Paul Luton
@paulluton.bsky.social
Chemist by education ,retired teacher, National Trust guide and Nature conservation volunteer who uses a bicycle to see the world.
Pressing for safer cycling routes so that more people can enjoy it too.
Pressing for safer cycling routes so that more people can enjoy it too.
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Time the law was changed so ASls ( bike boxes) which are intended to protect those choosing to cycle were made yellow box junctions: no entry unless exit is clear.
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Time the law was changed so ASls ( bike boxes) which are intended to protect those choosing to cycle were made yellow box junctions: no entry unless exit is clear.
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We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.
January 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.
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If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
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This is nuts. Too much emphasis on experts on climate change, right?
January 2, 2026 at 9:02 AM
This is nuts. Too much emphasis on experts on climate change, right?
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We're looking to name our gritter bike...only terrible puns need apply
January 5, 2026 at 9:58 AM
We're looking to name our gritter bike...only terrible puns need apply
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To anybody who supports sustainable transport: Please stop saying “car restrictions” just move cars elsewhere, it’s just not true
Comment & Analysis: In the past, it was mainly said by opponents of giving space to walking, cycling and buses, but more recently, a number of media commentators who…
Comment & Analysis: In the past, it was mainly said by opponents of giving space to walking, cycling and buses, but more recently, a number of media commentators who…
To anybody who supports sustainable transport: Please stop saying “car restrictions” just move cars elsewhere, it’s just not true
Comment & Analysis: In the past, it was mainly said by opponents of giving space to walking, cycling and buses, but more recently, a number of media commentators who are generally supportive of active travel and public transport have claimed that bus priority measures in Dublin City Centre have just moved cars to other streets. There's no data to back this up, and long-term data show a nearly annual decline in the number of cars entering Dublin City Centre at peak times.
irishcycle.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
To anybody who supports sustainable transport: Please stop saying “car restrictions” just move cars elsewhere, it’s just not true
Comment & Analysis: In the past, it was mainly said by opponents of giving space to walking, cycling and buses, but more recently, a number of media commentators who…
Comment & Analysis: In the past, it was mainly said by opponents of giving space to walking, cycling and buses, but more recently, a number of media commentators who…
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I'm in, are you?
I was flight-free in 2025...
I was flight-free in 2025...
Happy new year! This is your sign to join the flight free club --> we're making waves in 2026.
flightfree.co.uk#take-the-cha...
flightfree.co.uk#take-the-cha...
Flight Free UK
Fight climate change: make the pledge to be flight free in 2026
flightfree.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I'm in, are you?
I was flight-free in 2025...
I was flight-free in 2025...
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Only one party has all the power right now and is straight up allowing him to do what he wants.
The whole "both sides" nonsense is just an attempt to muddy the waters.
The whole "both sides" nonsense is just an attempt to muddy the waters.
January 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Only one party has all the power right now and is straight up allowing him to do what he wants.
The whole "both sides" nonsense is just an attempt to muddy the waters.
The whole "both sides" nonsense is just an attempt to muddy the waters.
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Once again it's both entirely understandable why the UK government is taking this approach given the need for Trump's backing on Ukraine etc, while at the same time it makes any minister obliged to trot out the lines look fairly ludicrous. Happy 2026.
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Once again it's both entirely understandable why the UK government is taking this approach given the need for Trump's backing on Ukraine etc, while at the same time it makes any minister obliged to trot out the lines look fairly ludicrous. Happy 2026.
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New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution.
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New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution
Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.
momentummag.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution.
momentummag.com/new-study-pa...
momentummag.com/new-study-pa...
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine...
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
act.38degrees.org.uk
January 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/chlorine...
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New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution.
momentummag.com/new-study-pa...
momentummag.com/new-study-pa...
New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution
Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.
momentummag.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution.
momentummag.com/new-study-pa...
momentummag.com/new-study-pa...
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Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong." Via @pkrugman.bsky.social
Notes on New York
The Big Apple had a pretty good 2025, but …
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January 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Congestion pricing "has been a striking success. Traffic speeds have increased. Pollution is down. The fee is generating a large amount of revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong." Via @pkrugman.bsky.social
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"E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world"
And still no plans or incentives from our federal and provincial governments to help people choose bikes instead of cars. Quite the opposite, actually.
arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...
And still no plans or incentives from our federal and provincial governments to help people choose bikes instead of cars. Quite the opposite, actually.
arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
arstechnica.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
"E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world"
And still no plans or incentives from our federal and provincial governments to help people choose bikes instead of cars. Quite the opposite, actually.
arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...
