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All about active travel, reducing road danger and eliminating car-centrism and dependency
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(Yes, I do drive)
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(Yes, I do drive)
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Cycling won't work here; we're not the Netherlands!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Denmark!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Finland!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Paris!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Glasgow!
Cycling won't work here - we're not London!
Or maybe....
Cycling won't work here - we're not Denmark!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Finland!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Paris!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Glasgow!
Cycling won't work here - we're not London!
Or maybe....
London’s cycling trips hit 1.5 million a day as ridership surges 43% since 2019
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...
London’s cycling trips hit 1.5 million a day as ridership surges 43% since 2019
London’s cycling boom shows no sign of slowing, with new Transport for London (TfL) data revealing a 43% increase in cycling journeys since 2019.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Cycling won't work here; we're not the Netherlands!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Denmark!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Finland!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Paris!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Glasgow!
Cycling won't work here - we're not London!
Or maybe....
Cycling won't work here - we're not Denmark!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Finland!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Paris!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Glasgow!
Cycling won't work here - we're not London!
Or maybe....
I want to like Bluesky, but my feed is just a stream of bad news, doom-laden takes and “someone needs to fix this” messages despite only following urbanism/cycling accounts.
I came for active-travel info & news but come away from the app feeling miserable
I came for active-travel info & news but come away from the app feeling miserable
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I want to like Bluesky, but my feed is just a stream of bad news, doom-laden takes and “someone needs to fix this” messages despite only following urbanism/cycling accounts.
I came for active-travel info & news but come away from the app feeling miserable
I came for active-travel info & news but come away from the app feeling miserable
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Driven onto the footway / cycleway in front of us, ignoring predestrian priority at a junction. Next to an empty car park. @bauermedia.bsky.social @bauermediagroup.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Driven onto the footway / cycleway in front of us, ignoring predestrian priority at a junction. Next to an empty car park. @bauermedia.bsky.social @bauermediagroup.bsky.social
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ICYMI: “In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike-lanes aren’t fit for office.”— @taylornoakes.com in @cultmtl.com
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, pollution, city noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, pollution, city noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes aren’t fit for office
Amid the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike lanes — as in Montreal municipal election campaign — aren’t fit for office.
cultmtl.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ICYMI: “In the era of the climate crisis, politicians campaigning against bike-lanes aren’t fit for office.”— @taylornoakes.com in @cultmtl.com
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, pollution, city noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
Also in an era of worsening urban traffic, pollution, city noise, exploding public costs, competition among cities, & not nearly enough space in cities.
Meanwhile editors and journalists *still* claim they can’t state e.g. “driver crashes into X” because it somehow “risks apportioning blame and prejudicing any investigation” 💩
Reach PLC is just anti-cyclist rubbish most of the time
Reach PLC is just anti-cyclist rubbish most of the time
Ah, but look what carnage this cyclist caused. No drivers involved in this one either, of course. Not even in the text.
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Meanwhile editors and journalists *still* claim they can’t state e.g. “driver crashes into X” because it somehow “risks apportioning blame and prejudicing any investigation” 💩
Reach PLC is just anti-cyclist rubbish most of the time
Reach PLC is just anti-cyclist rubbish most of the time
Great thread. It really does feel like progress in London is glacial outside of some bight-spots like Camden, Islington and Hackney, and seems to be getting slower. C7 is going backwards!
The demand for cycling is clearly there given ridership growing annually, but it’s being suppressed by inaction.
The demand for cycling is clearly there given ridership growing annually, but it’s being suppressed by inaction.
Lack of political will in London is perhaps most starkly visible in inaction around London's most #DangerousJunctions
1. We have 3 years in a row highlighted ratrun cluster in Wandsworth as the most dangerous in London, where ratruns cross main road cycle tracks. The same Cycle Superhighway, CS7...
