What if you need to move a piano to a school? I’d like to see your bike do th…… 🚲🎹

One lane of vans stuck in traffic. One lane of cargo bikes flowing freely. This photo powerfully shows the potential of cargo bikes in our cities. (📷: Honor Elliott)

www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/... - Join the next #KidicalMassLond too on the 20th Sep, with @ibikelondon.bsky.social ending at #CarFreeDay celebrations and a huge #PlayStreet!

Balanced article on illegal ebikes concludes perhaps it's the "industry that exploits vulnerable people while making huge profits, and online marketplaces that sell unsafe products with no liability or retribution" who need targeting rather than Deliveroo drivers. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Consultation to support: the Dalston LN scheme would substantially improve walking & cycling. But, the proposed filters would leave a route open for through-traffic from Cecilla Rd to Montague Rd, and the scheme should be adjusted to address this. consultation.hackney.gov.uk/streetscene/...

A message to Richard Tacon, CEO of Bathurst Resources, the biggest coal company in Aotearoa. 🐌 🌳 ⛰️ This land is too precious to destroy. Opening new coal mines now is nothing short of reckless. We will not stand by. We will oppose you at every step. #StopTheFastTrack #EndCoal #StopFossilFuels

Excellent new reel on Instagram from @punterspolitics.bsky.social about Adani’s attempts at getting Australian tax payers to fund his fossil fuel expansion. Brilliant touch at the end about $2bn in clean up costs also @justinmikulka.bsky.social

Recommendations for panniers! We bought two sets of Ortlieb panniers 6 years ago expecting them to last a lifetime, they claim they're "built to endure". Not so. One set has the same manufacturing fault of torn seams that Ortlieb says are "unrepairable". Let me know of better manufacturers please!

Notes from good, welcoming public realm in French towns; 1. Colour the separated cycle track surface 2. Introduce fun images (superhero cyclist) 3. Prioritise people walking/cycling at junctions & lights. Zebra crossings on side-streets. 4. Create outside third spaces -> picnic tables for 20+ people

I can't get over the amount of high-quality cycling infrastructure in towns outside Paris! We cycled in Orléans, Blois, Saumur, Tours, Caen & found separated cycle track/cycle priority, low/no motor vehicle city centres & ongoing improvements for cycling including Dutch roundabouts. Impressed with 🇫🇷

The beginning of the return trip back to London, after a great cycling adventure along the Loire.

#ANZ stop providing banking services to planet-killing fossil fuel industries like #BathurstResources! 🤝 There are many, many of us & we will not sit quietly as ANZ partners with Bathurst Resources to destroy #DennistonPlateau and our #climate. #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis #A22Network

More countries need to introduce RUCs: "The [NZ] government has recognised reality & is getting on with the transition. "It isn't fair to have Kiwis who drive less & who can't afford a fuel-efficient car paying more than people who can afford one & drive more often." www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

On the way from Brighton to Newhaven a few days ago we rode on what must be a historic bus stop bypass. It was far preferable than our children riding on a high-speed, busy and dangerous road. Please don't try to ban these important pieces of infrastructure @meghillier.bsky.social

On the way from Brighton to Newhaven a few days ago we rode on what must be a historic bus stop bypass. It was far preferable than our children riding on a high-speed, busy and dangerous road. Please don't try to ban these important pieces of infrastructure @meghillier.bsky.social

Let the French cycle touring begin!

That @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social removed the white ghost bike memorial for Matheus not only dishonours his memory but also adds to the grief felt by his family and friends. #VisionZero www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

Found: set of keys on Cycleway 1 - junction with Downham Road Hackney. Please share - looks like it includes bike locks, house keys & work keys. No ID. Contact me if they are your with your Tesco Clubcard Number

Luxon's strategy (if you can call it that) is to increase climate pollution and hope globally no-one notices, so NZ maintains the 'clean and green' reputation that @fonterranz.bsky.social etc rely on. This is not likely to work: drilled.media/news/new-zea... www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/sto...

#Measles is preventable with two doses of vaccine. Yet in 2024, 30+ million children remained under-protected, leading to more large or disruptive outbreaks. Only 76% of children got the second dose, far below the 95% coverage needed to stop outbreaks 👉 bit.ly/4kFzSGW

On the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, key members of the investigation team reflect on their roles in these landmark events. www.police.govt.nz/news/ten-one...

Hear from Evan Edinger on why cycling in London makes so much sense and how ebikes can make it a bit easier to get from a to b www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmf6...

Cycling through @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social is such a shitshow of close passes from MUST-GET-IN-FRONT drivers. It's so dangerous that I understand why delivery cyclists add illegal motors to their bikes. Also unbelievable is that tourist hotspot Brick Lane is sacrificed to parking & speeding cars.

We have also submitted written evidence today. We are extremely concerned about these exclusionary amendments which would make comprehensive safe cycling for children, families & many disabled people impossible.