And still no plans or incentives from our federal and provincial governments to help people choose bikes instead of cars. Quite the opposite, actually.
arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...
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'Todi Umbria,' by contemporary British watercolorist Alan Reed
January 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
'Todi Umbria,' by contemporary British watercolorist Alan Reed
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This would be an astoundingly myopic and insane decision.
£2k or so on the cost of a house which would then cut bills by £1300 a year.
Not to mention the climate emergency.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
£2k or so on the cost of a house which would then cut bills by £1300 a year.
Not to mention the climate emergency.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ministers may cut green tech mandate from new homes regulations in England
Critics say removing battery installation requirement will reduce amount homebuyers save on energy bills
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:41 AM
This would be an astoundingly myopic and insane decision.
£2k or so on the cost of a house which would then cut bills by £1300 a year.
Not to mention the climate emergency.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
£2k or so on the cost of a house which would then cut bills by £1300 a year.
Not to mention the climate emergency.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). Was very worried it would be watered down or even cancelled. But no!
EU’s new ‘green tariff’ rules on high-carbon goods come into force
The ‘border adjustment mechanism’ aims to create a level playing field while also encouraging decarbonisation
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:33 PM
EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). Was very worried it would be watered down or even cancelled. But no!
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"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend"
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
Oxford high street demand returns to pre-pandemic levels
Oxford’s high street is bucking the national trend, with demand rising and vacancy rates low
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend"
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
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In the last two weeks, I've heard about:
-mRNA vaccine to treat age-related vision loss
-cure for Alzheimer's and a treatment to reverse cognitive damage
-Japanese scientists working on a way to regrow teeth
I'm in awe. What a time to be alive. 🤩
-mRNA vaccine to treat age-related vision loss
-cure for Alzheimer's and a treatment to reverse cognitive damage
-Japanese scientists working on a way to regrow teeth
I'm in awe. What a time to be alive. 🤩
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
In the last two weeks, I've heard about:
-mRNA vaccine to treat age-related vision loss
-cure for Alzheimer's and a treatment to reverse cognitive damage
-Japanese scientists working on a way to regrow teeth
I'm in awe. What a time to be alive. 🤩
-mRNA vaccine to treat age-related vision loss
-cure for Alzheimer's and a treatment to reverse cognitive damage
-Japanese scientists working on a way to regrow teeth
I'm in awe. What a time to be alive. 🤩
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Well 2025 was a brilliant year for #cycling. I completed 10051 miles by last night. A record + not bad at 72! Obv the safest miles were in #NL but still some gt quiet bits in the UK esp Derbyshire. But to enable more women like me to choose to #cycle it needs proper funding. A few sunsets seen.
January 1, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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I love that the Portland Airport includes a bike assembly area near baggage claim for people traveling with a bicycle and leaving the airport on two wheels, as well as a transit station right at the terminal. It’s a rare delight to have such excellent accommodations for non-car airport travel!
December 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I love that the Portland Airport includes a bike assembly area near baggage claim for people traveling with a bicycle and leaving the airport on two wheels, as well as a transit station right at the terminal. It’s a rare delight to have such excellent accommodations for non-car airport travel!
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I love seeing photos like this that show kids riding in protected bike lanes because it makes the important point that the best infrastructure enables *anyone* to ride (or roll, because bikes lanes are also great for wheelchairs and other forms of micro-mobility) regardless of skill or ability.
Little guy’s first long ride through the City.
December 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I love seeing photos like this that show kids riding in protected bike lanes because it makes the important point that the best infrastructure enables *anyone* to ride (or roll, because bikes lanes are also great for wheelchairs and other forms of micro-mobility) regardless of skill or ability.
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Beavers are just one of the animals we’ve helped bring back to London after centuries.
Can’t wait to see what David Attenborough uncovers in his new series Wild London on the BBC on New Year’s Day.
Can’t wait to see what David Attenborough uncovers in his new series Wild London on the BBC on New Year’s Day.
‘Cities need nature to be happy’: David Attenborough seeks out London’s hidden wildlife
Attenborough, 99, enthuses about Tube-riding pigeons, foxes, parakeets and others in Wild London for the BBC
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Beavers are just one of the animals we’ve helped bring back to London after centuries.
Can’t wait to see what David Attenborough uncovers in his new series Wild London on the BBC on New Year’s Day.
Can’t wait to see what David Attenborough uncovers in his new series Wild London on the BBC on New Year’s Day.