#cycletouring in #NL. Nightime transport in Dordrecht; rural independence for #disabled; bike parking overflow #Breda as indoor facility full; urban independence #mobilityscooter users. All down to proper space for #cycling @timmorton2.bsky.social @ategov.bsky.social @heidialexander.bsky.social

So enjoyed listening to you @holliemcnish.bsky.social. I breast fed my son in a pub, chap smoking a cigar (1992) told me I shouldn’t be. Told him he was wrong + carried on!! Chester was my home town. Very dull circa 1960s @storyhouselive.bsky.social sounds a must visit. Thank you

#entitled? Is it even a legal number plate? Blocking dropped kerb access totally. And this guy buying coffee at #Gails but double flashers so that’s ok.

The joy of #cycling is the serendipity of who you randomly meet far from home. Today @chairrdrf.bsky.social in #richmondpk and @ajpendleton.bsky.social in Mortlake.

Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz

Couldn’t agree more with this para from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Just one pedestrian killed by a pedal cyclist in the UK in 2024. 265 killed by cars www.gov.uk/government/s...

How appalling is this. @chairrdrf.bsky.social @greenjennyjones.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social www.edp24.co.uk/news/2551171...

@chiswickw4com.bsky.social manages to infer the #driver of the #car had no agency 🤷‍♀️ #motornormativity

WATCH: “They’re deliberately misinforming, and I get tired of being asked to rebut the lies as if it’s a good faith argument, or a debate between opinion vs opinion, when it’s really a debate between evidence and deliberate misinformation.” I get real blunt with @ambermac.bsky.social! Watch & share

CYCLE SPOTLIGHT: Van Raam Maxi Comfort Our Inclusive Cycling Advisor, Katie, recently popped down to our @peddlemywheels.bsky.social partners and took the time to explain a little bit about what makes each of our cycles unique.

My #water bill has just gone from £16 pm to £66pm w a decrease in usage. #privatisation @thameswater.bsky.social @hammersmithandy.bsky.social

This 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Let’s do this!! Not only too many #cars in our streets but too many #SUVs as well.

You see it rain or shine - no school uniform helps, school zones and bi-directional cycling on one way streets. @heidialexander.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social

Think cycling in the Netherlands is only big-city stuff? Take a look at Zutphen. In this small historic town, young and old, of every background, move around by bike — and in big numbers. www.youtube.com/shorts/6uEAd...

Video credit: itsjuliencohen Description: "11 and 8-year-old prodigy sisters played Vivaldi Winter with me" This is serious musical talent 🎻🎻🎹🎶🎵 #VivaldiWinter #Song #music #Piano #Violin #Instruments #Instrumental

So if you don’t have a #car and want to travel #rail services are simply not good enough. How do #wheelchair users get over this. Or w heavy luggage, prams bikes. @heidialexander.bsky.social @activetraveleng.bsky.social @nationalrail.bsky.social

#cycled this again complete utter death trap, maybe why #cycling take-up for leisure cycling is lower than could be? NO logical way to get round it - on to #WandsworthBridge hopeless. Horrid for anyone not in metal box. @wandsworthcycling.bsky.social @wandsworthls.bsky.social @sebdance.bsky.social

When life gets you down #music lifts you up. Thank you @wandsworthlabour.bsky.social for a brilliant festival. Just next time better #cycleparking 🙏🏻

Another Facebook memory reminder today from 4yrs ago. #ReasonToRide still applies now as it did back then.

Shared use, bi-directional #NCN4 Bray to Windsor on a 50mph single carriageway. The state of #cycleinfra in the UK - to enable #cycling #walking you need to spend money. @heidialexander.bsky.social @activetraveleng.bsky.social @ruthcadbury.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social

#pedestrianiastion never works. Allegedly. Church Street in #Twickenham, closed to motors some yrs back. Yes an event but how did all these pple get here when they can’t park?? It’s a conundrum. Well done @richmondcouncil.bsky.social - more please. @richmondcycling.bsky.social @londonls.bsky.social

Getting to the beach at #Hoek. Still too many cars but look how many #families carrying everything they need. We did a 30m round trip all safe/maintained/perfect. @ibikebrighton.bsky.social

Finished our #cycletour Belgium NL France. Some exemplary #cycle stuff incl whole streets which have priority, wide lanes w zero potholes and clear markings. Take a look @heidialexander.bsky.social it’s how you get mas take up. @activetraveleng.bsky.social

A few days #cycling from Rotterdam to Dunkirk, back via Poperinge to Ghent. So #NL #France #Belgium - some extraordinary #cycle infra. 1000s all ages, abilities, massive car free areas. Wide lanes. Get to the beach by bike is the norm.

