@stephenjoseph7.bsky.social
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Our latest research with @cleancitiescampaign.org released this week shows:
🚨443 children are injured on the London school run each year - an entire primary school of children
🚑16% of these are serious injuries
We need change. We need #streetsforkids.
www.solvetheschoolrun.org/post/mum-sha...
🚨443 children are injured on the London school run each year - an entire primary school of children
🚑16% of these are serious injuries
We need change. We need #streetsforkids.
www.solvetheschoolrun.org/post/mum-sha...
Mum shares story of her 12 year old daughter’s hit and run as research shows entire primary school injured every year during school run
Press release - Mums shares story of her 12 year old daughter's hit and run as research shows an entire primary school injured every year during school run.
www.solvetheschoolrun.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Our latest research with @cleancitiescampaign.org released this week shows:
🚨443 children are injured on the London school run each year - an entire primary school of children
🚑16% of these are serious injuries
We need change. We need #streetsforkids.
www.solvetheschoolrun.org/post/mum-sha...
🚨443 children are injured on the London school run each year - an entire primary school of children
🚑16% of these are serious injuries
We need change. We need #streetsforkids.
www.solvetheschoolrun.org/post/mum-sha...
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Leidseplein, Amsterdam in 1980 and today
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Leidseplein, Amsterdam in 1980 and today
On a packed 2 coach train from Sheffield to Leeds, there is what economists call "suppressed demand". Around London, electric trains of 8-12 coaches, 2-4 an hour, attract people to rail. Hourly 2 coach service between 2 big cities shows N/S divide, bad for economy, roads, environment and people!
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
On a packed 2 coach train from Sheffield to Leeds, there is what economists call "suppressed demand". Around London, electric trains of 8-12 coaches, 2-4 an hour, attract people to rail. Hourly 2 coach service between 2 big cities shows N/S divide, bad for economy, roads, environment and people!
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The UK rail electrification story is really the perfect example of the mind bending multi decadal stupidity of treasury aversion to capital spending today on publicly owned infrastructure to achieve better outcomes at a cheaper cost tomorrow
Q: Why can’t the UK do more rail electrification?
A: because it is too expensive
Q: why is rail electrification so expensive in the UK?
A: because we do so little of it
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Welcome to the treasury logic that prevents sensible rail electrification investment, with your guide @noeldolphin.bsky.social
A: because it is too expensive
Q: why is rail electrification so expensive in the UK?
A: because we do so little of it
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Welcome to the treasury logic that prevents sensible rail electrification investment, with your guide @noeldolphin.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @freewheeling.info who allowed me, this week, to go through the "Sparks Effect", HM Treasury and how we run the railway, on the Freewheeling Podcast. www.freewheeling.info/the-freewhee...
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The UK rail electrification story is really the perfect example of the mind bending multi decadal stupidity of treasury aversion to capital spending today on publicly owned infrastructure to achieve better outcomes at a cheaper cost tomorrow
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Based on current fatality rates, 106 people will be killed in crashes on Birmingham’s roads during the 2026 to 2030 council term.
We are partnering as an unprecedented coalition of 16 national and local organisations to ask the politicians of tomorrow: Will you make Birmingham’s roads safer?
We are partnering as an unprecedented coalition of 16 national and local organisations to ask the politicians of tomorrow: Will you make Birmingham’s roads safer?
Will you make Birmingham's roads safer?
Better Streets joins with 15 organisations to make ten asks of tomorrow's politicians to address road safety.
betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Based on current fatality rates, 106 people will be killed in crashes on Birmingham’s roads during the 2026 to 2030 council term.
We are partnering as an unprecedented coalition of 16 national and local organisations to ask the politicians of tomorrow: Will you make Birmingham’s roads safer?
We are partnering as an unprecedented coalition of 16 national and local organisations to ask the politicians of tomorrow: Will you make Birmingham’s roads safer?
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‘It’s fantastic’: How changes to Enterprise service have transformed Dublin-Belfast rail travel
‘It’s fantastic’: How changes to Enterprise service have transformed Dublin-Belfast rail travel
Passenger numbers on the Enterprise service are up by 40% in a year
www.irishtimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
‘It’s fantastic’: How changes to Enterprise service have transformed Dublin-Belfast rail travel
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Delighted to feature in this @chrisbaraniuk.com piece for the BBC on the imminent rollout of solar to power Great British Railways 🙌
Get on board - here comes the sun! ☀️
Get on board - here comes the sun! ☀️
Railways: Firms develop new tech to electrify trains
Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Delighted to feature in this @chrisbaraniuk.com piece for the BBC on the imminent rollout of solar to power Great British Railways 🙌
Get on board - here comes the sun! ☀️
Get on board - here comes the sun! ☀️
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An important petition for Oxford better transport fans: a bus hub as part of the station redesign. Yes to more buses, no to more multi storey car parks. Do sign and share!
