Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer
@tricyclemayor.bsky.social
research fellow @active-ata.bsky.social | active travel | public transport | crit dis | pedestrian every day, tricycling often | Trustee @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk | Ambassador for Activity Alliance | views are Frida's 🐕
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Me turning up to Bluesky ready to chat about trikes, inclusive active travel, disability, and my dog Frida.
I was so proud to be listed on Cycling UK's 100 women in cycling 2022.
Because of their recent decision to exclude transwomen from the list, I have requested my name be removed.
Transwomen are women & cruel politics has no place in the cycling spaces that I campaign and research for.
Because of their recent decision to exclude transwomen from the list, I have requested my name be removed.
Transwomen are women & cruel politics has no place in the cycling spaces that I campaign and research for.
November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I was so proud to be listed on Cycling UK's 100 women in cycling 2022.
Because of their recent decision to exclude transwomen from the list, I have requested my name be removed.
Transwomen are women & cruel politics has no place in the cycling spaces that I campaign and research for.
Because of their recent decision to exclude transwomen from the list, I have requested my name be removed.
Transwomen are women & cruel politics has no place in the cycling spaces that I campaign and research for.
"The charity's Chief Executive Sarah Mitchell added: "This update to the rules doesn't alter our strong commitment to supporting all those who cycle, including transgender and non-binary people."
Actually that's exactly what it does.
Actually that's exactly what it does.
Cycling UK say the decision was made following legal advice but that the rule change "doesn't alter our commitment to transgender and non-binary people" road.cc/content/news...
Several winners of Cycling UK 100 Women in Cycling prize decline award due to exclusion of transwomen
Cycling UK say the decision was made following legal advice but that the rule change "doesn't alter our commitment to transgender and non-binary people"
road.cc
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"The charity's Chief Executive Sarah Mitchell added: "This update to the rules doesn't alter our strong commitment to supporting all those who cycle, including transgender and non-binary people."
Actually that's exactly what it does.
Actually that's exactly what it does.
Car culture is wild. Coz wdym the M&S Christmas advert is celebrating a huge traffic jam (which generally means a very serious, often fatal collision) and promoting people exit their cars on the motorway.
November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Car culture is wild. Coz wdym the M&S Christmas advert is celebrating a huge traffic jam (which generally means a very serious, often fatal collision) and promoting people exit their cars on the motorway.
Reflection on on how cycleways materialise mundane pedestrian infrastructure.
This is a bus stop on the newish Chorlton cycleway.
I've seen so many posts about it on social media. Largely around accessibility concerns.
So here's my thoughts:
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This is a bus stop on the newish Chorlton cycleway.
I've seen so many posts about it on social media. Largely around accessibility concerns.
So here's my thoughts:
1/
October 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Reflection on on how cycleways materialise mundane pedestrian infrastructure.
This is a bus stop on the newish Chorlton cycleway.
I've seen so many posts about it on social media. Largely around accessibility concerns.
So here's my thoughts:
1/
This is a bus stop on the newish Chorlton cycleway.
I've seen so many posts about it on social media. Largely around accessibility concerns.
So here's my thoughts:
1/
I'm not sure the term 'liveable' is up to scratch if it's describing areas with an average house price of over £500,000
October 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I'm not sure the term 'liveable' is up to scratch if it's describing areas with an average house price of over £500,000
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It’s the first day of #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth 🚶🌍
We have lots of family-friendly activities to keep kids busy including our #AutumnStreetSafari to add adventure to your autumn walks 👉 https://bit.ly/481SJto
We have lots of family-friendly activities to keep kids busy including our #AutumnStreetSafari to add adventure to your autumn walks 👉 https://bit.ly/481SJto
October 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
It’s the first day of #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth 🚶🌍
We have lots of family-friendly activities to keep kids busy including our #AutumnStreetSafari to add adventure to your autumn walks 👉 https://bit.ly/481SJto
We have lots of family-friendly activities to keep kids busy including our #AutumnStreetSafari to add adventure to your autumn walks 👉 https://bit.ly/481SJto
📢 New open access paper by myself and Graeme Sherriff in Active Travel Studies
Agree to Disagree? Insights into Community Views and Sources of Division in Relation to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester
Available here: activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...
