We had our first HCC in-person meet up of the year, last week, and we recognised everyone’s tireless work for change. Now the big question: how to get these cycle infrastructure plans – currently “sitting in a drawer in the town hall” – out onto people’s desks, and built on our streets?

👀 👀 👀 consultation on improvements on Market Road- have your say by 8 March ! www.letstalk.islington.gov.uk/market-road-... This link between us and Camden is embarassing - things can only get better ! cycleislington.uk/2025/market-.... @camdencyclists.bsky.social @londoncycling.bsky.social

In December, we at @haringeycyclists.bsky.social won two awards at the LCC bash. Ben House and I cycled in to collect them, but we wanted to make sure the appreciation reached the right people. So on Tuesday, at our first real life meet of the year, we did our own awards ceremony … 1/7

He goes on: “My understanding is that there are designs for this but that they’re sitting in a drawer in town hall”. Hmmm. It’s about time someone whipped those designs out and got building isn’t it! Jump to 5 mins in for the Haringey bit … 4/5 youtu.be/igvYHUiv5mE

And my piece is here. I was limited to 500 words so it won’t take you long to race through … 5/5 www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2581323...

Public reporting deters crime. We urge it for burglary, assault, fraud — so why not road danger?? Reporting helps tackle reckless driving and save lives. The Daily Mail mocking this as “villainy” misses the point. Accountability on our roads protects everyone. www.the-londoner.co.uk/jeremy-vine-...

Go go @cyclingmikey.bsky.social - and thank you for all your efforts

One of our members, Carla Francome, has written about @mikehakata.bsky.social's departure in the Ham and High - one line of his resignation letter has piqued our interest. And it’s all about the future plans.

The @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social gives his take on what isn't working on Green Lanes for cyclists. A space that isn't bicycle friendly despite its important place in borough's transport infrastructure.

Not long until our yearly social / fundraising céilidh! www.tickettailor.com/events/hackn... Dinner and dancing, perfect to chase away the January blues.

Just when you thought #Cycleway1 couldn’t get any worse! It was awful enough that the route takes us through a seedy alleyway, but Haringey Council thought it would go one further and install these barriers!!! Good luck to cargo bike riders. Depressing. @willnorman.co.uk @mikehakata.bsky.social

Looks like we're not hanging our helmets up any time soon. Our top two Dangerous Junctions have been on our to-do list for years. Nothing is happening. We need to get noisy. @london.gov.uk and @islington-council.bsky.social need to step up cycleislington.uk/2025/islingt...

Our @psimonk.bsky.social got rather excited about news London now seeing average 1.5 million journeys cycled daily this morning: bsky.app/profile/lond.... Now here's his slightly calmer & more detailed analysis: lcc.org.uk/news/1-5-mil... covering funding case, outer v inner London & a lot more.

Lack of political will in London is perhaps most starkly visible in inaction around London's most #DangerousJunctions 1. We have 3 years in a row highlighted ratrun cluster in Wandsworth as the most dangerous in London, where ratruns cross main road cycle tracks. The same Cycle Superhighway, CS7...

' ... any junction, no matter how complicated, can be made safe with political will' So where is the political will to make the Finsbury Park gyratory safe ? @london.gov.uk @haringeycyclists.bsky.social @hackneylcc.bsky.social youtu.be/pYHVj9JRzGY

Brilliant to see my daughter Sabine’s first article in print in the Ham & High www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/255880..., telling her story about the day she stopped waiting for the bus – and started saving £1,000 a year. 1/7

📣 Callout: Do you have a good idea💡or a story about cycling 🚲 in Haringey? Know someone with an unusual experience? Or a real talent for cycling? Or who’s found an unusual route? We’re collecting local stories for our next newsletter and local magazines – all ideas welcome!

My 5 top tips are: 1. Fit mudguards and mudflaps. 2. Keep it clean. A regular soapy wash is great 3. Keep it lubed. 4. Keep tyres inflated to almost the max pressure. 5. Swap derailleur gears for hub gears. www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

🔔 I’ve written a brand new piece for the Ham and High about why children in Haringey need a safe habitat for cycling 🔔 It’s absolutely chock full of polar bear puns 🐻‍❄️🐻 It’s about a family ride to visit animal murals, that Haringey Cycling organised last month. So many children … 1/8

So some links then. My brand new Ham and High piece is here: … 6/8 www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2550209...

@cycleislington.uk family ride from City farm to the apple festival in Gillespie Park, via some of North Islington's Parks Sunday 19th October. lcc.org.uk/events/islin...

Don't let anyone tell you people don't cycle in Haringey...figures from Forest & Lime show over 278,000 rides this July in the borough and that doesn't include people riding their own bikes. We need more infrastructure to support pedal power in Haringey www.minutes.haringey.gov.uk/documents/s1...

Show Us Green Lanes! 🚲 This month, please snap or film the good, bad & baffling bits of Green Lanes for walking and cycling. 📸 Capture moments that show, for example: - No safe space for cycling - Tricky crossings - 🚴 in action Avoid close-ups of 😃. Pref take photos from behind. Post to this thread

🛎️ monthly meeting Wednesday 8 October 1900 in the Town Hall. All welcome to discuss what's on in the world of cycling in Islington followed by social drinks 🍺 ☕️ 🍷 Talking of what's on 👀 👇🏼 tomorrow at 0800 - Cycling Collective ride from north to south of the borough lcc.org.uk/events/commu...