c.org/pqTDg8jfjM
c.org/pqTDg8jfjM
Sign for a bus hub in Oxford
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
c.org
October 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
An important petition for Oxford better transport fans: a bus hub as part of the station redesign. Yes to more buses, no to more multi storey car parks. Do sign and share!
c.org/pqTDg8jfjM
c.org/pqTDg8jfjM
At the National Rail Awards tonight, @lner.co.uk win the Customer Service Excellence award for their "package for a friend" offer of free period products on trains and stations. Well deserved and praised by the Women's Health Ambassador for England, Dame Professor Lesley Regan.
September 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
At the National Rail Awards tonight, @lner.co.uk win the Customer Service Excellence award for their "package for a friend" offer of free period products on trains and stations. Well deserved and praised by the Women's Health Ambassador for England, Dame Professor Lesley Regan.
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The passage of the English Devolution Bill through Parliament reached a further milestone yesterday with the first committee debate.
What does the Bill mean for micromobility services, such as e-bikes? 🔋⚡️🚲
We take a look in this new blog post...
www.urbantransportgroup.org/blog/2025/09...
What does the Bill mean for micromobility services, such as e-bikes? 🔋⚡️🚲
We take a look in this new blog post...
www.urbantransportgroup.org/blog/2025/09...
September 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The passage of the English Devolution Bill through Parliament reached a further milestone yesterday with the first committee debate.
What does the Bill mean for micromobility services, such as e-bikes? 🔋⚡️🚲
We take a look in this new blog post...
www.urbantransportgroup.org/blog/2025/09...
What does the Bill mean for micromobility services, such as e-bikes? 🔋⚡️🚲
We take a look in this new blog post...
www.urbantransportgroup.org/blog/2025/09...
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Almost 900 fewer people have been injured on Welsh roads since the default speed limit was lowered from 30 to 20mph two years ago
Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979
👏 Evidence-led policy
Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979
👏 Evidence-led policy
Nearly 900 fewer people injured since 20mph introduction in Wales
Figures show a 25% reduction in the number of injuries on Wales' roads in the past 18 months.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Almost 900 fewer people have been injured on Welsh roads since the default speed limit was lowered from 30 to 20mph two years ago
Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979
👏 Evidence-led policy
Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979
👏 Evidence-led policy
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The transport select committee have just released a report into buses. Almost every bus journey starts with a walk or wheel, so improving bus journeys is vital to Sustrans' mission, and vice versa. Some thoughts:
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
Buses connecting communities
publications.parliament.uk
August 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The transport select committee have just released a report into buses. Almost every bus journey starts with a walk or wheel, so improving bus journeys is vital to Sustrans' mission, and vice versa. Some thoughts:
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cm...
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New research provides conclusive proof that 20mph in London is saving lives 🚶🚲🚌🚗
14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows:
❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made)
❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt.
14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows:
❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made)
❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt.
May 21, 2025 at 9:23 AM
New research provides conclusive proof that 20mph in London is saving lives 🚶🚲🚌🚗
14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows:
❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made)
❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt.
14 yrs of analysis at 150+ sites - reviewed by experts - shows:
❤️40% fewer deaths (vs 7% drop on roads where no changes were made)
❤️75% fewer children killed & 50% fewer kids hurt.
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In less than a year Utrecht transformed its unattractive and busy inner ring road into a livable and green city boulevard.
Less car traffic, new trees, more green, cleaner air, improved livability. A win on many levels!
Less car traffic, new trees, more green, cleaner air, improved livability. A win on many levels!
May 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In less than a year Utrecht transformed its unattractive and busy inner ring road into a livable and green city boulevard.
Less car traffic, new trees, more green, cleaner air, improved livability. A win on many levels!
Less car traffic, new trees, more green, cleaner air, improved livability. A win on many levels!
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Interesting case study on resistance to cycling infrastructure. Considers range of issues inc. material concerns, governance (inc role of traffic models) & political will.
“… institutional inertia, a legacy of motorised transport planning, and the uneven agency of stakeholders limit transformation”
“… institutional inertia, a legacy of motorised transport planning, and the uneven agency of stakeholders limit transformation”
Resistance to cycling infrastructure : Lessons from The Plain roundabout in Oxford
Improving cycling infrastructure for safety, comfort, and experience enables cycling as a sustainable alternative to short car trips and last-mile pub…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Interesting case study on resistance to cycling infrastructure. Considers range of issues inc. material concerns, governance (inc role of traffic models) & political will.
