Do you live on Manbey Grove E15 or use it to travel locally? @wearepossible.bsky.social need your help!

We all love trees 🌳 on our streets. Did you know that Newham has signed up to @treesforstreets.bsky.social ? Or that trees can actually make our streets safer? www.treesforstreets.org/how-street-t...

🏆 London should be leading the way in creating people friendly spaces - instead we continue to lag behind our European neighbours... 💻 Email Sadiq today and ask him to prioritise a low traffic West End: bit.ly/43YSUC7

Oh man, not again. I have seen people BBQ on the flats despite the rules. Which is irresponsible, but this keeps happening. I wonder if a dedicated safe BBQ area, like the Olympic Park has, could help prevent these wildfires in future.

Huge fire on Wanstead Flats with over 40 firefighters in attendance from @london-fire.gov.uk PLEASE in this hot weather be even more careful when discarding cigarettes, bottles etc & absolutely NO barbecues!

London Bicycling Streetfilm has launched! Featuring: @willnorman.co.uk @auntiekayadventure.bsky.social @solomonge.bsky.social @iambrianjones.bsky.social @brendapuech.bsky.social @letsgetcracking.bsky.social & about a dozen other voices! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OunB...

The 71 year old cyclist who was killed on Centre Road last month has been named as Barry Shonibare. Our thoughts are with his loved ones. www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

A turn up for the books! Newham is the most improved borough this year & jumps from 13th to 8th place. Going 20mph was a big win! www.healthystreetsscorecard.london/results/your...

In case you were still in any doubt of the benefit of low traffic neighbourhoods…

Yet another credible academic study published today, this time in the BMJ, showing that LTNs significantly cut road traffic injuries. To no one's surprise. injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/earl...

We have 20mph boroughwide now. As long as it’s enforced there are huge benefits!

“Low-traffic neighbourhoods are often framed as inhibiting our ability to get around. But for many of us, they make getting around more possible & desirable – making space for community, for walking, for cycling.” Great article by Izzy @wearepossible.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Brilliant video of the ride a couple of weeks ago with @newhamcyclists.uk & #saferstreetswoodgrange. Around 140 concerned local residents rode to call for Newham Council to take action to improve street safety youtu.be/d28t6-bbPao?...

Most of you won’t be surprised that the Silvertown Tunnel bike bus is ‘a bit rubbish’ & not accessible for many users… @newhamcyclists.uk @carolinerussell.bsky.social @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/2507434...

Our next School Streets webinar is on Monday 28th April at 8pm. Come and find out about #SchoolStreets and how to get one set up at your school. We want to support you wherever you are - please join the discussion!

We’re joining Safer Streets Woodgrange on this family bike ride calling for #saferstreets around the Woodgrange Estate & beyond! With support from @newhamcyclists.uk All welcome - scooters, buggies & skates as well as bikes! 🚲 🛴🛹🛼 lcc.org.uk/events/newha...

Amazing to see this huge improvement completed! Will make it so much safer for locals to use walking & cycling as well as opening up a much more pleasant route that avoids Upton Lane!

📣 'Cycling UK grows female membership, who now make up a quarter' From inclusivity efforts to supportive communities, discover what’s powering the rise in women cyclists in @cyclingweekly.com exclusive. cyclingweekly.com/news/cycling-uk-grows-female-membership-who-now-make-up-a-quarter

The local paper is now reporting on residents’ calling for the Woodgrange/Capel LTN - originally proposed in 2020 - to be implemented before more children are hurt www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/2496593...

On cycling in Newham, and this week's protest. Featuring @betterstsnewham.bsky.social, @betterstsnewham.bsky.social, @carolinerussell.bsky.social and @londoncycling.bsky.social among others

Joined @newhamcyclists.bsky.social and others including @carolinerussell.bsky.social at a protest six weeks after the death of a young man cycling at this Stratford junction. Campaigners call on Newham Council and the mayor to act on dangerous junctions across London

A brilliant article on how promoting road schemes (dualling, extensions, bypasses) appear as logical technical solutions but sustainable transport schemes are framed as political choices. open.substack.com/pub/omerbor/...

Yesterday was the monthly litter pick on Wanstead Flats, organised by local residents. It’s been an important part of keeping the Flats clean for many years. The litter is getting worse - & the finds more terrifying. Thanks to the Pickers for the 📷

Almost 500 signatures now. If you haven’t signed please do - & share with neighbours not yet on here!

