Sheila O'Sullivan
@sheila775.bsky.social
Campaigner for people friendly and safer streets alongside improved cycle infrastructure. Member and supporter of Lewes Living Streets and the Lewes Climate Hub as well as Cycle Lewes!
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This Wednesday, 16th July
Join other members and talk about everything bikes from maintenance to your favourite country cycle treks and/or just enjoy relaxing. Take part in the Music Quiz and listen to the sounds of the 60's to 90's from our very own DJ Teddie
This Wednesday, 16th July
Join other members and talk about everything bikes from maintenance to your favourite country cycle treks and/or just enjoy relaxing. Take part in the Music Quiz and listen to the sounds of the 60's to 90's from our very own DJ Teddie
July 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Latest from @cyclelewes.bsky.social
This Wednesday, 16th July
Join other members and talk about everything bikes from maintenance to your favourite country cycle treks and/or just enjoy relaxing. Take part in the Music Quiz and listen to the sounds of the 60's to 90's from our very own DJ Teddie
This Wednesday, 16th July
Join other members and talk about everything bikes from maintenance to your favourite country cycle treks and/or just enjoy relaxing. Take part in the Music Quiz and listen to the sounds of the 60's to 90's from our very own DJ Teddie
Reposted by Sheila O'Sullivan
City of Cars: Last summer a road safety emergency was announced in Birmingham, UK. Sarah Chaundler’s new film offers insight into the personal stories behind the statistics.
Introduction by Chris Boardman.
26 June The Mockingbird Cinema. Be there/share.
flatpackfestival.org.uk/event/flatpa...
Introduction by Chris Boardman.
26 June The Mockingbird Cinema. Be there/share.
flatpackfestival.org.uk/event/flatpa...
Flatpack Monthly: City of Cars
flatpackfestival.org.uk
June 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
City of Cars: Last summer a road safety emergency was announced in Birmingham, UK. Sarah Chaundler’s new film offers insight into the personal stories behind the statistics.
Introduction by Chris Boardman.
26 June The Mockingbird Cinema. Be there/share.
flatpackfestival.org.uk/event/flatpa...
Introduction by Chris Boardman.
26 June The Mockingbird Cinema. Be there/share.
flatpackfestival.org.uk/event/flatpa...
Reposted by Sheila O'Sullivan
We do not need new roads; we need better transport options. Think of what could be done with £9.2bn, which is to be spent on just 14 miles of road! It could transform bus services and/or cycling and pedestrian infrastructure across Britain. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK government pledges further £590m for delayed Lower Thames Crossing
Rachel Reeves calls Britain’s biggest road-building project a ‘turning point for our national infrastructure’
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
We do not need new roads; we need better transport options. Think of what could be done with £9.2bn, which is to be spent on just 14 miles of road! It could transform bus services and/or cycling and pedestrian infrastructure across Britain. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Is Lewes in a Jam?
Series of interesting talks and discussions starting this coming Saturday for next 2 weeks.
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Is Lewes in a Jam?
Series of interesting talks and discussions starting this coming Saturday for next 2 weeks.
mailchi.mp/471a1b491142...
June 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
@cyclelewes.bsky.social
Is Lewes in a Jam?
Series of interesting talks and discussions starting this coming Saturday for next 2 weeks.
mailchi.mp/471a1b491142...
Is Lewes in a Jam?
Series of interesting talks and discussions starting this coming Saturday for next 2 weeks.
mailchi.mp/471a1b491142...
@cyclelewes.bsky.social
Another great event happening this Saturday, 3pm in Lewes.
Fourth Door Micro Symposium are always interesting and cutting edge events. Full details in link below including list of speakers.
fourthdoor.org/ongoing/?p=839
Another great event happening this Saturday, 3pm in Lewes.
Fourth Door Micro Symposium are always interesting and cutting edge events. Full details in link below including list of speakers.
fourthdoor.org/ongoing/?p=839
INTERSECTIONS – between sustainable transport infrastructure, digital tech, cycle networks, architecture, and the built environment. - Ongoing
fourthdoor.org
June 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
@cyclelewes.bsky.social
Another great event happening this Saturday, 3pm in Lewes.