Could you please engage with people who know about building active travel infrastructure @meghillier.bsky.social? Banning bus stop bypasses means no continuous cycle network, thus cycling only for the brave. In a climate emergency. In an obesity crisis. Children then unable to travel independently.

If you are in or near Hackney this Saturday morning, @hackneylcc.bsky.social has breakfast for you. 🤩🚲☀️

Here's the news you've been waiting for... We've rescheduled our delicious Cyclists' Breakfast for this coming Saturday, 21 June, from 9am. Tell your friends & neighbours.

There’s a TON of evidence that bigger, higher vehicles are far more likely to kill somone they hit, crushing vital organs & pushing victims under. But never forget, their weight, height & sightlines also make it far more likely that they’ll hit someone in the first place. HT @transenv.bsky.social

Where to start with this. The false assumption consultation is representative? The false idea car use is more prevalent amongst working class people (who can’t afford a bike)? The false idea cyclists are gentrifiers or LTNs ‘widen divides’? Worrying this is a PhD. thebristolcable.org/2025/05/east...

We have learned that Jamal Yahya Pratley, who was hit and later died from his injuries while cycling to work in central London on 12 April, was a resident of Hackney. A small group of HCC members attended the installation of the ghost bike for Jamal last night.

Critical Mass tonight installed a white bike for Hackney resident Jamal Yahya Pratley who was hit by a van driver while cycling to work on 12th of April, at the junction of New Oxford Street and Bloomsbury St. R.I.P.

People have been maliciously spreading tacks on Wellington cycleways. In response Wellington City Council spokesperson Richard MacLean speaks plainly: "it would be nice if the people involved would just grow up and stop being dicks". 👏👏 www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Fifty-year-old low traffic neighbourhood allowing children to get outside and play and making it a safe & attractive option for people to walk, wheel and cycle.

How do we shift the perception that it's ok and acceptable that car drivers cause incredible amounts of harm?

Latest in the court case relating to the death of cyclist Harry Webb: accused driver pleads not guilty and expected to claim 'loss of consciousness' www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/h...

Parisians didn't just wake up one day and start cycling. It required political determination to implement physical infrastructure to create an environment that was safe enough for people to decide to cycle. Active trave policy -> safe, protected infrastructure -> active travel uptake

Hackney Council (now posting on BlueSky: @hackneycouncil.bsky.social) are running an initial consultation on their transport strategy for the next ten years. It closes on the 9th June, and we’d encourage you to respond! consultation.hackney.gov.uk/streetscene/... 1/

Life insurance, or perhaps a morning TV programme logo: SunriseUK

Our prime minister shouldn't be taking sides. What about those who can't drive and take public transport, walk or cycle? Is he not on their side? Why is Labour - cutting fuel duty - funding large road infrastructure - increasing the cost of public transport - not investing in cycling? 😬👎

Wow. Rather than listen or justify her views as a Member of a governing institution, Jenny has just put her fingers in her ears and blocked me. Sorry my criticism upset you Jenny - it’s just it’s my kids’ safety & their possibility for green travel you voted to harm

Silvertown Tunnel is an utter embarrassment to London. London is locking-in car dependency, unlike forward thinking European cities like Paris that continue to invest in cycling infrastructure and reducing car usage. The just-opened tunnel needs to be repurposed. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Mathematician has a glorious rant about Trump's tariff formula With New Zealand as a worked example :-D

This scheme is essentially the same as Whiston Road "cycleway", where Hackney Council wasted huge sums from the TfL cycling budget to make it look a bit prettier but no traffic reduction or cycle lanes. So dangerous is it that TfL removed it from their cycleway network

Thanks to everyone who helped with and came to Kidical Mass London today-Another fantastic ride! @cleancitiescampaign.org @ibikelondon.bsky.social @rahario.bsky.social @netwench.bsky.social @hoxtonrich.bsky.social @zeroemissions.bsky.social #KidicalMass #StreetsforKids #CarSpreading #KidicalMassLond

Work starts on Monday to make Downham Road a bit more dangerous and hostile road to cycle on, directly outside at primary school. This must be one of the worst road schemes implemented by any London council for many, many years. A horrific and deadly layout is coming

Kidical Mass - Spring 2025! Sun 23rd March - 11am🚴👏 Let's have one giant leap for mankind - less #carspreading please😃👏 Join us: www.ticketsource.co.uk/ibikelondon/... #kidicalmass #cycling #cyclinglife #cyclinglifestyle #CyclingCommunity #carfree #cyclesunday #london #londonist #londonlife

Great summary. TL;DR Hackney Council needs to boldly do more to reduce motor vehicle use, and faster.

If you oppose a safe school street (for children to actively travel to school without being run over by cars) by vandalising signs, you really are a disgusting human being.