A Happy New Year to all of our clients, collaborators, followers and friends. Wishing you all a sustainable 2026. We're open on Monday 5th January.

Well, that's the end of the working year for us and we just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We're back on Monday 5th January.

Our industry has plenty of awards each year, but having recognition from those campaigning for #BetterStreets beats all of them!

Yes, do hire me. Hugs are optional 🤗

Our @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social out in the sideways rain at lunchtime today practicing what he preaches. #TreeByBike

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For the evening crowd. When a geeky interest into where guidance comes from pays off. bsky.app/profile/city...

Here's post in which @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social has tracked out some original research for something often referenced which you can now read for yourself! www.linkedin.com/posts/markph...

A bit of street play on Ilford High Street in the London Borough of Redbridge. #FridayFun

This is great design and it needs to be everywhere.

📣 Peel Green scheme needs your support 📣 The next stage of consultation for this scheme is happening now, and drivers are objecting to making this area safer for those walking and cycling, because traffic modelling shows it will add 70 seconds to their morning drive.

If you want to know who your city is actually built for, wait for it to snow. The machines get a heated red carpet. The humans get a frozen obstacle course.

"We support David, Gill and Wheels for Wellbeing in asking for a change in the law to allow safe, tested tandem mobility scooters and other multi-person mobility aids to be legally used in the UK." - Surewise insurers @surewiseuk.bsky.social

The Germany - Netherlands border on the Europa Radbahn cycleway between Groesbeek* 🇳🇱 and Kleve 🇩🇪. The route is a former railway, but retains a single track carrying tours on special railway cycles. #FridayFun *the official route starts to the west of the town.

The next in a series of blog posts about our work with @robertweetman.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy on pedestrian friendly side road junction design. In this post, Robert takes a deeper dive into the factors which influence pedestrian friendliness. robertweetman.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/f...

Bike parking right next to the supermarket entrance and cycle lane. Not hidden, not second-class, but prioritised. Want more people to shop by bike? Then make it an easy and accessible option. Convenience drives behavior.

Among other issues with Zipcar's model in London: Having to negotiate individually with 32 boroughs, some of which charged thousands of pounds per car. Meanwhile, Croydon council outsourced much of their employee car fleet to Zipcar and may be a bit screwed. www.londoncentric.media/p/zipcar-lon...

This is the Neude in Utrecht. It spent decades in the late 20th century as a car park before being returned to the people and becoming a vibrant public square once again. Your city could do this too - it’s a political choice.

The government’s cycling and walking investment strategy does NOT mention pavement parking. Respond to the consultation (which ends midnight 15 December) and highlight this important issue. actionnetwork.org/letters/help...

ANYWAY Buy from small businesses Buy from independent creators Buy passion projects Buy commissions Buy art In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!

Rainy days are a good time to notice defects and maintenance issues...

British entrance kerb units forming the ramps for a speed table outside The Rusty Bicycle, Magdalen Road, Oxford. Installed in 1990 as part of a wider traffic calming and traffic management project in the area. Nothing is new under the highways sun. #FridayFun

New Westminster cycleway klaxon! 💥 C51 construction is making progress - here's the junction between St John's Wood Road and Cunningham Place 🥳 Great work @citywestminster.bsky.social & Transport for London👏

In Goodwin Curve news, @willhaycardiff.bsky.social's latest newsletter notes how the immediate aftermath of the Welsh 20 mph speed limits saw a petition raise 400,000 signatures. Today, a second petition has just 2387 signatures

Proud to have played our role in supercharging cycling in London 💚

Posted a new short to highlight last week’s video for the shorts crowd. www.youtube.com/shorts/f1LKA...

In the November edition of Highways Magazine, @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social reflects on the good news that walking rates seem to have stabilised since Covid and they have increased after a decline of a few years. Digital edition here: edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...

Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth. A wonderful sea-front mobility path for people cycling, land trains and horses pulling carriages; although perhaps lacking onward connectivity for cycle traffic. #FridayFun

OK. So, searching for interesting bicycle elevators, I find a connection to a 4 storey car park. ;-) But obviously useful, "opening up the city" as I called it, and also used by cyclists. (Wide enough for a cargo bike? Used by cargo bikes?) Nice drawing here www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/l...

I mentioned this recently, in a piece called "Vertical transport opens up the city", mainly agitating for the development of a truly cargo bike friendly elevator. For outdoor situations like this, for bicycle parking, for bicycle tunnels, and for inclusive mobility in gen. bsky.app/profile/finn...

The Pfaffenthal Panoramic Elevator in Luxembourg City, an interesting piece of vertical public transport between the Alzette valley and the main city. #FridayFun

Rush hour on the coolest infrastructure in town! 📍 Dafne Schippersbrug, Utrecht

I FOI'd English councils whether they use legal land purchase powers to create traffic-free paths. Just 1% said they have successfully. Why is something that's so common for roads almost never done for cycle routes? And what does it mean for cycling? lauralaker.substack.com/p/cycleways-...

Next Tuesday, @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social will be joining forces with @robertweetman.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy at the @activetravelcaf.bsky.social to talk about their work on side road junction design. More here: www.linkedin.com/posts/markph...

Evaluating human-scale transport provision using human-scale transport (feet in this case) will sometimes reveal more than humans using the place. The question here is whether we should be counting Basil* here in pairs of feet? *A reference for the kids there.

Given the rise of battery-powered grinders, even complex shapes are no match. Our idea would be to add steel cable inside the hoop which is fixed at the roots, but slack within the hoop itself. This would mean that those using angle grinders will find their machines bouncing around off the cable.

Transporting man's best friends to doggy day care with a cargo bike on a Paris morning. #paris #bike #cargobike #dog #transportation #15minutecity #urbanism

Some other examples here that might also interest. bsky.app/profile/dccb...

Cycle parking reserved for non-standard cycles, outside the Evelyn Street shops, Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham. A handy addition to the cycle parking at the shops by Cycleway 4. #FridayFun

If you want to learn a little more about our work with Robert Weetman on better side road junction design, @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social's slides from yesterday's Landor Active Travel Innovations conference are available on the Community page of our website. cityinfinity.co.uk/community/

Bus has to wait FOUR TIMES to keep to the timetable due to lack of congestion after Oxford's Congestion Charge went in. ⬇️ I remember hearing the same thing on here after the NY congestion charge went live.

Public transport often treats bikes as a luxury—or worse a competitor—but without them leaves revenue on the table. For 25 years, the Dutch have extended the reach of their railways through investments in (300,000) parking spaces and (25,000) shared bikes. The result? A doubling of train ridership.

We have something similar here in Norwich. On Pottergate (a major cycle route into the city) paving slabs have been inlaid into the cobbles on both sides. Makes a huge difference. If I was to quibble, they could be a bit wider...

Keeping it #Halloween this morning with a mug that places form above function! #FridayFun

St Michael's Avenue, Coventry - one of the routes to the cathedral. It's subtle, but notice the smooth paving to the left of the footway to give an accessible route through the cobbles. #FridayFun

October Rides Month concludes with a ride across ’s-Hertogenbosch — from the city centre to its northern edge without a single traffic light. A new mini-roundabout sparked local debate but, in my view, it’s an improvement.

The Global Designing Cities Initiative has released a new design guide - Designing for Safe Speeds which is free to download (with registration). We've only skimmed the surface, but there is loads of useful advice in there. globaldesigningcities.org/publication/...

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Fancy a well-earned break? Well, grab a cuppa and settle down with a copy of our latest newsletter. As well as covering the official launch of the 5th edition of The Guide to Inclusive Cycling, you'll find out what Mobility Justice means to us,

In the October 2025 issue of Highways Magazine @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social asks who is junction capacity for. Digital issue online for free as usual. edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...