Greet your child with a SMILE 🙂. Not a MOBILE 🚫 I was amazed to see this sign on a school gate whilst walking in London the other week.  It speaks to the crisis we are facing - social connections and interactions lost to smart phone addiction 👀 1/5

We’re disappointed to see that average bus speeds have fallen again and are now at their slowest since modern records began TfL has a programme of measures to improve speeds safely. We need to see these making a difference for the millions of Londoners who depend on buses #Bus

London’s bridges are literally falling down, flyovers, tunnels too. I’m reminded of @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social blog on potential to save & reimagine Rotherhithe 🙏. Especially now a new tunnel purpose built for motor vehicles is open. We need a strategic approach cityinfinity.co.uk/2024/08/05/r...

If TfL can put huge rapid chargers on the carriageway of London’s busiest roads, there’s no excuse for other authorities not to do same. As we rightly gear up for an EV revolution, we should be resolute that charge points don’t belong on pavements. @livingstreets.bsky.social @londonls.bsky.social

Who’d have thought that reallocating a bit of car parking & road space would help a local pub thrive 🤓. This is the sort of quick & scalable intervention newly elected councillors can do to support the local economy and make neighbourhoods more people friendly 🙏 Kudos @islington-council.bsky.social

The time to act is now. #carspreading @london.gov.uk @willnorman.co.uk

Cargo bike use in London has doubled. With petrol getting more and more expensive, is it time to think about getting one? Yes, says TV's Dr Chris Van Tulleken, it can save thousands. And it's good for our health & environment. Read all about it: cleancitiescampaign.org/want-to-save...

Perhaps it’s time to speed up plans to get more trains running through the Channel Tunnel? I can’t believe it still runs at around half of capacity 😬 European Airlines Face Fuel Shortages Within Weeks www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/b...

Here's hoping London's rules on dangerous SUVs mandates every one of them to dress for military service 24/7, just like they were intended. Not built for the school run that's for sure... #carspreading 🚸 @solveschoolrun.bsky.social @willnorman.co.uk

Pedestrians now have less time to wait for the green man at stand‑alone push‑button pedestrian crossings

Carspreading as highlighted by @cleancitiescampaign.org is a massive problem in London and I'm glad we and the Mayor are on the same page about encouraging the use of smaller less dangerous vehicles.

Nice to see Camden's dedicated on street e-bike parking keeping pavements clear @adamdkharrison.bsky.social 🙌

So good that the Mayor’s Vision Zero Action Plan 2 is finally out – with strong recommendations on culture shift and reducing danger. What matters now is delivery. I’ll keep pushing at City Hall to make sure TfL gets on with urgency making London’s streets safer for everyone. 🧵[1/7]

No-one is safe with the height of that bonnet! Let alone children 😱 🚸 Incredibly dangerous, highly polluting and completely uneccessary in the UK. Why are we allowing these cars @heidialexander.bsky.social? #carspreading www.autoexpress.co.uk/cadillac/esc...

When is the lovely Fiat Topolino coming to the UK to save us all from being 'Defended' by monster SUVs? #carspreading

I suppose today will always be a day to bury bad news 🙃 1/2 London Underground fares to rise by 5.8% from 1 March www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

On a bus in traffic headed into central London whilst adverts of mega SUVs light up the sky, hosted by Transport for London. With bus speeds at a decade low and kids more likely to be killed by SUVs, should TfL really be enabling this @willnorman.co.uk @sebdance.bsky.social? Bleak. #carspreading

You’d think London’s roads calm down after work - but after 6pm the West End turns into Wild West, with no congestion charge and few parking controls. @cleancitiescampaign.org analysis shows dramatic increase of cars entering central London in evening 6-7pm (56%+) compared to morning 8-9am... 1/9

NEW #carspreading danger: @cleancitiescampaign.org analysis reveals a 92% rise in number of US-style pick-up trucks on UK roads. We've now more than half a million pick-up trucks where young children can’t be seen over high bonnet ⚠️ 1/7

📢 We’re looking for a highly organised, strategic Executive Programme Manager to work with our Director at Clean Cities. 📍 London (hybrid, 2-3 days/week in office) ⏰ Full-time (0.8 FTE possible) 🗓 Apply by: February 15th, 2026 👉 Find out more more & apply: cleancitiescampaign.org/jobs/executi...

Battery electric refuse vehicles and community transport minibuses! Great to see @islington-council.bsky.social ditching diesel and leading a rollout of cleaner, quieter EVs in their fleet 👏👏👏 #ElectrifyLondon

⚡ It’s time to Electrify London ⚡ On 7 May 2026, 1800+ borough councillors will be elected, responsible for 95% of London’s roads & kerbsides. We’re launching Electrify London to push them to be bolder on the transition to cleaner, greener electric vehicles. cleancitiescampaign.org/electrify-lo...

It's remarkable Westminster Council doesnt charge for car parking in the West End after 18:30... coupled with free congestion charge from TfL and no wonder there's a wild west of traffic in the evenings 😬. More and more SUVs don't help either... #carspreading www.westminster.gov.uk/parking/park...

Great to see new powers for councils to end the blight of pavement parking in England. This announcement couldn’t have come soon enough given cars are getting heavier and wider every year making pavement parking even more untenable and dangerous. #carspreading www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Cargo bikes are often a quick, cheap and far cleaner alternative to polluting vans in cities. And the best thing? They're always ready to lend Santa a hand! #cargorevolution Merry Xmas from @cleancitiescampaign.org 🤓 🚴 🎅

Visit London's West End on a weeknight and get easily reminded of the great giveaway - FREE car parking from @citywestminster.bsky.social and FREE congestion charge from @london.gov.uk. A great giveaway of public space for status symbols. Worth remembering as tube fares increase again next spring...

Cant imagine anyone accepts that trees should be used as EV charging gantries 😱. A sad encroachment of car culture on nature, partly down to price (domestic vs public) but also local plans/comms. We need charging masterplans that map out options for residents today and in the future #ElectrifyLondon

We’ve been urging the government to commit to stronger targets for years, so we're pleased that the government has finally listened. The devil is in the detail. #AirPollution is largely below these levels already across the country and is still making hundreds of thousands of people sick.

Another grey rainy day in #utrecht and just another day of cycling to work en mass. Spot the jolly wave even 🤓 👋

Just arrived in Utrecht for #POLIS2025 conference and to connect with some @cleancitiescampaign.org colleagues! Aiming for loads of inspiration to bring back to UK cities 🤓. HMU if you're here 🇳🇱

Today is International Children’s Rights Day 🌍👧👦 and we are excited to announce the launch of our new #StreetsforKids London election campaign - a collaboration with @cleancitiescampaign.org Europe-wide Streets for Kids movement.

Pleased @mayoroflondon.bsky.social listened to our campaign to keep #CongestionCharge discount for electric vans but 50% is still troubling for SMEs & charities given costs. Cars are the traffic issue. I spoke with @lbc.co.uk... #ElectricVans #CleanAir #London #SmallBusiness #UrbanFreight #Climate

I wonder what is in the DfT's assessment of the causes 👀 Feels like another reason to do something about the troubling and dangerous increase in car bonnet height. Chances are big SUVs won't be mentioned at all #elephantintheroom #carspreading www.bbc.com/news/article...

Hats off to @deathcardiff.bsky.social & Cardiff cllrs for their new parking policy to charge more for the heaviest SUVs 👏 A <10 child 3x more likely to be killed by an SUV and they don't even fit in urban parking spaces - affecting us all! #carspreading NEWS: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Bravo Cardiff. “It’s only fair that those driving the biggest, heaviest and most polluting vehicles pay more for the extra space and danger they bring” - Spot on from @olord.bsky.social Important: two-thirds (66%) of respondents to the related consultation agreed larger vehicles should pay more.

I was told of a complaint by a resident that 2.1m width restrictions are too narrow for their car! Unsurprising given new cars are getting 1cm wider every 2 years - the Volvo XC90 is 2.14m wide 🤯 Surely this age old infrastructure is needed now more than ever to end #carspreading in our cities? 🙏

And here's SCAFFOLDERS using a fully electric vehicle in Camden - nice to see HSS helping to #ElectrifyLondon 👏 @adamdkharrison.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social @metecoban92.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social

Paris, Zurich... Cardiff next? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 This sounds promising...will check out the details 👀 #carspreading nation.cymru/news/council...

I remember being told that it would take 193 years to reach legal limits for nitrogen dioxide. I decided this was unacceptable. Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected.

On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight. The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.) Direct democracy!

Vans have exploded onto our roads! We need better policy that transforms last mile logistics in cities 🙏 ⚡ rewarding businesses that switch from diesel to electric 🚲 enabling an e-cargo bike / quadricyle revolution ⏱️supporting better timed and consolidated activities 🚚💨 @metecoban92.bsky.social

Ok poor pic but had to quickly snap this fully electric CONCRETE MIXER in London - great to see businesses like Tarmac leading the way! Change is possible @adamdkharrison.bsky.social @maxsullivan.bsky.social @metecoban92.bsky.social @zakbond.bsky.social Deets: www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/tarmac-...

Looking forward to this fab #ClimateWeekNYC convo delving into Hidalgo's legacy! 15.15 BST on Tuesday 23 Sept Register for the live stream here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/nyc-registra...

To mark the 10 years since #Dieselgate, we asked our volunteers to help us show the passage of time. The children may have grown up, but one thing remains the same: the excess #Diesel emissions in our air, which these children have been breathing their whole lives.

BEWARE of 'plug-in hybrid' electric cars 🚗💨 New @transportenvironment.org analysis shows plug-in hybrids are 5x more polluting on road than official ratings! The battery is used 27% of the time, not 84% as claimed 😬 LINK: www.transportenvironment.org/articles/clo... [email protected]

Great to see new regs proposed - long long overdue - and pleased that @london.gov.uk is leaning into this unique opportunity to enable a quieter, cleaner and greener #WestEnd "pedicabs should be a fun and green way to see the sights of our city" 🙏 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Some examples of how language matters. Via @sightline.org www.sightline.org/2015/03/31/s...

An inconvenient truth…

Guess the biggest source of NOx road air pollution in central London. Taxis? Buses? Private cars? Nope, it's now vans. Once the biggest polluter, taxis have rapidly gone electric. Meanwhile vans fleets are only slowly being electrified. Story 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...