📢 PROTEST REMINDER 📢 📅 Monday 24th Feb 📅 ⏰ 6:15pm for 6:30pm ⏰ Make your voice heard—demand @transportforlondon.bsky.social & Newham Council fix Stratford High Street's unprotected junctions before someone else dies Delays and inaction at #DangerousJunctions must end NOW. lcc.org.uk/events/newha...

“the east-west cross-London railway has smashed forecasts” “almost 30% are people who would have driven or previously decided that the journey was not worth the effort” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Speeding is a criminal offence and can't be enforced by a civil authority (the Council). But in our conversations with the Met, we also highlight the importance of enforcing speed limits.

Newham Council has completed the borough-wide 20mph rollout, a key milestone in the borough’s commitment to road safety and healthier lifestyles for residents, workers, and visitors. Let’s hope they enforce it!! www.newham.gov.uk/news/article...

⚠️ 3 of Newham's 4 most #DangerousJunctions for cycling on TfL Cycleway 2, where the cycle track vanishes 💔 Last month a man in his 20s was killed 📢 Join our protest on Mon to tell @transportforlondon.bsky.social and Newham Council to save lives on #StratfordHighStreet 📢 lcc.org.uk/events/newha...

Great to see @rosslydall.bsky.social picking up this important local issue. It’s actually worse than the article suggests as this LTN was supposed to be installed in 2020 as part of the Street Space work. Council delays meant the funding was pulled & then went out to consultation last year…

Let's fill our streets with pedal-powered parklets...

Spring is coming! Wouldn't you like your own cycle to enjoy the longer, warmer days? We know how expensive non-standard cycles can be, so we've written this short guide on some of the funding routes available which can help. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/getting-your...

I know this area well, consistently agressive driving where a proposed traffic filter was put on hold after a local petition against it. This incident must have been terrifying for the family. At some point we need to ask: is the ability to drive through all roads at all times really worth the cost?

This happened to my little boy on Tuesday evening. Please sign and share to pressure Newham Council to make the streets safer for everyone, especially children.

A local resident has started a petition to push #NewhamCouncil to install an LTN that has been proposed since 2020 after her 3 year old son was hit by a driver trying to pass them on their way home from nursery. If the LTN had been in place, this would not have happened. chng.it/fdMjmQxkQw

In less good roadworks-related news, we were very disappointed to see Thames Water's appalling handling of these works on Stratford High Street/Cycleway 2, metres away from where a ghost bike has been installed to mark the recent cycling fatality. Extremely dangerous and very disrespectful.

We’d love to see a policy like this in Newham!!

Dockless bikes are a great way to get around, but in some places the ‘parking’ has been problematic. Good to see Newham are attempting to address this. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/new...

"It's really fun" 🤩 "If you're a politician, come on the bike bus. It's great." Stella from Camden shouts out her #BikeBus + throws an invite to all politicians 🎉🥳🚍🚲 @camdencyclists.bsky.social All children should be able to cycle safely to school like Stella can.

Using data from interviews with 30 car-free parents in Sydney, Australia, this paper details the way parents confront social norms by raising children without private car ownership www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Photo: Mom & daughter riding in a protected bike lane in Strasbourg, not in Sydney

Great to see @fgcommunitygarden.bsky.social here! 👋

www.theguardian.com/education/20... School run traffic is a real issue for both safety & pollution. School Streets & LTNs can help. Excellent work being done by @solveschoolrun.bsky.social

Absolutely horrible news. This terrifying junction has been near the top of the list of dangerous junctions in Newham for years. It’s awful to negotiate on foot or by bike & now someone has lost their life. Our thoughts are with the family. www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/2485430...

We can only dream about this in Newham…

“Loneliness and isolation can lead to: 29% increased risk of heart disease; 32% increased risk of stroke; 50% increased risk of developing dementia among older adults; and 60% increased risk of premature death.” Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities

Great to have the bike bus featured on Streets Ahead!

Registered vehicles on UK roads: 1991: 20 million 2023: 41.2 million Congestion is caused — and air pollution and climate change is made worse — not by cycleways or LTNs, but by too many motor vehicles.

Great blog on our ride this morning by @nedboulting.bsky.social 💚

#WestHamParkLTN doing its job, helping kids get safely to school 🚸 @plaistovian.bsky.social @rokhsanafiaz.bsky.social

Memo to local butchers, florists & convenience stores - people shop NOT cars. Strangely hard concept for many to accept. #motornormativity. #sustainablecities