A reminder about tomorrow's #CircleTheCity. Leaving from Victoria Square at 6 PM. All welcome, very much including relatively inexperienced cyclists who want to try out a low key group ride. It'll probably be dark by the time we finish, so bring lights!

An important video on the role of cycling in reversing the crisis in children’s health. It’s a North American perspective, but it speaks to UK experience, too. Well worth watching. youtu.be/Lqz6TjVXIxc?...

Great day cycling instructing. The sun shone, the kids loved it, they learnt a lot about riding confidently on the road, no one took a tumble, and there were no reckless drivers exposing the kids to harm.

I’ve dedicated Wednesday evenings to listening uninterrupted to two long-playing records like we used to do in the olden days. It’s wonderful.

Farage: "All over the world, you apply for a work visa - that visa is for you. Not to bring your family... That is how a normal work visa works." Entirely untrue. Most work visas allow dependents, including in countries that the UK competes with for labour - US, Canada, Australia and 27 EU states.

Great to see signs informing us all of the new speed limits locally. We now need to see limits on residential roads set at 20mph.

‘The areas with the most noise pollution were where you might expect — along major freeways, downtown and in industrial areas — but there were some surprises, the study's authors said.’ #Cars

We need to change the design of this road to reduce reckless driving and stop further deaths and serious injuries. Please give this petition your support. chng.it/h6cjxvvhzG

Why are commentators spending so much time on how RefUK would go about implementing fascist policy and not enough time explaining that RefUK are fascists?

Walking rates are up, according to today's National Travel Survey data - but the government is failing to meet the target of 55% primary school children walking to school. The problem? Streets are not safe for walking.

It is, and always has been, about changing the culture, not just the rules. A sensible balance is coming, and those of us who support it need to make a lot of positive noise when it does. #publichealth #wellness #climate #climateemergency #activetravel #cycling

Glad to see this getting media coverage. Councillors have to understand there are personal consequences for making our roads less safe. Even if the impact in deaths and serious injuries of others is greater. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Hey. I’m going to Amsterdam in two weeks.

If you want to see what is possible in urban transport using metros and light rail, this is the video for you. youtu.be/aLKN_Rmb39I?...

Publicity photo of Sylvia Sidney, taken in costume on the set of “Thirty-Day Princess” (1934) Happy #BicycleBirthday, Sylvia! August 8 (1910-1999)

And just in case anyone is thinking of saying "but what about India!"

Startup Morelle Markets 15-Minute-Charge E-Bike—Tech Powers Robots, Too www.forbes.com/sites/carlto... Gary Fisher is the brand’s bike designer.

The arterial road that passes our house is congested like this for most parts of most of every day. This is early afternoon on a Sunday. It now takes 20 minutes to drive the journey it takes me 5 minutes to cycle. When are we going to accept we have a serious problem?

Oh dear.

Just 2 more days till we gather alongside Moseley and Balsall Heath residents for a peaceful demonstration calling for action on speeding and reckless driving in the area and across Birmingham. All are welcome. #SafeStreetsNow #PeaceSpaceJustice #SlowDown #ThoughtlessDrivingKills #StopdeKindermoord

Yup....me too! 👇👀

Been talking to West Midlands Police Op Snap team today, as part of a group of road crime reporters, about ways they can improve their service. They are heading to 24,000 reports a year, with increased numbers taken to court, fined or offered education courses. We offered ideas for improvements.

Nicely done Lyon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGzn...

Take a good look at just how much of this photo is devoted to cars. Absolutely nothing about this urban design nurtures livability for people. It's pure chaos and danger, brought on by a singular form of transportation.

Stunning way to look at the Cycle Bridge on top of a School in Utrecht (NL). @hackneycyclist.bsky.social filmed with his new drone. youtu.be/GyihQVQsA_U?...

YAY! IT’S PREMIERE DAY: Please tune in today, Friday, July 11th, at 2 pm EST / 8 pm CET for Part One of my on-bike interview and bike tour of the route from Luxembourg to Esch-sur-Alzette with Christian Thalacker-Heldenstein, Ambassador for Youth4Planet's CreatiVelo initiative youtu.be/JvAOIKiq6dU

I really like the route planning in @komoot.bsky.social but the new nag screen about subscribing is annoying. I don't like the planning in Strava or RideWithGPS much so am giving @cycle.travel a whizz. Plotted a couple of routes I know and it works well. Quick to export/import into computer app too.

“comparisons of more than a decade of road casualty statistics between 113 London LTNs and other roads that did not have them, the report’s authors found that LTNs were associated with a 35% reduction in all injuries, rising to 37% for deaths and serious injuries” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Yet another credible academic study published today, this time in the BMJ, showing that LTNs significantly cut road traffic injuries. To no one's surprise. injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/earl...

Yesterday, 778 trips were made past Sir Harry's Road on the @A38Cycleway. 414 headed into the city, 364 headed towards Selly Oak.

Yesterday, 360 trips were made via Edgbaston Road on @MoseleyCycleway. 185 headed into the city, 175 headed towards Moseley.

Returning to England after weeks in Switzerland shows how terrible the air pollution is here. Hardly a problem with my asthma there; struggling to breathe again without my inhaler here. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Cycling on the 2.5m length of Fahrradstraße in Konstanz is an absolute joy. And proof that the right cycling infrastructure encourages inclusive cycling. We do could do this.

After 14 days of glorious sunshine, it’s now chucking it down. I’m glad. I bought my best waterproof and need to wear it. I hate packing things that don’t get worn.

Looks fantastic And good to see an ebike on a train Any idea what regs they use to control the sale and use of spurious diy kits over there? I can't imagine they are tolerated?

“We need to treat clean air with the same seriousness we treat clean water or safe food. It is a basic human right – and a vital investment in our economic future.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Pressing ahead with HS2 must mark a turning point: embracing greener construction, tighter cost control and democratic engagement.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Thanks to a FOI sent to 43 police forces in England & Wales by IAM RoadSmart, we know that: - Video submissions to the police have doubled since 2021 - 54% resulted in a Notice of Intended Prosecution - 58% of motorists admit they don't know the 1.5m rule. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

We took our bikes on the train to Bodensee today and had a lovely 40k ride on a gloriously sunny day. It’s so easy to do bike-train-bike journeys in Switzerland. 1/

"For anyone invested in a future where our children are safe on the streets they call home, this film is essential viewing." Please spread the word. www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

We’ve been in Switzerland for five days now, and the problems breathing and eyes stinging I suffer with in the UK have gone away. It reinforces the commitment we need to work to reduce air pollution in UK cities. Let’s all breathe more easily.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 There are families across outer London who want to cycle safely together, but can't. We think this should change. 🙋‍♂️ Agree? Take a minute to email the Mayor and let him know today: bit.ly/43YSUC7

From Solidarity to cycling: Velo-city 2025 in Gdańsk was full of cycling conversations, panel discussions and a festive cycling parade through the city. My blog post and video are now up.

'Evening in London' (2024) by Marek Krumpár marekkrumpar.com

As the author, I’m immensely proud of this report. But mainly I hope people read it and take notice. This is about the rise in ‘fake e-bikes’, and what’s driving it appgcw.org/resources/in...

This is one moment from our evening ride.

The quality of cycling infrastructure outside St Gallen centre isn’t great, but there are coherent routes from places you are to others to which you want to go. 1/3

I was completely wrong. There’s people cycling everywhere here. I’m stating to think not being Amsterdam may not be the main factor in the choice to cycle. Could it be the cycling infrastructure and considerate drivers?