James Christie
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With the North Tyneside Public Transport Users Group (@northeastptug.bsky.social), we asked all the mayoral candidates a series of questions about public transport and active travel.
We received responses from 6 out of the 7 candidates: streetlifentyneside.org.uk/2025/04/13/p...
We received responses from 6 out of the 7 candidates: streetlifentyneside.org.uk/2025/04/13/p...
Public Transport and Active Travel Questions to North Tyneside Mayoral Candidates – Street Life North Tyneside
streetlifentyneside.org.uk
April 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
With the North Tyneside Public Transport Users Group (@northeastptug.bsky.social), we asked all the mayoral candidates a series of questions about public transport and active travel.
We received responses from 6 out of the 7 candidates: streetlifentyneside.org.uk/2025/04/13/p...
We received responses from 6 out of the 7 candidates: streetlifentyneside.org.uk/2025/04/13/p...
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The next North Tyneside Transport Forum, a chance to speak to bus companies and Nexus about services in North Tyneside, is happening online on 26th Feb at 6.30. Details for how to sign up in poster below.
@northeastptug.bsky.social
@northeastptug.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The next North Tyneside Transport Forum, a chance to speak to bus companies and Nexus about services in North Tyneside, is happening online on 26th Feb at 6.30. Details for how to sign up in poster below.
@northeastptug.bsky.social
@northeastptug.bsky.social
The irony in this is that charges will still apply and all the vandalism has done is force people to either use the app, or face a penalty notice.
What an own goal by protesters.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What an own goal by protesters.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leeds: Parking meters vandalised hours before charges start - BBC News
Leeds City Council says it has reported the vandalism of the new parking meters to police.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The irony in this is that charges will still apply and all the vandalism has done is force people to either use the app, or face a penalty notice.
What an own goal by protesters.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What an own goal by protesters.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The most popular competition in the history of social media is back. It's the prize you've all been waiting for.
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January 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
💛WIN A BOLLARD💛
The most popular competition in the history of social media is back. It's the prize you've all been waiting for.
Repost and follow to be in with a chance of winning this gorgeous Monoscape Bridgeford Smooth Grey Concrete Bollard worth £252.42.
#WorldBollardAssociation
The most popular competition in the history of social media is back. It's the prize you've all been waiting for.
Repost and follow to be in with a chance of winning this gorgeous Monoscape Bridgeford Smooth Grey Concrete Bollard worth £252.42.
#WorldBollardAssociation
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Despite being a bizarre pantomime, it is worth seeing whether you can do this, as a member of the public, at your local council meeting. We can at 3 meetings a year.
It’s an opportunity to get something on the agenda, push for some answers - and see the council in action.
It’s an opportunity to get something on the agenda, push for some answers - and see the council in action.
Asked a public question at our local council meeting this evening (about enforcing parking regulations - woo!) - it’s such a bizarre pantomime with no space for any real engagement, but it does seem like the council is finally committing to enforcing the parking restrictions.
January 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Despite being a bizarre pantomime, it is worth seeing whether you can do this, as a member of the public, at your local council meeting. We can at 3 meetings a year.
It’s an opportunity to get something on the agenda, push for some answers - and see the council in action.
It’s an opportunity to get something on the agenda, push for some answers - and see the council in action.
Lack of free parking will not be the correct answer.
Our North East high streets matter. That’s why this spring I’ll launch a High Streets Commission to work with local people and experts to begin to revive local areas create opportunity in our neighbourhoods.
North East high street commission planned to revive towns plagued by empty shops
North East mayor Kim McGuinness and council leaders are set to back the establishment of a commission to drive long-term regeneration of high streets that have suffered a decline
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Lack of free parking will not be the correct answer.
Would these same Cllrs make the same argument to people who travel from rural areas to work, when people want to add more lanes to the road?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Families facing crowded Gloucestershire school buses 'should move' - BBC News
Parents need to use "common sense" when picking where to live, claims one councillor.
www.bbc.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Would these same Cllrs make the same argument to people who travel from rural areas to work, when people want to add more lanes to the road?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
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To add to this morning’s post, the North East Combined Authority have also set up a dedicated survey on the North East Local Travel Plan for children and young people:
shout.mindofmyown.org.uk/s/NorthEastLTP
shout.mindofmyown.org.uk/s/NorthEastLTP
January 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
To add to this morning’s post, the North East Combined Authority have also set up a dedicated survey on the North East Local Travel Plan for children and young people:
shout.mindofmyown.org.uk/s/NorthEastLTP
shout.mindofmyown.org.uk/s/NorthEastLTP
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Don’t forget to respond to the North East Combined Authority’s Local Travel Plan consultation. You can complete on online survey or email comments.
