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City Infinity is a sustainable mobility design consultancy founded by Mark Philpotts (@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social).
We're collaborating with our clients and partners to deliver better streets and places across the UK.
Do take a look at what we're up to on our website.
cityinfinity.co.uk
We're collaborating with our clients and partners to deliver better streets and places across the UK.
Do take a look at what we're up to on our website.
cityinfinity.co.uk
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If you want to know who your city is actually built for, wait for it to snow. The machines get a heated red carpet. The humans get a frozen obstacle course.
This was a choice, not by the person walking but by the decision makers who refuse to prioritize them.
Photo Credit: D_S_J_
Photo Credit: D_S_J_
December 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
If you want to know who your city is actually built for, wait for it to snow. The machines get a heated red carpet. The humans get a frozen obstacle course.
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"We support David, Gill and Wheels for Wellbeing in asking for a change in the law to allow safe, tested tandem mobility scooters and other multi-person mobility aids to be legally used in the UK." - Surewise insurers @surewiseuk.bsky.social
My Mobility: David and Gill’s tandem mobility scooter
Wheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling.
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"We support David, Gill and Wheels for Wellbeing in asking for a change in the law to allow safe, tested tandem mobility scooters and other multi-person mobility aids to be legally used in the UK." - Surewise insurers @surewiseuk.bsky.social
The Germany - Netherlands border on the Europa Radbahn cycleway between Groesbeek* 🇳🇱 and Kleve 🇩🇪. The route is a former railway, but retains a single track carrying tours on special railway cycles.
#FridayFun
*the official route starts to the west of the town.
#FridayFun
*the official route starts to the west of the town.
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Germany - Netherlands border on the Europa Radbahn cycleway between Groesbeek* 🇳🇱 and Kleve 🇩🇪. The route is a former railway, but retains a single track carrying tours on special railway cycles.
#FridayFun
*the official route starts to the west of the town.
#FridayFun
*the official route starts to the west of the town.
The next in a series of blog posts about our work with @robertweetman.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy on pedestrian friendly side road junction design.
In this post, Robert takes a deeper dive into the factors which influence pedestrian friendliness.
robertweetman.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/f...
In this post, Robert takes a deeper dive into the factors which influence pedestrian friendliness.
robertweetman.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/f...
Factors in pedestrian-friendliness
A mini-manual describing the many features/factors that affect pedestrians at a side road junction.
robertweetman.wordpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The next in a series of blog posts about our work with @robertweetman.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy on pedestrian friendly side road junction design.
In this post, Robert takes a deeper dive into the factors which influence pedestrian friendliness.
robertweetman.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/f...
In this post, Robert takes a deeper dive into the factors which influence pedestrian friendliness.
robertweetman.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/f...
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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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Among other issues with Zipcar's model in London: Having to negotiate individually with 32 boroughs, some of which charged thousands of pounds per car. Meanwhile, Croydon council outsourced much of their employee car fleet to Zipcar and may be a bit screwed. www.londoncentric.media/p/zipcar-lon...
Why Zipcar gave up on London
The car-sharing scheme was hit by rapidly increased costs, a new congestion charge, and a lack of support from councils.
www.londoncentric.media
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Among other issues with Zipcar's model in London: Having to negotiate individually with 32 boroughs, some of which charged thousands of pounds per car. Meanwhile, Croydon council outsourced much of their employee car fleet to Zipcar and may be a bit screwed. www.londoncentric.media/p/zipcar-lon...
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This is the Neude in Utrecht. It spent decades in the late 20th century as a car park before being returned to the people and becoming a vibrant public square once again. Your city could do this too - it’s a political choice.
November 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is the Neude in Utrecht. It spent decades in the late 20th century as a car park before being returned to the people and becoming a vibrant public square once again. Your city could do this too - it’s a political choice.
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The government’s cycling and walking investment strategy does NOT mention pavement parking.
Respond to the consultation (which ends midnight 15 December) and highlight this important issue.
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
Respond to the consultation (which ends midnight 15 December) and highlight this important issue.
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
Help make cycling and walking the fun and easy options!
In June, Transport Action Network won a historic victory in the Court of Appeal, the most significant case for active travel in English legal history. Following this, the government is consulting on a...
actionnetwork.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The government’s cycling and walking investment strategy does NOT mention pavement parking.
Respond to the consultation (which ends midnight 15 December) and highlight this important issue.
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
Respond to the consultation (which ends midnight 15 December) and highlight this important issue.
actionnetwork.org/letters/help...
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ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
November 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
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Rainy days are a good time to notice defects and maintenance issues...
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Rainy days are a good time to notice defects and maintenance issues...
British entrance kerb units forming the ramps for a speed table outside The Rusty Bicycle, Magdalen Road, Oxford.
Installed in 1990 as part of a wider traffic calming and traffic management project in the area.
Nothing is new under the highways sun.
#FridayFun
Installed in 1990 as part of a wider traffic calming and traffic management project in the area.
Nothing is new under the highways sun.
#FridayFun
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
British entrance kerb units forming the ramps for a speed table outside The Rusty Bicycle, Magdalen Road, Oxford.
