InfraSisters
@infrasisters.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
Running mass bike rides to campaign for night-time cycling infrastructure that’s safe and comfortable for women and girls. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland
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As a group founded by a past recipient of the 100 Women in Cycling Award, we stand behind every word of this open letter to Cycling UK and the recommendations in it. https://emilychappell.substack.com/p/setting-an-example
And this goes for us, too: "Trans women are warmly invited to join any […]
And this goes for us, too: "Trans women are warmly invited to join any […]
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November 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
As a group founded by a past recipient of the 100 Women in Cycling Award, we stand behind every word of this open letter to Cycling UK and the recommendations in it. https://emilychappell.substack.com/p/setting-an-example
And this goes for us, too: "Trans women are warmly invited to join any […]
And this goes for us, too: "Trans women are warmly invited to join any […]
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Preparation for tomorrow at 8.30AM outside City Chambers to ask what they've done in a year.
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Preparation for tomorrow at 8.30AM outside City Chambers to ask what they've done in a year.
Why not light up your bike and join us on a mass ride tonight? Meet at Middle Meadow Walk for a 7:30pm (ish) start. The rain's forecast to stop around 6pm :)
An hour's leisurely circuit around Edinburgh, with sound systems and good vibes. One of more than 40 […]
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An hour's leisurely circuit around Edinburgh, with sound systems and good vibes. One of more than 40 […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Why not light up your bike and join us on a mass ride tonight? Meet at Middle Meadow Walk for a 7:30pm (ish) start. The rain's forecast to stop around 6pm :)
An hour's leisurely circuit around Edinburgh, with sound systems and good vibes. One of more than 40 […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
An hour's leisurely circuit around Edinburgh, with sound systems and good vibes. One of more than 40 […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
The lovely people at Pedals Bike Care on Bruntsfield Place (near the Barclay Church) are staying open an hour later on Friday 24th, til 7pm
If you find yourself lacking, for example, a working front light at the onset of winter nights 😔 or just need a quick […]
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If you find yourself lacking, for example, a working front light at the onset of winter nights 😔 or just need a quick […]
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October 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The lovely people at Pedals Bike Care on Bruntsfield Place (near the Barclay Church) are staying open an hour later on Friday 24th, til 7pm
If you find yourself lacking, for example, a working front light at the onset of winter nights 😔 or just need a quick […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
If you find yourself lacking, for example, a working front light at the onset of winter nights 😔 or just need a quick […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
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InfraSisters in Edinburgh campaign for safer cycling, especially for women riding after dark. This Friday night they will hold a mass glowride in Edinburgh. Ladies in the lead, but everyone is welcome to light up the night […]
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October 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
InfraSisters in Edinburgh campaign for safer cycling, especially for women riding after dark. This Friday night they will hold a mass glowride in Edinburgh. Ladies in the lead, but everyone is welcome to light up the night […]
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We ride again! Save the date, October 24th, our traditional Friday night #ourstreetsournights ride, meet 7:30pm at Middle Meadow Walk
This year, the campaigning charity CyclingUK are helping groups across the UK to organise mass rides to call for better […]
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This year, the campaigning charity CyclingUK are helping groups across the UK to organise mass rides to call for better […]
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September 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We ride again! Save the date, October 24th, our traditional Friday night #ourstreetsournights ride, meet 7:30pm at Middle Meadow Walk
This year, the campaigning charity CyclingUK are helping groups across the UK to organise mass rides to call for better […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
This year, the campaigning charity CyclingUK are helping groups across the UK to organise mass rides to call for better […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
We ride again! Save the date, October 24th, our traditional Friday night #ourstreetsournights ride, meet 7:30pm at Middle Meadow Walk
This year, the campaigning charity CyclingUK are helping groups across the UK to organise mass rides to call for better […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
This year, the campaigning charity CyclingUK are helping groups across the UK to organise mass rides to call for better […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
September 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We ride again! Save the date, October 24th, our traditional Friday night #ourstreetsournights ride, meet 7:30pm at Middle Meadow Walk
This year, the campaigning charity CyclingUK are helping groups across the UK to organise mass rides to call for better […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
This year, the campaigning charity CyclingUK are helping groups across the UK to organise mass rides to call for better […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
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The planned route for tonight's ride
August 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The planned route for tonight's ride
Three documented crashes involving a driver hitting a cyclist this August in Edinburgh. They happened in the same week.
