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tomviolins.bsky.social
@tomviolins.bsky.social
Here for the school streets, cargo bikes and safe routes to school. https://www.solvetheschoolrun.org/
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Good luck to the children speaking tonight at this #Lambeth council meeting. Children aged 0–9 are three times more likely to die from a collision when hit by an SUV. We need councils to introduce ways to curb the rise of bigger, heavier vehicles. #Carspreading
Research shows SUVs three times more likely to kill a child under 10 - Highways News
A group of school children will urge councillors in London to take action to stop ‘carspreading’ as new research shows SUVs are three times more likely to kill a child under the age of 10. A delegatio...
highways-news.com
July 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The vast majority of people I see commuting by bike are just normal people wearing normal clothes, travelling sustainably, usually more swiftly and with added health benefits.
May 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Norwood Park community day was great fun. 10 new benches & some old ones painted, de-brambling, mulching & feasting. Thank you for having us Friends of Norwood Park
April 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
April 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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The problem with this is the ‘side’ bit. If it said ‘Labour is helping drivers’ or some such I could live with it but ‘on the side of’ means against someone else. Who? Pedestrians? Cyclists? Children? Stop stoking this culture-war rubbish.
Our Labour government is on the side of drivers.

This Easter, over a thousand miles of roadworks will be lifted to make journeys smoother, and thanks to Labour’s Plan for Change, drivers are set to be £500 better off​​ ✅
April 20, 2025 at 5:23 AM
BBC News - Miliband accuses net zero opponents of 'nonsense and lies'
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Well said @edmilibandmp.bsky.social

Now prioritise rail and active travel over road and airports expansion.
Miliband accuses opponents of net zero 'nonsense and lies'
The energy secretary warns that an anti-net zero agenda could forfeit jobs in the future.
www.bbc.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM
82 years young!
April 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Excellent new piece by @culturedoug.bsky.social on the wrongs of public museums restricting access to images:

"...by throttling access to digital reproductions, museums limit the range of perspectives and narratives that can be shared about art and history..."

douglasmccarthy.com/2025/04/muse...
Museums and the Digital Enclosure of the Public Domain – Douglas McCarthy
douglasmccarthy.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
BBC News - Coroner's call for older driver eye tests after fatal crashes - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Regular retesting also required
Coroner's call for older driver eye tests after fatal crashes
Visual legal standards for motorists is
www.bbc.co.uk
April 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
BBC News - Rachel Reeves: Why she may have to raise UK taxes in October - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@bbc - stop fear mongering.
Rachel Reeves: Why she may have to raise UK taxes in October
The chancellor is on track to meet her own fiscal rules, so why is there talk of tax rises in the autumn?
www.bbc.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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For the first time, the Norwegian government has calculated the value to society of the health benefits of increased walking and cycling.

🚲 ~€2.8 for each additional km of cycling
🚶‍♀️ ~€4.2 for each additional km of walking
Samfunnet tjener mye på at folk går og sykler!

Nye tall fra Helsedirektoratet viser at vi sparer:

🚲 33 kr for hver km folk sykler
🚶‍♀️ 49 kr for hver km folk går

Det er sammenlignet med at folk ikke er i fysisk aktivitet, f.eks. om de kjører bil.
Dokumentasjonsrapport: Helseeffekter av fysisk aktivitet per km gange og sykling
Helsedirektoratet.no retter seg mot deg som arbeider innen helse- og omsorgstjenesten.
www.helsedirektoratet.no
March 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Choices.
February 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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500 signatures and counting! Let's get this to 1000.

🚘 💨 Remember #Dieselgate? That was 10 years ago.

Diesel cars fitted with defeat devices are still on our roads today. We believe the public needs to know what we're breathing - please sign our letter if you agree. buff.ly/4hxAJZx
#AirPollution
February 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🚨The rise of ‘Carspreading’🚨
UK car owners say supersized SUVs “not necessary in towns and cities” and the majority think more SUVs “will make parking more difficult” and are “not necessary in towns and cities”
cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/
February 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Trying to cross a road with children is not safe with such huge vehicles parking on pavements at crossings blocking sightlines
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February 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Why do people drive or fly short-haul instead of taking the train? Hmmm 👇 .

"While high ticket prices have long been an issue, it is becoming more so each passing year, given the annual rise in train fares against 14 years of fuel duty cuts or freezes for car drivers."

https://buff.ly/410hTEI
February 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Good evening to everyone, but especially to the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham’s new residents’ parking charges 👊 www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2024/10...
February 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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In "why is my home more susceptible to surface water flooding" news
February 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Are these new? Great to see if so but could do with some secure Kerbside options for cargo bikes. @solveschoolrun.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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A school street, a cycle lane and a rental cargo bike. Off to take kids to swim lessons apparently!

A beautiful snapshot showing how even complex school run trips are now able to be made sustainably.

#familycycling #schoolrun #cargolife

@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @lambethlivingst.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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You can’t park there!

A driver has crashed their car over the pavement and into the wall on Lordship Lane, near the junction with Court Lane.

This road has a 20mph speed limit.
@jamesmcash.bsky.social @margynewens.bsky.social @richardleeming.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Anyone in the West Norwood Area, please support your local library 📚

www.norwoodforum.org/node/3509
Support our West Norwood Library | Norwood Forum
www.norwoodforum.org
February 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Invisible.
January 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Why are @andyburnham.bsky.social & @heidialexander.bsky.social endorsing the purchase of Euro 6 #Diesel buses when other cities are phasing them out due to the high levels of #AirPollution they still emit?

Surely children in #GreaterManchester deserve a healthier start to their lives too?
January 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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John Prescott’s coffin has arrived at Hull Minster for his funeral. Appropriately, the hearse was a Jag, as is the family’s car.

A knowing wink you suspect. Two Jags to the end.
January 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM