Very exciting to see big vehicles going electric. I hope it's got top Direct Vision Standard rating too so the drivers of it are less likely to maim and kill other people.

So I hear there's something happening down on Oxford St... But good to see Heath St in Hampstead part of #CarFreeDay. Attended by mayor & deputy mayor of Camden Eddie and Tricia & mayoral charity I Can Dance; assisted by the Everyman who showed an Attenborough film; & organised by local cllr Linda 🌿

Wheely good news for this part of central London. The decision to implement Cycleway 43 has been published. This administration is delivering safer, more pleasant walking and cycling that will give more transport freedom and choice to people including families of all abilities 1/

"This [Labour] council was elected on a platform of making walking and cycling safer and more pleasant. We value the feedback of Westminster residents, the majority of whom supported this scheme in consultation. www.mylondon.news/news/transpo... 1/

Our city is far stronger than those who seek to divide it. Our tolerance, diversity & energy unsettles some but we’re not going to bow & scrape to appease those who don’t understand true patriotism-pride in our place, community & country that is so much more than they imagine

Ed Milliband on Elon Musk on LBC, "Just because you're a billionaire doesn't give you the right to tell us how to run our country" "This guy is a publicity seeking narcissist, who is inciting violence on our streets" "As the Americans would say: butt out of our politics"

This is very worrying. Also, a red cross on a green cycle hangar is closer to the flag of Nottinghamshire than of England.

Why empty cycle lanes are a symbol of efficiency.

Fresh paving from a London Labour council? Maybe the capital isn't the hellscape some would have you believe!

"Approximately 20% of drivers were engaged in distracting or impatient driving, with one in ten drivers being engaged in unlawful behaviours involving the use of handheld devices while driving. Drivers of larger vehicles also exhibited more dangerous driving." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Channing Tatum, welcome to The War on Cars.

Seriously, @microsoft.com, seriously? The world’s richest man needs protecting from a transport consultant? LinkedIn have taken down my post calling on people to quit X for BlueSky.

Cities need better mobility solutions. And sometimes, the most effective ones have been in front of us (and indeed, behind us) for decades. This one is affordable, usually has two wheels… but it’s not a bicycle. 🧵

Out today in Nature is the most exciting dinosaur paper I've ever been involved in - led by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social we describe a partial skeleton of the UTTERLY BIZARRE Spicomellus from the Middle Jurassic of Morocco, the oldest known ankylosaur. (1/x) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"We did a review of all of the studies globally, which included half a million road traffic injuries, and that found that if you are hit by an SUV compared to being hit by a passenger car you are 44% more likely to be killed. Among kids it's higher - it's 82%” www.bbc.com/news/article...

My response to local Tory scaremongering about asylum seekers www.westminsterlabour.org.uk/issues/commu...

As of 11am on Friday, al fresco dining has come to St Martin's Lane in the West End, with Rupert Street market arriving in Soho later that day. It's a huge step towards making our city more people-friendly. This street is now free of general motor traffic 11am-11pm daily until end of October 1/

🇺🇸 National Guard soldier speaks out: “I swore an oath to defend our constitution… seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is.”

As Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo put it: "A city where you can get let go of your child's hand"

Start somewhere. Gloucester Tce residents told me drivers speed like they're already on the A40. Design contributed. The street had been surrendered to highway infrastructure Then v now 🌲Tree pruned 🚧No more temp traffic management kit 🛣️Signs have been raised 🦓4 zebra crossings connect all corners

Leveraging London's streets as one of its most valuable assets, Strand Aldwych transforms one of Westminster's busiest and most polluted corridors into a vibrant and verdant destination. By filtering out through traffic, 7000 m² of roadway is reclaimed into an accessible and welcoming public space.🧵

A devastating crash in Astoria has left three people dead. I'm heartbroken for the victims and their loved ones. We can't normalize this. It's time to commit to streets that are safe for everyone.

7:30 AM, Soho, London. If there was ever any question about the fastest way to get from A to B in the middle of a vast city, these incredible men and women demonstrate the answer. ❤️ London Ambulance

How did this happen? Two cycle hire docking stations installed in 2023/24 As Lime & Forest use was growing fast These stations are at the edge of the network Yet with 50+ trips/day they are more popular than 1/3 of Westminster stations many of which have been in place 15 years & are more central

We’re putting more officers where Londoners need them most. With record City Hall funding, the West End will see a 50% rise in Met officers and 90 more officers in town centres to tackle antisocial behaviour, robbery and shoplifting.

