Toby Spearpoint
@tobyspearpoint.bsky.social
Filmmaker, writer, fighter and often person on a bicycle.
Healthy Streets Campaigner and community engagement specialist. Accessibility, LTN's, Parklets, urbanism.
Views my own
Healthy Streets Campaigner and community engagement specialist. Accessibility, LTN's, Parklets, urbanism.
Views my own
Pinned
Putting together an active travel starter kit for London. Suggestions welcome. go.bsky.app/FFZpWhD
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Here in the Scottish real world our present govt on election said 'Hospital parking will be free'
The result is that NHS funds are spent on car park maintenance, nobody can get parked after 07.30 and everyone moans about lack of parking.
Hosp estate car parks are now bigger than hospital sites:
The result is that NHS funds are spent on car park maintenance, nobody can get parked after 07.30 and everyone moans about lack of parking.
Hosp estate car parks are now bigger than hospital sites:
May 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Here in the Scottish real world our present govt on election said 'Hospital parking will be free'
The result is that NHS funds are spent on car park maintenance, nobody can get parked after 07.30 and everyone moans about lack of parking.
Hosp estate car parks are now bigger than hospital sites:
The result is that NHS funds are spent on car park maintenance, nobody can get parked after 07.30 and everyone moans about lack of parking.
Hosp estate car parks are now bigger than hospital sites:
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We are told that it is impossible to reduce motor traffic in Edinburgh, but cities around the world show that a people-friendly alternative is not only possible, but improves the lives of those who live in them.
May 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We are told that it is impossible to reduce motor traffic in Edinburgh, but cities around the world show that a people-friendly alternative is not only possible, but improves the lives of those who live in them.
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Marple’s access onto the Middlewood Way (National Cycle Network Route 55) has been given a long-fought-for redesign to modern, inclusive standards. It only took 40 years.
Full story and photos of a big local cycling win!
Full story and photos of a big local cycling win!
Middlewood Way gets modern access redesign
Marple’s access onto the Middlewood Way (NCN55) has been given a long-fought-for redesign to modern, inclusive standards. Yes, those ugly, discriminatory
www.peaksandpuddles.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Marple’s access onto the Middlewood Way (National Cycle Network Route 55) has been given a long-fought-for redesign to modern, inclusive standards. It only took 40 years.
Full story and photos of a big local cycling win!
Full story and photos of a big local cycling win!
The comic swap is full, the seed library is full and there are plenty of books and toys available for the Easter break!
The best part? We no longer have to top most of it up ourselves. Local residents are doing that independently
Creating this space has been a true joy.
The best part? We no longer have to top most of it up ourselves. Local residents are doing that independently
Creating this space has been a true joy.
April 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The comic swap is full, the seed library is full and there are plenty of books and toys available for the Easter break!
The best part? We no longer have to top most of it up ourselves. Local residents are doing that independently
Creating this space has been a true joy.
The best part? We no longer have to top most of it up ourselves. Local residents are doing that independently
Creating this space has been a true joy.
Amazing news! Great work! Fantastic to see more community spaces on our streets!
Lambeth residents are invited to apply now to design and maintain a local parklet that supports nature and provides a lovely outdoor space for the community to enjoy, making your area more pleasant and sustainable 🙌
Applications are open until 3 May 2025 ✅
www.lambeth.gov.uk/streets-road...
Applications are open until 3 May 2025 ✅
www.lambeth.gov.uk/streets-road...
Community Parklet Scheme
Lambeth’s Community Parklet Scheme, supported by the Big Shift Community Fund, will fund 25 parklets (one in each borough ward) created and maintained by residents and community groups in partnership ...
www.lambeth.gov.uk
April 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Amazing news! Great work! Fantastic to see more community spaces on our streets!
Really pleased to have the Parklet featured in @_wearepossible new Parklet toolkit
Toolkit here:
www.wearepossible.org/parklets-for...
Case study:
www.wearepossible.org/case-study-g...
If you want one on your street, happy to help!
