Wer aus Gründen der Ölkrise und der Sicherheit ein Tempolimit fordert: - Int. Energieagentur - Die EU - Gewerkschaft der Polizei - Ev. Kirche - Wirtschaftsweisen - Mehrheit des ADAC - Deutscher Ärztetag Oder wie es in der Union heißt: „Links grüne Ideologen gegen jeden gesunden Menschenverstand“

Our heartfelt thoughts are with the family involved in last night's tragic fatal crash. This is another girl lost to the road safety emergency from reckless driving, allegedly through drug driving.

Walk providers - Bristol Walk Fest 2026 programmes are ready to collect from Tuesday 7 April! Pick up your bundle (plus a sheet of brand new stickers) from 100 Temple St, Redcliffe, weekdays 9am–7pm, from 7–17 April. Take the door marked 'office' on the right. No need to call ahead. #bristolwalkfest

A terrible decision, and one which will do huge damage to the Government's climate credentials. As Ed knows, this drilling won't lower bills, but instead it sends a clear message that Britain won't be a world leader on ending oil and gas exploitation

"Air pollution is the second-largest risk factor for early death globally. Traditionally, our response has focused on reducing the levels of pollution people breathe, but this is only part of the story.” -Dr Chris Malley @sei.org, @york.ac.uk Piece by me. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In April, the health part of universal credit to be halved (or frozen for new claimants) unless their condition is terminal or severe & lifelong. Multiple sclerosis, learning disabilities, bipolar, Parkinson’s, ME may not meet new eligibility criteria. More cruelty towards people with disabilities.

Very important message here. Rewiring of brains needed.

Everything is too stupid to do an April Fools' Day joke.

Imagine a city where pedestrians and cyclists getting injured and killed by car drivers all the time was an issue in an upcoming election.

Spoke about the increase in KSIs in Bristol, vision zero, and 20 mph zones on the radio this morning.

We're delighted to see increased budgets for maintenance and renewal of the ageing road network! But it's concerning to see poor value road schemes included, like the A38 Derby Junctions and A66 Northern Trans Pennine transportactionnetwork.org.uk/strategy-bas...

🧵/ The NHS is about to undergo one of the most radical – and scandalous - changes in its history. From 1st April (the public are the fools in this), GPs will be contractually obliged to seek remote “advice & guidance” from hospital clinicians, making it even harder to see an NHS specialist.

1/ Reminder: Sozial gerechte Mobilitätswende ist klimagerecht - macht aber auch ohne Klimakatastrophe Sinn. Ich freue mich, wenn du meine Arbeit supportest! katja-diehl.de/bluesky Gern auch meinen Newsletter abonnierst, mit dem ich meinen Selbstschutz finanziere. steady.page/de/shedrives...

Glad to #getoutside for a #cycle ride to Bath and back this afternoon. A bit windy, appreciated the sun though.

Air quality alert for the West Midlands tomorrow (Mon 30 March), with moderate levels expected. Guidance focuses on health advice, but should also include reducing emissions - less driving, no burning wood or garden waste - as seen in London. @mumsforlungs.bsky.social

How can the BBC justify how much coverage they give other marches which are significantly smaller in size? The bias is so obviously blatant. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

[LTNs = Low Traffic Neighbourhoods]

Ye gods, not another driverless car, BBC ? Accurate reporting would be very welcome but apparently impossible for BBC journalists and editors.

Lots of good points in @brenttoderian.bsky.social's thread, but I want to pull out this one to say something about a particularly awful case of process-as-tactic from Birmingham, UK, where I live. And that is the case of #MayarYahiaSquare.

Thousands march against far right in London in biggest ever multicultural protest www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

"we broke an all-time temperature record for March for the country. We also have had multiple states break their all-time March temperature record. We have seen hundreds of records a day happen over this past week" 🌎 #climatechange

Moving away from fossil fuels is in the interest of most countries. Net importers of fossil fuels spent $1.7 trillion on fossil imports in 2024. 3/4 of the global population are importers 40% lives in countries that spend more than 3% of their entire GDP on fossil fuel imports

22nd Bike Bus at Bathampton Primary this morning 🙌 Thanks to @bicyclemayorbath.bsky.social for joining us! #fridedays

A study of 38,000 people across 75 countries found that feeling connected to nature consistently predicts higher well-being, hope and resilience – regardless of wealth or national culture. theconversation.com/a-connection...

Air pollution in the Pittsburgh area may be linked to 3,000+ deaths a year, new research finds. Even currently “acceptable” pollution levels can harm health, and proposed EPA rollbacks could weaken protections further.

