The train story has made the Metro! Thanks to everyone who liked and shared it. metro.co.uk/2025/10/08/i... Also I’ve unearthed some interesting screenshots to show exactly what’s going on … 1/7

@carlafrancome.bsky.social Carla! Carla! Carla! You’re an angry person in a local-ish newspaper www.facebook.com/share/p/19ud...

I had the literal opposite of being ID’d for alcohol today. OOF! I’d received texts to book both a Covid jab and a flu jab. But then another text saying I might not be eligible for the Covid jab (I have asthma, but they’ve changed the rules of who can have it - those … 1/3

I have a Covid jab booked for tomorrow but have just got a text saying I might now not be eligible due to a change in guidelines. Anyone else have this? My dad had his last week. I have asthma - will find out tomorrow! news.sky.com/story/who-ca...

So the latest train news is that LNER are apparently doing a “trial” for 2 years where they’re not doing returns. So my tickets were as follows: Off peak single from London to Leeds: £73.40 Off peak single from Leeds to London: £73.40 Total: £146.80

Good grief. @christianwolmar.bsky.social @seatsixtyone.bsky.social

This is the problem with train ticketing nowadays. We're trying to bury the complexity on the websites instead of fundamental reform of ticketing.

Guys - who’s that nice man on here who writes about train things, I can picture him! Pls can someone tag him in this post? Reddish hair.

Your experience is precisely how we know LNER's trial is BS! All we want is a simple fare that is affordable, consistent &straightforward. Wholesale reform is needed and a good first step is to copy Scotland who abolished peak fares. But then we need one standard fare type based on distance. Simple

Think @bettertransport.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk would be interested in this! It should never be this difficult to get the right ticket & the system should NEVER change your ticket as you pay.

I can confirm once again that it would probably be easier to have a conversation with a sheep in Latin than buy the correct train ticket for a journey in the UK. 🐑 Today I’m travelling to Leeds for work, and given my past troubles in this area, my boss, the ticket guru, … 1/10

👀 🚲 🌳 🍂 Family pootle in central London's parks 🗓️ Sunday 26 October ⏰ 1200 📝organised and led by @londoncycling.bsky.social Women's Network & @joyridersuk.bsky.social. Get your 👕 freedom-to-ride.teemill.com/collection/w... lcc.org.uk/events/wn-fa...

Best thing to happen in the UK in 50yrs

Now do Parliament Square / Westminster Abbey.

In the recent consultation, two thirds of Londoners and businesses said they wanted to see Oxford Street pedestrianised. Here’s what it looked like without traffic today. The Mayor will go ahead with pedestrianising it, with more news due later this year. Let’s go 🙌🏻🙌🏻

“People like car free streets, what can I tell you. …” @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org

I’m not sure guys, I think maybe Oxford Street was better when it was full of motor traffic, I think people liked it better that way 😂

Ermygadddd, I’ve been on Oxford Street with my daughter today as it’s been traffic free. What a total buzz 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 All we could hear was people chatting and laughing, and not ONE engine. It was delicious. And of course people are here in huge numbers. … 1/11

Great to see that @mikehakata.bsky.social spoke after the safari ride last week. Apparently he PROMISED he wouldn’t be answering the same questions here in a year. So let’s hope that’s because they’ve started work on Green Lanes, and not because he’s hot - footed it to EG Australia 😃

Have you all watched it yet?!!! Wait for the chorus to kick in! K pop demon hunters and people cycling. What more could anyone want?

I knew what everyone's favorite song was going to be 😀 Perfect joyful powerful song for joyful powerful riders.

Streets for people and murals! Fabulous! ❤️

Really massive thanks @carlafrancome.bsky.social for pouring hours and hours of love and editing wizardry 🎬✨ into this wonderful Secret Safari Ride video 🚲📽️🙌 💚 Looking forward to next year's Safari ride and hopefully seeing the major safer cycling improvements promised by @mikehakata.bsky.social

Lovely.. just lovely.

