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When wanting to safely cycle to work gets really out of hand.

Stockport and Manchester.
It screams 'NEED A CAR TO GET ANYWHERE'.
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
And they were a bunch of loud, conspiracist idiots who have only become more unhinged since their 'win'. They should have been rightly ignored.
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The number of cars in the last 20-odd years has increased considerably.
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
*some* emissions.
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Congestion is independent of engine type.
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Amazing how people's brains short circuit when any charge around cars is mentioned.
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
As someone who has never been in a position to use the Cycle to Work scheme, I'd much rather it be open to misuse than withdrawn entirely.
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I'd love to know what percentage of current sales are singles.
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
My advice to TfGM would be to not make dubious claims about how price changes are savings when they very clearly are not.
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The other key change is that advance singles won't be available on the day.

So, overall a price increase. The only real improvement is there's no downside to me buying a single from one Marple station and deciding to return to the other Marple station, because I'm no longer tied by a return ticket.
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Parking 101: you cannot manage parking without some kind of enforcement.

Stepping Hill has had problems for a very long time, but over the last few years it had become actively dangerous. The first step in resolving this is to have some control over where people park and how long they do so.
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Every copy-edit I worked on included a global check for double spacing. I'd celebrate its demise except it's mainly dying because we're having an extinction event.
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A 'cyclists dismount' sign in Salford? How the mighty have fallen.
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Though while we're on the subject of King's Quest, this guy sucks and gives owls a bad reputation.
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Congrats!
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM