The city has rolled stuff out year in, year out. Yes, it's rough around the edges, but it's a network and can be improved. Thanks @hardhatalex.bsky.social, @timmorton2.bsky.social and everyone for inviting me for the ride. 2/2

Sheffield will be the UK’s biggest city to trial side-road zebra crossings — simple, low-cost changes to make streets safer. We’re already leading Yorkshire on School Streets. This is the next step. Thanks @maxsullivan.bsky.social for the inspiration nowthenmagazine.com/articles/she...

Letter in @theoxfordmail.bsky.social 'Thank you Oxfordshire MPs @ollyglover.bsky.social @laylamoran.bsky.social @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social for signing a @houseofcommons.parliament.uk motion condemning #pavementparking Locals want to #banpavementparking, UK Government dithers. 1 of 2

Turns out that LTNs in London ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’. And without any corresponding increase on the boundaries. That's good for the victims, good for the NHS and emergency services, and good for the taxpayer too. LTNs are a very good thing www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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

You can read the unprecedented joint statement signed by 12 metro mayors to create a 3,500 mile national active travel network here 👇👇👇

@amandahack.bsky.social Fyi

Chris Whitty says culture-war coverage of cycling could harm nation’s health

"Increasing physical activity has health benefits across the life course. As part of this, we need to make walking and cycling more accessible and safer, as well as access to green space easier and more equitable." @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org www.gov.uk/government/n...

An articulate, authoritative response to the bizarre campaign against floating bus stops and the way the new #BusBill would end the expansion of safe #cycling in England @leicestercyclingcg.bsky.social @leicsactivetravel.bsky.social @rideleicester.bsky.social @amandahack.bsky.social

The #BikePark is changing, you will need an #ActiveLeicester card/fob to access it in future. Apply before July 7th to get 12 months free. After a year it will be £1 a month or £10 a year. Talk to @rideleicester.bsky.social #BikePark staff for more information.

This great @cyclinguk.bsky.social article by the fab @lauralaker.bsky.social is worth a repost. Whilst the NCN network is incredible already, it's not enough. It's awful in some areas, and completely absent in others, yet super in others. www.cyclinguk.org/cycle-magazi...

My controversial opinion today is that we should stop knowingly killing 30,000 people annually and sabotaging our economy to the tune of £27bn per year. And that we should listen to doctors when they tell us this. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Good article from @adamtranter.bsky.social about today's spending review news on active travel spending: it's lower than we need to deliver against targets, and lower than it was pre-Sunak, BUT at least it's multi-year. www.fusion-media.co.uk/blog/spendin...

“The case sets a new and timely precedent that ministers cannot disregard duties set by parliament even if they might find them ‘inconvenient’” road.cc/314371 #cycling

We have put together a "Wheel of Benefits" graphic on setting 20mph as a default limit for communities.

Lime clocks over one million global rides in a single day, with London leading the way. Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/londo...

Did you know it costs just £200 to update a crossing button to make it give immediate priority to pedestrians? If you’ve got a crossing you’re sick of waiting at, it might be a good thing to ask your local council about. #walkingsummit

In the UK, physical inactivity among adults causes 1 in 6 deaths and costs the NHS over £1 billion annually. Building more cycle lanes, enabling safe walking options, and encouraging reduced car dependency can benefit everyone.

These pilot schemes suggest e-bikes can be popular even in non-riding communities. But easy access, infrastructure and local organisation are all vital. theconversation.com/e-bikes-for-... @theconversation.com

Really good article by @alexnurse.bsky.social and pleased to see my own personal view backed up by some evidence - if you can only do one thing that should be emailing your local councillors, cabinet member for transport and lead officer for transport.

It’s been four and a half years since the Government consultation on banning pavement parking with still no outcome. “For most people, being pushed into the road to walk around cars is not nice. But for some, that is literally putting them off leaving the house.”

Newest bit of @rideleicester.bsky.social infrastructure on Dulverton Road Hinckley Rd intersection. Continuous footway, Dutch entrance kerbs, powered vehicles are guests @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @leicestercyclingcg.bsky.social @leicsactivetravel.bsky.social @activetravelcaf.bsky.social

Once people see the advantages of removing cars they want more, they continue to demand that freedom from the motor car. All it takes is some political will to get started.