Agree to Disagree? Insights into Community Views and Sources of Division in Relation to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester
Available here: activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...
Agree to Disagree? Insights into Community Views and Sources of Division in Relation to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester
Low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) involve the use of modal filters to limit motorised traffic from residential streets while retaining access for people walking, wheeling and cycling. They can be seen...
activetravelstudies.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:52 AM
📢 New open access paper by myself and Graeme Sherriff in Active Travel Studies
Agree to Disagree? Insights into Community Views and Sources of Division in Relation to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester
Available here: activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...
Agree to Disagree? Insights into Community Views and Sources of Division in Relation to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester
Available here: activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...
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"I had a face-to-face consultation with this kind 55 year old lady who came into my clinic with her baby daughter"
"I had a face-to-face consultation with this kind 55 year old lady who came into my clinic with her baby daughter"
September 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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"I had a face-to-face consultation with this kind 55 year old lady who came into my clinic with her baby daughter"
"I had a face-to-face consultation with this kind 55 year old lady who came into my clinic with her baby daughter"
Reposted by Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer
Just us in the middle of it all. The street is changing around us, hang in there while we get some new neighbours. We’ll be here.
New stuff every day, coffee machine on, every day apart from Mondays, all on the website is in stock, ready to go. Happy to help, we love what we do.
New stuff every day, coffee machine on, every day apart from Mondays, all on the website is in stock, ready to go. Happy to help, we love what we do.
September 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Just us in the middle of it all. The street is changing around us, hang in there while we get some new neighbours. We’ll be here.
New stuff every day, coffee machine on, every day apart from Mondays, all on the website is in stock, ready to go. Happy to help, we love what we do.
New stuff every day, coffee machine on, every day apart from Mondays, all on the website is in stock, ready to go. Happy to help, we love what we do.
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Hive mind: can anyone give me some examples of an installed DIAGONAL zebra/parallel crossing? UK only.
Thanks 🙏
Thanks 🙏
September 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Hive mind: can anyone give me some examples of an installed DIAGONAL zebra/parallel crossing? UK only.
Thanks 🙏
Thanks 🙏
Manchester transport strategy: make walking the natural transport choice
Manchester pavements:
Manchester pavements:
September 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Manchester transport strategy: make walking the natural transport choice
Manchester pavements:
Manchester pavements:
Reposted by Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer
This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying …
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying …
One year anniversary of being six weeks pregnant and falling down the stairs and breaking my coccyx on the way to RGS.
Missing the conference again this year but for a much better reason.
Missing the conference again this year but for a much better reason.
August 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
One year anniversary of being six weeks pregnant and falling down the stairs and breaking my coccyx on the way to RGS.
Missing the conference again this year but for a much better reason.
Missing the conference again this year but for a much better reason.
Unsurprisingly perhaps, my favourite maternity leave activity with the baby is joining the Walking Mums Club.
Rain or shine, often both, we meet weekly at our local park, walk together with our babies, and then visit the cafe for coffee.
Rain or shine, often both, we meet weekly at our local park, walk together with our babies, and then visit the cafe for coffee.
August 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Unsurprisingly perhaps, my favourite maternity leave activity with the baby is joining the Walking Mums Club.
Rain or shine, often both, we meet weekly at our local park, walk together with our babies, and then visit the cafe for coffee.
Rain or shine, often both, we meet weekly at our local park, walk together with our babies, and then visit the cafe for coffee.
Reposted by Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer
Are you passionate about #AirPollution and #SchoolStreets? Come and work with our small, friendly team and be our next Schools Lead! More details at the link - deadline to apply is 7th September. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
August 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Are you passionate about #AirPollution and #SchoolStreets? Come and work with our small, friendly team and be our next Schools Lead! More details at the link - deadline to apply is 7th September. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
Bizarre journalism on BBC news.
