I am not someone who believes in jail time for most crimes. That said, a person who kills or seriously injures someone(s) while driving a motor vehicle should a proper driving ban, including lifetime suspension of a professional license when the collision is work related.

Congratulations, Becca, and thank you to everyone at New Practice, for your love of Emma and for keeping alive her vision of more equitable, beautiful and inclusive cities. 🧡

Waiting to Happen was a key driver for the recent redesign of the Broomielaw junction where Emma Burke Newman was killed in 2023. Today vulnerable road users can move more safely through the intersection thanks to Becca's leadership in launching the campaign and working with GCC to make this happen.

Am I the only one confused by the parking? The app says 'follow local rules' but the 'Edinburgh Rules' page doesn't clarify if you can park anywhere without a red P or only in designated blue P spots. There are multiple bikes parked on my street while closest blue P is half a mile away. 🤔

NB: In this case, the bus had ample time to stop on amber before the first ASL and instead slowly eased into and then through the bike box on red. While Highway Code allows encroaching when you're already in the box, this driver made the choice to prevent cyclists from access to this safe(r) space.

I'm all for educating cyclists about how little a driver can see when they take the time to look. I'm also still waiting for bike box enforcement and more driver education from LB. This was 22/8 on Leith St where we are still waiting for cycle-first traffic signals. Update @chasbooth.bsky.social ?

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Thank you. It was removed for the road works and it's gratifying to see someone has placed a new one in the same spot now that's finished.

I am grateful Glasgow listened. But this is one junction, one step forward. We shouldn't have to lose people to fix dangerous infrastructure. We shouldn't burden the grieving with preventing future grief. Other cities: learn from Glasgow's example. Move from Waiting to Happen to Made it Happen.

I witnessed cyclists moving through the intersection in a safer way than they could have before, giving form to the more equitable, beautiful, and inclusive cities Emma dreamed of designing.

Yesterday I saw protected cycle lanes, easier pedestrian crossings, and advanced stop lines that were being respected by the motor traffic. Someone has installed a new ghost bike in Emma's memory.

The combination of concrete evidence, sustained engagement with decision-makers and the cycling community, and regular media coverage gave Glasgow City Council what they needed to prioritise this junction and deliver the redesign that is now in place.

Emma's former employer New Practice responded by launching the Waiting to Happen campaign, gathering hard data on three Glasgow intersections where lethal collisions were ‘waiting to happen’.

Rose and John, Emma's parents, brought her story to local and national media whenever they would listen. We met with councillors and officials, went to sub-committee meetings, engaged with community groups, spoke at cycling events, showed up anywhere people might be willing to hear from us.

Emma's death devastated her parents, friends, and colleagues. We couldn't stay silent in our grief. We needed to talk to anyone who might be able to do something, anything, to make sure no more Emmas died on Glasgow's roads.