untenable and dangerous. #carspreading
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Cargo bikes are often a quick, cheap and far cleaner alternative to polluting vans in cities. And the best thing? They're always ready to lend Santa a hand! #cargorevolution
Merry Xmas from @cleancitiescampaign.org 🤓 🚴 🎅
Merry Xmas from @cleancitiescampaign.org 🤓 🚴 🎅
December 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Cargo bikes are often a quick, cheap and far cleaner alternative to polluting vans in cities. And the best thing? They're always ready to lend Santa a hand! #cargorevolution
Merry Xmas from @cleancitiescampaign.org 🤓 🚴 🎅
Merry Xmas from @cleancitiescampaign.org 🤓 🚴 🎅
Visit London's West End on a weeknight and get easily reminded of the great giveaway - FREE car parking from @citywestminster.bsky.social and FREE congestion charge from @london.gov.uk. A great giveaway of public space for status symbols. Worth remembering as tube fares increase again next spring...
December 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Visit London's West End on a weeknight and get easily reminded of the great giveaway - FREE car parking from @citywestminster.bsky.social and FREE congestion charge from @london.gov.uk. A great giveaway of public space for status symbols. Worth remembering as tube fares increase again next spring...
Cant imagine anyone accepts that trees should be used as EV charging gantries 😱. A sad encroachment of car culture on nature, partly down to price (domestic vs public) but also local plans/comms. We need charging masterplans that map out options for residents today and in the future #ElectrifyLondon
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Cant imagine anyone accepts that trees should be used as EV charging gantries 😱. A sad encroachment of car culture on nature, partly down to price (domestic vs public) but also local plans/comms. We need charging masterplans that map out options for residents today and in the future #ElectrifyLondon
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We’ve been urging the government to commit to stronger targets for years, so we're pleased that the government has finally listened.
The devil is in the detail. #AirPollution is largely below these levels already across the country and is still making hundreds of thousands of people sick.
The devil is in the detail. #AirPollution is largely below these levels already across the country and is still making hundreds of thousands of people sick.
Wood-burning stoves could face partial ban in Labour’s updated environment plan
Exclusive: Pollution targets set out alongside nature recovery projects to allay concerns over housebuilding
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
We’ve been urging the government to commit to stronger targets for years, so we're pleased that the government has finally listened.
The devil is in the detail. #AirPollution is largely below these levels already across the country and is still making hundreds of thousands of people sick.
The devil is in the detail. #AirPollution is largely below these levels already across the country and is still making hundreds of thousands of people sick.
Just arrived in Utrecht for #POLIS2025 conference and to connect with some @cleancitiescampaign.org colleagues! Aiming for loads of inspiration to bring back to UK cities 🤓. HMU if you're here 🇳🇱
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Just arrived in Utrecht for #POLIS2025 conference and to connect with some @cleancitiescampaign.org colleagues! Aiming for loads of inspiration to bring back to UK cities 🤓. HMU if you're here 🇳🇱
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Today is International Children’s Rights Day 🌍👧👦 and we are excited to announce the launch of our new #StreetsforKids London election campaign - a collaboration with
@cleancitiescampaign.org Europe-wide Streets for Kids movement.
@cleancitiescampaign.org Europe-wide Streets for Kids movement.
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Today is International Children’s Rights Day 🌍👧👦 and we are excited to announce the launch of our new #StreetsforKids London election campaign - a collaboration with
@cleancitiescampaign.org Europe-wide Streets for Kids movement.
@cleancitiescampaign.org Europe-wide Streets for Kids movement.
Pleased @mayoroflondon.bsky.social listened to our campaign to keep #CongestionCharge discount for electric vans but 50% is still troubling for SMEs & charities given costs. Cars are the traffic issue. I spoke with @lbc.co.uk...
#ElectricVans #CleanAir #London #SmallBusiness #UrbanFreight #Climate
#ElectricVans #CleanAir #London #SmallBusiness #UrbanFreight #Climate
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Pleased @mayoroflondon.bsky.social listened to our campaign to keep #CongestionCharge discount for electric vans but 50% is still troubling for SMEs & charities given costs. Cars are the traffic issue. I spoke with @lbc.co.uk...
#ElectricVans #CleanAir #London #SmallBusiness #UrbanFreight #Climate
#ElectricVans #CleanAir #London #SmallBusiness #UrbanFreight #Climate
I wonder what is in the DfT's assessment of the causes 👀 Feels like another reason to do something about the troubling and dangerous increase in car bonnet height. Chances are big SUVs won't be mentioned at all #elephantintheroom #carspreading www.bbc.com/news/article...
Car headlights to be reviewed after drivers complain of being 'blinded' at night
Concern over the glare from brighter headlamps is prompting the government to review vehicle design.
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I wonder what is in the DfT's assessment of the causes 👀 Feels like another reason to do something about the troubling and dangerous increase in car bonnet height. Chances are big SUVs won't be mentioned at all #elephantintheroom #carspreading www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hats off to @deathcardiff.bsky.social & Cardiff cllrs for their new parking policy to charge more for the heaviest SUVs 👏
A <10 child 3x more likely to be killed by an SUV and they don't even fit in urban parking spaces - affecting us all! #carspreading
NEWS: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A <10 child 3x more likely to be killed by an SUV and they don't even fit in urban parking spaces - affecting us all! #carspreading
NEWS: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
October 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hats off to @deathcardiff.bsky.social & Cardiff cllrs for their new parking policy to charge more for the heaviest SUVs 👏
A <10 child 3x more likely to be killed by an SUV and they don't even fit in urban parking spaces - affecting us all! #carspreading
NEWS: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A <10 child 3x more likely to be killed by an SUV and they don't even fit in urban parking spaces - affecting us all! #carspreading
NEWS: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Bravo Cardiff.