"A woman has recalled the moment a car smashed into her family's living room - and admitted she had not initially seen what happened due to dust and debris"
Assuming Chat GPT wrote it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"A woman has recalled the moment a car smashed into her family's living room - and admitted she had not initially seen what happened due to dust and debris"
Assuming Chat GPT wrote it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
'I didn't realise a car had smashed into my house'
Alex Richardson's family were sleeping upstairs when a car crashed into their home on Sunday.
www.bbc.com
August 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Bizarre journalism on BBC news.
"A woman has recalled the moment a car smashed into her family's living room - and admitted she had not initially seen what happened due to dust and debris"
Assuming Chat GPT wrote it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"A woman has recalled the moment a car smashed into her family's living room - and admitted she had not initially seen what happened due to dust and debris"
Assuming Chat GPT wrote it
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Needed to go to big Asda.
Baby too small for the trike still so we got the bus.
Awful driver.
Then we get off the bus and are greeted by this massive junction without signalled pedestrian crossings.
No wonder people drive ten minute journeys.
Baby too small for the trike still so we got the bus.
Awful driver.
Then we get off the bus and are greeted by this massive junction without signalled pedestrian crossings.
No wonder people drive ten minute journeys.
August 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Needed to go to big Asda.
Baby too small for the trike still so we got the bus.
Awful driver.
Then we get off the bus and are greeted by this massive junction without signalled pedestrian crossings.
No wonder people drive ten minute journeys.
Baby too small for the trike still so we got the bus.
Awful driver.
Then we get off the bus and are greeted by this massive junction without signalled pedestrian crossings.
No wonder people drive ten minute journeys.
How to tell if your bus driver in Manchester is definitely from before the Bee Network:
1. Doesn't lower bus to let you get pram on easily
2. Moves off before you've had a chance to park pram and put on brake
3. Does not brake for speed bumps
4. Close passes cyclists
1. Doesn't lower bus to let you get pram on easily
2. Moves off before you've had a chance to park pram and put on brake
3. Does not brake for speed bumps
4. Close passes cyclists
August 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
How to tell if your bus driver in Manchester is definitely from before the Bee Network:
1. Doesn't lower bus to let you get pram on easily
2. Moves off before you've had a chance to park pram and put on brake
3. Does not brake for speed bumps
4. Close passes cyclists
1. Doesn't lower bus to let you get pram on easily
2. Moves off before you've had a chance to park pram and put on brake
3. Does not brake for speed bumps
4. Close passes cyclists
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The GM Walking & Wheeling Fund 2025/26 is open! 🚶♀️🦽
Grants up to £7,000 for groups supporting less active communities.
Meet the Funder: 9 and 10 Sept.
Deadline: 26 Sept.
Please share with relevant groups in GM!
More: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/updated...
@10gm.bsky.social @salfordcvs.bsky.social
Grants up to £7,000 for groups supporting less active communities.
Meet the Funder: 9 and 10 Sept.
Deadline: 26 Sept.
Please share with relevant groups in GM!
More: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/updated...
@10gm.bsky.social @salfordcvs.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The GM Walking & Wheeling Fund 2025/26 is open! 🚶♀️🦽
Grants up to £7,000 for groups supporting less active communities.
Meet the Funder: 9 and 10 Sept.
Deadline: 26 Sept.
Please share with relevant groups in GM!
More: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/updated...
@10gm.bsky.social @salfordcvs.bsky.social
Grants up to £7,000 for groups supporting less active communities.
Meet the Funder: 9 and 10 Sept.
Deadline: 26 Sept.
Please share with relevant groups in GM!
More: www.gmmoving.co.uk/news/updated...
@10gm.bsky.social @salfordcvs.bsky.social
Or - and perhaps this is too leftie for the Daily Mail - drivers could simply be competent, pay attention to the road, and not hit the kerb?
August 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Or - and perhaps this is too leftie for the Daily Mail - drivers could simply be competent, pay attention to the road, and not hit the kerb?