“… institutional inertia, a legacy of motorised transport planning, and the uneven agency of stakeholders limit transformation”
“… institutional inertia, a legacy of motorised transport planning, and the uneven agency of stakeholders limit transformation”
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Important research👇
I was one of those who experienced a moment of hope during early stages of the pandemic that transformative change in transport policy was possible. This paper explains why it didn’t happen and what that means for our ability to make the changes needed to address other crises
I was one of those who experienced a moment of hope during early stages of the pandemic that transformative change in transport policy was possible. This paper explains why it didn’t happen and what that means for our ability to make the changes needed to address other crises
New Publication Alert 📢Transport governance system response during the COVID-19 pandemic: The allure of a ‘new normal’ and its implications for tackling the polycrisis - with @iaindocherty.bsky.social - Please read and share! @sfrost.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Transport governance system response during the COVID-19 pandemic: The allure of a ‘new normal’ and its implications for tackling the polycrisis
This paper examines how the UK transport governance system responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and what this reveals about its capacity for transformat…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Important research👇
I was one of those who experienced a moment of hope during early stages of the pandemic that transformative change in transport policy was possible. This paper explains why it didn’t happen and what that means for our ability to make the changes needed to address other crises
I was one of those who experienced a moment of hope during early stages of the pandemic that transformative change in transport policy was possible. This paper explains why it didn’t happen and what that means for our ability to make the changes needed to address other crises
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New polling on commuting in Britain by Ipsos.
Finds:
One in five (22%) find their commute stressful.
More affordable public transport (39%), fixing potholes (37%), reliable journeys (29%) and frequent public transport services (28%) are priorities for improving commutes.
Finds:
One in five (22%) find their commute stressful.
More affordable public transport (39%), fixing potholes (37%), reliable journeys (29%) and frequent public transport services (28%) are priorities for improving commutes.
45% of Britons say their average travel spend has increased in 2025, as more affordable public transport and fixing potholes seen as key areas for improvement
45% of Britons report an increase in their average monthly travel spend in 2025 compared to 2024. Almost four in ten (37%) of those experiencing increased travel costs find it difficult to afford the ...
www.ipsos.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New polling on commuting in Britain by Ipsos.
Finds:
One in five (22%) find their commute stressful.
More affordable public transport (39%), fixing potholes (37%), reliable journeys (29%) and frequent public transport services (28%) are priorities for improving commutes.
Finds:
One in five (22%) find their commute stressful.
More affordable public transport (39%), fixing potholes (37%), reliable journeys (29%) and frequent public transport services (28%) are priorities for improving commutes.
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Welcome new report on vision-led planning from Transport for Quality of Life and an array of other transport experts.
Describes the issues with current decision making and how vision-led planning *can* help us break out of a cycle of car dependency *if* it leads to the shift in approach needed
Describes the issues with current decision making and how vision-led planning *can* help us break out of a cycle of car dependency *if* it leads to the shift in approach needed
May 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Welcome new report on vision-led planning from Transport for Quality of Life and an array of other transport experts.
Describes the issues with current decision making and how vision-led planning *can* help us break out of a cycle of car dependency *if* it leads to the shift in approach needed
Describes the issues with current decision making and how vision-led planning *can* help us break out of a cycle of car dependency *if* it leads to the shift in approach needed
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Powerful writing about buses.
Covers why they matter, the good/bad of relying on them and how they’ve been pushed to the periphery of a transport system designed around cars and impact this has on some communities.
Hard pressed to find a better description of transport related social exclusion.
Covers why they matter, the good/bad of relying on them and how they’ve been pushed to the periphery of a transport system designed around cars and impact this has on some communities.
Hard pressed to find a better description of transport related social exclusion.
Terminus
**“So if you ask me what motivates me to write about buses, it’s that so little attention is paid to the significance they have for people who have no other means of getting around. The quality of the...
thebeemagazine.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Powerful writing about buses.
Covers why they matter, the good/bad of relying on them and how they’ve been pushed to the periphery of a transport system designed around cars and impact this has on some communities.
Hard pressed to find a better description of transport related social exclusion.
Covers why they matter, the good/bad of relying on them and how they’ve been pushed to the periphery of a transport system designed around cars and impact this has on some communities.
Hard pressed to find a better description of transport related social exclusion.
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Each year we visit new housing developments to find out whether they are properly served by good public transport and designed for walking and cycling. As we plan our next round of visits, we need your help! Use the link to tell us where we should go this year:
Suggestions for Transport for New Homes' next report: What is being built in 2026?