Until recently, parking a bike in a hangar (📷Left) for a year was £72 more expensive than parking a 4L petrol/electric hybrid SUV (📷Right) Now the bike is £83 cheaper to park than the hybrid SUV And £331 cheaper than the most polluting diesel vehicles How are your local politicians doing on this?

↕️ Go with (+ against) the flow We're adding contra-flow cycling to 15 more one-way streets Caroline Tait studied 500+ such streets over 22+ years. Better for cycling. No rise in the rate of crashes: www.leeds.ac.uk/news-environ...

Its really impressive how casualties have dropped (26%) since Wales implemented its award-winning default 20mph limit for urban/village areas. We publish an updated report on the first 12 months.

Have Lime bikes killed Sadiq's cycles just as they turn 15?🧁💩 Well... No, it's growing, with over 850K trips in June. And my hunch is Dockless bikes are helping because they help to create new cyclists. Why? Well... 1/

BREAKING: We won! 💪 🙌 We are absolutely delighted at the decision the High Court has made, making documents in October’s #Dieselgate class action publicly available due to the high level of public interest in this case.

When all the people and goods who can go by sustainable transport modes, do Then there's less congestion for the buses, black cabs, ambulances and... taxiambu... Ambucab... I'm sorry what is that vehicle?

In 2024/25 Westminster Council is laying new paving in over 30 locations (+ reactive repairs) We've doubled the budget for our planned preventative maintenance program compared to the previous administration Good for🚶‍➡️👩🏽‍🦽‍➡️👨🏾‍🦼‍➡️🛴

Our cycle hangars are now available in echelon flavour. Unfortunately the echelon parking design is not ideal. A safer layout is one that forces cars to reverse in: therantyhighwayman.blogspot.com/2020/02/park...

Repost if you think it's time to rip out this unused cycle lane.

Is this a contender for worst pavement obstruction? Can something in your camera roll beat it? (Reported to the highways team who swiftly sorted with the contractor) 📍Brewer St, Soho earlier this summer

London's Latest Pedestrian Space? No, not that one Following a local petition we're using NCIL contributions from developers to fund a feasibility design of pedestrianisation on Formosa Street, Little Venice www.westminsterlabour.org.uk/ward-news/ch...

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A moving morning about moving people and things in London with less death and injury. Excellent contributions from victims, families of those killed on London streets, campaigners, transport professionals, bus drivers. And a good report from @carolinerussell.bsky.social 1/

Great to be at @carolinerussell.bsky.social's round table on ideas for London's Vision Zero Action Plan 2 - see report here: www.london.gov.uk/sites/defaul... @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org - lots of great ideas in here and in the room.

Here's why we will not be doing cross pavement charging in the City of Westminster 1️⃣ We would become responsible for the safety of EV cables without the ability to verify this safety, for one because we can't know how they're connected to a domestic supply. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/4

Lots (of hangers) done, more to do May 2022 819 spaces provided and rented 1300 residents waiting for a space July 2025 1,507 spaces (+84%) 807 waiting (-38%)

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...

Shocking to see multi-billion pound delivery platforms taking no responsibility for how their riders operate. Riders are incentivised to break rules to make ends meet. It puts themselves and others in danger. Well done to @lauralaker.bsky.social for holding them to account on BBC Breakfast 🧵

Commentators: 'Labour's wasted its first year in office'. Ed Miliband:

Today, Londoners stand together to remember those we lost in the 7/7 attacks and all whose lives were forever changed, including here in Kensington and Bayswater.

The wide road between Piccadilly Circus and St James Park would be turned into a pedestrian plaza under plans being put forward by Westminster Council and the Crown Estate. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/maj...

Map apps are good BUT Free, beautifully illustrated, printed maps are great Delighted to launch the @citywestminster.bsky.social sponsored Footways Map of Westminster 👟 Which you can pick up at Westminster libraries, leisure centres, housing offices and community centres

Big plans afoot for Regent Street, Haymarket and Piccadilly Circus. Excited about what @w9maidavale.bsky.social calls a new network of public spaces. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In her first speech as transport secretary, Heidi Alexander mentioned she was proud of the cycle lanes on Evelyn St & Jamaica Rd from her time as Deputy Mayor for Transport in London. Both feature bus stop bypasses as you can’t have a safe cycle network without them, a point clearly made here👇

It's all depressing really and it's clear there is no understanding of the subject, what guidance means and all sorts of other things. There are proposals like this from Labour MP @marshadecordova.bsky.social 5/n