Charles Barraball
@charlesb42.bsky.social
1942 he/him husband/father/grandfather
2 × Married:
Pam 1965 - died 2008
Alix 2016
Green Party Member
Electric Mobility Cargo Biking for 2
& Jazz
2001 Stroke survivor
2 × Married:
Pam 1965 - died 2008
Alix 2016
Green Party Member
Electric Mobility Cargo Biking for 2
& Jazz
2001 Stroke survivor
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Our new paper (with @jwfurlong.bsky.social and @rachelaldred.bsky.social) out today calculates cyclability scores for every postcode in Greater London, revealing a lot of variation across the city.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jt... (Open access)
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doi.org/10.1016/j.jt... (Open access)
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December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Our new paper (with @jwfurlong.bsky.social and @rachelaldred.bsky.social) out today calculates cyclability scores for every postcode in Greater London, revealing a lot of variation across the city.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jt... (Open access)
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doi.org/10.1016/j.jt... (Open access)
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i rep this angle everywhere i go. fighting for tired parents everywhere.
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
i rep this angle everywhere i go. fighting for tired parents everywhere.
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As a parent I love walkable neighbourhoods cause I can send my kid to the store to get stuff I need. No big conspiracy, I'm just lazy.
December 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
As a parent I love walkable neighbourhoods cause I can send my kid to the store to get stuff I need. No big conspiracy, I'm just lazy.
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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Lecture 2
The “possession is 9/10 of the law” / “what we have we hold” / “two steps forward one step back” lecture where it’s outlined how our spatial layout is a conscious decision and inevitably we need to reduce space for cars to make space available to make progress for non-car modes
The “possession is 9/10 of the law” / “what we have we hold” / “two steps forward one step back” lecture where it’s outlined how our spatial layout is a conscious decision and inevitably we need to reduce space for cars to make space available to make progress for non-car modes
December 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Lecture 2
The “possession is 9/10 of the law” / “what we have we hold” / “two steps forward one step back” lecture where it’s outlined how our spatial layout is a conscious decision and inevitably we need to reduce space for cars to make space available to make progress for non-car modes
The “possession is 9/10 of the law” / “what we have we hold” / “two steps forward one step back” lecture where it’s outlined how our spatial layout is a conscious decision and inevitably we need to reduce space for cars to make space available to make progress for non-car modes
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If you need an excuse to join the amazing @londoncycling.bsky.social here's a good one. But really, amazing benefits and you support the work me & my team do nonstop to keep making London better, particularly for cycling.
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Does it still come with the welcome gift? It sure does, so you can still pick from either a...
💡 CatEye Lights Set
💨 Lezyne Hand Pump
🔐 Kryptonite D Lock
Join today: bit.ly/3KmhV46
November 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
If you need an excuse to join the amazing @londoncycling.bsky.social here's a good one. But really, amazing benefits and you support the work me & my team do nonstop to keep making London better, particularly for cycling.
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New report commissioned by London Councils finds controlled parking zones, reallocation of parking spaces and increases to cost of parking all reduce motor vehicle use.
www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/sites/defaul...
www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/sites/defaul...
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New report commissioned by London Councils finds controlled parking zones, reallocation of parking spaces and increases to cost of parking all reduce motor vehicle use.
www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/sites/defaul...
www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/sites/defaul...
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NEW: 50+ transport and health groups have written to the Government calling for clear targets in the upcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3, as well as a comprehensive plan for a national active travel network, matching the long-term strategic focus given to roads.
December 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
NEW: 50+ transport and health groups have written to the Government calling for clear targets in the upcoming Cycling & Walking Investment Strategy 3, as well as a comprehensive plan for a national active travel network, matching the long-term strategic focus given to roads.
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As others have said, that "massive project" is what the orgs that signed the letter are all working on and have been for years. CWIS is predicated in part on design guidance like LTN 1/20 that mandates approaches like you want. All of this requires real commitment from gov though. Hence letter.
December 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
As others have said, that "massive project" is what the orgs that signed the letter are all working on and have been for years. CWIS is predicated in part on design guidance like LTN 1/20 that mandates approaches like you want. All of this requires real commitment from gov though. Hence letter.
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Bike parking right next to the supermarket entrance and cycle lane. Not hidden, not second-class, but prioritised. Want more people to shop by bike? Then make it an easy and accessible option. Convenience drives behavior.
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Bike parking right next to the supermarket entrance and cycle lane. Not hidden, not second-class, but prioritised. Want more people to shop by bike? Then make it an easy and accessible option. Convenience drives behavior.
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Not too late to join our FREE webinar this Wednesday lunchtime! Hear from Cllrs @edwardlamb.bsky.social and @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social on actions councils are taking to restore children's freedom, as well as 'big picture' stuff from us. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
Restoring children's freedom to play out: let's seize the moment
Society is waking up to children's right and need to play out; councils and orgs around the UK are taking action, come and get inspired !
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Not too late to join our FREE webinar this Wednesday lunchtime! Hear from Cllrs @edwardlamb.bsky.social and @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social on actions councils are taking to restore children's freedom, as well as 'big picture' stuff from us. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
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So true. Whoever aims to be the next authoritarian—JD Vance or anyone else—will learn from this and likely be far more competent. Banking on incompetence isn’t a strategy we can depend on.