“It’s only fair that those driving the biggest, heaviest and most polluting vehicles pay more for the extra space and danger they bring” - Spot on from @olord.bsky.social
Important: two-thirds (66%) of respondents to the related consultation agreed larger vehicles should pay more.
“It’s only fair that those driving the biggest, heaviest and most polluting vehicles pay more for the extra space and danger they bring” - Spot on from @olord.bsky.social
Important: two-thirds (66%) of respondents to the related consultation agreed larger vehicles should pay more.
Cardiff becomes first UK council to impose higher parking charges on larger vehicles
Premium charge aims to combat steep rise in SUVs and other larger vehicles which are ‘a danger to other road users’
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Bravo Cardiff.
“It’s only fair that those driving the biggest, heaviest and most polluting vehicles pay more for the extra space and danger they bring” - Spot on from @olord.bsky.social
Important: two-thirds (66%) of respondents to the related consultation agreed larger vehicles should pay more.
“It’s only fair that those driving the biggest, heaviest and most polluting vehicles pay more for the extra space and danger they bring” - Spot on from @olord.bsky.social
Important: two-thirds (66%) of respondents to the related consultation agreed larger vehicles should pay more.
I was told of a complaint by a resident that 2.1m width restrictions are too narrow for their car! Unsurprising given new cars are getting 1cm wider every 2 years - the Volvo XC90 is 2.14m wide 🤯
Surely this age old infrastructure is needed now more than ever to end #carspreading in our cities? 🙏
Surely this age old infrastructure is needed now more than ever to end #carspreading in our cities? 🙏
October 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I was told of a complaint by a resident that 2.1m width restrictions are too narrow for their car! Unsurprising given new cars are getting 1cm wider every 2 years - the Volvo XC90 is 2.14m wide 🤯
Surely this age old infrastructure is needed now more than ever to end #carspreading in our cities? 🙏
Surely this age old infrastructure is needed now more than ever to end #carspreading in our cities? 🙏
And here's SCAFFOLDERS using a fully electric vehicle in Camden - nice to see HSS helping to #ElectrifyLondon 👏
@adamdkharrison.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social @metecoban92.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social
@adamdkharrison.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social @metecoban92.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
And here's SCAFFOLDERS using a fully electric vehicle in Camden - nice to see HSS helping to #ElectrifyLondon 👏
@adamdkharrison.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social @metecoban92.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social
@adamdkharrison.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social @metecoban92.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social
Paris, Zurich... Cardiff next? 🏴
This sounds promising...will check out the details 👀 #carspreading
nation.cymru/news/council...
This sounds promising...will check out the details 👀 #carspreading
nation.cymru/news/council...
Council set to bring in SUV tax as part of parking plan
Ted Peskett, Local Democracy Reporter Cardiff Council is set to bring in a tax on SUVs as part of a plan for sweeping changes to parking in the city. Cardiff Council’s cabinet members will meet on Thu...
nation.cymru
October 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Paris, Zurich... Cardiff next? 🏴
This sounds promising...will check out the details 👀 #carspreading
nation.cymru/news/council...
This sounds promising...will check out the details 👀 #carspreading
nation.cymru/news/council...
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I remember being told that it would take 193 years to reach legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.
I decided this was unacceptable.
Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected.
I decided this was unacceptable.
Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected.
October 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I remember being told that it would take 193 years to reach legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.
I decided this was unacceptable.
Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected.
I decided this was unacceptable.
Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected.
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On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight.
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
September 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight.
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)
Direct democracy!
Vans have exploded onto our roads! We need better policy that transforms last mile logistics in cities 🙏
⚡ rewarding businesses that switch from diesel to electric
🚲 enabling an e-cargo bike / quadricyle revolution
⏱️supporting better timed and consolidated activities
🚚💨 @metecoban92.bsky.social
⚡ rewarding businesses that switch from diesel to electric
🚲 enabling an e-cargo bike / quadricyle revolution
⏱️supporting better timed and consolidated activities
🚚💨 @metecoban92.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Vans have exploded onto our roads! We need better policy that transforms last mile logistics in cities 🙏
⚡ rewarding businesses that switch from diesel to electric
🚲 enabling an e-cargo bike / quadricyle revolution
⏱️supporting better timed and consolidated activities
🚚💨 @metecoban92.bsky.social
⚡ rewarding businesses that switch from diesel to electric
🚲 enabling an e-cargo bike / quadricyle revolution
⏱️supporting better timed and consolidated activities
🚚💨 @metecoban92.bsky.social
Ok poor pic but had to quickly snap this fully electric CONCRETE MIXER in London - great to see businesses like Tarmac leading the way!
Change is possible @adamdkharrison.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social @metecoban92.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social
Deets: www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/tarmac-...
Change is possible @adamdkharrison.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social @metecoban92.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social
Deets: www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/tarmac-...
September 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Ok poor pic but had to quickly snap this fully electric CONCRETE MIXER in London - great to see businesses like Tarmac leading the way!
Change is possible @adamdkharrison.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social @metecoban92.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social
Deets: www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/tarmac-...
Change is possible @adamdkharrison.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social @metecoban92.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social
Deets: www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/tarmac-...