Incredible stat - active travel in the Liverpool City Region saves the NHS £53.8m a year @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social l @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social
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Incredible stat - active travel in the Liverpool City Region saves the NHS £53.8m a year @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social l @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social
Brilliant to hear how local campaigners successfully stopped the building of a dual carriageway right down the middle of Rimrose Valley Country Park in Sefton.
Now, thanks to @rimrosevalley.bsky.social it's teeming with wildlife and walking and cycle paths for everyone to enjoy. Have you visited?
a cartoon shows cars parked all over the road and pavements, with speech bubbles of car drivers shouting at people walking, wheeling and cycling to get out of their way.
It's good to see government action against dangerous pavement parking. However, it is deeply disappointing not to see a nationwide ban.
Thanks to @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk for this illustration of why this is such a frustrating and dangerous problem for people walking, wheeling and cycling.
We've all seen the before-and-after photos of Amsterdam and Paris - but we have our own examples to show how Liverpool is progressing away from gridlock and pollution, towards streets that are vibrant, welcoming and safe for everyone. More of this sort of thing please!
Together with our friends at Liverpool Pedestrians Association, MCC has put out a statement in response to the sentencing of Paul Doyle following the horrific road rage incident earlier this year.
As the nights draw in… Remember that the Highway Code’s road user hierarchy puts responsibility on those likely to cause most harm (clue: that’s not pedestrians and cyclists).
Visuals thanks to www.creativebyrovelo.com @tomflood.bsky.social
Thousands of us lit up the night! ✨
We’ve been blown away by the number of #RightToGlow rides — thank you for putting #MyRideOurRight in the spotlight
🗺️ Find a ride near you: cyclinguk.org/glow-ride-map
📸 Enter our Glow Up comp: cyclinguk.org/glow-up
🧡 Donate: cyclinguk.org/glowride-donate
You can’t take away parking spaces in Liverpool city centre, it’ll destroy the local economy they say…
Would you bring the cars back to Bold Street? 🚙🚙🚙🚙
Photo descriptions: The first photo shows a group of cyclists holding a 'Glow Ride' Banner. The second: four women in high-vis clothing smiling at the camera; the third: two women smiling at the camera in front of a group of cyclists; the fourth: cycling along a path.
What an absolutely amazing event!!
Fantastic to see such a great turnout and so many people supporting this important campaign to make cycling safer for women, and therefore for everyone!
#MyRideOurRight #RideTheNight #InclusiveCycling @cyclinguk.bsky.social
Ride the Night Liverpool was a-maz-ing!
Thanks to everyone involved.
🪩 60 people
🚲 5 to 72 years old
🪩 Wide range of capabilities and experiences
🚲 Cycles as mobility aids
🪩 Cycling in the dark on roads and in parks
Brilliant to be one of 65 Glow Rides with @cyclinguk.bsky.social #MyRideOurRight
We're very excited for Ride The Night Liverpool tomorrow night! 🚲🪩🚲🪩🚲🪩
If you're joining us, please remember to bling your ride with plenty of lights and reflectors - and check out these tips for taking good photos in the dark: www.cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-...
MCC backs Liverpool’s new parking strategy - our letter to the Echo.
This is not a “war on cars” — it is a war on congestion, toxic air and streets where people feel they have no alternative but to drive.
www.merseycycle.org.uk/mcc-backs-li... @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social @liverpoolecho.co.uk
Remembering John Lennon on what would have been his 85th birthday 🕊️
“As a kid, I had a dream – I wanted to own my own bicycle. When I got the bike I must have been the happiest boy in Liverpool, maybe the world. I lived for that bike.”
The two tests of cycling infrastructure should be
1 - would this be okay for a 12 year old child on their own?
AND
2 - would this be okay for lone woman at night?
If the answer to either of these is NO then it's not adequate.
*Wheelie* exciting that Ride the Night Liverpool on 22 October is fully booked!
If you're hoping to sign up, there is now a waitlist so please check in to the event page to add your name: tinyurl.com/ridethenight2025🚲🌃
We are thrilled to invite you to Ride the Night Liverpool on Wednesday 22 October! 🚲🌃
This ride is part of Cycling UK's 'My ride. My right' campaign, launched to show that when we make cycling safer for women, we make it safer for everyone.
Details and book your place: tinyurl.com/ridethenight...
Lovely atmosphere at @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social's Car Free Day event on Earle Road - kids, residents, students enjoying the activities.
Next year for #WorldCarfreeDay, it would be great to see this rolled out in neighbourhoods and town centres across all six councils in @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social!
Get your headphones on and go for walk with @walkridegm.org.uk's excellent podcast Moving Up North, to learn more about what effective #ActiveTravel campaigning looks like🚲🚶🏾♀️🧑🦽 🛴 www.walkridegm.org.uk/2024/11/01/m...
Read more about our demands for Safe Active Travel for Women & Girls in Greater Manchester via our blog. www.walkridegm.org.uk/2025/08/27/s...
Text stating 'Walk Ride GM statement on canal assault' and the Walk Ride GM logo.
Walk Ride GM was horrified by the recent news of a hate crime against Klaudia Mitura on the Ashton Canal.
There is no excuse for violence, including this example of male violence against women.
Incidents like this are made more likely by a widespread press and media bias against cyclists.
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'My ride. My right' is a fantastic campaign calling for safer streets and better cycling infrastructure, especially for women riding after dark.
#InclusiveCycling #CyclingUK #ActiveTravel
Ride leaders needed for women-led 'Ride the Night' in Liverpool on Wednesday 22 October!
It's part of Cycling UK's campaign calling for safer streets and better cycling infrastructure, especially for women riding after dark.
If you would like to help with the ride in any way, please get in touch 🚲
Powerpoint slides from a presentation entitled “Unleashing the Silent Majority to Beat Bikelash”, which feature photographs of urban transformation from cities around the world.
Exacerbated by a social media environment that has turned the push for liveable cities into another culture war, we shouldn't conflate the digital and real worlds. Bikelash might be inevitable, but it's surmountable, if we realise this isn't just the right thing to do, it's the popular thing to do.🔚
Powerpoint slides from a presentation entitled “Unleashing the Silent Majority to Beat Bikelash”, which feature photographs of urban transformation from cities around the world.
The global phenomenon of “bikelash” has become one of the biggest barriers to implementing interventions that make our streets more liveable, accessible and sustainable. So how do we best manage it as advocates for change? Here are eight strategies we recently presented at the Velo-city Conference.🧵
Such a powerful and sadly necessary campaign from More Than A Cyclist, whose mission is to make cycling safer by putting a human face to people who ride bikes.
"If you see someone like Harriet on the road, please give her plenty of space as you pass" #iammorethanacyclist
Fantastic to see unanimous support for @edwardlamb.bsky.social's motion at Wirral Council to champion outdoor play and child-friendly streets 🚲🏃♂️⚽🙌
www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2533632...
@wirralglobe.bsky.social
"Challenging car dominance is never simply a technical decision about street layouts or emissions levels. It is a challenge to a deeply embedded status quo" - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
I’ve listened to this podcast twice, and want to listen again to take notes - so many fascinating insights from
@ianwalker.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social about the strange psychology of car driving and #motornormativity
open.spotify.com/episode/2Yxn...
@lowtrafficfuture.bsky.social
