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Please sign @asthmaandlung.org.uk's petition calling for stronger #AirPollution limits in the UK.
The UK's legal levels for NO2 are four times higher than the safe level recommended by the World Health Organization. If the EU can come into line with interim @who.int levels, surely the UK can?
The UK's legal levels for NO2 are four times higher than the safe level recommended by the World Health Organization. If the EU can come into line with interim @who.int levels, surely the UK can?
Adopt Ambitious Air Quality Standards into UK Law
🫁 Support our call for urgent clean air action Toxic air isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a health emergency. It contributes to lung cancer, worsens asthma and COPD, and harms children’s…
action.asthmaandlung.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Please sign @asthmaandlung.org.uk's petition calling for stronger #AirPollution limits in the UK.
The UK's legal levels for NO2 are four times higher than the safe level recommended by the World Health Organization. If the EU can come into line with interim @who.int levels, surely the UK can?
The UK's legal levels for NO2 are four times higher than the safe level recommended by the World Health Organization. If the EU can come into line with interim @who.int levels, surely the UK can?
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They’re on the hunt, they’re after you ...
July 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
They’re on the hunt, they’re after you ...
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Well said Liz Terry, leader of Reading Borough Council.
Link: www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/around/...
Link: www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/around/...
April 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Well said Liz Terry, leader of Reading Borough Council.
Link: www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/around/...
Link: www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/around/...
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It's brilliant to see the first camera-controlled #SchoolStreet in #GreaterManchester making such a difference. More please!
💚 No. of cars around the school gates reduced by 21 per cent at Hey with Zion and 33 per cent at St Edwards.
💚 Active travel has doubled!
#AirPollution #ActiveTravel
💚 No. of cars around the school gates reduced by 21 per cent at Hey with Zion and 33 per cent at St Edwards.
💚 Active travel has doubled!
#AirPollution #ActiveTravel
Trial 'school street' with ANPR camera hailed a 'huge success'
A trial 'school street' initiative implemented at Hey with Zion Primary School and St Edwards RC Primary School in Lees has been hailed a 'huge…
www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk
April 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It's brilliant to see the first camera-controlled #SchoolStreet in #GreaterManchester making such a difference. More please!
💚 No. of cars around the school gates reduced by 21 per cent at Hey with Zion and 33 per cent at St Edwards.
💚 Active travel has doubled!
#AirPollution #ActiveTravel
💚 No. of cars around the school gates reduced by 21 per cent at Hey with Zion and 33 per cent at St Edwards.
💚 Active travel has doubled!
#AirPollution #ActiveTravel
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Never forget, change is possible!
April 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Never forget, change is possible!
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UK Parliament report comes out in favour of 20mph limits as a norm for urban/village communities. In addition 28% casualty reduction after first 12 months of the Wales 20mph default and CIHT call for survivable national speed limits bit.ly/44bEUGw
April 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
UK Parliament report comes out in favour of 20mph limits as a norm for urban/village communities. In addition 28% casualty reduction after first 12 months of the Wales 20mph default and CIHT call for survivable national speed limits bit.ly/44bEUGw
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I accidentally discovered that there is a weird magnetic spot on my laptop that will make a paperclip stand up, so I had to add googly eyes and make my own personal Clippy
April 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I accidentally discovered that there is a weird magnetic spot on my laptop that will make a paperclip stand up, so I had to add googly eyes and make my own personal Clippy
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✨🚲 My Ride. Our Right. 🚲✨
Women cycle half as often as men, often held back by poor infrastructure, imagine if every ride felt like the image on the right. Our right.
Today we launch #MyRideOurRight because safer cycling for women means safer cycling for all. Join us: cyclinguk.org/myrideourright
Women cycle half as often as men, often held back by poor infrastructure, imagine if every ride felt like the image on the right. Our right.
Today we launch #MyRideOurRight because safer cycling for women means safer cycling for all. Join us: cyclinguk.org/myrideourright
March 31, 2025 at 10:18 AM
✨🚲 My Ride. Our Right. 🚲✨
Women cycle half as often as men, often held back by poor infrastructure, imagine if every ride felt like the image on the right. Our right.
Today we launch #MyRideOurRight because safer cycling for women means safer cycling for all. Join us: cyclinguk.org/myrideourright
Women cycle half as often as men, often held back by poor infrastructure, imagine if every ride felt like the image on the right. Our right.
Today we launch #MyRideOurRight because safer cycling for women means safer cycling for all. Join us: cyclinguk.org/myrideourright
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Elandsgracht, Amsterdam in 1985 and today
March 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Elandsgracht, Amsterdam in 1985 and today
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I've been looking at my photos and this is by far my favourite: children cycling with heavy goods vehicles. This is why we do it.
March 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I've been looking at my photos and this is by far my favourite: children cycling with heavy goods vehicles. This is why we do it.
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It’s REALLY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against downtown bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of the evidence that they are better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Bike-lanes mean business.
Bike-lanes mean business.
March 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
It’s REALLY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against downtown bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of the evidence that they are better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Bike-lanes mean business.
Bike-lanes mean business.
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I’ve written a piece on the ever-growing evidence that interventions like 20mph zones save lives, and given this asking why there’s still even a big debate about implementing them. Includes v wise context from no-relation @ianwalker.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate?
Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I’ve written a piece on the ever-growing evidence that interventions like 20mph zones save lives, and given this asking why there’s still even a big debate about implementing them. Includes v wise context from no-relation @ianwalker.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Our Children's Walking and Cycling Index report, sponsored by , has found that 1.36 billion trips are walked, wheeled or scooted by children each year in the UK.
![Graphic reads: The Children's Walking and Cycling Index 2024. 73% [of journeys] are for fun or other destinations. By creating safer cycle routes, we can help children cycle more securely beyond the school gates! Halfords/Sustrans](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:z2rwtksqwczwdspoz3lav4lj/bafkreicb6xy4zfq5c6rabfvvewmue3verbhtv6l67f4had5xn4pnqagszi@jpeg)
March 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our Children's Walking and Cycling Index report, sponsored by , has found that 1.36 billion trips are walked, wheeled or scooted by children each year in the UK.
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The next meeting of Bolton Active Travel Forum will be at 6.00pm on Wednesday 19th of March. All welcome. See this FB event for details. (No login required.)
www.facebook.com/events/17187...
www.facebook.com/events/17187...
Bolton Active Travel Forum March Meeting
Event by Bolton Active Travel Forum on Wednesday, March 19 2025
www.facebook.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The next meeting of Bolton Active Travel Forum will be at 6.00pm on Wednesday 19th of March. All welcome. See this FB event for details. (No login required.)
www.facebook.com/events/17187...
www.facebook.com/events/17187...
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For my mind, this video should be used as training material for designers to show them everything that's bad about UK roundabout design.
I am being deadly serious and my use of the word "deadly" is carefully chosen.
I cycled this when it was being built and it was worrying then..
I am being deadly serious and my use of the word "deadly" is carefully chosen.
I cycled this when it was being built and it was worrying then..
A ride-though of the newly "improved" Colney Lane roundabout, the only walking and cycling route to the main regional hospital, the N&NUH.
It may be better for drivers, but for walkers and cyclists it's more dangerous
youtu.be/cQdM_2cYHCI?...
It may be better for drivers, but for walkers and cyclists it's more dangerous
youtu.be/cQdM_2cYHCI?...
Colney Lane roundabout "improvements"
YouTube video by Norwich Cycling Campaign
youtu.be
March 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
For my mind, this video should be used as training material for designers to show them everything that's bad about UK roundabout design.
I am being deadly serious and my use of the word "deadly" is carefully chosen.
I cycled this when it was being built and it was worrying then..
I am being deadly serious and my use of the word "deadly" is carefully chosen.
I cycled this when it was being built and it was worrying then..
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Lent begins this week. And if you're a medieval English abbot that means one thing: eel-rents!
At the start of Lent tenants all over England came to pay their yearly rent in eels. Hundreds of thousands of eels.
But how? Why?
Well...it's about sex & availability, you see. 1/7
🗃️🧪
At the start of Lent tenants all over England came to pay their yearly rent in eels. Hundreds of thousands of eels.
But how? Why?
Well...it's about sex & availability, you see. 1/7
🗃️🧪
March 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Lent begins this week. And if you're a medieval English abbot that means one thing: eel-rents!
At the start of Lent tenants all over England came to pay their yearly rent in eels. Hundreds of thousands of eels.
But how? Why?
Well...it's about sex & availability, you see. 1/7
🗃️🧪
At the start of Lent tenants all over England came to pay their yearly rent in eels. Hundreds of thousands of eels.
But how? Why?
Well...it's about sex & availability, you see. 1/7
🗃️🧪
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March 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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"The majority of traffic fatalities happen in what transportation researchers call high-injury networks. These are typically locations where people walk or bike on or near roads with speed limits set at 35 to 45 miles per hour..."
harvardpublichealth.org/policy-pract...
harvardpublichealth.org/policy-pract...
