James Scantlebury
@turini2.bsky.social
Planning Policy at LB Newham. Transit, Urban design, Politics, Motorsport. EG tea drinker, Briton. (he/him) #DFTBA
Posts are personal, usual t&c’s apply
Posts are personal, usual t&c’s apply
Always worth paying artists - love this poster for Milano Cortina by Pierpaolo Rovero
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Always worth paying artists - love this poster for Milano Cortina by Pierpaolo Rovero
This is amazing news for Tower Hamlets - huge congrats to @saveoursaferstreets.org !
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
East London residents win sensational victory in fight to save low-traffic schemes
Court of Appeal rules that Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman acted unlawfully in deciding to axe the traffic reduction schemes
www.standard.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
This is amazing news for Tower Hamlets - huge congrats to @saveoursaferstreets.org !
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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Massive congratulations to all @saveoursaferstreets.org - such fantastic news!!
January 22, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Massive congratulations to all @saveoursaferstreets.org - such fantastic news!!
Seven years!! I can't wait to be married to you, @alys-creative.bsky.social ❤️
January 22, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Seven years!! I can't wait to be married to you, @alys-creative.bsky.social ❤️
Positive vibes all round - week three of Local Plan examination and good meetings about delivering walking and cycling at [redacted]!
January 21, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Positive vibes all round - week three of Local Plan examination and good meetings about delivering walking and cycling at [redacted]!
DC Metro merch leaning into their brutalist station design... and I kinda love it! dcmetrostore.com/collections/...
January 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
DC Metro merch leaning into their brutalist station design... and I kinda love it! dcmetrostore.com/collections/...
Called it
Digital ID is gonna be another embarrassing U-turn for Starmer, I can see it from here.
January 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Called it
Just looks so incompetent
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Just looks so incompetent
Facebook now using AI slop to encourage "engagement" in groups - this post is from an AI, with comments universally along the lines of "mods, turn this shit off"
January 7, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Facebook now using AI slop to encourage "engagement" in groups - this post is from an AI, with comments universally along the lines of "mods, turn this shit off"
Reposted by James Scantlebury
The latest numbers are in: Congestion pricing cut 27M car trips in 2025.
Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed. (Gift Article)
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The latest numbers are in: Congestion pricing cut 27M car trips in 2025.
Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Back to work boooo combined with news that my job is secure wooooo
January 5, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Back to work boooo combined with news that my job is secure wooooo
Reposted by James Scantlebury
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
You can’t just kidnap leaders of other countries, it’s not like Maduro has committed war crimes or genocide or something - it’s literally Putin behaviour
President Trump said on Saturday that the U.S. had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
You can’t just kidnap leaders of other countries, it’s not like Maduro has committed war crimes or genocide or something - it’s literally Putin behaviour
Really nice sunset tonight
December 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Really nice sunset tonight
And this terrible idea continued to be considered long into the Tube PPP process in the early 2000s - alongside Railtrack being one of the Tube infracos!
December 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
And this terrible idea continued to be considered long into the Tube PPP process in the early 2000s - alongside Railtrack being one of the Tube infracos!
Was sous-chef de cuisine under mum today, nailed everything.
Roast Turkey, pigs in blankets, stuffing, roast potatoes and parsnips, sprouts (with pancetta), carrots, braised red cabbage and mashed swede.
Roast Turkey, pigs in blankets, stuffing, roast potatoes and parsnips, sprouts (with pancetta), carrots, braised red cabbage and mashed swede.
December 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Was sous-chef de cuisine under mum today, nailed everything.
Roast Turkey, pigs in blankets, stuffing, roast potatoes and parsnips, sprouts (with pancetta), carrots, braised red cabbage and mashed swede.
Roast Turkey, pigs in blankets, stuffing, roast potatoes and parsnips, sprouts (with pancetta), carrots, braised red cabbage and mashed swede.
A very wet walk in Llandegla Forest today
December 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A very wet walk in Llandegla Forest today
Shrewsbury was really lovely - I can see why the market hall was voted best in Britain
December 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Shrewsbury was really lovely - I can see why the market hall was voted best in Britain
Heading north at 200 km/h. Physically and emotionally knackered. 2 weeks off is very necessary.
December 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Heading north at 200 km/h. Physically and emotionally knackered. 2 weeks off is very necessary.
Honestly, fuck the Treasury and the UK’s inability to have nice things.
80% of French cities bigger than 250k have rapid transit of some kind (metro, tram etc)… compared to 15% in the UK
80% of French cities bigger than 250k have rapid transit of some kind (metro, tram etc)… compared to 15% in the UK
Remember when HS2 to Leeds was cancelled by the NIC's shitty maths and fundamental lack of expertise, and Leeds was thrown the bone of "you'll get trams" and I said those would never be delivered?
Yeah, as I was saying...
Yeah, as I was saying...
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Honestly, fuck the Treasury and the UK’s inability to have nice things.
80% of French cities bigger than 250k have rapid transit of some kind (metro, tram etc)… compared to 15% in the UK
80% of French cities bigger than 250k have rapid transit of some kind (metro, tram etc)… compared to 15% in the UK
Put simply, this is shit - we need net zero buildings to meet climate goals, and this isn’t how we will achieve that
December 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Put simply, this is shit - we need net zero buildings to meet climate goals, and this isn’t how we will achieve that
High speed rail is good, actually
‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2
‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2
The long read: Ten years after I first followed the proposed route, I retraced my steps to see what life was like along the world’s most expensive, heavily delayed railway line
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
High speed rail is good, actually
Nice bit of local green space ruined by inconsiderate parking
December 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nice bit of local green space ruined by inconsiderate parking
I wonder if in 30 years time, one could find remnants and reminders of the privatised railway.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I wonder if in 30 years time, one could find remnants and reminders of the privatised railway.