"Our findings suggest that expansion of LTNs and other traffic-calming – such as 20mph limits – could be more even more beneficial.... Decreasing motor traffic also delivers wider community gains, including stronger social cohesion and lower ASB and street crime."

Two crashes in a week — Green Street and now Portway. People are being taken to hospital and their lives are at risk. We need a safe system approach to traffic management on Portway. Install traffic calming measures on Portway - Sign the Petition! www.change.org/p/install-tr...

We completed our road safety scheme at Battersea Bridge in 2025. Follow up research shows 91% of pedestrians said they felt safe when crossing here now, compared with just 21% in 2022. We're making London safer for people walking & cycling. #VisionZeroLDN

Sigh. Another day, another request to table a motion at my CLP (this time about PR) and another day where I've had to explain I can't because we've been suspended for coming up to FIVE YEARS now. FFS. #Newham #Labour 😡

Building a greener Newham, one plan at a time. 🌿 🔗 newham.gov.uk/localplan #ClimateAction #Planning

Astounding that anyone could look at this success and not say ,“where do we start?”

78% of residents are concerned about air pollution in Newham — and the Council is listening. 👂 🔗 www.newham.gov.uk/news/article... #CleanAir #Newham

Next Saturday at Woodgrange Market! @grantabooks.bsky.social

The new Wimbledon Hill Rain Garden in Merton absorbs excess surface water before it reaches the low-lying town centre. It captures, slows & stores runoff, reducing the amount of water entering the sewer network - helping to lower flood risk. And it looks great🌱🌿🌹

Desperate bid to move forward on Heathrow expansion in dying hours of Starmer premiership? ⌛🛬 New "Critical National Growth Infrastructure" phrase rolled out to try to steamroll legitimate questions. How on earth can this climate trashing scheme be justified as improving resilience? 🌡️🔥

🚲️ Think you need to own a bike to join the next Women's Freedom Ride? Think again! Women's Network associate member Forest are offering free minutes to 150 riders on the day 🙏🌲 Don't forget to register your attendance 👇️

The Copenhagen kids traffic park is one of the loveliest things I have ever seen. It’s where kids learn to cycle with mini-street furniture - mini bike lanes, signalised junctions, roundabouts, crossings, mini bus stops everything.

Karl Marx needs to rise up from the grave and remind many idiot workers that trillionaires wealth is just their unpaid wages.

ULEZ has dramatically improved air quality in London. New evidence shows that our policies are reducing hospital admissions for breathing and heart problems 💚 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

To celebrate #independentbookshopweek we will give 10% discount on Saturday 13th June @newhambookshop.bsky.social . See you then.

Over 1500 London schools take part in TfL's Travel for Life programme - boosting active travel & improving air quality across the capital. It was a great to meet the 18 schools nominated for awards this year. Well done to all involved 👏 tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/tfl-cel...

Our latest blogpost on how car-dominated streets are contributing to a public health crisis, and what we can do about it in Hackney www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...

🚊 Big news! TfL has launched its latest consultation on extending the DLR to Beckton Riverside & Thamesmead. With construction aiming for 2029, this round focuses on new station designs and managing local construction impacts. It's set to cut commutes to the City to 35 mins! ⏱️

If you live or work nearby, make sure your voice is heard before Thursday, 16 July 2026. 👇 Have your say here: haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/dlr-extensio...

Women Want Freedom to Ride About time this video had an airing (🙏🏻 @cycleoptic.bsky.social ) Progress is glacial 2 years on .... baby steps by local councils and @london.gov.uk Come on our Freedom Ride on 5 July lcc.org.uk/events/lcc-w... youtu.be/KIaoqsorqfQ?... @londoncycling.bsky.social

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New blogpost: Has Forhad cost Uma her seat? forestgate.net/2026/05/28/h... (does Betteridge's Law of Headlines apply? You'll have to read on to find out)

This Sunday

The @cityoflondon is planning to transform Fleet Street. One of their options includes widening the pavement by up to 2m, more seating, planting trees & gardens and restricting eastbound through traffic (except buses, cycles & taxis). Have your say: cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/str...

It continues to frustrate me that the party of “free enterprise” and “TfL should be more self sufficient” is also the party of “we don’t want development next to a tube station, it’s too tall, we want our car park to stay and *sotto voce* ugh affordable housing what does that mean”

Walking with the fantastic volunteers and participants, I heard first-hand how community led walking initiatives not only boost physical health but also help tackle social isolation, loneliness and depression. Massive thanks to the team (and the 🐶s) for hosting me.

Local plan consultation successfully launched

Hope to see lots of you for this special signing.

An open letter to the Prime Minister states that more support for active travel will reduce the UK’s vulnerability to volatile energy markets.

Efficient operation replaces ideas of grandeur, as Nate takes the chair newham65.wordpress.com/2026/05/20/e...

Such a fantastic scheme for walking & cycling in an area that was previously pretty unpleasant for both. We hope to see much more of this around the borough & hope that the new Mayor is inspired by the work done under the previous one!

Live streaming of the Newham Council Annual meeting appears not to be??

Thrilled to welcome another Newham based author Ekin Oklap who will launch her book #FirstSummer this week. We have such great local authors.

Surgery and contact details for residents of Canning Town South mgov.newham.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.a...

Making streets safe for children means they’re safe for everyone!

We're making it easier for people who are walking & wheeling to access London's public transport system. Good to see the construction of the new zebra crossing progressing outside Stamford Hill Overground Station - helping accommodate our step free works. @TfL 🚶‍♀️🚉🦓👨‍🦽

Cycling is booming in London with more people choosing a green, clean, healthy & affordable way of getting around. We're expanding LDN's Cycleway network to make cycling easier & safer. Great to see progress on the new Cycleway 4 extension in Greenwich. @Royal_Greenwich @TfL

More incisive post-election #Newham analysis. newhammatters.com/which-way-sh...

#Newham has finally published their full results, albeit in the more user-hostile format imaginable. I have wrangled them into something more readable and published them here, on a single page. forestgate.net/2026/05/11/c...

Newham embarrassing itself

And finally (for now at least) part 3: forestgate.net/2026/05/10/w...

Here’s part two: forestgate.net/2026/05/10/w...

#Newham Labour has just suffered its worst ever result. I have some thoughts on what went wrong forestgate.net/2026/05/10/w...

Forhad Hussain elected, but LTNs win newham65.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/f...

Your Party, proclaiming their support for a multi-property buy to let landlord whose main policy was promoting car use and ripping out LTNs. 🙄

We just want one thing from Newham’s next mayor. It’s not money. It’s not power. It’s a…

Newham gets a special mention in this review, with a massive turnaround over the last decade and particularly the last four years - largely thanks to the dedication of Cllr @plaistovian.bsky.social and outgoing Cllr Sarah Ruiz. Let’s hope whoever wins Newham this time has an even bolder ambition.

In London, local councils manage 95% of the streets and play a vital role in making them safer. Don’t forget to vote in today’s local elections - and remember your photo ID. #DogsAtPollingStations

More than a million people die from road injuries every year— Around 1.3 million people die from road injuries across the world every year. That includes the deaths of drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. That’s around 2.4% of deaths from all causes.