Claire
@crowli.bsky.social
📍Manchester/Stockport
From the Lakes 🥾🏊🏻♀️ Lazy linguist 🇫🇷🇨🇳🇪🇸
Mostly here for the active travel chat 🚴🏼♀️
From the Lakes 🥾🏊🏻♀️ Lazy linguist 🇫🇷🇨🇳🇪🇸
Mostly here for the active travel chat 🚴🏼♀️
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The message that this sends is that if you don't or can't drive then Labour does not care about you.
Hiking train and bus fares whilst keeping fuel duty frozen (so down in real terms) just reinforces that message.
At least we expected this from the Tories. I expected better. Disappointed
Hiking train and bus fares whilst keeping fuel duty frozen (so down in real terms) just reinforces that message.
At least we expected this from the Tories. I expected better. Disappointed
Our Labour government is on the side of drivers.
This Easter, over a thousand miles of roadworks will be lifted to make journeys smoother, and thanks to Labour’s Plan for Change, drivers are set to be £500 better off ✅
This Easter, over a thousand miles of roadworks will be lifted to make journeys smoother, and thanks to Labour’s Plan for Change, drivers are set to be £500 better off ✅
April 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The message that this sends is that if you don't or can't drive then Labour does not care about you.
Hiking train and bus fares whilst keeping fuel duty frozen (so down in real terms) just reinforces that message.
At least we expected this from the Tories. I expected better. Disappointed
Hiking train and bus fares whilst keeping fuel duty frozen (so down in real terms) just reinforces that message.
At least we expected this from the Tories. I expected better. Disappointed
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This sort of thing feels so sensible. A programme in France to retrofit rural roads so there is a bike path running alongside them. In this case to the local hospital
Before (2019) / After (2022) the bike lane along the departmental road to reach the hospital in Trévenans. The hospital was built in 2017, and the 1.5-kilometer bike lane was constructed in 2020.
February 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This sort of thing feels so sensible. A programme in France to retrofit rural roads so there is a bike path running alongside them. In this case to the local hospital
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The first year of the Welsh 20mph switch are in.
🟢100 fewer dead or seriously injured
🟢26% fewer injured
🟢The lowest 3 month casualty figure since records began 46 years ago
These aren't just figures on a page. They're real people, real families, real lives saved.
🟢100 fewer dead or seriously injured
🟢26% fewer injured
🟢The lowest 3 month casualty figure since records began 46 years ago
These aren't just figures on a page. They're real people, real families, real lives saved.
January 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The first year of the Welsh 20mph switch are in.
🟢100 fewer dead or seriously injured
🟢26% fewer injured
🟢The lowest 3 month casualty figure since records began 46 years ago
These aren't just figures on a page. They're real people, real families, real lives saved.
🟢100 fewer dead or seriously injured
🟢26% fewer injured
🟢The lowest 3 month casualty figure since records began 46 years ago
These aren't just figures on a page. They're real people, real families, real lives saved.
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We are so disappointed with the #GreaterManchester Clean Air Plan. It won’t deliver #CleanAir, & the actions include new funding for diesel buses! This is despite NOx emissions from vans rising over the past 10 years. @heidialexander.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social: much more needs to be done.
Greater Manchester's clean air plan a let down say campaigners
Campaign groups fear a plan to cut air pollution in Greater Manchester does not go far enough.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We are so disappointed with the #GreaterManchester Clean Air Plan. It won’t deliver #CleanAir, & the actions include new funding for diesel buses! This is despite NOx emissions from vans rising over the past 10 years. @heidialexander.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social: much more needs to be done.
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Like smoking a cigarette, driving a giant SUV/pickup endangers anyone nearby.
The narrative power of secondhand smoke galvanized the anti-tobacco movement in the 1980s – and it could do the same for car bloat today.
My deep dive, in Vox 🧵
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The narrative power of secondhand smoke galvanized the anti-tobacco movement in the 1980s – and it could do the same for car bloat today.
My deep dive, in Vox 🧵
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
www.vox.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Like smoking a cigarette, driving a giant SUV/pickup endangers anyone nearby.
The narrative power of secondhand smoke galvanized the anti-tobacco movement in the 1980s – and it could do the same for car bloat today.
My deep dive, in Vox 🧵
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The narrative power of secondhand smoke galvanized the anti-tobacco movement in the 1980s – and it could do the same for car bloat today.
My deep dive, in Vox 🧵
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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🚌 For many people, #BusFares have risen by 50% from the start of 2026.
🚄 Later this year, rail fare prices are also due to increase.
❄️ But this new Labour government has decided to continue the Conservative policy of freezing fuel duty - protecting the most wealthy from increased transport costs.
🚄 Later this year, rail fare prices are also due to increase.
