As #RoboTaxis are in #London news again this morning, let me highlight this excellent piece of viewing for a Sunday.

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15-Minute Cities are the best-branded idea in the history of urbanism. There is no mainstream critique. The only opposition comes from a cadre of conspiracy theorists so unhinged, they equate convenient grocery shopping with totalitarian government.

Did I ever say trams are a fantastic urban transport solution even in smaller towns and cities - like #Liberec, Czech Republic, pop. 108,000, network 12.5 km.

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This is going to be a great hustings! A good chance to question candidates standing in Edinburgh & the Lothians on cycling. And also the wider policy context around cycling - transport, health, environment, communities, planning …

Make it safe

You don’t have to be normal. You can choose to be exceptional.

The Western Approach Road should be housing, a tree lined park or public transport only. It’s the very definition of 1970s #Motornormativity.

The bicycle exists

The best kind of electric vehicle is one that’s shared

Learned more MTA’s electric bus program! 🚌⚡️ Infrastructure is a big lift, but: ✅ Batteries are improving year over year ✅ Lower maintenance (fewer moving parts) ✅ Whisper-quiet for better quality of life Bonus: Old bus batteries will get a "second life" as on-site energy storage. 🔋🌱

“Elon Musk admitted to his biographer that the reason the Hyperloop was announced—even though he had no intention of pursuing it—was to try to disrupt the California high-speed rail project to get in the way of that actually succeeding.” — @parismarx.com in @gizmodo.com Now he’s much, MUCH worse.

Do ya know what’s not good for crops? Floods Drought Wildfire Unpredictable conditions so farmers have no clue the appropriate crop to plant

Your data will be used against you. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

"Reducing reliance on fossil fuels looks like Europe’s best shot at saving its domestic manufacturing and stopping other governments from pushing it around." Outstanding article in The Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/business/ene...

Public luxury 😻

You notice how when streets are closed to cars that people on foot and bike instantly fill them, moving without fear, enabled by the removal of the threat that plagues all cities? The space is there, it's just occupied by cars.

Santa Cruz was up all night to Bike Party!

Works began on safety improvements at Longstone Primary and Redhall School’s shared entrance. Many children cross here through taxis, school staff, PHCs, and minibuses at pick up/drop off time. Pedestrians are to be prioritised here in accordance with the transport hierarchy. 👍

Almost got knocked down by the driver of car SO73 ETA jumping a red light at the pedestrian crossing from Roseburn cyclepath over the Western Approach Road tonight. Be careful out there folks.

If only there was some kind of a clue why putting a massively distracting electronic billboard next to one of Manchester’s busiest junctions was a bad idea 🤔

The same goes for streets.

“One more lane…” NEVER FIXES IT!

"When I was a baby we didn't have gates and I was fine"

Urbanism idea 💡 Neighborhood radio stations. 📻

Watching a parent drive along the school street both hands on mobile phone texting. Extremely poor. Akin to drink driving. Don’t do it. Also shouldn’t even be driving on the school street when children are leaving.

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We've still some spots left for this fun ride next week: we are heading to the Botanics @thebotanics.bsky.social on a family led ride during the February break. Join us & we'll set an easy pace - hire a cargo or electric bike if you want - all free. #Portobello www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-pic...

Don’t teach road safety, design safe systems

Result for Ratho's phenomenal bus campaigners. @staceyoflaherty.bsky.social (though why does it seem you have to book a seat?)

#IdeasAtWork Local Residents’ Association strives for car free environment. An all ages all abilities community utilizing streets for people instead of homes for cars. Please Copy and Paste.

Going car-free is the best thing most people can do for climate. To reduce car dependency, cities should promote car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options.

Pretty much sums it up. And it wouldn’t be that hard to change it, if we actually wanted to. Just taking action on better, well understood choices. That’s what history, and every generation to come, will remember about us.

Why dualing the A9 is a waste of time, money and opportunity. Recommended viewing for SNP supporters and anyone else keen to push this madness forward.

Mobility Lanes

Another beautiful car-free 13 mile commute after dropping the kiddo at school. Rain is coming tomorrow, and we really need it! (We need snow in the mountains!) If we keep burning fossil fuels in cars, our snow pack will continue to shrink. 🚗+⛽️=🌏🔥 📸This park used to be a highway!

For life to feel natural, our cities need to be human-scale. The morning rush in a sealed, 2-ton metal box is sterilizing. But when we move at a human pace in an environment that nurtures the senses, we all thrive. Speed is not the only metric that matters.

I don't want self-driving cars. I want cars with speed governors and doors that won't open when cyclists are approaching.

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Both important, one indirectly connected to harm, the other directly connected to killing people.

Screen Time.

Quartermile. Enough room for parked cars, not enough room for a pavement that meets the councils absolute minimum pavement width. No idea why this was allowed by city planners or city ROADS team. Reasonably new development.

Hackney people - we need your help! Organised groups are trying to undermine safer streets in Hackney & some Cllrs are getting cold feet. Please join Low Traffic Hackney here & follow our accounts to build support for real change. www.lowtraffichackney.org/join-us.html

Edinburgh Science Festival 2026 – programme highlights The 2026 Edinburgh Science Festival will take place in the capital during the Easter school holidays, between 4 and 19 April. Some of the programme has already been announced and includes: First British astronaut Helen Sharman sharing her…

Victoria Embankment this morning. Why should hard working cyclists taxes go on these wide car lanes when motorists don't bother using them?

Will we regret those low-cost flights abroad? At what cost to our children?

#ScotRail fares will be frozen for 12 months to help with living costs, John Swinney has said. The move covers all tickets and follows the removal of peak fares, which cut some prices by up to 48%. Ministers say it will keep rail affordable. www.gov.scot/news/scotrai...

Annoying video sounds playing while you doom scroll? 👀

Repair Manifesto: If we can't fix it, we don't own it. - Repair is better than recycling. - Repair saves us money. - Repair teaches basic engineering. - Repair saves the planet. - Repair connects people and things. - Repair is sustainable. #Minimalism