What if, instead, resistance did?
Incompetence will save us from full blown autocracy… probably
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So true. Whoever aims to be the next authoritarian—JD Vance or anyone else—will learn from this and likely be far more competent. Banking on incompetence isn’t a strategy we can depend on.
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Some sort of dedicated high speed railway line would be just the ticket.
I am glad common sense has prevailed.
BUT
The UK’s fastest-growing city-region should not be in the position of having to beg and plead for basic rail connectivity.
A plan to improve Manchester-London services in the short, medium and long terms is now well overdue.
BUT
The UK’s fastest-growing city-region should not be in the position of having to beg and plead for basic rail connectivity.
A plan to improve Manchester-London services in the short, medium and long terms is now well overdue.
Manchester-London 7am train will now carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Some sort of dedicated high speed railway line would be just the ticket.
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One of the many reasons change is hard when it comes to better cities is that the ability to picture your city being and working very differently than it does now, aka “having vision,” is not nearly as common as we think. And it’s sadly not a prerequisite for leadership, although it should be.
November 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
One of the many reasons change is hard when it comes to better cities is that the ability to picture your city being and working very differently than it does now, aka “having vision,” is not nearly as common as we think. And it’s sadly not a prerequisite for leadership, although it should be.
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On World AIDS Day, we remember everyone we have lost and look forward to more progress.
We can become the first country to achieve no new HIV transmissions by 2030.
I am pleased to see Govt action on at-home and automatic testing, and support for those out of contact with life-saving treatment.
We can become the first country to achieve no new HIV transmissions by 2030.
I am pleased to see Govt action on at-home and automatic testing, and support for those out of contact with life-saving treatment.
December 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
On World AIDS Day, we remember everyone we have lost and look forward to more progress.
We can become the first country to achieve no new HIV transmissions by 2030.
I am pleased to see Govt action on at-home and automatic testing, and support for those out of contact with life-saving treatment.
We can become the first country to achieve no new HIV transmissions by 2030.
I am pleased to see Govt action on at-home and automatic testing, and support for those out of contact with life-saving treatment.
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Perhaps the smartest #ClimateAction investment in cities is in public transit. While others make excuses, Paris is building a WHOLE NEW METRO NETWORK CONNECTING SUBURBS.
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
Paris is getting a whole new Metro network. And it’s huge | CNN
The Grand Paris Express will add four lines, 68 stations and 200 kilometers of track to the French capital’s 120-year-old Metro system, providing vital suburban links – just not quite in time for the ...
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Perhaps the smartest #ClimateAction investment in cities is in public transit. While others make excuses, Paris is building a WHOLE NEW METRO NETWORK CONNECTING SUBURBS.
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
“…the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”
#ActionStartsHere
@mayors4climate.bsky.social
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Worth remembering now
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Worth remembering now
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
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*** Breaking ***
The Serious Fraud Squad is looking for a Mr Clarence Beeks to help them with their investigation into the Office for Budget Responsibility leaking next years crop report.
The Serious Fraud Squad is looking for a Mr Clarence Beeks to help them with their investigation into the Office for Budget Responsibility leaking next years crop report.
December 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
*** Breaking ***
The Serious Fraud Squad is looking for a Mr Clarence Beeks to help them with their investigation into the Office for Budget Responsibility leaking next years crop report.
The Serious Fraud Squad is looking for a Mr Clarence Beeks to help them with their investigation into the Office for Budget Responsibility leaking next years crop report.
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Freeze on fuel duty? What new insult to the planet?
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Freeze on fuel duty? What new insult to the planet?
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There is a group of us working on changing that in Calgary. We just did our 4th Kidical Mass ride last weekend. We're breaking for a few months for winter, but stay tuned to social media (@letsbikethereyyc) for details on how you can get out there with kids & friends: linktr.ee/kidicalmassyyc
kidicalmassyyc | Instagram | Linktree
Kidical Mass is a worldwide movement that aims to give youth the ability to travel safely and independently on bicycles in their cities.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
There is a group of us working on changing that in Calgary. We just did our 4th Kidical Mass ride last weekend. We're breaking for a few months for winter, but stay tuned to social media (@letsbikethereyyc) for details on how you can get out there with kids & friends: linktr.ee/kidicalmassyyc
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Wow.......another 14 years of this and it'll be close to petrol duty ! 🙄
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Wow.......another 14 years of this and it'll be close to petrol duty ! 🙄
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JFC! They’re not just kidnapping people now, they’re DRUGGING them!
Local police officers and sheriffs in Mobile, Alabama, are abducting a man from the waiting room of a car dealership mechanic shop on behalf of ICE/DHS. During the kidnapping, he is administered an unidentified sedative.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
JFC! They’re not just kidnapping people now, they’re DRUGGING them!
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As we inch ever closer to politicians no longer being able to plausibly pretend the bridge will reopen to cars, the time may finally soon be here for an honest conversation about more realistic solutions
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
As we inch ever closer to politicians no longer being able to plausibly pretend the bridge will reopen to cars, the time may finally soon be here for an honest conversation about more realistic solutions