Tim Egan
@timegan1995.bsky.social
#rovers #brfc #family #blackburn #birmingham #activetravel #halesowenacademy #halesowencyclingclub #walking #cycling #transport #highspeedrail
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More and more and more of this, please.
❗ Green GAIN from Reform
Tuesday's Horsley (Derbyshire) council by-election result:
GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
REF: 35.5% (+0.6)
CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
ADV: 1.9% (+1.9)
LDEM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as prev.
+/- 2025
andrewteale.me.uk/previews
Tuesday's Horsley (Derbyshire) council by-election result:
GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
REF: 35.5% (+0.6)
CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
ADV: 1.9% (+1.9)
LDEM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as prev.
+/- 2025
andrewteale.me.uk/previews
Andrew’s Previews | Andrew Teale | Substack
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January 22, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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Amazing 👇 But shows how inequality in investment and delivery in public health, growth and transport between London & Birmingham is growing exponentially. Londoners shouldn't get less, everywhere else in England should be getting the same delivery and benefits.
#PublicHealth #Transport #Birmingham
#PublicHealth #Transport #Birmingham
🚲Fantastic to be in Ealing yesterday on our Big Community Transport Tour - speaking to councillors & community orgs.
Great to see so much delivery making it greener, safer & easier to travel around:
🚸50 school streets
🚲150 bike hangers
🚌Bus priority
🚲Cycle lanes
& much more to come...
Great to see so much delivery making it greener, safer & easier to travel around:
🚸50 school streets
🚲150 bike hangers
🚌Bus priority
🚲Cycle lanes
& much more to come...
January 22, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Amazing 👇 But shows how inequality in investment and delivery in public health, growth and transport between London & Birmingham is growing exponentially. Londoners shouldn't get less, everywhere else in England should be getting the same delivery and benefits.
#PublicHealth #Transport #Birmingham
#PublicHealth #Transport #Birmingham
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I am slightly in awe of this photo taken of my grandparents just as they were about to casually ride a tandem on a 500+ mile round trip from their home in Nottingham to Devon, as if that is something you could just do really easily in 1948 on your week off from the factories where you worked.
January 22, 2026 at 7:40 AM
I am slightly in awe of this photo taken of my grandparents just as they were about to casually ride a tandem on a 500+ mile round trip from their home in Nottingham to Devon, as if that is something you could just do really easily in 1948 on your week off from the factories where you worked.
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🚂 I presented a bill for a Rail Passengers' Charter to be created. I highlighted the importance of investing in public transport that is accessible, high-quality and consistent.
The Charter will put passengers experience and value for money first, ensuring good intentions become reality.
The Charter will put passengers experience and value for money first, ensuring good intentions become reality.
January 22, 2026 at 10:53 AM
🚂 I presented a bill for a Rail Passengers' Charter to be created. I highlighted the importance of investing in public transport that is accessible, high-quality and consistent.
The Charter will put passengers experience and value for money first, ensuring good intentions become reality.
The Charter will put passengers experience and value for money first, ensuring good intentions become reality.
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The question on NYC's congestion pricing has quickly moved from "is it working?" to "why isn't my city doing this?"
“Our overall conclusion is that congestion pricing in New York, like many other cities in the world that have implemented it, helped not only improve traffic, but also reduce air pollutant concentration, improve air quality and should be good for public health.”
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Congestion pricing improved air quality in NYC and suburbs | Cornell Chronicle
Cornell researchers tallied the environmental benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing program and found air pollution dropped by 22% in Manhattan, with additional declines across the city’s fiv...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The question on NYC's congestion pricing has quickly moved from "is it working?" to "why isn't my city doing this?"