All details and links here: www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/localtranspo...
All details and links here: www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/localtranspo...
Mayor's Local Transport Plan
www.northeast-ca.gov.uk
January 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Don’t forget to respond to the North East Combined Authority’s Local Travel Plan consultation. You can complete on online survey or email comments.
All details and links here: www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/localtranspo...
All details and links here: www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/localtranspo...
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Thank you to Greater Manchester Police for helping keep vulnerable road users safe from this.
There's a reason Tesla Cybertrucks are not legal in the UK and Europe; Cybertrucks present acute dangers to pedestrians and don’t meet European safety standards.
The vehicle has been seized.
There's a reason Tesla Cybertrucks are not legal in the UK and Europe; Cybertrucks present acute dangers to pedestrians and don’t meet European safety standards.
The vehicle has been seized.
January 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Thank you to Greater Manchester Police for helping keep vulnerable road users safe from this.
There's a reason Tesla Cybertrucks are not legal in the UK and Europe; Cybertrucks present acute dangers to pedestrians and don’t meet European safety standards.
The vehicle has been seized.
There's a reason Tesla Cybertrucks are not legal in the UK and Europe; Cybertrucks present acute dangers to pedestrians and don’t meet European safety standards.
The vehicle has been seized.
I had a discussion with gent about this when I said "excuse me", instead of ringing bell.
He understood the can't win argument, but I think it depends a lot on the emotional intelligence both rider and pedestrian.
Of course, this issue would be mitigated with protected, segregated infrastructure.
He understood the can't win argument, but I think it depends a lot on the emotional intelligence both rider and pedestrian.
Of course, this issue would be mitigated with protected, segregated infrastructure.
Cyclists cannot win. For every "I want you to ring your bell at me" there is an equal and opposite "How dare you ring your bell at me"
My petty gripe: I just want one ding from speeding cyclists. How hard can it be?
January 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I had a discussion with gent about this when I said "excuse me", instead of ringing bell.
He understood the can't win argument, but I think it depends a lot on the emotional intelligence both rider and pedestrian.
Of course, this issue would be mitigated with protected, segregated infrastructure.
He understood the can't win argument, but I think it depends a lot on the emotional intelligence both rider and pedestrian.
Of course, this issue would be mitigated with protected, segregated infrastructure.
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Letter of the week in @cyclingweekly.com refers to "expert" who is none other than @ianwalker.bsky.social .
#Motonormativity
#Motonormativity
January 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Letter of the week in @cyclingweekly.com refers to "expert" who is none other than @ianwalker.bsky.social .
#Motonormativity
#Motonormativity
The cost of motoring.
A truck has hit a bridge on my train's route to Manchester so I, along with hundreds of other passengers, have to wait, possibly not getting to our destination.
A truck has hit a bridge on my train's route to Manchester so I, along with hundreds of other passengers, have to wait, possibly not getting to our destination.
January 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The cost of motoring.
A truck has hit a bridge on my train's route to Manchester so I, along with hundreds of other passengers, have to wait, possibly not getting to our destination.
A truck has hit a bridge on my train's route to Manchester so I, along with hundreds of other passengers, have to wait, possibly not getting to our destination.
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Bicycles aren't inconvenient; they have been inconvenienced.
Cars aren't convenient; they have been convenienced.
Cars aren't convenient; they have been convenienced.
January 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Bicycles aren't inconvenient; they have been inconvenienced.
Cars aren't convenient; they have been convenienced.
Cars aren't convenient; they have been convenienced.
As they say, "EVs are not here to save the environment, they are here to save the car industry."
Government guidance published on providing cross-pavement, on-street EV charging.
This feels like creeping privatisation of the public realm and if the charging connects to a particular home creates unhelpful assumptions about who stores their car where. 🧵
www.gov.uk/government/p...
