Scott Urban
@urbanturbo.bsky.social
Lecturer at @hertfordcollege.bsky.social 🔶 Transport activism is climate activism. 🇺🇦 #Oxford #WasColorado
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I support some excellent local journalism in other parts of the country. @yorkshirepost.co.uk and @liverpoolecho.co.uk do a fine critical job for example. But Oxford Mail misses the mark so often. For Oxford news with detailed analysis and a sense of humour, read @oxfordclarion.bsky.social
Oh come on, Oxford Mail - you focus on the handful of 'Oxford Patriots' aka fascists who turned out, not the 350 unity marchers against racism who brought a lot of fun and happiness to Cowley Rd and the High St? Do better. Admittedly it does make them look absurd www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2562568...
Police presence in Oxford city centre due to protesters
There is a police presence near Westgate Shopping Centre in Oxford due to an expected protest and counter protest.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I support some excellent local journalism in other parts of the country. @yorkshirepost.co.uk and @liverpoolecho.co.uk do a fine critical job for example. But Oxford Mail misses the mark so often. For Oxford news with detailed analysis and a sense of humour, read @oxfordclarion.bsky.social
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
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Today, MSNBC becomes @ms.now: MS NOW – My Source for News, Opinion, and the World.
While our name has changed, who we are has not. You’ll find the same commitment to justice, progress, and the truth.
Same mission. New name.
While our name has changed, who we are has not. You’ll find the same commitment to justice, progress, and the truth.
Same mission. New name.
November 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Today, MSNBC becomes @ms.now: MS NOW – My Source for News, Opinion, and the World.
While our name has changed, who we are has not. You’ll find the same commitment to justice, progress, and the truth.
Same mission. New name.
While our name has changed, who we are has not. You’ll find the same commitment to justice, progress, and the truth.
Same mission. New name.
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Today, we solemnly mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
November 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Today, we solemnly mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
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Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
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We cannot continue to treat people who aren't driving as secondary to those behind the wheel
November 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We cannot continue to treat people who aren't driving as secondary to those behind the wheel
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David Miliband's closing paragraphs in his Observer article today are quite ... striking.
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
David Miliband's closing paragraphs in his Observer article today are quite ... striking.
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Poor cycle lanes, fear of theft, and big price tags – e-cargo bikes face hurdles.
But one Norwich rental scheme is proving that when families try before they buy, everything changes. Matthew O’Conner Lomas reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
But one Norwich rental scheme is proving that when families try before they buy, everything changes. Matthew O’Conner Lomas reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
From cars to cargo bikes: How families found freedom
A new study shows that households using cargo bikes can halve their car miles – and a scheme is helping Norwich residents make the shift
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Poor cycle lanes, fear of theft, and big price tags – e-cargo bikes face hurdles.
But one Norwich rental scheme is proving that when families try before they buy, everything changes. Matthew O’Conner Lomas reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
But one Norwich rental scheme is proving that when families try before they buy, everything changes. Matthew O’Conner Lomas reports
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/tra...
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A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that estimates about the damage done by Brexit have underestimated its impact over the course of a decade. Data now suggests that Brexit has reduced UK GDP by 6%–8%, reduced investment 12%–18%, and reduced productivity by 3%–4%.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that estimates about the damage done by Brexit have underestimated its impact over the course of a decade. Data now suggests that Brexit has reduced UK GDP by 6%–8%, reduced investment 12%–18%, and reduced productivity by 3%–4%.
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Yet another evidence review argues very strongly that simply providing alternatives to driving doesn't reduce driving
This isn't surprising, if only thanks to habit. If I unthinkingly jump in my car for every trip (as many do), new buses won't change that
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This isn't surprising, if only thanks to habit. If I unthinkingly jump in my car for every trip (as many do), new buses won't change that
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reducing traffic with “carrots”: A review of the evidence
Reducing traffic volumes is one way to reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector. Since increasing driving costs is often met with public resi…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Yet another evidence review argues very strongly that simply providing alternatives to driving doesn't reduce driving
This isn't surprising, if only thanks to habit. If I unthinkingly jump in my car for every trip (as many do), new buses won't change that
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This isn't surprising, if only thanks to habit. If I unthinkingly jump in my car for every trip (as many do), new buses won't change that
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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If you want to see a government ACTUALLY “losing control” of something, helpless in the face of organised crime, look at this:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kidlington fly-tipping: Criminals dump mountain of waste in field
The enormous pile of rubbish is called an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If you want to see a government ACTUALLY “losing control” of something, helpless in the face of organised crime, look at this:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Plans for the much-campaigned-for Haddenham to Thame Greenway (walking & cycling route) took a step forward, as Oxfordshire County Council confirmed its commitment to delivering the project as part of its new Oxfordshire Strategic Plan 2025–2028. A planning application is expected by 2027.
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Plans for the much-campaigned-for Haddenham to Thame Greenway (walking & cycling route) took a step forward, as Oxfordshire County Council confirmed its commitment to delivering the project as part of its new Oxfordshire Strategic Plan 2025–2028. A planning application is expected by 2027.