Transport for New Homes has for some years been visiting new housing developments in person. The aim is to find out whether these are properly served by good public transport and designed for walking…
buff.ly
April 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Each year we visit new housing developments to find out whether they are properly served by good public transport and designed for walking and cycling. As we plan our next round of visits, we need your help! Use the link to tell us where we should go this year:
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Good piece, w/ insights from @jilliananable.bsky.social & @transform.scot
“It boils down to the fact we really do have to electrify everything. The problem is we can’t do that quickly enough”
Scot gov’s Just Transition Plan for Transport has to be more than nice words, it needs a delivery focus
“It boils down to the fact we really do have to electrify everything. The problem is we can’t do that quickly enough”
Scot gov’s Just Transition Plan for Transport has to be more than nice words, it needs a delivery focus
Switching lanes: Scotland's plan to make transport more sustainable www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...
Switching lanes: Scotland's plan to make transport more sustainable
The Scottish Government is consulting on a plan to move the country towards a more sustainable transport system, but the...
www.holyrood.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Good piece, w/ insights from @jilliananable.bsky.social & @transform.scot
“It boils down to the fact we really do have to electrify everything. The problem is we can’t do that quickly enough”
Scot gov’s Just Transition Plan for Transport has to be more than nice words, it needs a delivery focus
“It boils down to the fact we really do have to electrify everything. The problem is we can’t do that quickly enough”
Scot gov’s Just Transition Plan for Transport has to be more than nice words, it needs a delivery focus
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Those following the House of Lords debate on the Bus Services (No.2) Bill will know bus stop bypasses have become a particular focus, with a ban narrowly avoided & new guidance planned.
In this article from last year, @tricyclemayor.bsky.social captures perfectly what needs to happen next
In this article from last year, @tricyclemayor.bsky.social captures perfectly what needs to happen next
Disabled people's access needs in transport decarbonisation
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Those following the House of Lords debate on the Bus Services (No.2) Bill will know bus stop bypasses have become a particular focus, with a ban narrowly avoided & new guidance planned.
In this article from last year, @tricyclemayor.bsky.social captures perfectly what needs to happen next
In this article from last year, @tricyclemayor.bsky.social captures perfectly what needs to happen next
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Great summary of the policies the government should be prioritising to support transport decarbonisation, boost regional prosperity and increase access to decent public transport and active travel options.
Excellent work by @sophieoconnell.bsky.social in pulling this briefing together.
Excellent work by @sophieoconnell.bsky.social in pulling this briefing together.
Investment in transport is essential to delivering the government’s missions on growth, clean energy and health. But access to public and active transport remains unequal across the country.
In our latest briefing, we outline the key priorities ahead of the spending review.
In our latest briefing, we outline the key priorities ahead of the spending review.
Spring multi-year spending review: recommendations for the DfT
This briefing outlines key transport investment priorities ahead of the next spending review.
buff.ly
April 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Great summary of the policies the government should be prioritising to support transport decarbonisation, boost regional prosperity and increase access to decent public transport and active travel options.
Excellent work by @sophieoconnell.bsky.social in pulling this briefing together.
Excellent work by @sophieoconnell.bsky.social in pulling this briefing together.
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👀 travel for £4 to destinations across the UK.
Coaches are the unsung heroes of inclusive intercity & long distance travel.
Coaches are the unsung heroes of inclusive intercity & long distance travel.
FlixBus turns four: Major expansion of new destinations and routes announced for anniversary with £4 tickets
The travel tech brand taking the UK by storm, FlixBus, is celebrating its 4th anniversary in the UK with £4 tickets on new and expanded coach routes nationwide.
www.nationalworld.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
👀 travel for £4 to destinations across the UK.
Coaches are the unsung heroes of inclusive intercity & long distance travel.
Coaches are the unsung heroes of inclusive intercity & long distance travel.
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Very welcome to hear the Transport Secretary using this line:
“Enrique Penalosa, a former mayor of Bogota (the capital of Colombia), once said: ‘An advanced city is not one where the poor have to own a car, but one where the rich choose to use public transport’.
That’s a vision I believe in.”
“Enrique Penalosa, a former mayor of Bogota (the capital of Colombia), once said: ‘An advanced city is not one where the poor have to own a car, but one where the rich choose to use public transport’.
That’s a vision I believe in.”
Transport Secretary says there is no ‘war on motorists’
Heidi Alexander insisted ‘no serious person’ is suggesting tradespeople should ‘swap their van for a bus’.
www.independent.co.uk
April 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Very welcome to hear the Transport Secretary using this line:
“Enrique Penalosa, a former mayor of Bogota (the capital of Colombia), once said: ‘An advanced city is not one where the poor have to own a car, but one where the rich choose to use public transport’.
That’s a vision I believe in.”
“Enrique Penalosa, a former mayor of Bogota (the capital of Colombia), once said: ‘An advanced city is not one where the poor have to own a car, but one where the rich choose to use public transport’.
That’s a vision I believe in.”