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#boringparis-cyclingdiary share a lovely #paris urban bike ride . The ambient audio & violin music as good as the videography. I have visited Paris years ago & it looks so so so much better to ride a bike there now. 2 wheeled progress . Hope & inspiration for all cities. ❤️🚲🇫🇷
Parisian girl (very) slow bicycle ride across Paris
YouTube video by Boring Paris - Cycling Diary
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January 20, 2026 at 9:12 PM
#boringparis-cyclingdiary share a lovely #paris urban bike ride . The ambient audio & violin music as good as the videography. I have visited Paris years ago & it looks so so so much better to ride a bike there now. 2 wheeled progress . Hope & inspiration for all cities. ❤️🚲🇫🇷
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Come and listen to residents, activists and experts who are experiencing Britain's motor city outside a car. Three episodes out now: 1️⃣ Pavement parking, 2️⃣ How the past shapes the future, and 3️⃣ Vision Zero. New episodes fortnightly. Listen here: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
January 12, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Come and listen to residents, activists and experts who are experiencing Britain's motor city outside a car. Three episodes out now: 1️⃣ Pavement parking, 2️⃣ How the past shapes the future, and 3️⃣ Vision Zero. New episodes fortnightly. Listen here: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
New car day!! 😉 🏎️🚗🚘🚲♥️
#TheBikeFoundry #Birmingham #BikeIsBest #BrumLovesBikes #Transport #Congestion #BrookesSaddles #SaveTheHighStreet #ReynoldsSteel #ClimateAction #BetterStreetsForBirmingham #Cycling #ActiveTravel #LoveTheCommute
#TheBikeFoundry #Birmingham #BikeIsBest #BrumLovesBikes #Transport #Congestion #BrookesSaddles #SaveTheHighStreet #ReynoldsSteel #ClimateAction #BetterStreetsForBirmingham #Cycling #ActiveTravel #LoveTheCommute
January 12, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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Pedestrians have indeed lost a lot to #UKCarCulture in Birmingham. But there is something we can do about it!
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org meets on the first Monday of every month, 6 PM, @birminghamfoe.bsky.social.
All welcome to join us to reclaim the public space of our streets!
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org meets on the first Monday of every month, 6 PM, @birminghamfoe.bsky.social.
All welcome to join us to reclaim the public space of our streets!
Birmingham appears to have abandoned most implementation of road traffic and environmental regulations. Private vehicles commonly driven at excessive speeds, clog bus lanes, routinely parked at bus stops, on corners, on lawns, on pavements, blocking pedestrians. Pedestrians have lost all to vehicles
January 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Pedestrians have indeed lost a lot to #UKCarCulture in Birmingham. But there is something we can do about it!
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org meets on the first Monday of every month, 6 PM, @birminghamfoe.bsky.social.
All welcome to join us to reclaim the public space of our streets!
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org meets on the first Monday of every month, 6 PM, @birminghamfoe.bsky.social.
All welcome to join us to reclaim the public space of our streets!
"a 46% drop in men's Continental team registrations in one year and a 27% reduction for the women"!! 🤔 #CycleSport #Sport
New men's Continental teams confirmed in US and South Africa by UCI as overall numbers decline by 46% www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
January 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM
"a 46% drop in men's Continental team registrations in one year and a 27% reduction for the women"!! 🤔 #CycleSport #Sport
Really wanted to go to Ipswich away, would be ground number 53. But 12.30 kick off and £38 a ticket is just shit. Theft from @ipswichtown.bsky.social Think the second most successful town football team in the universe can get an empty seat instead.
#Rovers #VenkysOut 🔵⚪
#Rovers #VenkysOut 🔵⚪
January 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Really wanted to go to Ipswich away, would be ground number 53. But 12.30 kick off and £38 a ticket is just shit. Theft from @ipswichtown.bsky.social Think the second most successful town football team in the universe can get an empty seat instead.
#Rovers #VenkysOut 🔵⚪
#Rovers #VenkysOut 🔵⚪
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Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez has announced a nationwide train ticket costing €60 per month.
For those under 26, it will cost €30. The Spain Ticket is intended to encourage environmentally friendly travel.
For those under 26, it will cost €30. The Spain Ticket is intended to encourage environmentally friendly travel.
December 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez has announced a nationwide train ticket costing €60 per month.
For those under 26, it will cost €30. The Spain Ticket is intended to encourage environmentally friendly travel.
For those under 26, it will cost €30. The Spain Ticket is intended to encourage environmentally friendly travel.
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It’s time we stopped viewing driving bans like this. Cars are a dangerous weapon when used incorrectly. Upon release, he needs to travel to access work he can use other modes.
If this case doesn’t warrant a lifetime driving bans, what would?