This feels like creeping privatisation of the public realm and if the charging connects to a particular home creates unhelpful assumptions about who stores their car where. 🧵
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Cross-pavement solutions for charging electric vehicles
www.gov.uk
December 28, 2024 at 4:27 PM
As they say, "EVs are not here to save the environment, they are here to save the car industry."
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Please add your support for Presumed Liability. Presumed liability shifts the burden of proof to the insurance company in a collision, and is intended to compensate vulnerable road users more quickly and effectively. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
@audaxuk.bsky.social
@audaxuk.bsky.social
Petition: Introduce presumed liability for civil cases from road traffic collisions
Introduce presumed liability for civil cases relating to certain road collisions, to shift the burden of proof. It would mean when vulnerable road users, e.g cyclists & pedestrians, claim against a mo...
petition.parliament.uk
December 17, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Please add your support for Presumed Liability. Presumed liability shifts the burden of proof to the insurance company in a collision, and is intended to compensate vulnerable road users more quickly and effectively. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
@audaxuk.bsky.social
@audaxuk.bsky.social
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UK writers of any kind: see below
UK WRITERS: You need to fill in this consulation. Govt is very clearly looking to an opt-out model of rights licensing that puts all the burden on creators instead of profiteers. It's long and boring but this is important.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.
www.gov.uk
December 18, 2024 at 9:48 AM
UK writers of any kind: see below
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UPDATE: Judge gives the green light to our challenge on all our three legal grounds.
She was extremely critical of the Department for Transport’s attempts to ignore consultation responses that called for a shift to sustainable travel as well as the climate impacts of road schemes.
She was extremely critical of the Department for Transport’s attempts to ignore consultation responses that called for a shift to sustainable travel as well as the climate impacts of road schemes.
We will be in court today!
Pre-election, a new Tory policy made it even easier to bulldoze new roads through our countryside.
Astonishingly, Labour is backing this policy.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/avoid-t...
Pre-election, a new Tory policy made it even easier to bulldoze new roads through our countryside.
Astonishingly, Labour is backing this policy.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/avoid-t...
Avoid the road to climate breakdown!
We support local communities seeking better and more sustainable travel solutions. We also help people campaign against active travel and public transport cuts and oppose damaging road schemes
www.crowdjustice.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:39 PM
UPDATE: Judge gives the green light to our challenge on all our three legal grounds.
She was extremely critical of the Department for Transport’s attempts to ignore consultation responses that called for a shift to sustainable travel as well as the climate impacts of road schemes.
She was extremely critical of the Department for Transport’s attempts to ignore consultation responses that called for a shift to sustainable travel as well as the climate impacts of road schemes.
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Add your support for introducing Presumed Liability.
Presumed liability shifts the burden of proof to the insurance company in a collision, and is intended to compensate vulnerable road users more quickly and effectively.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Presumed liability shifts the burden of proof to the insurance company in a collision, and is intended to compensate vulnerable road users more quickly and effectively.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Introduce presumed liability for civil cases from road traffic collisions
Introduce presumed liability for civil cases relating to certain road collisions, to shift the burden of proof. It would mean when vulnerable road users, e.g cyclists & pedestrians, claim against a mo...
petition.parliament.uk
December 17, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Add your support for introducing Presumed Liability.
Presumed liability shifts the burden of proof to the insurance company in a collision, and is intended to compensate vulnerable road users more quickly and effectively.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Presumed liability shifts the burden of proof to the insurance company in a collision, and is intended to compensate vulnerable road users more quickly and effectively.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
What a difference having a parking enforcer just standing in front of a school makes during drop-off/pick-up today.
Yes, there were still people driving in front of the school, but the road actually felt safer than having people parking on those yellow zig-zags.
Yes, there were still people driving in front of the school, but the road actually felt safer than having people parking on those yellow zig-zags.
December 13, 2024 at 7:25 PM
What a difference having a parking enforcer just standing in front of a school makes during drop-off/pick-up today.
Yes, there were still people driving in front of the school, but the road actually felt safer than having people parking on those yellow zig-zags.
Yes, there were still people driving in front of the school, but the road actually felt safer than having people parking on those yellow zig-zags.