1. We have 3 years in a row highlighted ratrun cluster in Wandsworth as the most dangerous in London, where ratruns cross main road cycle tracks. The same Cycle Superhighway, CS7...
NEW: INACTION CONTINUES ON DANGEROUS JUNCTIONS
📊The latest data published today, shows a picture of inaction from @mayoroflondon.bsky.social, TfL and local councils, when it comes to making junctions safe for cycling...
🧑💻 Email the mayor and demand action: bit.ly/47QcmUF
📊The latest data published today, shows a picture of inaction from @mayoroflondon.bsky.social, TfL and local councils, when it comes to making junctions safe for cycling...
🧑💻 Email the mayor and demand action: bit.ly/47QcmUF
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Great thread. It really does feel like progress in London is glacial outside of some bight-spots like Camden, Islington and Hackney, and seems to be getting slower. C7 is going backwards!
The demand for cycling is clearly there given ridership growing annually, but it’s being suppressed by inaction.
The demand for cycling is clearly there given ridership growing annually, but it’s being suppressed by inaction.
RIP some of the few wands TfL did reinstall on Clapham High Street.
Whilst locking my bike up, I saw:
1. Motorcyclist riding the entire length of the cycle lane
2. A car driver cut into the lane here to go around another driver waiting to turn right
3. A bus straddle the lane
Whilst locking my bike up, I saw:
1. Motorcyclist riding the entire length of the cycle lane
2. A car driver cut into the lane here to go around another driver waiting to turn right
3. A bus straddle the lane
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
RIP some of the few wands TfL did reinstall on Clapham High Street.
Whilst locking my bike up, I saw:
1. Motorcyclist riding the entire length of the cycle lane
2. A car driver cut into the lane here to go around another driver waiting to turn right
3. A bus straddle the lane
Whilst locking my bike up, I saw:
1. Motorcyclist riding the entire length of the cycle lane
2. A car driver cut into the lane here to go around another driver waiting to turn right
3. A bus straddle the lane
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Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam in 1971 and today, now a cycling and walking only route
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam in 1971 and today, now a cycling and walking only route
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“The city isn’t quite at Copenhagen or Amsterdam levels, but it’s closing in. Over 40 percent of locals commute by bike — about ten times the rate of a typical North American city — and you feel it immediately.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social
Antwerp has come a long way since I worked there in 2019.
Antwerp has come a long way since I worked there in 2019.
Antwerp is an Effortlessly Cool City Toured Best by Bicycle
It’s no wonder Antwerp now ranks among the top ten most bicycle-friendly cities in the world, according to the Copenhagenize Index.
momentummag.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
“The city isn’t quite at Copenhagen or Amsterdam levels, but it’s closing in. Over 40 percent of locals commute by bike — about ten times the rate of a typical North American city — and you feel it immediately.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social
Antwerp has come a long way since I worked there in 2019.
Antwerp has come a long way since I worked there in 2019.
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In 2024/5 @mayoroflondon.bsky.social's TfL/borough partnerships delivered:
🚲51km new bike routes
🦓400 new ped crossings
🚲12000 bike parking spaces
🚲65000+ cycle training sessions
🚸150 new school streets
💈7 new LTNs
☔️50000sqm SUDS
🚲51km new bike routes
🦓400 new ped crossings
🚲12000 bike parking spaces
🚲65000+ cycle training sessions
🚸150 new school streets
💈7 new LTNs
☔️50000sqm SUDS
October 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In 2024/5 @mayoroflondon.bsky.social's TfL/borough partnerships delivered:
🚲51km new bike routes
🦓400 new ped crossings
🚲12000 bike parking spaces
🚲65000+ cycle training sessions
🚸150 new school streets
💈7 new LTNs
☔️50000sqm SUDS
🚲51km new bike routes
🦓400 new ped crossings
🚲12000 bike parking spaces
🚲65000+ cycle training sessions
🚸150 new school streets
💈7 new LTNs
☔️50000sqm SUDS
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A human on a bicycle is nature's most efficient traveller.