❄️ But this new Labour government has decided to continue the Conservative policy of freezing fuel duty - protecting the most wealthy from increased transport costs.
Bus fare cap: Passengers in England face £1 rise - BBC News
One leading lobby group said it would result in a "costly start" to 2025 for many bus passengers.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🚌 For many people, #BusFares have risen by 50% from the start of 2026.
🚄 Later this year, rail fare prices are also due to increase.
❄️ But this new Labour government has decided to continue the Conservative policy of freezing fuel duty - protecting the most wealthy from increased transport costs.
🚄 Later this year, rail fare prices are also due to increase.
❄️ But this new Labour government has decided to continue the Conservative policy of freezing fuel duty - protecting the most wealthy from increased transport costs.
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17-year-long Scottish study of 82,000+ adults finds commuting by bike reduces your risk of:
• early death
• hospitalisation for any reason
• cardiovascular disease
• cancer mortality
• treatment for mental health problems.
Yeah, but those LTNs and bike lanes are *really* annoying.
• early death
• hospitalisation for any reason
• cardiovascular disease
• cancer mortality
• treatment for mental health problems.
Yeah, but those LTNs and bike lanes are *really* annoying.
December 18, 2024 at 10:36 AM
17-year-long Scottish study of 82,000+ adults finds commuting by bike reduces your risk of:
• early death
• hospitalisation for any reason
• cardiovascular disease
• cancer mortality
• treatment for mental health problems.
Yeah, but those LTNs and bike lanes are *really* annoying.
• early death
• hospitalisation for any reason
• cardiovascular disease
• cancer mortality
• treatment for mental health problems.
Yeah, but those LTNs and bike lanes are *really* annoying.
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💸 Millions of people in the UK can't afford to own cars, or can't drive for whatever reason.
🛑 The lack of non-car options means they are trapped around where they live.
🚍 Getting around needs to more affordable, which means less focus on private cars.
🧵A thread on #CarCulture 👇
🛑 The lack of non-car options means they are trapped around where they live.
🚍 Getting around needs to more affordable, which means less focus on private cars.
🧵A thread on #CarCulture 👇
‘Entrenched car culture’ leaves millions of Britons in transport poverty
Study finds drivers spending up to a fifth of pre-tax income on running a car as lack of infrastructure deters people from cycling
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 10:56 AM
💸 Millions of people in the UK can't afford to own cars, or can't drive for whatever reason.
🛑 The lack of non-car options means they are trapped around where they live.
🚍 Getting around needs to more affordable, which means less focus on private cars.
🧵A thread on #CarCulture 👇
🛑 The lack of non-car options means they are trapped around where they live.
🚍 Getting around needs to more affordable, which means less focus on private cars.
🧵A thread on #CarCulture 👇
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A valuable Westminster Hall debate on rural cycling infrastructure.
@freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social says the government should “commit to invest in safe off-road cycling routes and segregated cycle lanes in rural areas”. He’s right.
The NCN & local networks both need long term investment plans.
@freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social says the government should “commit to invest in safe off-road cycling routes and segregated cycle lanes in rural areas”. He’s right.
The NCN & local networks both need long term investment plans.
Rural cycling: Lives will be lost without better routes, MP warns
An Oxfordshire MP warns of the
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 9:16 PM
A valuable Westminster Hall debate on rural cycling infrastructure.
@freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social says the government should “commit to invest in safe off-road cycling routes and segregated cycle lanes in rural areas”. He’s right.
The NCN & local networks both need long term investment plans.
@freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social says the government should “commit to invest in safe off-road cycling routes and segregated cycle lanes in rural areas”. He’s right.
The NCN & local networks both need long term investment plans.
This is fantastic news 👏🏼
It makes such a difference having the flexibility to go for a few drinks after work, even though you’ve cycled in, because you can just put your bike on the tram 🚃🚲
Thank you to everyone at @walkridegm.org.uk who worked so hard to make this happen ❤️
It makes such a difference having the flexibility to go for a few drinks after work, even though you’ve cycled in, because you can just put your bike on the tram 🚃🚲
Thank you to everyone at @walkridegm.org.uk who worked so hard to make this happen ❤️
We did it!
After decades of campaigning
Bikes will finally be allowed on trams in 2025
After decades of campaigning
Bikes will finally be allowed on trams in 2025
December 5, 2024 at 4:21 PM
This is fantastic news 👏🏼
It makes such a difference having the flexibility to go for a few drinks after work, even though you’ve cycled in, because you can just put your bike on the tram 🚃🚲
Thank you to everyone at @walkridegm.org.uk who worked so hard to make this happen ❤️
It makes such a difference having the flexibility to go for a few drinks after work, even though you’ve cycled in, because you can just put your bike on the tram 🚃🚲
Thank you to everyone at @walkridegm.org.uk who worked so hard to make this happen ❤️
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Congratulations to everyone involved with the St Thomas' School Street!
