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And the freaking greatest thing I have ever seen: this intersection has a traffic signal that is set by DEFAULT for pedestrians and cyclists, cars have to activate to cross. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Take LCC's 1-minute action on Oxford Street! Ask Westminster Council to hurry up with high-quality cycle routes parallel to a traffic-free Oxford Street. oxfordstreetishere

What is the BBC's justification for maintaining this level of coverage of Reform now it has slipped into third place?

#gardening Sweet Million living up to its name in late October in an unheated greenhouse.

Amazing 👇👏

Bolsonaro's loss is not just a loss for Bolsonaro. It's a loss for Trump. For Musk. For Milei. For Netanyahu. For Farage. For Meta and Zuckerberg. For the meat barons, the fossil fuel corporations, and the rest of the neocolonial looters. And it is a massive win for humanity and the living planet.

Meet Will, the Cambridge plumber who gets to many of his jobs by e-cargo bike. Will founded Veloplumb in 2023, with a simple idea: many plumbing jobs don’t need a van full of equipment. 'I really believe in it, it boosts mental health to be outdoors, exercising and of course doing some plumbing!

Before and after: 6 years ago, Utrecht restored the Catharijnesingel. Once filled in during the 1970s to make way for traffic, the historic canal now flows again around the old city, lined with pedestrian paths, bike lanes, and a park-like landscape.

It’s always inspiring seeing what other cities do to make streets safer. In Paris, it’s impossible not to notice the ubiquitous zebra crossings that help give pedestrian priority on side roads. I’m delighted we’re working with Dept Transport to start trialing these at scale in London.

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Cabinets open at #HamHouse. 17c lacquer that would have dulled in light as brilliant as polished jet. Mother of Pearl inlay adds the final touch.

Shocking news, protected bike lanes result in more people riding to work share.google/8asAE1wmfyV8...

What hope is there when this is how driving instructors park and teach pupils that this is acceptable. Kids, pick a responsible teacher. You cannot pass your test with behaviour like this.

. 35 Easiest Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint 1 food 🥗 2 clothing 3 shopping 4 home 5 transport 🚐🚄🚋 6 political #ClimateAction bit.ly/35climateactions #ClimateAction 🌎🌍🌏 via @ReneeCho_ @columbiaclimate

Last week I was pleased to visit @hackneycouncil.bsky.social to discuss walking, cycling & public transport improvements. Good to see Dalston Liveable Neighbourhood progressing - with school streets, bus gates, new crossings, traffic filters & rain gardens. news.hackney.gov.uk/news/dalston...

Why do cycle bridges matter? Cycle bridges create safe, direct routes for people on bikes, especially across busy roads, railways, or waterways. They remove conflict points with motor traffic, reducing the risk of collisions and making cycling more enjoyable for everyone.

Casualties down. Pollution down. Road danger down. Trade in local shops up. Numbers of vacant shops down. Low traffic neighbourhoods are a win-win for everyone. road.cc/news/ltn-oxf...

“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com

‘It’s the best feeling’: how Copenhagen gave cyclists a green wave. “Traffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way.” If you want people to choose not to drive, make the non-driving trip better & easier for them. It’s as simple as that, really.

If we want to facilitate local journeys by bicycle the best tool is Low Traffic Neighbourhoods @richmondcycling.bsky.social @alexanderehmann.bsky.social

Campaigners say “the reduction in rat-running traffic means it is safer for people to walk, wheel or cycle to the shops or the bus stop. That’s visible in the data, and in the people you meet in the streets.” road.cc/news/ltn-oxf...

Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests

Heat pumps & insulation would cut living costs more than new oil fields Isn't it strange how Andy Burnham's "pragmatic" approach to the North Sea involves doing exactly what fossil fuel lobbyists want? No party is serious about dealing with the cost of living unless they also tackle climate change

Insulating homes and investing in heat pumps would be more effective in reducing living costs, creating jobs, and boosting the economy than drilling for new oil.

New analysis by thinktank E3G suggests that the £15bn warm homes plan - currently under threat - would slash £1bn a year from UK household energy bills, concentrated on those on low incomes, provide a £1.6bn yearly boost to the economy, and create 50,000 new jobs, vs Rosebank's projected 1,100 jobs.

Car-centric cities aren’t working. If only we had an alternative. Turns out the solution was here all along- glowing, moving, taking back the streets on 2 wheels, or 3. Here is Berlin being playful, joyful, calm mobility. #berlinfestivaloflights #criticalmass #criticalmassberlin #lichterfahrt

Costa Rica, once home to rampant logging, has now almost doubled the size of its rainforest. They turned it all around within a generation. It can be done. Protect people and the planet. #ActOnClimate #biodiversity #deforestation #rewilding #solutions

The 15th century rood screen of St. Andrew’s Church at Saxthorpe in Norfolk. 📸 My own. #ScreenSaturday #Saxthorpe #Norfolk

Public drivers from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, were put on bicycle to know how bad it is to pass by scraping cyclists. Original post

𝖨𝖿 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖾𝗊𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒, 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖬𝗂𝖽𝖽𝗅𝖾 𝖤𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖻𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗍, 𝗌𝖺𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗍, 𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗂𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝗇 𝖤𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗁 & 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋-𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗋𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒 𝗂𝗍 𝗂𝗌. ~ Pat Simons

It would be wonderful if our local representatives would actually take this on board rather than stick to culture wars and motor-first thinking. For the best part of a decade we've had valuable routes planned - not even a comprehensive network, just a starting point - but they've not been built.

From a systems＆transition design perspective，the real failure is having to fight the same battles in every city，decade after decade．The evidence is clear：bike lanes benefit local businesses；deliver #cobenefits． Why’s progress still so hard？How to change the systems that keep reproducing resistance？

So we fly a pride flag in our front yard in a very conservative neighborhood and it’s been there for the last few years. Someone put this in our mailbox and my goodness…

Paris is showing how to make cities healthier and more child-friendly. More than 300 school streets are now car-free and give space to trees, play, and safe walking/cycling. The aim goes far beyond traffic safety: cleaner air, less noise, and more independence for children.

Why careless driving? It wasn't careless, he deliberately drove fast in very poor conditions. That's dangerous! It's time that the Gov came up with clearer definitions of dangerous and careless drivings and prosecuted drivers accordingly with seriously long bans to reflect the impact on others.

£5.62 returned for each £1 spent on cycling investments, finds @cyclinguk.bsky.social study www.cyclingelectric.com/news/5-62-re...

The magic money tree that no one wants to feed and water 👇

A report on 5 years of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in East Oxford shows that they have reduced road casualties by over 100. The report by the Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (CoHSAT) also points to the health benefits of reduced air pollution and performance of Cowley Road shops.

Let's do it 👇

Can dedicated cycle lanes improve quality of life? Glasgow’s South City Way features 3km of uninterrupted cycle lanes, connecting Queen’s Park with the city centre. Residents tell us how it’s changing everyday life. Explore all 11 examples from our Route Forward report: cyclinguk.org/route-forward

I feel seen. 🤭

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