A version of this graph went on to inspire Steve Jobs of Apple, who used it in a 1980 presentation describing the personal computer as "the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."
A version of this graph went on to inspire Steve Jobs of Apple, who used it in a 1980 presentation describing the personal computer as "the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."
October 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A human on a bicycle is nature's most efficient traveller.
A version of this graph went on to inspire Steve Jobs of Apple, who used it in a 1980 presentation describing the personal computer as "the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."
A version of this graph went on to inspire Steve Jobs of Apple, who used it in a 1980 presentation describing the personal computer as "the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."
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Massive thanks to @wandsworthcycling.bsky.social for showing me the problem of traffic cutting across Upper Tooting Rd from side street to side street, barging in front of people crossing the road and bullying people riding bikes along CS7 out of the way.
My heart was in my mouth 🫣
My heart was in my mouth 🫣
October 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Massive thanks to @wandsworthcycling.bsky.social for showing me the problem of traffic cutting across Upper Tooting Rd from side street to side street, barging in front of people crossing the road and bullying people riding bikes along CS7 out of the way.
My heart was in my mouth 🫣
My heart was in my mouth 🫣
Great quote from Cllr Sullivan:
`Cllr Sullivan put to Cllr Mitchell that while he claimed not to be against cycleways in principle, “I would challenge you to tell me where in practice you’re in favour of cycle lanes, because so far I haven’t heard any of that”.`
`Cllr Sullivan put to Cllr Mitchell that while he claimed not to be against cycleways in principle, “I would challenge you to tell me where in practice you’re in favour of cycle lanes, because so far I haven’t heard any of that”.`
Cycle tracks on George St in Marylebone are going ahead! Westminster council committee voted in favour after powerful words by Cllr @maxsullivan.bsky.social 🥳
The transformation in Westminster City Council's political will for active travel is a joy to behold 😍
www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
The transformation in Westminster City Council's political will for active travel is a joy to behold 😍
www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
Work on new cycleway set to progress despite concerns
Cllr Max Sullivan, Cabinet Member for Streets at Westminster City Council, said the decision “was a vote of confidence in our plans to deliver a safer, more pleasant street for walking and cycling on ...
www.mylondon.news
October 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Great quote from Cllr Sullivan:
`Cllr Sullivan put to Cllr Mitchell that while he claimed not to be against cycleways in principle, “I would challenge you to tell me where in practice you’re in favour of cycle lanes, because so far I haven’t heard any of that”.`
`Cllr Sullivan put to Cllr Mitchell that while he claimed not to be against cycleways in principle, “I would challenge you to tell me where in practice you’re in favour of cycle lanes, because so far I haven’t heard any of that”.`
@psimonk.bsky.social Just wondering if there has been any discussion between LCC and TfL/Will Norman about this? The blue paint over the junctions is still missing, too!
Right, got the TfL designs back from my FOI about the changes to the Clapham High Street cycle "infra" following resurfacing.
The designs show the wands that were previously there will *not* be reinstated. This means roughly 40% of the wands have been removed from the westbound cycle lane. 1/
The designs show the wands that were previously there will *not* be reinstated. This means roughly 40% of the wands have been removed from the westbound cycle lane. 1/
October 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
@psimonk.bsky.social Just wondering if there has been any discussion between LCC and TfL/Will Norman about this? The blue paint over the junctions is still missing, too!
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In the whole of 2024, one pedestrian was killed in a collision with a pedal cycle.
Road Casualties data for 2024 in Great Britain published this week: www.gov.uk/government/s...