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And yet there are solid anti-car cases no matter which ideology you subscribe to:
If you're a socialist, cars are drivers of inequality.
If you're a liberal, car-centric infrastructure deprives you of choice.
If you're a conservative, cars cost the public purse and hoover up state subsidies.
If you're a socialist, cars are drivers of inequality.
If you're a liberal, car-centric infrastructure deprives you of choice.
If you're a conservative, cars cost the public purse and hoover up state subsidies.
A stark contrast between London Labour & Oxfordshire LibDems (pro charging drivers more to tackle congestion) and London LibDems and Oxfordshire Labour (against additional charges).
Which party is in favour of which travel schemes is so often a postcode lottery.
Which party is in favour of which travel schemes is so often a postcode lottery.
From 2 January 2026, London's daily Congestion Charge will jump from £15 to £18. TfL says it's necessary to tackle increasing traffic.
Electric vehicles will be affected too, though with a 50 per cent discount for electric vans, HGVs and quadricycles and a 25 per cent discount for electric cars.
Electric vehicles will be affected too, though with a 50 per cent discount for electric vans, HGVs and quadricycles and a 25 per cent discount for electric cars.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
And yet there are solid anti-car cases no matter which ideology you subscribe to:
If you're a socialist, cars are drivers of inequality.
If you're a liberal, car-centric infrastructure deprives you of choice.
If you're a conservative, cars cost the public purse and hoover up state subsidies.
If you're a socialist, cars are drivers of inequality.
If you're a liberal, car-centric infrastructure deprives you of choice.
If you're a conservative, cars cost the public purse and hoover up state subsidies.
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They market their cars as weapons and we allow them on the same roads as children cycling to school.
And I still get weird middle-aged men in my notifications obfuscating for and defending this.
This is not a serious society.
And I still get weird middle-aged men in my notifications obfuscating for and defending this.
This is not a serious society.
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
They market their cars as weapons and we allow them on the same roads as children cycling to school.
And I still get weird middle-aged men in my notifications obfuscating for and defending this.
This is not a serious society.
And I still get weird middle-aged men in my notifications obfuscating for and defending this.
This is not a serious society.
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I am deliriously laughing at the image of Boebert facing dawning revelation that she's actually found the pedophile elite conspiracy ring and that she's standing right in the middle of it
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I am deliriously laughing at the image of Boebert facing dawning revelation that she's actually found the pedophile elite conspiracy ring and that she's standing right in the middle of it
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‼️ UNBELIEVABLE RESULTS‼️ Hold my baguette while I count the people on bikes! How did Paris increase cycling by 240% in a few short years?
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
‼️ UNBELIEVABLE RESULTS‼️ Hold my baguette while I count the people on bikes! How did Paris increase cycling by 240% in a few short years?
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If he does run I really hope his campaign slogan is "Chaos with Ed Miliband".
Verdict of one Labour grandee I just bumped into: “Ed Miliband is the person most likely to be the most next Prime Minister”.
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If he does run I really hope his campaign slogan is "Chaos with Ed Miliband".
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Sadly, it’s FO time.
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sadly, it’s FO time.
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Look behind you?
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for luxury leisure.” Says govt source.
Will that apply to the £4bn a year in fuel duty freeze costs, which go to drivers on the highest incomes the most?
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for luxury leisure.” Says govt source.
Will that apply to the £4bn a year in fuel duty freeze costs, which go to drivers on the highest incomes the most?
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Look behind you?
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for luxury leisure.” Says govt source.
Will that apply to the £4bn a year in fuel duty freeze costs, which go to drivers on the highest incomes the most?
“Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for luxury leisure.” Says govt source.
Will that apply to the £4bn a year in fuel duty freeze costs, which go to drivers on the highest incomes the most?
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Amazing how people's brains short circuit when any charge around cars is mentioned.
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Amazing how people's brains short circuit when any charge around cars is mentioned.
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“The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. “Who’s responsible for these choices? Your mother, apparently”:
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. “Who’s responsible for these choices? Your mother, apparently”:
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Sadly missed it but absolute credit to @lb-southwark.bsky.social running a 'Guided Cycle Consultation' where Officers actually got out & cycled with residents to consult changes. People saying it was the best consultation they've ever seen. FANTASTIC progress that every Council should copy.
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Sadly missed it but absolute credit to @lb-southwark.bsky.social running a 'Guided Cycle Consultation' where Officers actually got out & cycled with residents to consult changes. People saying it was the best consultation they've ever seen. FANTASTIC progress that every Council should copy.
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Calum Miller, MP for Bicester and Woodstock and Lib Dem Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, has presented a Bill to Parliament to enable the seizure of frozen Russian assets and direct the proceeds to Ukraine’s defence, reconstruction and humanitarian relief.
whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal532...
whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal532...
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Calum Miller, MP for Bicester and Woodstock and Lib Dem Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, has presented a Bill to Parliament to enable the seizure of frozen Russian assets and direct the proceeds to Ukraine’s defence, reconstruction and humanitarian relief.
whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal532...
whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal532...
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Every personal attack.
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right can mock my teeth all it wants – it shows the Greens have struck a nerve | Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on, says the leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Every personal attack.
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...