#storiesfromTheE17Parklet
Thanks to @labourstone.bsky.social
Toolkit here:
www.wearepossible.org/parklets-for...
Case study:
www.wearepossible.org/case-study-g...
If you want one on your street, happy to help!
#storiesfromTheE17Parklet
Thanks to @labourstone.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Really pleased to have the Parklet featured in @_wearepossible new Parklet toolkit
Toolkit here:
www.wearepossible.org/parklets-for...
Case study:
www.wearepossible.org/case-study-g...
If you want one on your street, happy to help!
#storiesfromTheE17Parklet
Thanks to @labourstone.bsky.social
Toolkit here:
www.wearepossible.org/parklets-for...
Case study:
www.wearepossible.org/case-study-g...
If you want one on your street, happy to help!
#storiesfromTheE17Parklet
Thanks to @labourstone.bsky.social
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Susie's trike, and others, are available to loan for free through the #Wheels4Me scheme. Find out if there could be an option for you at wheels4me.co.uk
Wheels4Me is generously funded by the #MotailityFoundation and delivered in partnership by us, Peddle My Wheels, and @sustrans.bsky.social
Wheels4Me is generously funded by the #MotailityFoundation and delivered in partnership by us, Peddle My Wheels, and @sustrans.bsky.social
“Being able to use a recumbent trike has changed my life”
YouTube video by Active Travel England
www.youtube.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Susie's trike, and others, are available to loan for free through the #Wheels4Me scheme. Find out if there could be an option for you at wheels4me.co.uk
Wheels4Me is generously funded by the #MotailityFoundation and delivered in partnership by us, Peddle My Wheels, and @sustrans.bsky.social
Wheels4Me is generously funded by the #MotailityFoundation and delivered in partnership by us, Peddle My Wheels, and @sustrans.bsky.social
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KIDICALMASS IS BACK!!!
23rd March. 11am. National Theatre. WE WANT SPACE FOR CYCLING! Dress code: Intergalactic 🌙 💫 🚲 🚲 🚲
@ibikelondon.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org @zeroemissions.bsky.social @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/ibikelondon/...
23rd March. 11am. National Theatre. WE WANT SPACE FOR CYCLING! Dress code: Intergalactic 🌙 💫 🚲 🚲 🚲
@ibikelondon.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org @zeroemissions.bsky.social @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/ibikelondon/...
"Kidical Mass - Spring 2025" at o/s National Theatre
Tickets are now available for Kidical Mass - Spring 2025 at o/s National Theatre, London on Sunday 23rd March 2025 at 11:00AM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
www.ticketsource.co.uk
January 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
KIDICALMASS IS BACK!!!
23rd March. 11am. National Theatre. WE WANT SPACE FOR CYCLING! Dress code: Intergalactic 🌙 💫 🚲 🚲 🚲
@ibikelondon.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org @zeroemissions.bsky.social @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/ibikelondon/...
23rd March. 11am. National Theatre. WE WANT SPACE FOR CYCLING! Dress code: Intergalactic 🌙 💫 🚲 🚲 🚲
@ibikelondon.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org @zeroemissions.bsky.social @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/ibikelondon/...
Not only could I hire this trailer for free for a tip run from @wfcouncil but there was also a dedicated cargo bike parking space right next to where I needed at the tip. What's your local authority doing?
March 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Not only could I hire this trailer for free for a tip run from @wfcouncil but there was also a dedicated cargo bike parking space right next to where I needed at the tip. What's your local authority doing?
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Very few Dutch cyclists wear helmets. Yet theirs are among the safest streets on earth. Why?
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
March 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Very few Dutch cyclists wear helmets. Yet theirs are among the safest streets on earth. Why?
