Well said @ruthcadbury.bsky.social

There was me thinking 'this is warm for Nov' - we've just opened the windows

Too many women are missing out because cycling doesn't feel safe.

I just wrote to @labourlewis.bsky.social to support Cycling UK's 'My ride. Our right' campaign to give more women the freedom to cycle.

You can do it too:
action.cyclinguk.org/page/171597/...

Even in 2012 we had local journos, often accompanied by a photographer, coming out borough by borough for London Assembly candidates

This was the closest they ever got to it in London (2017) - www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...

@transportaction.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social @dougparr.bsky.social @ruthcadbury.bsky.social @alchap.bsky.social

And here we are in 2025, digging another hole.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The radical, tree-hugging opinion of... Tom-Tom, yes the sat nav people: www.tomtom.com/newsroom/exp...

"Despite clear evidence that road widening doesn’t achieve its primary goal of reducing traffic congestion and comes at a huge social cost, it continues to happen all around the world, negatively impacting people, communities, quality of life, the environment and the nature of our cities."

11 years before that, government added a second tunnel across the Thames.

17 years before that, the first tunnel opened.

(Photo (C) National Highways)

Also decisions they have made are making it harder. Rail electrification relies on unique skills, plant; and this was the only thing keeping industry going until wires need to go up on HS2, East-West Rail in a few years time... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This line is particularly on point: "not only was there a huge backlog of work to do but the capacity to manage and deliver such projects has greatly diminished." See my sector (transport) in particular. @willcooling.bsky.social