WELL NOW!!! I don’t know who the heck edited this video together but they did a rather smashing job 😉😉 Give it a watch folks! Last week’s Haringey safari ride, to everyone’s favourite song right now. Haringey Loves Cycling 🙌🏻🙌🏻

playground in Tambo Rec, where my kids have basically spent the whole summer, so I painted her this scene on a card. My kids made her cards also. “I think I might cry” said Emily. “Jolly good”, I said. “When are you doing the next park?” 😂 (Well she’s had 24 hours to … /4

It was a local festival today, Finsfeste, and we got a visit from these two, @emilyarkell.bsky.social and Andrea Hodgson, who have just been selected as the candidates for next May for the local Labour Party 🙌🏻 I’m staying out of National stuff TBH, but Emily has been doing a cracking .. /1

This is so lovely - a town in Wales has put up loads of different flags. Shall we all try and do this xx www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Nice to see things like this happening this weekend, lots of people on wheels - with not a flag in sight. Here - cargo bikes! Bravo Sam and team. (I met Sam last weekend and can confirm he deserves saucepot status, so check his tweets and give him a follow).

On Thursday I went to a work event at Jesus College Cambridge. And it was very beautiful there! The “quad” as it would be known in Oxford, is actually called a “court” I was told. This one was v charming … 1/5.

My Ham and High piece has been featured on Harringay Online and has 5 pages of comments. What I’ve realised recently is how many regular folks around here are looking for a safe cycle route. A local mum told me in the playground the other day that … /1 harringayonline.com/forum/topics...

If anyone fancies a trip down memory lane, my YouTube channel has the videos I made 3 years in a row at the Women’s Freedom Ride, and other bits and bobs. Great days! www.youtube.com/@carlafranco...

Great campaigning meeting yesterday with @rustytrike.bsky.social and @louisewass.bsky.social. The main thing we discussed was how to make sure councillors realise there’s LOTS of us who want change, such as cycle lanes on Green Lanes. The things we’re planning are: Perhaps a website where … 1/4

Come join us on Saturday 13th September for our biggest ride of the year to the Tottenham Flower and Produce Festival with pick ups from Priory Park, Alexandra Palace Park, Finsbury Park, Chestnuts Park and Down Lane Park haringeycyclists.org/events/big-s... #communityride

Do come for the Big Safari Ride (and stay for the Q+A afterwards with @mikehakata.bsky.social) @carlafrancome.bsky.social @auntiekayadventure.bsky.social @francescakms.bsky.social @harithc.bsky.social @psimonk.bsky.social @tomfyans.bsky.social @adamtranter.bsky.social @lauralaker.bsky.social

We had a magical moment in the park on Wednesday night. Just look at this! It was the first day back to school, and after a big early evening rainstorm, we dashed to the new playground at Tambo Rec to have the zip wire to ourselves. We were the only ones in the park and -/1

Nice feedback from one of the people behind all this incredible work in Camden ⚡️⚡️ Political will and clever brains: when we sees it, we appreciate it.

Lifesaving, life-improving: transformed quality of life along a key route that used to be too dangerous for most folks to consider cycling, and horrible for walk/wheel as well. We love the skills, vision, and determination here. World class Camden!

Lovely to hear about some good quality cycle infrastructure. Smooth surfaces, decent widths, green space. Edinburgh take note. @spokes.org.uk

Absolutely loved this roundabout just as you approach one of Camden’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. It’s great fun for cycles, and gives space for drivers to turn around and not go through the filter!

Seeing all this new infra makes me want to move back to London

This is a smashing example of how a bus stop bypass can work ⬇️

That's the way to do it! Infrastructure that invites politeness.

It was lovely to meet the force of nature that is @carlafrancome.bsky.social in person.

The immediate reduction in stress when you get onto a decent bike lane and leave the drivers behind…

Oh it’s glorious isn’t it. Came across it by accident a fortnight ago visiting a friend who lives nearby. Has transformed the experience of getting around on a bike. 😍

🔔 New Cycle Infra Alert! 🔔 Yesterday, a group of us went to explore a brand new protected cycle lane on York Way near London’s King’s Cross and it’s MAGNIFICENT. It also has an excellent bus stop bypass, and nearby, a pre - LTN roundabout 👀👀 … 1/12 🧵

Correct: we ARE revolting. We revolt for action. We want change now. And if anyone’s wondering if I’m middle class - I ate quinoa this week!

Absolutely Carla! This photo shows Haringey can build safe infrastructure on Green Lanes – now it's time to fix the 3.9km unsafe gap! Let's get cracking @mikehakata.bsky.social and @perayahmet.bsky.social – as Carla says: before May 👍

This map of protected cycle lanes is SO INTERESTING. If you’re in London, it’s worth looking at your area and seeing how it’s doing. It’s made me think that you only need 2 really good routes in each borough, one N to S, and then one E to W. It’s interesting to see where has these.