It's unacceptable! Edinburgh's streets need to be safer. Our friends at @EdCriticalMass are planning a flash ride in protest this Friday 22nd August at 7pm.
Meet at Middle […]
It's unacceptable! Edinburgh's streets need to be safer. Our friends at @EdCriticalMass are planning a flash ride in protest this Friday 22nd August at 7pm.
Meet at Middle […]
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mastodon.scot
August 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Three documented crashes involving a driver hitting a cyclist this August in Edinburgh. They happened in the same week.
It's unacceptable! Edinburgh's streets need to be safer. Our friends at @EdCriticalMass are planning a flash ride in protest this Friday 22nd August at 7pm.
Meet at Middle […]
It's unacceptable! Edinburgh's streets need to be safer. Our friends at @EdCriticalMass are planning a flash ride in protest this Friday 22nd August at 7pm.
Meet at Middle […]
Bike Talk! Our newest organiser, Corra, makes a guest appearance on a delightful podcast covering the progress of cycle activism in cities across the US, and now Edinburgh, Scotland too! […]
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April 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Bike Talk! Our newest organiser, Corra, makes a guest appearance on a delightful podcast covering the progress of cycle activism in cities across the US, and now Edinburgh, Scotland too! […]
InfraSisters support #transrights! We'd like to make it unequivocally clear that we love and welcome our trans sisters and non-binary siblings as organisers, marshals and participants on our rides.
We're proud to be part of the network of Edinburgh womens' […]
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We're proud to be part of the network of Edinburgh womens' […]
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April 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM
InfraSisters support #transrights! We'd like to make it unequivocally clear that we love and welcome our trans sisters and non-binary siblings as organisers, marshals and participants on our rides.
We're proud to be part of the network of Edinburgh womens' […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
We're proud to be part of the network of Edinburgh womens' […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
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This Saturday we're off to Polwarth to see some streets in dire need of resurfacing and bike infrastructure. See you there! As usual, meet on Middle Meadow Walk at 2pm.
April 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This Saturday we're off to Polwarth to see some streets in dire need of resurfacing and bike infrastructure. See you there! As usual, meet on Middle Meadow Walk at 2pm.
We're feeling this new Cycling UK campaign on the need for infrastructure that helps women feel safe <3
https://www.cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right
https://www.cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right
April 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We're feeling this new Cycling UK campaign on the need for infrastructure that helps women feel safe <3
https://www.cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right
https://www.cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right
Safe passing distance when overtaking a cyclist is 1.5m. How to make that distance feel very real? Use your noodle!
We're trying something new: a lunchtime pop-up ride in #edinburgh on March 10th at 12:30, starting at the Council offices in Waverley Court. Please join us for a spin around town […]
We're trying something new: a lunchtime pop-up ride in #edinburgh on March 10th at 12:30, starting at the Council offices in Waverley Court. Please join us for a spin around town […]
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mastodon.scot
February 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Safe passing distance when overtaking a cyclist is 1.5m. How to make that distance feel very real? Use your noodle!
We're trying something new: a lunchtime pop-up ride in #edinburgh on March 10th at 12:30, starting at the Council offices in Waverley Court. Please join us for a spin around town […]
We're trying something new: a lunchtime pop-up ride in #edinburgh on March 10th at 12:30, starting at the Council offices in Waverley Court. Please join us for a spin around town […]
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First Edinburgh CM of 2025! Join us for a loop around Leith in support of the trial low traffic neighbourhood, or just come for a joyful bike ride on the weekend. (Rain not guaranteed 😉)
January 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
First Edinburgh CM of 2025! Join us for a loop around Leith in support of the trial low traffic neighbourhood, or just come for a joyful bike ride on the weekend. (Rain not guaranteed 😉)
due to an AI-assisted coding bug, our 2023 Advent Calendar of Crap Infrastructure thinks every month is December, from now until 2038
https://infrasisters.org.uk/advent/
There are some impressive potholes in here, check for updates every day in Decembeternal!
https://infrasisters.org.uk/advent/
There are some impressive potholes in here, check for updates every day in Decembeternal!
InfraSisters present the Advent of Crap Infrastructure
infrasisters.org.uk
January 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
due to an AI-assisted coding bug, our 2023 Advent Calendar of Crap Infrastructure thinks every month is December, from now until 2038
https://infrasisters.org.uk/advent/
There are some impressive potholes in here, check for updates every day in Decembeternal!
https://infrasisters.org.uk/advent/
There are some impressive potholes in here, check for updates every day in Decembeternal!