Fourth Door Micro Symposium are always interesting and cutting edge events. Full details in link below including list of speakers.
fourthdoor.org/ongoing/?p=839
Another great event happening this Saturday, 3pm in Lewes.
Fourth Door Micro Symposium are always interesting and cutting edge events. Full details in link below including list of speakers.
fourthdoor.org/ongoing/?p=839
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One of many reasons why we need to relook at the way we move around Lewes with ever increasing levels of motor vehicles in our small town with many narrow streets
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One of many reasons why we need to relook at the way we move around Lewes with ever increasing levels of motor vehicles in our small town with many narrow streets
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe with the UK an extreme example
The bonnet height of new cars in the UK and Europe is rising relentlessly, a report has found, bringing a “clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children”.
Higher fronts on cars significantly increase the death rate when pedestrians are struck. The analysis also found that drivers in the tallest cars could not see children as old as nine at all when they were directly in front of the vehicle. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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One of many reasons why we need to relook at the way we move around Lewes with ever increasing levels of motor vehicles in our small town with many narrow streets
bsky.app/profile/theg...
One of many reasons why we need to relook at the way we move around Lewes with ever increasing levels of motor vehicles in our small town with many narrow streets
Reposted by Sheila O'Sullivan
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe with the UK an extreme example
The bonnet height of new cars in the UK and Europe is rising relentlessly, a report has found, bringing a “clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children”.
Higher fronts on cars significantly increase the death rate when pedestrians are struck. The analysis also found that drivers in the tallest cars could not see children as old as nine at all when they were directly in front of the vehicle. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
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The ‘Keep your Distance’ sign would be great to see along some of our narrow streets where ‘close passing’ is frequent to remind drivers
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The ‘Keep your Distance’ sign would be great to see along some of our narrow streets where ‘close passing’ is frequent to remind drivers
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4 examples of what they have in Hastings but we do not seem to in Eastbourne. Based on a trip today. See Alt text for info
June 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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The ‘Keep your Distance’ sign would be great to see along some of our narrow streets where ‘close passing’ is frequent to remind drivers
bsky.app/profile/besp...
The ‘Keep your Distance’ sign would be great to see along some of our narrow streets where ‘close passing’ is frequent to remind drivers
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Brilliant work from everyone at @transportaction.bsky.social
…their legal team and supporters, thank you!
@cyclelewes.bsky.social
Brilliant work from everyone at @transportaction.bsky.social
…their legal team and supporters, thank you!
@cyclelewes.bsky.social
We are also calling for a public consultation, the last having been in 2016, to inform the level of ambition in the third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS3), which is now long overdue. transportactionnetwork.org.uk/treasury-cut...
Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget unlawful, rules Court of Appeal
Treasury cuts to cycling and walking budget unlawful, rules Court of Appeal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10 June 2025 In a historic judgment, the Court of Appeal has today ruled in Transport Action Network’...
transportactionnetwork.org.uk
June 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Brilliant work from everyone at @transportaction.bsky.social
…their legal team and supporters, thank you!
@cyclelewes.bsky.social
Brilliant work from everyone at @transportaction.bsky.social
…their legal team and supporters, thank you!
@cyclelewes.bsky.social
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If proposed new Lidl store goes ahead is this type of cycle parking needed? Looks good!
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If proposed new Lidl store goes ahead is this type of cycle parking needed? Looks good!
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May 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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If proposed new Lidl store goes ahead is this type of cycle parking needed? Looks good!
@cyclelewes.bsky.social
If proposed new Lidl store goes ahead is this type of cycle parking needed? Looks good!
@cyclelewes.bsky.social
Reposted by Sheila O'Sullivan
Ample parking at the supermarket
May 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Ample parking at the supermarket
"What if there were a vision that as well as just being able to get places by car, which is the sole choice in many parts of Britain, there were options like, say, cycling and walking, to the train station or even the whole journey?"
Lovely piece by @lauralaker.bsky.social 😎
Lovely piece by @lauralaker.bsky.social 😎
What if we had a national network of cycle routes?
Or the power of thinking big
lauralaker.substack.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM