Scott Urban
@urbanturbo.bsky.social
Lecturer at @hertfordcollege.bsky.social 🔶 Transport activism is climate activism. 🇺🇦 #Oxford #WasColorado
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One of the most disturbing things about the U.S. government getting themselves into the anti-vaccine game is that it is a time-release poison pill.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
December 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
One of the most disturbing things about the U.S. government getting themselves into the anti-vaccine game is that it is a time-release poison pill.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Oxford–Bristol direct trains could run every two hours as early as May 2026. GWR has submitted an application for seven round-trips each day, increasing to hourly (15 round-trips) in 2027. Trains would stop at Swindon, Chippenham and Bath, but not Didcot Parkway.
December 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Oxford–Bristol direct trains could run every two hours as early as May 2026. GWR has submitted an application for seven round-trips each day, increasing to hourly (15 round-trips) in 2027. Trains would stop at Swindon, Chippenham and Bath, but not Didcot Parkway.
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Stoked to have a new interview with Katie Wilson (no relation), Seattle's new mayor, Transit Riders Union co-founder, and living proof that bold vision for (and wonky obsession with) transportation reform can win elections.
'I'm Always on the Bus': How Transit Advocacy Helped Katie Wilson Become Seattle's Next Mayor — Streetsblog USA
"I really think that our public transit system is such a big part of people's daily experience of government," says the incoming mayor of the Emerald City.
usa.streetsblog.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Stoked to have a new interview with Katie Wilson (no relation), Seattle's new mayor, Transit Riders Union co-founder, and living proof that bold vision for (and wonky obsession with) transportation reform can win elections.
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Cycling around the coast of Britain back in 2011 was a life-changing trip that showed me you don’t need to travel halfway round the world to have an adventure. I wrote the book to inspire others to explore closer to home. You can buy a signed copy here 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Anna Hughes, author
Order books by Anna Hughes
docs.google.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Cycling around the coast of Britain back in 2011 was a life-changing trip that showed me you don’t need to travel halfway round the world to have an adventure. I wrote the book to inspire others to explore closer to home. You can buy a signed copy here 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X.
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
After this weekend's racist attacks on the EU, I've written a column about the moral obligation to stop posting on X.
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Oh no, wait, I wrote it *two years ago* when it was blatantly obvious what was going on and how it would get much much worse.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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car dependency is crippling the UK theconversation.com/how-the-uks-... "for the UK to be more like Singapore, the government needs to make motorists pay much more for their car use. To be more like the Netherlands, it must take away their space"
How the UK’s dependency on cars slows down the economy
Clogged up Britain
theconversation.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
car dependency is crippling the UK theconversation.com/how-the-uks-... "for the UK to be more like Singapore, the government needs to make motorists pay much more for their car use. To be more like the Netherlands, it must take away their space"
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New London ferry can transport 100 people + bikes across the River Thames, linking Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf. share.google/zgQ5ltdX3iZI...
Joy for cyclists as 10-minute 'eco' ferry shuttle across the Thames launches
The Orbit Clipper, which will link Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf, is 100 per cent battery-powered
share.google
December 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
New London ferry can transport 100 people + bikes across the River Thames, linking Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf. share.google/zgQ5ltdX3iZI...
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When it comes to driving many people seem to think making something a bit more difficult or even just having to pay for it is taking away "freedom" to do it.
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
When it comes to driving many people seem to think making something a bit more difficult or even just having to pay for it is taking away "freedom" to do it.
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Authoritarianism often begins with restrictions on who can enter a country, but it seldom stops there; constraints on who may leave typically follow.
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Authoritarianism often begins with restrictions on who can enter a country, but it seldom stops there; constraints on who may leave typically follow.
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Every time we visit people in a more suburban environment I’m reminded how much less active the lifestyle is.
It’s not even the worst suburbs. There are sidewalks and some things nearby. Walking is mostly not dangerous.
But it’s not a default or natural option. You have to force yourself out.
It’s not even the worst suburbs. There are sidewalks and some things nearby. Walking is mostly not dangerous.
But it’s not a default or natural option. You have to force yourself out.
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Every time we visit people in a more suburban environment I’m reminded how much less active the lifestyle is.
It’s not even the worst suburbs. There are sidewalks and some things nearby. Walking is mostly not dangerous.
But it’s not a default or natural option. You have to force yourself out.
It’s not even the worst suburbs. There are sidewalks and some things nearby. Walking is mostly not dangerous.
But it’s not a default or natural option. You have to force yourself out.
The Great Salt Lake took my top spot this year. More in my #SpotifyWrapped
December 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Great Salt Lake took my top spot this year. More in my #SpotifyWrapped
Here’s my listening age, from my #SpotifyWrapped.
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Here’s my listening age, from my #SpotifyWrapped.
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Meanwhile
#Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through November 2025...
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution version: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 46/47=coldest (blue)
+ Download higher resolution version: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
December 4, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Meanwhile
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Thames Water half-year profits leap to £386m after bills rose by nearly a third.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Thames Water half-year profit leaps to nearly £400m after it raises bills by third
Revenues jumped 40% to nearly £2bn after debt-ridden utility hiked water bills sharply in April
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Thames Water half-year profits leap to £386m after bills rose by nearly a third.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
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UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show.