Now that Stockport has the powers, it's time to make this permanent with ANPR cameras.
Now that Stockport has the powers, it's time to make this permanent with ANPR cameras.
@mandiesg.bsky.social accepted the award for Best Completed Scheme on behalf of @mancitycouncil.bsky.social whose Chorlton Cycleway project has blown us away this year. cc @bevcraig.bsky.social
The School Street at St Thomas' CE Primary School in Stockport had the Best Travel to School Scheme.
The School Street at St Thomas' CE Primary School in Stockport had the Best Travel to School Scheme.
December 4, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Congratulations to everyone involved with the St Thomas' School Street!
Now that Stockport has the powers, it's time to make this permanent with ANPR cameras.
Now that Stockport has the powers, it's time to make this permanent with ANPR cameras.
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Did you know that bollards* and planters can make people’s lives better? That’s exactly what’s been happening in Levenshulme and Burnage – we paid a visit to find out how.
*If you follow @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social, you knew this already.
*If you follow @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social, you knew this already.
How bollards and planters are changing lives in Levenshulme
YouTube video by Walk Ride GM
youtu.be
December 4, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Did you know that bollards* and planters can make people’s lives better? That’s exactly what’s been happening in Levenshulme and Burnage – we paid a visit to find out how.
*If you follow @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social, you knew this already.
*If you follow @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social, you knew this already.
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READ: “Policies to help people walk & cycle such as low-traffic neighbourhoods can create public health benefits as much as 100 times greater than the cost of the schemes, a long-term study has concluded.” AND the benefits continue to grow even higher over time.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Health gains of low-traffic schemes up to 100 times greater than costs, study finds
Research looked at three London boroughs to value overall health benefits of active travel over 20 years at up to £4,800 per head
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 1:44 AM
READ: “Policies to help people walk & cycle such as low-traffic neighbourhoods can create public health benefits as much as 100 times greater than the cost of the schemes, a long-term study has concluded.” AND the benefits continue to grow even higher over time.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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As transport sec Louise Haigh
-resolved the industrial dispute on the railways
-was proceeding with rail public ownership
-spoke clearly on P&O
-gave priority to buses & opposed removal of the £2 cap
For her approach she attracted hostility from the right. It’s a backward development to lose her
-resolved the industrial dispute on the railways
-was proceeding with rail public ownership
-spoke clearly on P&O
-gave priority to buses & opposed removal of the £2 cap
For her approach she attracted hostility from the right. It’s a backward development to lose her
November 29, 2024 at 7:30 AM
As transport sec Louise Haigh
-resolved the industrial dispute on the railways
-was proceeding with rail public ownership
-spoke clearly on P&O
-gave priority to buses & opposed removal of the £2 cap
For her approach she attracted hostility from the right. It’s a backward development to lose her
-resolved the industrial dispute on the railways
-was proceeding with rail public ownership
-spoke clearly on P&O
-gave priority to buses & opposed removal of the £2 cap
For her approach she attracted hostility from the right. It’s a backward development to lose her
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Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
November 25, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
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I love cycling. If I'm ever killed by a motorist; whether through negligence, weakness, or their own deliberate fault... I hope no one says I died doing what I loved. Instead let people say I was interrupted doing what I loved, and killed by a motorist.
November 22, 2024 at 5:06 PM
I love cycling. If I'm ever killed by a motorist; whether through negligence, weakness, or their own deliberate fault... I hope no one says I died doing what I loved. Instead let people say I was interrupted doing what I loved, and killed by a motorist.
This campaign is so important. These quiet, off-road routes are vital for ensuring more people can get around by bike, but are currently a nightmare for anyone using adapted cycles, cargo bikes, pushchairs and, I'm discovering, pregnant people with bad balance and full panniers!
We've launched a campaign to remove discriminatory barriers that prevent disabled people from accessing the cycling network across Greater Manchester
Hear from Sarah, an adapted cycle user, as she shares how these barriers impact her daily life
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtp1...
Hear from Sarah, an adapted cycle user, as she shares how these barriers impact her daily life
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtp1...
Access denied: how barriers stop disabled people from using public space
YouTube video by Walk Ride GM
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:53 AM
This campaign is so important. These quiet, off-road routes are vital for ensuring more people can get around by bike, but are currently a nightmare for anyone using adapted cycles, cargo bikes, pushchairs and, I'm discovering, pregnant people with bad balance and full panniers!
Couldn’t open my windows due to the smell of smoke on my street again this morning, so spending my lunch getting out and about for @mumsforlungs.bsky.social!
November 14, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Couldn’t open my windows due to the smell of smoke on my street again this morning, so spending my lunch getting out and about for @mumsforlungs.bsky.social!