Thanks to @pactsuk.bsky.social, there is an important new chart on the vehicles involved in fatal crashes:
Thanks to @pactsuk.bsky.social, there is an important new chart on the vehicles involved in fatal crashes:
September 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
In the whole of 2024, one pedestrian was killed in a collision with a pedal cycle.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
September 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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More than a quarter of Londoners say they are now more likely to cycle following the recent Tube strike disruption
In the aftermath of tube strike chaos, 28% of Londoners say they are now more likely to cycle in future
Bike hire firms admit spike in cycle traffic "exceeded expectations", as campaigners urge politicians to deliver on cycling's "huge untapped potential as a safe, healthy transport mode"
road.cc
September 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
More than a quarter of Londoners say they are now more likely to cycle following the recent Tube strike disruption
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Avant / Après Rue de Rivoli à 50 ans de différence. Photo 1976 par LM1948 sur Wikimedia Commons. A l'époque, la Rue de Rivoli était pavée, et servait le long des Tuileries de parking à autocars de touristes.
September 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Avant / Après Rue de Rivoli à 50 ans de différence. Photo 1976 par LM1948 sur Wikimedia Commons. A l'époque, la Rue de Rivoli était pavée, et servait le long des Tuileries de parking à autocars de touristes.
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More words on that, here substack.com/home/post/p-...
September 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
More words on that, here substack.com/home/post/p-...
And people ask me why I don’t want kids 😐
My son was 1 when leaders gathered in Paris & pledged to keep warming BELOW 1.5C.
He’s now 11, & we’re spending our second year ABOVE 1.5C.
They’ve doomed all our children because preserving a suicidal economy is more important.
We. Should. Be. Furious.
He’s now 11, & we’re spending our second year ABOVE 1.5C.
They’ve doomed all our children because preserving a suicidal economy is more important.
We. Should. Be. Furious.
September 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
And people ask me why I don’t want kids 😐
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Tube strike and good weather have passed, but London cyclists are still out there 🚲💚
Also love to see the hundreds of pedestrians crossing London Bridge
Also love to see the hundreds of pedestrians crossing London Bridge
September 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Tube strike and good weather have passed, but London cyclists are still out there 🚲💚
Also love to see the hundreds of pedestrians crossing London Bridge
Also love to see the hundreds of pedestrians crossing London Bridge
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When do towns and cities acknowledge that they won't win the hearts and minds of car drivers.
If you drive a car you'll go out of town. Fine, fuck em.
Counter program.
Don't compete, differentiate. No cars in town centres. Streets for people, socialising and culture and nice stuff
If you drive a car you'll go out of town. Fine, fuck em.
Counter program.
Don't compete, differentiate. No cars in town centres. Streets for people, socialising and culture and nice stuff
September 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
When do towns and cities acknowledge that they won't win the hearts and minds of car drivers.
If you drive a car you'll go out of town. Fine, fuck em.
Counter program.
Don't compete, differentiate. No cars in town centres. Streets for people, socialising and culture and nice stuff
If you drive a car you'll go out of town. Fine, fuck em.
Counter program.
Don't compete, differentiate. No cars in town centres. Streets for people, socialising and culture and nice stuff
Overheard in the office today: “I think I’ll start cycling in instead of getting the tube, it’s only 25mins and will save me money” 👀
Looks like some people are keen to switch after the tube strike!
Looks like some people are keen to switch after the tube strike!
September 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Overheard in the office today: “I think I’ll start cycling in instead of getting the tube, it’s only 25mins and will save me money” 👀
Looks like some people are keen to switch after the tube strike!
Looks like some people are keen to switch after the tube strike!
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The motorist, who had nine previous road traffic convictions before fatally striking dad-of-two Euan Thomson as he cycled to work, was also banned from driving for 11 years
Distracted delivery driver who hit and killed cyclist while reading paperwork jailed for six years
The motorist, who had nine previous road traffic convictions before fatally striking dad-of-two Euan Thomson as he cycled to work, was also banned from driving for 11 years
road.cc
September 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The motorist, who had nine previous road traffic convictions before fatally striking dad-of-two Euan Thomson as he cycled to work, was also banned from driving for 11 years