Bath’s streets are better when filled with bikes and laughter! 🚲🥳 Join our next Kidical Mass family cycle ride at 2pm on Sat (13 September) - starting at Orange Grove. www.facebook.com/events/79625...

This is welcome news for EV transition, but the ratio of EVs to chargers is a key metric for prospective owners. In the UK, the number of EV is also increasing fast (in 2025, roughly +450,000 which is +33% YoY), so I made to chart to show ratio over time. www.transportxtra.com/publications...

Indeed, less discussed among policymakers and politicians, but common place in day-to-day frustrations (when an obscenely loud vehicle passes by) and bigger life choices (like where to live). Sustainable transport sorely needs more widely popular policies, designing/regulating/policing noise 👍

One of the less discussed impacts of transport. “Noise pollution is often overlooked, considered just an annoyance of everyday life. However, long-term impacts of noise on our health and environment are widespread and significant. Children are also particularly vulnerable to the effects of noise…”

Bikes go a long way, if our minds and bodies let them 😀. Cycling non stop from London to Edinburgh in 17hrs was a personal challenge, also fundraising for a local charity. In this case not a scalable mode of transport, but shows what's possible at a human scale! 🚲 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ☀️ share.google/ybbfT4KMW1Zz...

I discussed developments in cycling safety and active travel more generally. Thanks to RWK Goodman for hosting us: a barrister, a lawyer and a BYCS bicycle mayor for Bath :)

Excellent @who.int webinar launching their impressive new toolkit for promoting walking and cycling. www.who.int/publications... Great to hear mention of the WHO HEAT tool during the discussion. www.who.int/tools/heat-f...

@petedyson.bsky.social told me why a focus on rigid metrics risks distracting us from the things that users most care about, and how groupthink threatens the quality of our decision-making. He’s passionate that behavioural science has much more to offer the transport. bit.ly/3VIlvIr

Net Zero hinges on transformational behavior change ✅ But, do nations have behavioral policy in place? ❌ NEW analysis keeps receipts. It maps: 🚶‍♀️ Key green behavior domains 🚗🏠🥗 🏛️ Across the policies of the top 20 emitters Stunning snapshot @worldresources.bsky.social 🔗 tinyurl.com/mr3z762c

Storms are a reminder the UK maintains a live digital map (One.Network) of road closures that affect vehicle traffic, feeding into sat-navs for re-routing. If walking and cycling really is national infrastructure, I wish we could replicate this for pavements, footways, paths (esp rivers/canals). 🙏

I love this @financialtimes.com article - too much efficiency is inefficient: “The truth about efficiency” on.ft.com/3OEQvoI by Guru Madhavan

Bus stops ought to grab our collective attention, which is why I enjoyed contributing Campaign for Better Transport report (not yet on BSky). It's worth read, full of colour, evidence and testimony showing the good, bad and potentially brilliant designs. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Promising to see Transport For Humans included in today's announcement for a national integrated transport strategy from DfT SoS Louise Haigh MP. In about 6-9 months time we'll see what big and small actions burst forth. Call for ideas is 👌 Speech: lnkd.in/e_NFHm8r NITS details: lnkd.in/ewz4_qct

Hi - will be posting here on matters related to transport, climate change and energy, transport policy, social equity and generally interesting stuff I pick up on the way. You can see more about my current work here: in-fuze.org.uk and here www.edrc.ac.uk/research/pla...

I used @blueark.app to transfer all my historical posts from Twitter/X to BlueSky. The service charged $5 but I think it's worth keeping that content and it went to a decent cause. It's a more long-term solution, I think.

Pete Dyson is the author of Transport for Humans, a book with influential readers. Louise Haigh took it out of the House of Commons library and enjoyed it. I’m not surprised: it is essential for anyone involved in the transport and mobility sector. Here’s why www.freewheeling.info/the-freewhee...

Promising to hear the wider case for walking and cycling investment being made by @LouHaigh https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/20/labour-investment-cycling-walking-unprecedented-louise-haigh and for behavioural sciences to support road safety initiatives too....

They've arrived! What do all the UK election manifestos have to say on *transport*? I've scoured every document so you don't have to... 🧵1/5 PDF summary available here: https://1drv.ms/b/s!AqjIakkhfv1XgcsqPtk8pV1cs4CJFQ?e=baiSUS

I published an article in Local Transport Today about the language used in travel behavior change. 'Carrots and sticks' has strengths, but also many weaknesses. Time to fill the gaps with alternatives. Free to read here - (just make a free account) https://tapas.network/44/dyson.php

Well, so much for hybrids being a 'bridging' technology. Sad to see the 2030 debate descend into 'fossil' vs.' electric'. Clarifying hybrids could be available after 2030 would have eased anxiety a great deal. Shame, this ZEV plan was sound but not read. ...

Based on the current UK commitment, when do you think is the *last day* a new petrol or diesel car can be sold in the UK?

Delighted to be appointed Bicycle Mayor Of Bath. An independent position coordinated by @BYCS_org across 120 cities. I'll be taking over the reins (/bars?) from @SaskiaHeijltjes. Representing cycling in all its forms. Lots to do. Ideas for Bath welcome.

The warmth and concision of this Irish Ferries radio advert is something to behold. Very much transport for humans. From experience, that Holyhead-Dublin ferry is a real melting pot of cultures, crying out for a TV documentary.