British electricity mix at 2pm on 25th Mar 2026 🔥Gas 2.9% Biomass 6.0% 🍃Wind 48.9% Solar 22.4% Hydro 0.5% ⚛️Nuclear 12.1% ➡️Imports 7.3% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 37GW 🌍Carbon intensity 64 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

The EA has pulled some of its funding which goes towards the Floating Harbour's flood defences

It's hard to grasp the pace of the solar and wind build-out: It took 22 years this century to install the first two terawatts of solar and wind capacity ...then it took just THREE years to build the next two! Totals matter short term. Long-term, scaling speed matters more.

I challenged Labour MP Mike Tapp on the government's harmful proposed immigration reforms. In response he tried to tell me what my *own* constituents think about immigration 🤔 Sooooo, I dug up the receipts on what the people of Bristol Central actually think 🧾👀

Brilliant answers to every question! Especially liked your point at the end about employers and the local influence they have. I would love to see more senior management at big employers even acknowlege the danger their staff is put in each day if they cycle to work, then also advocate for change.

If you fancy hearing some cycling myth busting on a Tuesday, I was on Lunch with Leon, a podcast with the former head of surface transport for Transport for London pca.st/episode/06ab...

It's more important than ever to support your public library. #Libraries are community. They are about opening minds and opening doors. Get a library card, and check out books. Download Libby. Libraries need the stats for funding, which is now uncertain. And thank your librarian. We love you.

From 2021 to 2023, the city renovated 1,000 km. of bike lanes, responding to explosive growth in cycling and e-bike use. The numbers are staggering: more than six million e-bikes now operate on Guangzhou’s streets, transforming cycling from a marginal mode into a central component of urban mobility.

“Compared with non-active travelers, the cyclists had a 19% lower risk of all-cause dementia, a 22% lower risk of Alzheimer's, a 40% lower risk of young-onset dementia (before the age of 65), and a 17% lower risk of late-onset dementia.” Getting around a bike more often could reduce dementia risk.

A previous FOI to Birmingham City Council showed that several thousands of highway assets are knocked down by drivers every year.

The newly elected mayor of Paris celebrated his victory by riding a bike around the city. He ran on: —60,000 new social houses —15 express bus routes —Completing a full bike network —Changing ring road to a blvd —1000 new pedestrian streets —300 new hectares of parks We can do better.

Imagine a mayor in YOUR city choosing this as his first message to voters after winning a decisive election victory. Well done, @egregoire.bsky.social, well done. A great start. #Paris

There is no solar power crisis. No wind power crisis. No insulation crisis. No heat pump crisis. No e-bike crisis. No electric bus crisis. But there is a #fossilfuel crisis. And a #climatecrisis.

Nice to see this piece on our final @playingout.bsky.social conference www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

So glad I was able to get a bike ride in this afternoon and a run this morning. Lucky to have good access to #greenspace and segregated routes for physical activity. #getoutside #diversifyoutdoors

Wijde Kerksteeg, Amsterdam in 1980 and today

The fascists are coming for our democracy and we have very, very little time to swerve away from a generational catastrophe. This is not a drill

A decade on, the message is still the same: “…the person operating the giant machine on public roads needs to be responsible for not killing people with it.”

The city’s transition away from the car, tho fantastically chaotic, has become a global role model. Under mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social, Paris was “the most influential city in the world”, says Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian. Hidalgo, stepping down after 12 yrs, exulted: “The bike beat the car.”

Among the findings: ➡️ For the first time, more journeys were cycled than driven during all surveyed morning & evening rush hours (8-9am and 5-6pm) on Glasgow's Victoria Road ➡️ Nearly 10% of journeys on Edinburgh's Leith Walk and CCWEL are by bike ➡️ Cycling growth in Stirling buff.ly/rIm5wDM

Alles in Ordnung? (Is Everything OK?) 1-Bell 2-Handbrake 3-Headlamp 4-Dynamo 5-Tires 6-Pedals 7-Chain 8-Coaster brake 9-Taillight ca. 1950s 🎨Winter

Some gratitude for time spent in #greenspace this morning. Running, walking, listening to the birds. #getoutside

🛢️ U.S fossil fuel industry funded Trump. 🇻🇪 Trump overthrew the Venezuelan gov’t to exploit world’s largest oil reserves. 💣 Trump starts war, choking off Middle East oil and gas supply. 💰 Oil hits $100+ a barrel. 📈 U.S fuel companies make billions. 💸 Follow the money.

A reminder that humans in cars - notably omitted from this thanks to motonormativity - kill 1.2m people every year