Reposted by Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer
This is excellent to see from Sadiq Khan.
The evidence is clear on 20mph:
“… the number of people killed or seriously injured on London borough roads reduced by 34% following the implementation of 20mph speed limits, with the number of children killed falling by 75% (from four to one).“
The evidence is clear on 20mph:
“… the number of people killed or seriously injured on London borough roads reduced by 34% following the implementation of 20mph speed limits, with the number of children killed falling by 75% (from four to one).“
Dear Britain, it’s now clear: 20mph zones save lives and don’t slow traffic. Implement them | Sadiq Khan
There is too much bluff and bluster on this subject. Ordinary people just want safe streets for themselves and those they love, and we can achieve that, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This is excellent to see from Sadiq Khan.
The evidence is clear on 20mph:
“… the number of people killed or seriously injured on London borough roads reduced by 34% following the implementation of 20mph speed limits, with the number of children killed falling by 75% (from four to one).“
The evidence is clear on 20mph:
“… the number of people killed or seriously injured on London borough roads reduced by 34% following the implementation of 20mph speed limits, with the number of children killed falling by 75% (from four to one).“
Baby doesn't need anymore clo...
August 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Baby doesn't need anymore clo...
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Everywhere that there is a #BikeShare, e-bike share or e-scooter share scheme, there should be an accessible option for #Disabled people. We need active and sustainable mobility more than most, and yet we are so often excluded #Eco-Ableism
#InclusiveCycling
#InclusiveCycling
"It’s transformed my life; its given me freedom; its given me independence and helped me reconnect with my family.”
Hearing the stories of those who have benefited from our groundbreaking free loan scheme, makes what we do worthwhile.
Watch his story below:
youtu.be/q-ZnnXd3M2s
wheels4me.co.uk
Hearing the stories of those who have benefited from our groundbreaking free loan scheme, makes what we do worthwhile.
Watch his story below:
youtu.be/q-ZnnXd3M2s
wheels4me.co.uk
Wheels4Me London- Jeremy's Story
YouTube video by Wheels for Wellbeing
youtu.be
August 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Everywhere that there is a #BikeShare, e-bike share or e-scooter share scheme, there should be an accessible option for #Disabled people. We need active and sustainable mobility more than most, and yet we are so often excluded #Eco-Ableism
#InclusiveCycling
#InclusiveCycling
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📢 New article out from our NIHR-funded 'LTNs in London' project.
A metholdogical paper - we nuance perspectives on congestion and its role in LTN debates, while also providing guidance on mixed methods approaches to evaluating transport policies
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A metholdogical paper - we nuance perspectives on congestion and its role in LTN debates, while also providing guidance on mixed methods approaches to evaluating transport policies
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
📢 New article out from our NIHR-funded 'LTNs in London' project.
A metholdogical paper - we nuance perspectives on congestion and its role in LTN debates, while also providing guidance on mixed methods approaches to evaluating transport policies
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A metholdogical paper - we nuance perspectives on congestion and its role in LTN debates, while also providing guidance on mixed methods approaches to evaluating transport policies
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer
This is so incredibly ridiculously exciting - Mobility aid laws are going to be reviewed and made fit for purpose!
Woo!
(& yes, I do think this is *that* exciting!)
#disability
#ActiveTravel
#MyCycleMyMobilityAid
Woo!
(& yes, I do think this is *that* exciting!)
#disability
#ActiveTravel
#MyCycleMyMobilityAid
Easy to miss, but important. At @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk we've been working towards this moment for years - the DfT has publicly announced that it is looking at sorting out mobility aid laws. 🎉 Our #MyCycleMyMobilityAid campaign looks like it is paying off.
August 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is so incredibly ridiculously exciting - Mobility aid laws are going to be reviewed and made fit for purpose!
Woo!
(& yes, I do think this is *that* exciting!)
#disability
#ActiveTravel
#MyCycleMyMobilityAid
Woo!
(& yes, I do think this is *that* exciting!)
#disability
#ActiveTravel
#MyCycleMyMobilityAid