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Simon Jay
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Doom and hope in equal measure. Brighton UK #CarFree #UtilityCyclist #ClimateChange #TransAlly
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#Brighton #Hove ppl on bikes? Here’s a thing - Sunday 28th ,
‘Kidical Mass’ (Terrible name but great concept) 🚲🚲🚲🚲
Kidical Mass Family bike ride Sunday April 28th. Meet 2pm The Level, Black Rock, Wish Park or Hove Park or Peace Statue at 2.45 for a big group ride around the city centre and a call out to the council to make our city #SafeToCycle
April 18, 2024 at 10:03 AM
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First thought looking at these pics of bike lanes in #Worthing was that they were for a ‘spot the mistakes’ training session.

But no. They are actually proposing this stuff

yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk/durrington-g...
Proposed bike lane layout showing a too narrow bidirectional lane alongside a traffic lane. One lane is in the door zone and has a tree planted in the middle of it. Two cyclists are shown going head to head because the lane is blocked by the tree. proposed pedestrian and cycle shared space shows a cyclist joining the pavement via the lane and heading straight toward a pedestrian with their back to the cyclist. Further in is a bus stop set at the back of the shared pavement, meaning cyclists will conflict with people trying to board or exit from the bus.
March 15, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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A few weeks ago our Labour council went back on its manifesto pledge to keep the ban on pesticides.

The community has started to mobilise - public meeting with #CarolineLucas MP and #PAN Pesticide Action Network #Glyphosate #Pesticide #Brighton
Image shows a hand holding a spray bottle and aiming it at a street flower. Text Don't Poison Our Streets promotes a public meeting on 7th March at the Phoenix Centre Brighton UK
February 28, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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#Brighton council budget went through yesterday - a whole heap of not-so-good things mitigated (a bit) by continued support for the Valley Gardens scheme which will offer safe and direct pedestrian and cycle routes from the city to the sea, and really boost this part of town.
Image shows the proposed new layout at Brighton Valley Gardens - removal of roundabout and new direct pedestrian and cycle routes to the Pier and seafront
February 23, 2024 at 10:58 AM