📣 Everyone is welcome to our next Haringey Cycling 🚲 Campaign meeting: 🗓️ Date: Tues 7th October ⏰ Time: 7:30–9pm 📍 Venue: Upstairs at the Great Northern Railway Tavern. Stay on for a chat and a drink 🍻 Future dates for your diary: - Tues 11 Nov - ⁠⁠Weds 10th Dec - our Xmas social 🥳

🚨🚨 Sound up loud for our brand new video! 📽️📽️ People riding to the song of the moment - turn it up and enjoy! 🎶 Last Saturday, Haringey Cycling organised a marshalled family ride around local animal murals. We got an amazing turnout, because People Love Cycling. … /1

Thanks to everyone who came along to yesterday's ride and the volunteers who made it such a big success. We'd love to see more cycle friendly infrastructure in Haringey, making it safer for everyone to cycle around the borough and not just on our #communityrides

Great to see how you've ignited the discussion Carla. @willnorman.co.uk's latest map highlights the big hole in Haringey: no new cycleway network here in a decade – Green Lanes is glaringly absent. Has Haringey's Streets for People plan stalled? Political will? bsky.app/profile/will...

My Ham and High piece has been featured on Harringay Online and has 5 pages of comments. What I’ve realised recently is how many regular folks around here are looking for a safe cycle route. A local mum told me in the playground the other day that … /1 harringayonline.com/forum/topics...

Everyone is welcome to join our our Big Secret Safari Ride visiting Haringey’s amazing animal murals. 🗓️ Date: Sat 13 September ⏰ Time: 11:00-13:00 📍 Starting point: Lordship Rec cafe (+ feeder rides earlier from Finsbury Pk & other parks) RSVP & invite friends and family! lcc.org.uk/events/harin...

Come join us on Saturday 13th September for our biggest ride of the year to the Tottenham Flower and Produce Festival with pick ups from Priory Park, Alexandra Palace Park, Finsbury Park, Chestnuts Park and Down Lane Park haringeycyclists.org/events/big-s... #communityride

Come join us on Saturday 13th September for our biggest ride of the year to the Tottenham Flower and Produce Festival with pick ups from Priory Park, Alexandra Palace Park, Finsbury Park, Chestnuts Park and Down Lane Park haringeycyclists.org/events/big-s... #communityride

Big shout out to Carla Francome for bringing the hostile environment of Green Lanes for cyclist in the Ham&High www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2539380... #safercycling

Kudos to Carla and all those that write to their local papers and elected officials about road safey: www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/2539380...

Because it's ok for my life to be constantly put in danger so people can store their large items of personal property.

Read this 🧵 to the end "Because inertia costs lives. And we’ve had enough. "

We agree! 😱 Green Lanes, like too many main roads in London, remains hostile & dangerous for cycling @carolinerussell.bsky.social's brilliant report on Vision Zero needs Mayor, TfL and councils to act, now, to avoid more families & lives ruined london.gov.uk/sites/defaul...

🧵 by @carlafrancome.bsky.social hits nails on heads 🔨 ❓Could it be that some local councils don't care about anyone other than car drivers and want to keep status quo ? ❓Do council officers drive to work ? ❓ Have councils declared #ClimateEmergency ? 🤔

I appreciate this isn’t the sort of thing a normal person says, but I did an 18-tweet thread this morning, and I left something important out 🤯😂 We’ve all done it right? And the thing I left out was this. Last week, when I was still reeling about the fact that we … /1

This is what a stretch looks like. So much space for parking. How brilliant this could be if it was a protected cycle lane. Now I understand that this was done historically and change takes time, but I really thought something would have been done by now. It’s an … /10

Campaigners! 🙌🏻 What’s a term for when you shout until you’re blue in the face about a stretch of road and nothing gets done- for YEARS? 🗓️ “Stuck Record Blues” maybe? 😢🎵🎤 Any others? Because I’ve had serious Stuck Record Blues this week - and there’s a story behind it. 🧵1/18

🚨 NEW REPORT: Today, I'm proud to launch ‘Changing the Narrative – Ending the Acceptance of Road Death in London’ 👉 www.london.gov.uk/caroline-rus... To mark the launch, I’m hosting a roundtable at City Hall today with campaigners, bereaved families, crash survivors, policy experts, TfL and more.

feeling today. Things need to change, and they need to change now. Here is Caroline’s report. 12/12 www.london.gov.uk/sites/defaul...

Today I was honoured to attend a hugely important event on Vision Zero at City Hall, ran by the indomitable Assembly member @carolinerussell.bsky.social, Green group leader and Transport Lead. She started with a powerful speech. “Vision Zero is the most important policy that TFL has. - 1/12

Please share/get in the diary! Next Kidical Mass ride 20th Sep for Car Free Day! @ibikelondon.bsky.social

Did you miss out on last weekend's Architecture Ride? Check out some of buildings and spaces we checked out around Haringey haringeycyclists.org/news/ride-re... #haringey #architecture

Hear from Evan Edinger on why cycling in London makes so much sense and how ebikes can make it a bit easier to get from a to b www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmf6...

What are your favourite buldings in Haringey? Come and check out our resident architect Anke's in the upcoming Architecture ride this Saturday haringeycyclists.org/events/harin...

Want to know more about your borough's built infrasturcture? Come along on our architecture ride this Saturday starting at Blue House Yard haringeycyclists.org/events/harin... #communityride #architecture

Lovely to see young riders able to cycle along Green Lanes yesterday on our community ride- but it’s really time Haringey Council finally made it safe enough for everyone to cycle here every day. haringeycyclists.org/news/campaig...