Massive news! Court of Appeal rules Tower Hamlets plan to rip out LTNs unlawful because council would be failing to implement it's own "local implementation plan [LIP] – namely, the way it planned to implement the transport strategy" of Mayor @london.gov.uk. In other words, rogue boroughs can't...
a Jaws spoof poster CARS in big red letters with an aerial view of a vehicle.
duh duh 🎶
Here in the Scottish real world our present govt on election said 'Hospital parking will be free'
The result is that NHS funds are spent on car park maintenance, nobody can get parked after 07.30 and everyone moans about lack of parking.
Hosp estate car parks are now bigger than hospital sites:
We are told that it is impossible to reduce motor traffic in Edinburgh, but cities around the world show that a people-friendly alternative is not only possible, but improves the lives of those who live in them.
Marple’s access onto the Middlewood Way (National Cycle Network Route 55) has been given a long-fought-for redesign to modern, inclusive standards. It only took 40 years.
Full story and photos of a big local cycling win!
The comic swap is full, the seed library is full and there are plenty of books and toys available for the Easter break!
The best part? We no longer have to top most of it up ourselves. Local residents are doing that independently
Creating this space has been a true joy.
Amazing news! Great work! Fantastic to see more community spaces on our streets!
Really pleased to have the Parklet featured in @_wearepossible new Parklet toolkit
Toolkit here:
www.wearepossible.org/parklets-for...
Case study:
www.wearepossible.org/case-study-g...
If you want one on your street, happy to help!
#storiesfromTheE17Parklet
Thanks to @labourstone.bsky.social
Susie's trike, and others, are available to loan for free through the #Wheels4Me scheme. Find out if there could be an option for you at wheels4me.co.uk
Wheels4Me is generously funded by the #MotailityFoundation and delivered in partnership by us, Peddle My Wheels, and @sustrans.bsky.social
That's quite something. Beating NL at their own game. @labourstone.bsky.social
KIDICALMASS IS BACK!!!
23rd March. 11am. National Theatre. WE WANT SPACE FOR CYCLING! Dress code: Intergalactic 🌙 💫 🚲 🚲 🚲
@ibikelondon.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org @zeroemissions.bsky.social @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/ibikelondon/...
Boo! That's rubbish. It basically means they can't be bothered to keep people safe
Waltham Forest. They are ace on this stuff. No H&S issues presented with a dedicated bike space.
Carla trailer. Amazing bit of kit
Not only could I hire this trailer for free for a tip run from @wfcouncil but there was also a dedicated cargo bike parking space right next to where I needed at the tip. What's your local authority doing?
Very few Dutch cyclists wear helmets. Yet theirs are among the safest streets on earth. Why?
They understand it’s more beneficial to calm motor traffic, build dedicated infrastructure, and nurture a culture of everyday cycling. Not force the most vulnerable users to armour up.
youtu.be/P7trv9paMxA
He nails it.
Amsterdam plumber Job van Oostrum parks his orange cargo bike in Amsterdam, outside a client's house.
Amsterdam plumber Job van Oostrum parks his orange cargo bike in Amsterdam, outside a client's house.
Amsterdam plumber Job van Oostrum parks his orange cargo bike in Amsterdam, outside a client's house.
"I'm surprised more plumbers aren't yet making the switch to cargo bikes"
That's Amsterdam plumber Job van Oostrum, who adds that there's "No need to worry about parking spaces, you can park right outside the door without any hassle"
👨🔧 AT5: www.at5.nl/artikelen/23... (Dutch)
#DecadeoftheCargoBike
A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times.
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
Great to see Accessibility Forum style engagement as part of this new guidance. I've been piloting these as a key part of the design process and it's been a really enlightening and positive experience.
Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist #Climate
In a patriarchal, car-dominated world that rewards “masculine energy” it’s actually a wildly subversive act to be a women on a bike. I have been yelled at, pulled, told I’m risking my children’s lives, flipped off, and ignored. And yet the joy I feel out weighs it all. #bikes destroy #patriarchy.
In my column today I argue that, unbelievably, Labour are worse on environmental issues than the Conservatives.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A Parklet with a picture of Robert Burns and Slainte Mhath written in chalk
Some hae meat and canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it,
But we hae meat and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.
Robert Burns
Pic of a dark blue hybrid e-bike with a step-through frame leaning against a cream-coloured wall. It has integrated lights, mudguards, a rear rack, and a large battery attached to the rear of the downtube.
We are very regularly asked about e-bike battery safety, as it strikes at the heart of #ActiveTravel, #DisabilityCycling, and #RoadSafety. The Gov has recently released new statutory guidelines. Our full position statement, broadly in favour, is here: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...
Schools with any interest in safeguarding should be refusing "road safety education programmes" and publicly naming them for the victim-blaming, accountability-dodging indoctrination exercises that they are.
Mort was the breakthrough for me!