Drax burns wood, the most expensive electricity, biggest UK polluter.
Drax is highly profitable. Received subsidies for years, will receive £458.6m a year between 2027 and 2031. Govt doesn't take any equity stake.
Drax burns wood, the most expensive electricity, biggest UK polluter.
Drax is highly profitable. Received subsidies for years, will receive £458.6m a year between 2027 and 2031. Govt doesn't take any equity stake.
UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show
Giant biomass plant reveals burning of wood pellets made 9% of UK’s electricity in July, its largest ever monthly share
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show.
Drax burns wood, the most expensive electricity, biggest UK polluter.
Drax is highly profitable. Received subsidies for years, will receive £458.6m a year between 2027 and 2031. Govt doesn't take any equity stake.
Drax burns wood, the most expensive electricity, biggest UK polluter.
Drax is highly profitable. Received subsidies for years, will receive £458.6m a year between 2027 and 2031. Govt doesn't take any equity stake.
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Time to admit the truth: Brexit has been an unmitigated economic failure, says The Telegraph.
Brexit Effect:
UK GDP down 8%
Investment down 18%
Productivity down 4%
Employment down 4%
Immigration not cut
No trade benefits
No regulatory freedom
Why do some still vote for Farage?
archive.ph/L2Gqp
Brexit Effect:
UK GDP down 8%
Investment down 18%
Productivity down 4%
Employment down 4%
Immigration not cut
No trade benefits
No regulatory freedom
Why do some still vote for Farage?
archive.ph/L2Gqp
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www.telegraph.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Time to admit the truth: Brexit has been an unmitigated economic failure, says The Telegraph.
Brexit Effect:
UK GDP down 8%
Investment down 18%
Productivity down 4%
Employment down 4%
Immigration not cut
No trade benefits
No regulatory freedom
Why do some still vote for Farage?
archive.ph/L2Gqp
Brexit Effect:
UK GDP down 8%
Investment down 18%
Productivity down 4%
Employment down 4%
Immigration not cut
No trade benefits
No regulatory freedom
Why do some still vote for Farage?
archive.ph/L2Gqp
My guess: more folks in USA heard "I am the sun and the air" relative to those in the UK.
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
My guess: more folks in USA heard "I am the sun and the air" relative to those in the UK.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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Shaping the next five years: why you should care about the rather lacklustre third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy consultation - and what you can do about it lauralaker.substack.com/p/a-cycling-...
A cycling and walking strategy goes into a bar...
And gets a bit of a pep talk
lauralaker.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Shaping the next five years: why you should care about the rather lacklustre third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy consultation - and what you can do about it lauralaker.substack.com/p/a-cycling-...
Wondering why car-share clubs aren't exempt from CC and ULEZ in London. @carltonreid.com @labourstone.bsky.social @co-wheels.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Wondering why car-share clubs aren't exempt from CC and ULEZ in London. @carltonreid.com @labourstone.bsky.social @co-wheels.bsky.social
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YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!!! 😍
Join us for a virtual GOTV rally on Monday night featuring former VP and Tennessee legend Al Gore, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Pramila Jayapal and LaTosha Brown.
Sign up via the link in our BIO!
Join us for a virtual GOTV rally on Monday night featuring former VP and Tennessee legend Al Gore, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Pramila Jayapal and LaTosha Brown.
Sign up via the link in our BIO!
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!!! 😍
Join us for a virtual GOTV rally on Monday night featuring former VP and Tennessee legend Al Gore, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Pramila Jayapal and LaTosha Brown.
Sign up via the link in our BIO!
Join us for a virtual GOTV rally on Monday night featuring former VP and Tennessee legend Al Gore, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Pramila Jayapal and LaTosha Brown.
Sign up via the link in our BIO!
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Yep, park and ride 400 went past us yesterday with "bus full" and still 6 stops before high street.
November 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yep, park and ride 400 went past us yesterday with "bus full" and still 6 stops before high street.
"3A back from town was so packed we decided to get off halfway back & walk instead!"
Early days for Oxford's road-pricing scheme (the temporary congestion charge) but wow.
There's a lesson here: If you want modal shift, you have to prioritise it. Everything else is talk.
Early days for Oxford's road-pricing scheme (the temporary congestion charge) but wow.
There's a lesson here: If you want modal shift, you have to prioritise it. Everything else is talk.
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"3A back from town was so packed we decided to get off halfway back & walk instead!"
Early days for Oxford's road-pricing scheme (the temporary congestion charge) but wow.
There's a lesson here: If you want modal shift, you have to prioritise it. Everything else is talk.
Early days for Oxford's road-pricing scheme (the temporary congestion charge) but wow.
There's a lesson here: If you want modal shift, you have to prioritise it. Everything else is talk.
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Workers cycling home from the car factory in Cowley, Oxford in the 1960s www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/1041279...
Factory workers dash for home
IT WAS a brave person who ventured out when Cowley car workers were leaving the factory.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Workers cycling home from the car factory in Cowley, Oxford in the 1960s www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/1041279...