If this case doesn’t warrant a lifetime driving bans, what would?
December 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It’s time we stopped viewing driving bans like this. Cars are a dangerous weapon when used incorrectly. Upon release, he needs to travel to access work he can use other modes.
If this case doesn’t warrant a lifetime driving bans, what would?
If this case doesn’t warrant a lifetime driving bans, what would?
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You might think that a man who drove into 100 people, using his car as a weapon, would NEVER be allowed to drive again.
It turns out he will be able to, around three years after leaving prison by taking an extended retest.
Why should he ever be able to get behind the wheel again?
It turns out he will be able to, around three years after leaving prison by taking an extended retest.
Why should he ever be able to get behind the wheel again?
December 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
You might think that a man who drove into 100 people, using his car as a weapon, would NEVER be allowed to drive again.
It turns out he will be able to, around three years after leaving prison by taking an extended retest.
Why should he ever be able to get behind the wheel again?
It turns out he will be able to, around three years after leaving prison by taking an extended retest.
Why should he ever be able to get behind the wheel again?
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Five years of inaction. Now what? 🤷
Living Streets' @tansbraun.bsky.social joined @adamtranter.bsky.social on @podstreetsahead.bsky.social to talk pavement parking https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamtranter_pavement-parking-an-unhappy-fifth-birthday-activity-7400632118323863552-SYUU
Living Streets' @tansbraun.bsky.social joined @adamtranter.bsky.social on @podstreetsahead.bsky.social to talk pavement parking https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamtranter_pavement-parking-an-unhappy-fifth-birthday-activity-7400632118323863552-SYUU
Pavement Parking: An Unhappy Fifth Birthday | Adam Tranter
Five years ago, the Government’s consultation into tackling the scourge of pavement parking closed.
Still, no action. In what is a very unhappy fifth birthday, I joined Ned Boulting, Laura Laker and ...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Five years of inaction. Now what? 🤷
Living Streets' @tansbraun.bsky.social joined @adamtranter.bsky.social on @podstreetsahead.bsky.social to talk pavement parking https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamtranter_pavement-parking-an-unhappy-fifth-birthday-activity-7400632118323863552-SYUU
Living Streets' @tansbraun.bsky.social joined @adamtranter.bsky.social on @podstreetsahead.bsky.social to talk pavement parking https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamtranter_pavement-parking-an-unhappy-fifth-birthday-activity-7400632118323863552-SYUU
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Cycling and walking could help deliver almost everything Brits say they want to achieve in 2026 — if we design streets to support them.
Getting fitter, losing weight, being healthier, saving money; enabling active travel quietly does all of it. With no gym contracts.
Getting fitter, losing weight, being healthier, saving money; enabling active travel quietly does all of it. With no gym contracts.
December 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Cycling and walking could help deliver almost everything Brits say they want to achieve in 2026 — if we design streets to support them.
Getting fitter, losing weight, being healthier, saving money; enabling active travel quietly does all of it. With no gym contracts.
Getting fitter, losing weight, being healthier, saving money; enabling active travel quietly does all of it. With no gym contracts.
This! 👇 In my personal response to the CWIS3 consultation I recommended targets be added for a) a reduction in the total number of car trips per year and b) a reduction in total miles driven per year in England. Walking and cycling won't get easier or safer if we continue to drive more year on year.
December 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This! 👇 In my personal response to the CWIS3 consultation I recommended targets be added for a) a reduction in the total number of car trips per year and b) a reduction in total miles driven per year in England. Walking and cycling won't get easier or safer if we continue to drive more year on year.
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Street safety is *not* a shared responsibility.
Rather, it's a responsibility borne by those who have the greatest power to make streets safer: Car companies, policymakers, and road designers.
Stop shifting blame on those walking, biking, and driving.
www.kqed.org/news/1206717...
Rather, it's a responsibility borne by those who have the greatest power to make streets safer: Car companies, policymakers, and road designers.
Stop shifting blame on those walking, biking, and driving.
www.kqed.org/news/1206717...
December 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Street safety is *not* a shared responsibility.
Rather, it's a responsibility borne by those who have the greatest power to make streets safer: Car companies, policymakers, and road designers.
Stop shifting blame on those walking, biking, and driving.
www.kqed.org/news/1206717...