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
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"I'm surprised more plumbers aren't yet making the switch to cargo bikes"
That's Amsterdam plumber Job van Oostrum, who adds that there's "No need to worry about parking spaces, you can park right outside the door without any hassle"
👨🔧 AT5: www.at5.nl/artikelen/23... (Dutch)
#DecadeoftheCargoBike
That's Amsterdam plumber Job van Oostrum, who adds that there's "No need to worry about parking spaces, you can park right outside the door without any hassle"
👨🔧 AT5: www.at5.nl/artikelen/23... (Dutch)
#DecadeoftheCargoBike
February 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"I'm surprised more plumbers aren't yet making the switch to cargo bikes"
That's Amsterdam plumber Job van Oostrum, who adds that there's "No need to worry about parking spaces, you can park right outside the door without any hassle"
👨🔧 AT5: www.at5.nl/artikelen/23... (Dutch)
#DecadeoftheCargoBike
That's Amsterdam plumber Job van Oostrum, who adds that there's "No need to worry about parking spaces, you can park right outside the door without any hassle"
👨🔧 AT5: www.at5.nl/artikelen/23... (Dutch)
#DecadeoftheCargoBike
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A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times.
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
February 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times.
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
Great to see Accessibility Forum style engagement as part of this new guidance. I've been piloting these as a key part of the design process and it's been a really enlightening and positive experience.
New government guidance on how local authorities can include community engagement in the project development process for transport schemes involving walking and cycling. With a nod to @bespokejon.bsky.social for his hard work on much of this www.gov.uk/government/p...
Community consultation and engagement within transport schemes
Explains how authorities can include community engagement in the project development process for transport schemes involving active travel.
www.gov.uk
February 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Great to see Accessibility Forum style engagement as part of this new guidance. I've been piloting these as a key part of the design process and it's been a really enlightening and positive experience.
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Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist #Climate
Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist
Prof James Hansen says pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated though other scientists disagree
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist #Climate
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In a patriarchal, car-dominated world that rewards “masculine energy” it’s actually a wildly subversive act to be a women on a bike. I have been yelled at, pulled, told I’m risking my children’s lives, flipped off, and ignored. And yet the joy I feel out weighs it all. #bikes destroy #patriarchy.
February 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In a patriarchal, car-dominated world that rewards “masculine energy” it’s actually a wildly subversive act to be a women on a bike. I have been yelled at, pulled, told I’m risking my children’s lives, flipped off, and ignored. And yet the joy I feel out weighs it all. #bikes destroy #patriarchy.
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In my column today I argue that, unbelievably, Labour are worse on environmental issues than the Conservatives.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Look at Labour’s acts of environmental vandalism and ask: did I vote for this? | George Monbiot
Our rivers, our wildlife, the air we breathe: the government is sacrificing all to the insatiable god of GDP – and mocking our objections, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
In my column today I argue that, unbelievably, Labour are worse on environmental issues than the Conservatives.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.
Robert Burns
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.
Robert Burns
January 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.
Robert Burns
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.
Robert Burns
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We are very regularly asked about e-bike battery safety, as it strikes at the heart of #ActiveTravel, #DisabilityCycling, and #RoadSafety. The Gov has recently released new statutory guidelines. Our full position statement, broadly in favour, is here: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...
January 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We are very regularly asked about e-bike battery safety, as it strikes at the heart of #ActiveTravel, #DisabilityCycling, and #RoadSafety. The Gov has recently released new statutory guidelines. Our full position statement, broadly in favour, is here: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...
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Schools with any interest in safeguarding should be refusing "road safety education programmes" and publicly naming them for the victim-blaming, accountability-dodging indoctrination exercises that they are.
As a result of a series of deaths the council has put in not one but two new signs and run "a road safety education programme with children" at a local school. The people in this story think that may not be enough.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Grandma was killed after I warned Sandwell Council about busy road'
Safa and her family lead calls for safety measures on the busy A457 after initial pleas were ignored.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Schools with any interest in safeguarding should be refusing "road safety education programmes" and publicly naming them for the victim-blaming, accountability-dodging indoctrination exercises that they are.
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Wild. Top is the NBC upload, bottom is the one aired as the live feed
January 21, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Wild. Top is the NBC upload, bottom is the one aired as the live feed