It's Simon, yeah?

Lambeth have finally published the report on the short lived West Dulwich Street Improvement (LTN ish but very small area) scheme. It didn't have long enough to bed in properly, but was already showing cycling up and a small reduction in overall traffic. haveyoursay.lambeth.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...

And of course there was a lot of overlap with the group who spent years objecting to the Dulwich Village scheme a mile away (a long way in London)

Lambeth have finally published the report on the short lived West Dulwich Street Improvement (LTN ish but very small area) scheme. It didn't have long enough to bed in properly, but was already showing cycling up and a small reduction in overall traffic. haveyoursay.lambeth.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...

It also manages to claim both that traffic on boundary roads was slower moving and also that there was an increase in speeding. 🤷‍♂️ Anyway this was a tiny scheme, and it was only the Stage 1 report - in Lambeth's other LTNs further reports showed greater positive impact.

Lambeth have finally published the report on the short lived West Dulwich Street Improvement (LTN ish but very small area) scheme. It didn't have long enough to bed in properly, but was already showing cycling up and a small reduction in overall traffic. haveyoursay.lambeth.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...

Man who spends 40% of his Gross income - £750 a month - on his car 'wants a cut to fuel duty'. Even at current prices his fuel costs for his commute are no more than £120 a month. he wants to look at why he's spending and £620 every month? What's he driving?

you can lease a brand new R5 electric with 1 month deposit for only £330 a month. Insurance might take that to 36. Fuel costs charging at home would minimal. That's halved his monthly costs with a fancy brand new vehicle. If you're earn 22k & drive something ridiculous you deserve no help at all

Southwark/TFL are proposing a pretty significant Bus Priority scheme for Lordship Lane. Theres a lot here - adjustments to improve ped safety, new signalised and zebra crossings, a lot of red route 24hr parking removal. engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...

The Dulwich Bus Campaign supposedly wants better bus services in the area. Unbelievably (not) they're opposed to this bus priority project because 'it will have severe consequences for people who need to drive to Lordship Lane to shop" 🤡

New rules on cycling/driving around people cycling come into force in Spain. Strong principles here.

Bus priority scheme in Lambeth includes new informal crossings with central islands. As a pedestrian I think these should be zebras which actually give clear priority As a cyclist these create scary pinch points with drivers trying to overtake and cut back in.

I guess zebras are much more expensive but also giving priority to pedestrians potentially slows buses. A conundrum. Here’s the draft design. haveyoursay.lambeth.gov.uk/en-GB/folder...

Bus priority scheme in Lambeth includes new informal crossings with central islands. As a pedestrian I think these should be zebras which actually give clear priority As a cyclist these create scary pinch points with drivers trying to overtake and cut back in.

Proposed bus priority and Healthy Route crossing between 2 LTNs on Acre Lane in Lambeth.

This is what I've always found bizarre about the Soho Society - they often seem to claim they want to 'preserve Soho's character' but the area has massively gentrified in the time they've been operating, and they surely have had much do with that. But now...

Today it's Westminster's licensing policy www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

This is what I've always found bizarre about the Soho Society - they often seem to claim they want to 'preserve Soho's character' but the area has massively gentrified in the time they've been operating, and they surely have had much do with that. But now...

People who oppose creation of a Dutch style cycle network (main roads cycleways + LTNs) usually have some attractively simple sounding alternative that doesn’t stand up to any real world scrutiny. - Just do routes to school - Separate cycling from bus routes - Put routes in quiet back streets

RBKC councillor on X trying to claim the borough has built "hundreds of [cycle] tracks and lanes". Yet the @safecycleldn.bsky.social map shows nothing in the borough. The stuff in pink was minimal intervention and they cancelled it in any case... lastnotlost.wordpress.com/tag/quietway/

Looking at the stuff on their map in the south of the borough Chelsea Bridge Road has a painted lane and no parking enforcement (it's supposed to be no loading or waiting) Oakley St (north of Albert Bridge) looks like this....

Also of note - we rode 24 miles with two people who live in rural France who'd never ridden in a big city before. Clapham - Vauxhall - Westminster - Tower Hill - Brick Lane - Canary Wharf - Island Gardens Battersea Power Station - Clapham Old Town @willnorman.co.uk

Forest bike review. The 9.99 day pass is a great way to spend a day in London. We rode 24 miles with visiting nephew today, using 184mins of our 1440! Just over 5p a minute. The bike itself? Doesn’t have the very fast acceleration of Lime but has a lot of over run (power after you stop pedalling

Brakes seemed worse than lime but bike felt lighter. Saddle height is way too low for tall riders (and newest are labelled “new lower saddle” which is even worse). A few GPS glitches - go slow near park, allowing 1 bike in a bay but not others) Had no trouble finding bikes today.