“When you design roads, that is public health.”
Vision Zero has helped some cities eliminate traffic deaths, but the program continues to face roadblocks to wider implementation.
harvardpublichealth.org
February 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"The majority of traffic fatalities happen in what transportation researchers call high-injury networks. These are typically locations where people walk or bike on or near roads with speed limits set at 35 to 45 miles per hour..."
harvardpublichealth.org/policy-pract...
harvardpublichealth.org/policy-pract...
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Can Multi Use Games Areas be more inclusive?
Our ParkWatch research highlighted that 92% of MUGA users in parks are male. Multi Use Games Areas are often seen as a good sports facilities for teenagers, but currently the use is far from equal. Got any examples that challenge the norm? Please share!
Our ParkWatch research highlighted that 92% of MUGA users in parks are male. Multi Use Games Areas are often seen as a good sports facilities for teenagers, but currently the use is far from equal. Got any examples that challenge the norm? Please share!
February 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Can Multi Use Games Areas be more inclusive?
Our ParkWatch research highlighted that 92% of MUGA users in parks are male. Multi Use Games Areas are often seen as a good sports facilities for teenagers, but currently the use is far from equal. Got any examples that challenge the norm? Please share!
Our ParkWatch research highlighted that 92% of MUGA users in parks are male. Multi Use Games Areas are often seen as a good sports facilities for teenagers, but currently the use is far from equal. Got any examples that challenge the norm? Please share!
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Research: Protected bike lanes result in approximate doubling of number of users in a network link. Roughly twice as many women as men become new users of a link when protected infrastructure is installed.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Research: Protected bike lanes result in approximate doubling of number of users in a network link. Roughly twice as many women as men become new users of a link when protected infrastructure is installed.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Play Commission interim report published today. Strong focus on need for safe streets and child-friendly built environment to restore children’s outdoor play (health and happiness!). @cfyounglives.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/...
Inquiry Report Calls On The Government To Restore School Playtime Amid Warning That Play Is Being Squeezed Out Of Children’s Lives — Play Commission
The Raising the Nation Play Commission, a year-long independent inquiry into why play is critical to the wellbeing of children in England, publishes its Interim Report, ‘State of Play’. The Commission...
www.centreforyounglives.org.uk
February 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Play Commission interim report published today. Strong focus on need for safe streets and child-friendly built environment to restore children’s outdoor play (health and happiness!). @cfyounglives.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social www.centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/...
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🌙 ICYMI: Our report into women's safety cycling after dark found...
🔦 24% of Transport for London cycle network unsafe after dark
🔦 11 Cycleways are over 70% unsafe
🔦 Seven are 100% unsafe after dark
Find out more: bit.ly/3CTeiii
🔦 24% of Transport for London cycle network unsafe after dark
🔦 11 Cycleways are over 70% unsafe
🔦 Seven are 100% unsafe after dark
Find out more: bit.ly/3CTeiii
February 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🌙 ICYMI: Our report into women's safety cycling after dark found...
🔦 24% of Transport for London cycle network unsafe after dark
🔦 11 Cycleways are over 70% unsafe
🔦 Seven are 100% unsafe after dark
Find out more: bit.ly/3CTeiii
🔦 24% of Transport for London cycle network unsafe after dark
🔦 11 Cycleways are over 70% unsafe
🔦 Seven are 100% unsafe after dark
Find out more: bit.ly/3CTeiii
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We have a success. The new version of the Bolton Town Centre PSPO has been released on the council web site (www.bolton.gov.uk/downloads/fi...).
The outright ban on cycling, scooting or skateboarding in the motor traffic free areas is gone. 1/3
The outright ban on cycling, scooting or skateboarding in the motor traffic free areas is gone. 1/3
www.bolton.gov.uk
February 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We have a success. The new version of the Bolton Town Centre PSPO has been released on the council web site (www.bolton.gov.uk/downloads/fi...).
The outright ban on cycling, scooting or skateboarding in the motor traffic free areas is gone. 1/3
The outright ban on cycling, scooting or skateboarding in the motor traffic free areas is gone. 1/3
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Beautiful everyday Ladybird things.
Boiled eggs and Cornishware (1970)
Artist: Harry Wingfield
Boiled eggs and Cornishware (1970)
Artist: Harry Wingfield
February 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Beautiful everyday Ladybird things.
Boiled eggs and Cornishware (1970)
Artist: Harry Wingfield
Boiled eggs and Cornishware (1970)
Artist: Harry Wingfield