Installed in 1990 as part of a wider traffic calming and traffic management project in the area.
Nothing is new under the highways sun.
#FridayFun
Installed in 1990 as part of a wider traffic calming and traffic management project in the area.
Nothing is new under the highways sun.
#FridayFun
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New Westminster cycleway klaxon! 💥
C51 construction is making progress - here's the junction between St John's Wood Road and Cunningham Place 🥳
Great work @citywestminster.bsky.social & Transport for London👏
C51 construction is making progress - here's the junction between St John's Wood Road and Cunningham Place 🥳
Great work @citywestminster.bsky.social & Transport for London👏
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
New Westminster cycleway klaxon! 💥
C51 construction is making progress - here's the junction between St John's Wood Road and Cunningham Place 🥳
Great work @citywestminster.bsky.social & Transport for London👏
C51 construction is making progress - here's the junction between St John's Wood Road and Cunningham Place 🥳
Great work @citywestminster.bsky.social & Transport for London👏
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In Goodwin Curve news, @willhaycardiff.bsky.social's latest newsletter notes how the immediate aftermath of the Welsh 20 mph speed limits saw a petition raise 400,000 signatures. Today, a second petition has just 2387 signatures
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
In Goodwin Curve news, @willhaycardiff.bsky.social's latest newsletter notes how the immediate aftermath of the Welsh 20 mph speed limits saw a petition raise 400,000 signatures. Today, a second petition has just 2387 signatures
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Proud to have played our role in supercharging cycling in London 💚
Cycling in London has soared to 1.5m journeys every day. 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
We've grown London's Cycleway network from 90 to 430km
There’s no doubt that London is fast becoming a cycling city.
standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
We've grown London's Cycleway network from 90 to 430km
There’s no doubt that London is fast becoming a cycling city.
standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Proud to have played our role in supercharging cycling in London 💚
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Posted a new short to highlight last week’s video for the shorts crowd.
www.youtube.com/shorts/f1LKA...
www.youtube.com/shorts/f1LKA...
Cycling in the dark
YouTube video by BicycleDutch
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Posted a new short to highlight last week’s video for the shorts crowd.
www.youtube.com/shorts/f1LKA...
www.youtube.com/shorts/f1LKA...
In the November edition of Highways Magazine, @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social reflects on the good news that walking rates seem to have stabilised since Covid and they have increased after a decline of a few years.
Digital edition here:
edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...
Digital edition here:
edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
In the November edition of Highways Magazine, @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social reflects on the good news that walking rates seem to have stabilised since Covid and they have increased after a decline of a few years.
Digital edition here:
edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...
Digital edition here:
edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth.
A wonderful sea-front mobility path for people cycling, land trains and horses pulling carriages; although perhaps lacking onward connectivity for cycle traffic.
#FridayFun
A wonderful sea-front mobility path for people cycling, land trains and horses pulling carriages; although perhaps lacking onward connectivity for cycle traffic.
#FridayFun
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth.
A wonderful sea-front mobility path for people cycling, land trains and horses pulling carriages; although perhaps lacking onward connectivity for cycle traffic.
#FridayFun
A wonderful sea-front mobility path for people cycling, land trains and horses pulling carriages; although perhaps lacking onward connectivity for cycle traffic.
#FridayFun
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OK. So, searching for interesting bicycle elevators, I find a connection to a 4 storey car park.
;-)
But obviously useful, "opening up the city" as I called it, and also used by cyclists.
(Wide enough for a cargo bike? Used by cargo bikes?)
Nice drawing here www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/l...
;-)
But obviously useful, "opening up the city" as I called it, and also used by cyclists.
(Wide enough for a cargo bike? Used by cargo bikes?)
Nice drawing here www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/l...
Lift to the Grund celebrates 30 years
The lift, connecting Plateau Saint-Esprit and the Grund, cost 60 million Luxembourg francs to build and can hold 15 people. The tunnel leading into the lift measures 55m and the journey from the upper city to the Grund is 45m high.
www.luxtimes.lu
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
OK. So, searching for interesting bicycle elevators, I find a connection to a 4 storey car park.
;-)
But obviously useful, "opening up the city" as I called it, and also used by cyclists.
(Wide enough for a cargo bike? Used by cargo bikes?)
Nice drawing here www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/l...
;-)
But obviously useful, "opening up the city" as I called it, and also used by cyclists.
(Wide enough for a cargo bike? Used by cargo bikes?)
Nice drawing here www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/l...
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I mentioned this recently, in a piece called "Vertical transport opens up the city", mainly agitating for the development of a truly cargo bike friendly elevator. For outdoor situations like this, for bicycle parking, for bicycle tunnels, and for inclusive mobility in gen.
bsky.app/profile/finn...
bsky.app/profile/finn...
I have written an article (in Danish) in a city planning/architecture magazine about vertical transport of bikes, cargo bikes etc. And how The Cargo Bike Friendly Elevator (sorry, lift) could open up the cityscapes, in more ways than one.