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social

Recommend this beautiful book re #kindertransport. So moving, such brave people. Thank you @megclayton.com

There are places that have achieved Vision Zero. Oslo is one of them. Floating bus stops are part of the solution, not the problem. Stop making vulnerable road users fight over scraps of space while prioritizing the mode of transport that kills most.

Let me be perfectly clear. If this were to be adopted, then that's it for building cycle tracks in the UK in most situations. Her amendment would force more people into cars which would perversely make it worse for bus reliability and of course be exclusionary itself. 6/n

It is still in the committee stage and you can submit your own evidence as our old friends NFBUK and Vincent Stops have. They and others want to ban cycling as transport. Guide Dogs are not extreme, but they want a pause on floating bus stops. 7/n bills.parliament.uk/bills/3910/p...

I closed out 6mths of #cycling doing 5211 miles. A record. Mostly enjoyable incl to Shoreham, Oxford, St Albans and Brighton a couple of weeks ago. Sadly to report #driving on so many roads is increasingly poor. Still it’s worth doing. #lovecycling.

The Bus Services (No.2) Bill is at committee stage Bus stop bypasses (floating bus stops) are being discussed Well designed bus stop bypasses are the best option in some places for pan-impairment #ActiveTravel and public transport #accessibility. Here's why: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/disabled-peo...

This is how @mylondyn.bsky.social report the #killing of a human being on our roads - @lauralaker.bsky.social www.mylondon.news/news/south-l...

We have also submitted written evidence today. We are extremely concerned about these exclusionary amendments which would make comprehensive safe cycling for children, families & many disabled people impossible.

The streets of the Netherlands are incredible at 8am, absolutely packed with children of all ages cycling to school, it really is a sight to see. After witnessing this I can't believe my MP @meghillier.bsky.social is trying to ban safe cycling because she's been hoodwinked by the liar Vincent Stops

Hi @marshadecordova.bsky.social you're suggesting worrying amendments which really won't work in our rural Oxfordshire setting and might require children to take bikes into 60mph HGV traffic. Have you read TfL's guide to Bus Stop Bypasses? Linked below! content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-stop-byp...

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👇

@activetravelcaf.bsky.social @ategov.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social

Exactly this 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 @hounslowcycling.bsky.social @richmondcycling.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social

Seems like a good idea @londoncycling.bsky.social @richardleeming.bsky.social @ruthmayorcas.bsky.social Worth a rebloosk too chng.it/5nNZRMtx9n

As the author, I’m immensely proud of this report. But mainly I hope people read it and take notice. This is about the rise in ‘fake e-bikes’, and what’s driving it appgcw.org/resources/in...

#no-oneusesC9Chiswick; more #bikes at this time than #cars. 🤫

Buried in the story is the fact that the council didn't complete an equality assessment. The barriers need to be removed or made compliant. May take someone disabled being restricted before the council takes action though. It's 2025. This should not be happening.

Classic stuff in #Barnes, drivers parked on #doubleyellows collecting just coffee/cake - time that #Richmond sorted out their enforcement Satmornings. @timlennon.bsky.social do have a word w #AlexEhmann who blocked me.

This is extraordinary listening!! Another gt prog from @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social - I’ve got the original book, covered as we used to do! @sallywatson.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Stunning exhibition at the #GardenMuseum. Lovely place to #cycle to. With #Bikeracks!!!

Round trip #cycled #ChiswickGuildford yest 62miles. Only safe space #C9 #KewRd. Rest either #paintedlines on 50mph dual carriageways or non maintained paths w zero protection at any junction. No wonder #cycling is still not mainstream. @heidialexander.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social.

@ruthmayorcas.bsky.social @coldwarcliff.bsky.social use tools like down.blue if you want to snip the video for your own uses bsky.app/profile/last...

Lime are normalising bike use in a really dramatic way. (@willnorman.co.uk is still a bit slack about posting on here)