Thrilled that our campaign group's instigator, Kirsty, has been declared one of the most impactful "100 Women in Cycling" for 2024 :)
https://www.cyclinguk.org/biography/kirsty-lewin
https://www.cyclinguk.org/biography/kirsty-lewin
100 Women in Cycling 2024 | Kirsty Lewin
Women’s cycling safety campaigner and founder of Infrasisters
www.cyclinguk.org
December 12, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Thrilled that our campaign group's instigator, Kirsty, has been declared one of the most impactful "100 Women in Cycling" for 2024 :)
https://www.cyclinguk.org/biography/kirsty-lewin
https://www.cyclinguk.org/biography/kirsty-lewin
if you happen to be near #edinburgh City Chambers around the start of the Transport Committee meeting at 8:30 this morning, drop by and say hello to the @EdCriticalMass folks, they'll be lobbying in their own special way
December 12, 2024 at 7:42 AM
if you happen to be near #edinburgh City Chambers around the start of the Transport Committee meeting at 8:30 this morning, drop by and say hello to the @EdCriticalMass folks, they'll be lobbying in their own special way
We love the Bike Station folks, they've been marshals and mechanics on our rides; they also run womens' bike maintenance workshops
Now a massive rent hike is forcing them out of their unit in Causewayside, there's a crowdfunder for the move, and Aviva are offering a matching fund. If you've […]
Now a massive rent hike is forcing them out of their unit in Causewayside, there's a crowdfunder for the move, and Aviva are offering a matching fund. If you've […]
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December 10, 2024 at 6:04 PM
We love the Bike Station folks, they've been marshals and mechanics on our rides; they also run womens' bike maintenance workshops
Now a massive rent hike is forcing them out of their unit in Causewayside, there's a crowdfunder for the move, and Aviva are offering a matching fund. If you've […]
Now a massive rent hike is forcing them out of their unit in Causewayside, there's a crowdfunder for the move, and Aviva are offering a matching fund. If you've […]
Whose streets? The ride cruises past the Scottish Parliament to the sound of "Cherry Bomb" :)
#ourstreetsournights #16DaysOfActivism
Tomorrow it's @EdCriticalMass - why don't we keep doing this every day?
#ourstreetsournights #16DaysOfActivism
Tomorrow it's @EdCriticalMass - why don't we keep doing this every day?
November 29, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Whose streets? The ride cruises past the Scottish Parliament to the sound of "Cherry Bomb" :)
#ourstreetsournights #16DaysOfActivism
Tomorrow it's @EdCriticalMass - why don't we keep doing this every day?
#ourstreetsournights #16DaysOfActivism
Tomorrow it's @EdCriticalMass - why don't we keep doing this every day?
Getting quite dark out there, and we're getting ready to light up our bikes for an hour's slow mass ride with a soundsystem through the centre of Edinburgh. Starting at Middle Meadow Walk at 7:30pm.
#noexcuse for unsafe cycle infrastructure!
Ride with us?
#16DaysOfActivism #ourstreetsournights
#noexcuse for unsafe cycle infrastructure!
Ride with us?
#16DaysOfActivism #ourstreetsournights
November 29, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Getting quite dark out there, and we're getting ready to light up our bikes for an hour's slow mass ride with a soundsystem through the centre of Edinburgh. Starting at Middle Meadow Walk at 7:30pm.
#noexcuse for unsafe cycle infrastructure!
Ride with us?
#16DaysOfActivism #ourstreetsournights
#noexcuse for unsafe cycle infrastructure!
Ride with us?
#16DaysOfActivism #ourstreetsournights
we heard from Vicky of @EdCriticalMass last night that their November ride (Saturday 30th) is going to have a fancy dress theme of Scottish native wildlife?!
wondering how to improvise a bike-compatible costume […]
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wondering how to improvise a bike-compatible costume […]
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November 24, 2024 at 3:50 PM
we heard from Vicky of @EdCriticalMass last night that their November ride (Saturday 30th) is going to have a fancy dress theme of Scottish native wildlife?!
wondering how to improvise a bike-compatible costume […]
[Original post on mastodon.scot]
wondering how to improvise a bike-compatible costume […]
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