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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat

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Is this the first council ever to have taken 'social safety' into account when designing and consulting on a new cycle route ? maidavaleregentsparkcycleway.commonplace.is/en-GB/propos... Calling @londoncycling.bsky.social Women's Network !!

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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

We are concerned about recent talk about cuts to the Cycle to Work Scheme. Though the scheme has some limits, where other forms of transport present barriers to Disabled people, cycling can for some be a method of independent travel that is supported through the Cycle To Work Scheme.

A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one. It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution. This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.

@londoncycling.bsky.social Women's Network Family Ride 2025 The clocks might have gone back, but, unlike our Freedom After Dark ride, this special jaunt is in daylight ! hosted by the Women's Network. lcc.org.uk/campaigns/wo... youtu.be/JCG7DiBAs5E

The #Oxford Temporary Congestion Charge for Cars is off to a good start: Sreets that were jammed are now free. Buses can move as they should, and more people are using them. Essential services can get around. Great to go forward, not back to jams! news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/start-of-tem...

Jean Rommier displays an "I Like Ike" button on his bicycle basket during Dwight Eisenhower's 1952 presidential campaign. Like many Parisians living near NATO's he shows strong support for the former general and head of NATO. | Paris #bikesky #bicyclette #velo #bicicleta #carryshitolympics

Il y a un an, Paul Varry était assassiné à vélo, violemment percuté par un automobiliste. Un acte d'une violence insupportable. Un crime odieux qui nous a toutes et tous bouleversés.

Gaza Strip: Israeli army has withdrawn to the 'yellow line' AFP Infographic with map of the Gaza Strip showing the 'yellow line' where the Israeli army has withdrawn its forces as of October 10, according to US envoy Steve Witkoff

For the second year in a row, it is estimated that, in cases of abusive relationships, more women committed suicide than were killed by their abusive partner. For Georgia and all the other victims, we ought to do better and stop failing them. www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work.

Charlie Kirk was a champion of free speech and anyone who says otherwise will be fired

On our way to #QueensParkDay! Find us near the main Arena for anything to do with #cycling in #Brent. Thank you @pedalme.bsky.social for providing the solution for the logistics! www.qpark.org.uk/queens-park-...

This is quite surreal. What did the police expect? Non violent civil disobedience? Fearful, yet courageous pensioners holding signs in silence and dignity? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

1. You're not even safe from cars when you're inside a restaurant eating. 2. They weren't "involved in a crash" anymore than someone hit by a stray bullet was "involved in a shooting."

Mind the Gap! Across Montréal, cars get nearly 98 per cent of the roadway, while micromobility gets just 2.32 per cent. Yet micromobility users account for nearly 5 per cent of all trips. That gap matters. momentummag.com/is-there-spa...

AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/technology/2...?

Almost as if train travel is wholly designed and organised around train companies rather than train user needs. As a user, the most important criteria is departing and arrival locations at a time that suits.

Just imagine…… And it’s not just about reaching net zero if they subsidised e-cargo bikes and invested in public transport and safe conditions for cycling they’d be investing in the inclusive, safe and accessible future we need as well as meeting net zero goals. 🤷‍♀️

I tried to parse who exactly is doing the "urging", and concluded that it's a manufacturer of covered gullies. Thing is, if a council installs a gully, many residents will perceive that parking space as "theirs" when, in most cases, it's not. Bakes in conflict. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

This! 👇

Councils urged to install pavement gullies... Government pledging cheaper EVs... Sometimes it feels like the main function of government is just continually to funnel our money to the car industry www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🚨 #CodeRed advisory🚨 | Major ozone #AirPollution episode across southern UK by 6pm Friday. It's the most-irritant gas for humans. It could affect players, staff or spectators at #Wimbledon🎾. Check official advice cleanair.london/health/pollu...

A young life taken far too soon and quite deliberately by a suv driver with anger management issues - and *with his own child in the vehicle*. When next in Paris, seek out the cycle route in memory of Paul Varry and continue to campaign to stop #roaddanger from our obsession with cars

This is a beautiful film about cycling in London and how it has changed so much in the past few years. There is a real choice now in many areas. We would love to see more of this in our corner of London. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OunB...

Grim messaging from Manchester City Council 👀

Ok, an update on the Bus Services (No.2) Bill, which some people and organisations were trying to use to ban the use of floating bus stops which would have ended the ability to build cycle tracks in England in many circumstances. The committee stage has finished and in this specific area, 1/n

A dire example of the claimed benefits to nature from an infrastructure project never materialising. “… the example of the A14 showed how important it was that harm to wildlife was avoided in the first place, reducing the need for compensation planting.”

Morning @marshadecordova.bsky.social I'm a disabled person and an academic focusing on sustainable transport and disability justice. I wrote this piece last year on bus stop bypasses. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 1/

I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that. The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one. This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.

Alarming news. The number of patients being treated by GPs for asthma attacks has increased by 45% in a year. “… we know that air pollution can be deadly for the millions of people in the UK living with lung conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” @asthmaandlung.org.uk

The default 20mph for roads in Welsh communities has been one of the most successful UK road safety initiatives this decade. It cost just £10 per head and delivers huge benefits across a wide range of areas including 630 fewer KSIs pa and £45 pa lower insurance for drivers.

A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.

I relish the moment the new @bylinetimes.bsky.social edition comes through the door. It is always packed with thought provoking, and well researched articles. This is an extraordinarily good piece: subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/75/t...?

Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

Good chart from a study in Montreal of the impact of a school street on active & independent travel to a primary school. Children were more likely to travel independently on school street days* (every Friday) than other days. Available here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Factually correct #AcademicChatter

Ah London, with its beautiful old churches and...oh. Never mind.

Reading the news and we have so far departed from the norms of regular affairs on anything coming from the US, that this editorial precision encapsulates how utterly absurd this whole clusterfuck is.

We urgently need clear guidelines so the Police don't completely ignore the impact their ill informed decision has on someone's life. It's okay not to know the first time but when a number of people point something at, it's unforgivable. www.salamandernews.org/police-impou...

There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵

A cruel and counter productive measure that makes no sense, whichever way you look at it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...