Gary
@garygaz.bsky.social
parent, husband, vegan, sometimes rides a bike, sometimes takes photos, occasionally drag myself to the gym.
Transport Consultant.
Transport Consultant.
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I'm really pleased that the accusations against Farage are quite rightly not going away. He appears very, very rattled and deservedly so.
This is very long overdue.
This is very long overdue.
December 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I'm really pleased that the accusations against Farage are quite rightly not going away. He appears very, very rattled and deservedly so.
This is very long overdue.
This is very long overdue.
Slightly sorted, they've chopped the tree down
July 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Slightly sorted, they've chopped the tree down
Spotted this on my lunchtime walk.
June 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Spotted this on my lunchtime walk.
So AI now has a sense of humour
June 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
So AI now has a sense of humour
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
I was today years old when I learnt Hans Zimmer wrote the theme tune for Going for Gold.
March 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I was today years old when I learnt Hans Zimmer wrote the theme tune for Going for Gold.
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Exactly what we've been warning would happen.
Lesbian Speaks Out After Cops Tried To Arrest Her For Using Women's Bathroom At Walmart
This is exactly the slippery slope we've been warning would happen.
www.comicsands.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Exactly what we've been warning would happen.
This is causing car-nage out there. Glad I cycled to work.
The diversion of the M6 traffic off at Junction 31 is causing severe delays all across the city. Latest picture on what's happening.
Preston’s intense gridlock as lorry crashes through M6 central reservation
Gridlocked traffic on the M6 northbound Pic: National Highways North West
Preston is expected to remain gridlocked until well into Monday evening after a lo
www.blogpreston.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This is causing car-nage out there. Glad I cycled to work.
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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 streets.
50 reasons to want more walkable streets.
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
March 9, 2025 at 3:09 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 streets.
50 reasons to want more walkable streets.
What a difference a day makes, just as beautiful as yesterday, bit in a much morn northern way
February 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
What a difference a day makes, just as beautiful as yesterday, bit in a much morn northern way
A few photos from my cycle ride to work this morning.
February 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A few photos from my cycle ride to work this morning.
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Honestly felt emotional reading these comments from parents on their role once the kids are aged 18-25 (mine are some way off that).
Recommend reading this if you work in/around transport policy and your work addresses car dependence.
Car attachment is rarely described with such care and empathy.
Recommend reading this if you work in/around transport policy and your work addresses car dependence.
Car attachment is rarely described with such care and empathy.
Car ownership through the parenting journey and beyond
Attachments to private cars are as complex as they are problematic. They reflect legacies of urban form, and culturally inculcated appreciations of au…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Honestly felt emotional reading these comments from parents on their role once the kids are aged 18-25 (mine are some way off that).
Recommend reading this if you work in/around transport policy and your work addresses car dependence.
Car attachment is rarely described with such care and empathy.
Recommend reading this if you work in/around transport policy and your work addresses car dependence.
Car attachment is rarely described with such care and empathy.
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By me: Cycle paths are pointless if women don't feel safe using them at night. If you want to give people the choice to cycle, there need to be good options for everyone
(note: I had the headline amended as research shows almost a quarter of routes are deemed socially unsafe after dark, not half)
(note: I had the headline amended as research shows almost a quarter of routes are deemed socially unsafe after dark, not half)
Half of London's cycleways are unsafe after dark – and this curtails women's freedom
More than a quarter of Transport for London cycleways are deemed socially unsafe after dark
www.bikeradar.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
By me: Cycle paths are pointless if women don't feel safe using them at night. If you want to give people the choice to cycle, there need to be good options for everyone
(note: I had the headline amended as research shows almost a quarter of routes are deemed socially unsafe after dark, not half)
(note: I had the headline amended as research shows almost a quarter of routes are deemed socially unsafe after dark, not half)
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“After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%”
“After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%”
Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year
After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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“After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%”
“After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%”
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happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been!
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
February 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been!
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
A third cyclist in less than two weeks.
www.lep.co.uk/news/three-p...
www.lep.co.uk/news/three-p...
February 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A third cyclist in less than two weeks.
www.lep.co.uk/news/three-p...
www.lep.co.uk/news/three-p...
Counting down my Thursday commutes along the river, 3 more to go.
February 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Counting down my Thursday commutes along the river, 3 more to go.
Why is this still a thing? It not like I'm going to take a PC monitor on holiday with me and need the other plug.
February 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Why is this still a thing? It not like I'm going to take a PC monitor on holiday with me and need the other plug.
Second cyclist to die in Lancashire this week, we must do better.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cyclist, 18, dies in Hoddlesden car collision
The 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene on Blacksnape Road in Hoddlesden, police say.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Second cyclist to die in Lancashire this week, we must do better.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"no cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist"
No further questions will be taken at this time.
@gailsimone.bsky.social
No further questions will be taken at this time.
@gailsimone.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"no cheating. Your last saved celebrity pic is your therapist"
No further questions will be taken at this time.
@gailsimone.bsky.social
No further questions will be taken at this time.
@gailsimone.bsky.social