Three new bus gates will be switched on soon

MP for Henley and Thame, Freddie van Mierlo has tabled an amendment to the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill to expedite active travel projects. This would update guidance on Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) for active travel schemes (walking and cycling routes) in the public interest.

This study just came out: "the data is encouraging: there is virtually no impact on traffic, and pedestrians save a total of 1.3 hours a day at the average crossing and are 13% more likely to comply with traffic signals." www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/29/1...

I've just written to all of the non-Green MPs who have signed @carladenyer.bsky.social's pavement parking EDM. Please can you write to your MP and ask them to sign it? It puts pressure on the UK Government to provide a policy context for local councils to act! edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

Good write-up in the Economist of the Coventry VLR tram demonstrator. It's a fab little project. If you want to know more, here's a bit more detail from my visit: www.freewheeling.info/blog/vlr And an interview with the creator: www.freewheeling.info/the-freewhee... www.economist.com/britain/2025...

Dutch-inspired cycling roundabout in Sheffield! The UK is making a move toward more inclusive mobility and this is a great example. In this design, cyclists are more visible, safer and given priority from other road users. 📸 Seth Armstrong-Twigg on LinkedIn

Spotted in Hinckley.

New figures show 64% of English adults are now overweight or obese but let’s talk about the ‘Social and Environmental Injustice’ (TM) of making walking a cycling a bit safer & easier. That’ll fix it. www.gov.uk/government/s...

Most OECD countries have more modern rail infrastructure than the UK. Electrification is proceeding slowly, averaging just 100 km (0.6 per cent of the network) a year in the last five years. At this pace it would take almost three decades to catch up to the current OECD average.

In today’s newsletter we cover why carpooling is a billion-euro idea in France but a bust in Britain. Plus, the new single-person flying machine & a tribute to EAV - one of the earliest adopters of UK cargo bike logistics. Subscribe here: zagdaily.com/zag-weekly/

Labour continues to *ahem* drag it's feet over the footway parking ban consultation in England which closed on 22nd November 2020. Nearly 4.5 years ago. Given the rhetoric from Labour since it gained power, my hopes aren't high.

📣 "Transport for London invests £87 million to boost active travel safety." Great to see Zag Daily highlighting TfL’s commitment to making London’s streets safer for everyone who walks or cycles. 🔗 zagdaily.com/places/transport-for-london-invests-87-million-to-boost-active-travel-safety/

The next series of @activetravelcaf.bsky.social starts on Tuesday and after @ianwalker.bsky.social talks about his latest motonormitivity research, I shall be rounding off the session looking at some Dutch hills. www.activetravelcafe.org.uk

Heidi Alexander was in front of the Transport Committee for the 1st time y/day. She closed on a good note: “I would look back on my time as Transport Secretary as a success if people are stepping out of their doors... and seeing that public transport offers a more attractive option than their car”

the cost of doing business.

Some thoughts on road safety, street design and its impact on paediatric health in the UK from Mat MacDonald, @sarahchaundler.bsky.social, @aliceferguson.bsky.social and me. @bmj.com bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/9/1/...

"What if there were a vision that as well as just being able to get places by car, which is the sole choice in many parts of Britain, there were options like, say, cycling and walking, to the train station or even the whole journey?" Lovely piece by @lauralaker.bsky.social 😎

The bicycle was reunited after police found a match in police systems

Don’t motorists get given enough already

Saw this when I was in Tokyo last week. Now, this is a school zone: No cars allowed on this street between 7:30-9

The country is walking and wheeling more Today's National Travel Survey shows trips walked or wheeled up 7% in 2024, compared to 2019🧑‍🦽🚶‍♀️ While average distance was up 13% to 230 miles a year 💪 This is progress as we work to make active travel a safe everyday choice for all

All Roman Riders Welcome !

Just read this recent piece by @lauralaker.bsky.social on how to make new towns bike-friendly and therefore a safe and healthy environment for kids and families. Uses the example of Waterbeach near Cambridge. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Well said Liz Terry, leader of Reading Borough Council. Link: www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/around/...

13-year study finds protected bike lanes make roads safer — for everyone theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...

Yep @greenjennyjones.bsky.social Look to Europe: it's pretty much floating bus stops if you want safe cycling. The alternative is pushing cyclists (inc tiny children) into roads with buses. This is obvs much more dangerous than cyclists x pedestrians: think of mass & velocity differentials.