Rather, it's a responsibility borne by those who have the greatest power to make streets safer: Car companies, policymakers, and road designers.
Stop shifting blame on those walking, biking, and driving.
www.kqed.org/news/1206717...
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Every time I see someone with a bike on a BART escalator, it makes me smile - especially this rider prepared for rain.
Not all policy making is so visible & tangible.
Two years after we started allowing bikes on escalators, it’s worked perfectly. I haven’t heard complaints or of any big accidents.
Not all policy making is so visible & tangible.
Two years after we started allowing bikes on escalators, it’s worked perfectly. I haven’t heard complaints or of any big accidents.
December 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Every time I see someone with a bike on a BART escalator, it makes me smile - especially this rider prepared for rain.
Not all policy making is so visible & tangible.
Two years after we started allowing bikes on escalators, it’s worked perfectly. I haven’t heard complaints or of any big accidents.
Not all policy making is so visible & tangible.
Two years after we started allowing bikes on escalators, it’s worked perfectly. I haven’t heard complaints or of any big accidents.
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Following today’s sentencing of Paul Doyle, several people have understandably queried why he was not banned from driving for life.
It’s a good question, and one I attempted to grapple with in #NothingButTheTruth in the context of repeat driving offenders.
It’s a good question, and one I attempted to grapple with in #NothingButTheTruth in the context of repeat driving offenders.
December 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Following today’s sentencing of Paul Doyle, several people have understandably queried why he was not banned from driving for life.
It’s a good question, and one I attempted to grapple with in #NothingButTheTruth in the context of repeat driving offenders.
It’s a good question, and one I attempted to grapple with in #NothingButTheTruth in the context of repeat driving offenders.
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Reasoning worth considering here, but I think this is also a case of the people who make the rules being car owners themselves and not being able to imagine living without one.
Which would also explain why the safety and dignity of countless thousands of families without cars count for so little.
Which would also explain why the safety and dignity of countless thousands of families without cars count for so little.
Following today’s sentencing of Paul Doyle, several people have understandably queried why he was not banned from driving for life.
It’s a good question, and one I attempted to grapple with in #NothingButTheTruth in the context of repeat driving offenders.
It’s a good question, and one I attempted to grapple with in #NothingButTheTruth in the context of repeat driving offenders.
December 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Reasoning worth considering here, but I think this is also a case of the people who make the rules being car owners themselves and not being able to imagine living without one.
Which would also explain why the safety and dignity of countless thousands of families without cars count for so little.
Which would also explain why the safety and dignity of countless thousands of families without cars count for so little.
Go Egan!! Hopefully she promotes a more pro Active Travel and less pro car stance; seems its needed at most unions.
Andrea Egan will be the next general secretary of Unison! Outstanding news. Congratulations @andrea4gs.bsky.social !!!
www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/12...
www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/12...
Result of UNISON general secretary election announced - UNISON National
Andrea Egan will be the next general secretary
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December 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Go Egan!! Hopefully she promotes a more pro Active Travel and less pro car stance; seems its needed at most unions.
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In their refusal to convert some of the vast swathes of space for car owners into safe mobility lanes, the powers that be in Birmingham are actively preventing people from cycling.
I mean, who's going to cycle here when the average short commute is like this....
I mean, who's going to cycle here when the average short commute is like this....
December 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
In their refusal to convert some of the vast swathes of space for car owners into safe mobility lanes, the powers that be in Birmingham are actively preventing people from cycling.
I mean, who's going to cycle here when the average short commute is like this....
I mean, who's going to cycle here when the average short commute is like this....
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NEW POD EPISODE! 🚨An unhappy fifth birthday. Five years and four prime ministers since the pavement parking consultation ended, and still no action.
What will it take to reclaim pavements?
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What will it take to reclaim pavements?
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Pavement Parking: An Unhappy Fifth Birthday | Streets Ahead
We wish the government's pavement parking consultation its unwanted fifth birthday
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November 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NEW POD EPISODE! 🚨An unhappy fifth birthday. Five years and four prime ministers since the pavement parking consultation ended, and still no action.
What will it take to reclaim pavements?
shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
What will it take to reclaim pavements?
shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...