"Next Step in The Cargo Bike Revolution"!
Thread in Danish:
"Next Step in The Cargo Bike Revolution"!
Thread in Danish:
November 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I mentioned this recently, in a piece called "Vertical transport opens up the city", mainly agitating for the development of a truly cargo bike friendly elevator. For outdoor situations like this, for bicycle parking, for bicycle tunnels, and for inclusive mobility in gen.
bsky.app/profile/finn...
bsky.app/profile/finn...
The Pfaffenthal Panoramic Elevator in Luxembourg City, an interesting piece of vertical public transport between the Alzette valley and the main city.
#FridayFun
#FridayFun
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Pfaffenthal Panoramic Elevator in Luxembourg City, an interesting piece of vertical public transport between the Alzette valley and the main city.
#FridayFun
#FridayFun
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Rush hour on the coolest infrastructure in town!
📍 Dafne Schippersbrug, Utrecht
📍 Dafne Schippersbrug, Utrecht
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Rush hour on the coolest infrastructure in town!
📍 Dafne Schippersbrug, Utrecht
📍 Dafne Schippersbrug, Utrecht
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I FOI'd English councils whether they use legal land purchase powers to create traffic-free paths. Just 1% said they have successfully.
Why is something that's so common for roads almost never done for cycle routes? And what does it mean for cycling?
lauralaker.substack.com/p/cycleways-...
Why is something that's so common for roads almost never done for cycle routes? And what does it mean for cycling?
lauralaker.substack.com/p/cycleways-...
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I FOI'd English councils whether they use legal land purchase powers to create traffic-free paths. Just 1% said they have successfully.
Why is something that's so common for roads almost never done for cycle routes? And what does it mean for cycling?
lauralaker.substack.com/p/cycleways-...
Why is something that's so common for roads almost never done for cycle routes? And what does it mean for cycling?
lauralaker.substack.com/p/cycleways-...
Next Tuesday, @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social will be joining forces with @robertweetman.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy at the @activetravelcaf.bsky.social to talk about their work on side road junction design.
More here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/markph...
More here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/markph...
I'll be back at the Active Travel Cafe next Tuesday (18th), but it won't be for my irregular "The Good, The Bad & The Interesting" slot; instead I will be joined by Robert Weetma...
I'll be back at the Active Travel Cafe next Tuesday (18th), but it won't be for my irregular "The Good, The Bad & The Interesting" slot; instead I will be joined by Robert Weetman and we are the main ...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Next Tuesday, @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social will be joining forces with @robertweetman.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy at the @activetravelcaf.bsky.social to talk about their work on side road junction design.
More here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/markph...
More here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/markph...
Evaluating human-scale transport provision using human-scale transport (feet in this case) will sometimes reveal more than humans using the place.
The question here is whether we should be counting Basil* here in pairs of feet?
*A reference for the kids there.
The question here is whether we should be counting Basil* here in pairs of feet?
*A reference for the kids there.
Out on a site visit with other consultant colleagues looking at various things.
They were recording pedestrian flows and this chap was recorded at 9am. Bold as brass.
They were recording pedestrian flows and this chap was recorded at 9am. Bold as brass.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Evaluating human-scale transport provision using human-scale transport (feet in this case) will sometimes reveal more than humans using the place.
The question here is whether we should be counting Basil* here in pairs of feet?
*A reference for the kids there.
The question here is whether we should be counting Basil* here in pairs of feet?
*A reference for the kids there.
Given the rise of battery-powered grinders, even complex shapes are no match.
Our idea would be to add steel cable inside the hoop which is fixed at the roots, but slack within the hoop itself.
This would mean that those using angle grinders will find their machines bouncing around off the cable.
Our idea would be to add steel cable inside the hoop which is fixed at the roots, but slack within the hoop itself.
This would mean that those using angle grinders will find their machines bouncing around off the cable.
Bike Rack Design 101:
Staple racks are a great form, but the material shape is key. Hollow round tubes can be silently and quickly cut with a simple pipe cutter.
Square tubing or thick flat steel makes this type of theft much more difficult.
Staple racks are a great form, but the material shape is key. Hollow round tubes can be silently and quickly cut with a simple pipe cutter.
Square tubing or thick flat steel makes this type of theft much more difficult.
Bericht aan alle #wegbeheerders: fietsnietjes met (holle) ronde buizen zijn gemakkelijk te saboteren! ✂️🚲
Daarom mijn advies om enkel fietsnietjes te installeren die gemaakt zijn van van dikker platstaal. Zoals we doen bij #Maintain!
Daarom mijn advies om enkel fietsnietjes te installeren die gemaakt zijn van van dikker platstaal. Zoals we doen bij #Maintain!
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Given the rise of battery-powered grinders, even complex shapes are no match.
Our idea would be to add steel cable inside the hoop which is fixed at the roots, but slack within the hoop itself.
This would mean that those using angle grinders will find their machines bouncing around off the cable.
Our idea would be to add steel cable inside the hoop which is fixed at the roots, but slack within the hoop itself.
This would mean that those using angle grinders will find their machines bouncing around off the cable.