Could do better with cycle parking, @FullyChargedShw at @Farnborough_Int conference centre. Left dreaming of a covered area with proper bike racks. It can be done.

Worth a listen, especially for the interaction between individual-level and system-level change. And how people are motivated differently. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001gkq8?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

I wondered how to keep Transport For Humans moving along - reach more people around the world and collect presentations, articles and thoughts from @rorysutherland and I in one place. One answer is this new website: http://www.transportforhumans.com Enjoy!

On BBC Radio 4 at 11am this morning (and Monday 9pm) - available online too: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001bl37 Happily, arriving earlier than expected. https://twitter.com/pete_dyson/status/1550476123502411776

US climate bill makes big claims. Two sources analyse the expected emissions impact, but neither shows a breakdown of relative contribution of various bill sections (EVs/homes/energy). Left wondering, do we just trust, clap and hope? 👏🤷

Brilliant trip to Broadcasting House with @rorysutherland for BBC Radio 4. 'Transport For Humans' will be 30min episode of 'The Spark', a wonderful series by @helenlewis. Out in October, so still time for some summer reading ;) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1913019357/

Back in summer 1926, the London Underground was advertised as place to *escape* the heat. Since then, friction from trains has gradually warmed the tunnels. Some solutions to diminish and harness that heat......

Proud to have raced Challenge Roth on Sunday, Europe’s biggest ironman distance triathlon with 4000 athletes. Finishing in 8hrs23mins placed me 12th/40 in the Pro Mens field. I’m a ‘full-time triathlete’ in that I have a full-time job. Thread on what it takes🧵1/10

Hopefully a new genre of 'big map theatre' is emerging, I thought 'Straight Line Crazy' was a brilliant dramatisation of big concepts in urbanism, transport, society and politics. Definitely recommend. Also features Voldemort for three more weeks....

Quick analysis of the Ironman World Championship results. Pro men and pro women prize winners have very different distributions at St George, yet didn't at Kona. Something to think about @bbculp @TriRating @tri247

Impressed to hear the most recent IPCC Report* cited on Thought For The Day on Radio 4's Today programme. @Vishvapani Bloomfield is on point. *specifically Chapter 5 on societal and behavioural change https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0c58z1h

Something captivating about combining cycling, railways and re-purposing old infrastructure. For me, 'Gatten Go' in Japan is a pinnacle transport for humans attraction. One for @Wheels4Well to bring to the UK? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbR6oK4kudw

Today's IPCC report = alarming + empowering Some good news I spotted, evidence is showing 'positive spillover effect' occurred when developed countries took a leading role to decarbonise, developing countries reduced emissions intensity too. #ipcc #cooperation

If you haven't had time to read Transport For Humans yet, this new book review by @lonrec is a lovingly detailed way to start. Hope it stimulates more sales than it replaces ;) https://www.londonreconnections.com/2022/nudging-public-transport-transport-for-humans-book-review/

How tube lines got their colours - https://youtu.be/K9tMIuCjv0oa a fascinating mix of psychology, history, engineering and speculation. E.g. Central Line given bold red to reinforce its visual 'left right' dominance. More on this in Transport For Humans with @rorysutherland

Transport For Humans Advent Day 24.... Our closing sentences cover the Overview Effect; the planetary shift in perspective reported by astronauts seeing the bigger picture. On that note, good luck to the people launching and unfolding JWTS 🤞 🚀 🛰 🌌

Transport For Humans - Advent Day 23.....a brighter future sees a healthier balanced diet of transport options, people able to travel in more ways. 🐝🌻🌹💐🌺🐝

Transport Advent - Day 22....nearing the end, just time to indulge in the conclusion as a desert. Crossroads and mountains are why behavioural science is needed for the way ahead.

Transport For Humans - Advent Day 21.....marking this year's shortest day with some big thinking. Quote from the end of Chapter 2 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1913019357/

Transport Advent Day 19 - The experience of waiting isn't just about duration, it's about uncertainty. That's why countdown timers are so powerful. Just need to get better at valuing them as a human transport technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niNOdboAGmA&feature=youtu.be

Transport For Humans - Advent Day 18......'Last Train To Christmas' is a new film premiering tonight. Set entirely on a train journey across the 20th century --> watch for the evolution of seating configurations, not just the funky costumes 😉...

Transport For Humans Advent Day 17....how to harness group-decision in an online world, the Delphi method can help teams and big organisations make high-stakes decisions. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1913019357/

Transport For Humans Advent Day 15......"How might waiting time not feel like wasted time? Brussels Airport's ingenious answer was to turn the departure gate into an art gallery." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JREE37Q5cNM @Skullmapping & @VisitVlaanderen

Transport For Humans Advent Calendar Day 14.....how green number plates harness signalling, giving the electric car transition extra visibility and transparency 🟩🚘⚡️

Transport For Humans - Advent Day 13....."What came first: putting a man on the moon or wheels on a suitcase? Only in 1970 was a patent for 'rolling luggage' filed. Fresh ideas aren't just under our noses, they're in our brains 👃🧠"

Transport For Humans Advent Day 12..."Its great that logic gets us from A to B, but it's not the whole answer to transport challenges, not even close". More on this 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1913019357/

Transport For Humans - Advent Day 11....."When we think imaginatively about household travel needs, new behaviours become possible. For example, rarely spotted children's bikes stored alongside parked cars" (Isle of dogs, today).