Under any other leader Jenrick would have been sacked for saying this. Under Badenoch he'll probably get a promotion www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

"Polarisation may be an unhelpful term .... It implies that both sides are becoming equally extreme. Arguably the real dynamic is that elements of the right have hardened, embracing positions that would have been unacceptable a decade ago" on.ft.com/46TGRHs by @henrymance.ft.com 1/

"Over half of the e-cargo bike mileage ridden during trials substituted for car use." doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...

Just two more weeks left of roadworks (and drivers rat running to avoid their £67.6 million bypass) gridlocking Selly Oak High Street and all the bus routes that use it. 🎉

Wish I could say it comes as a massive surprise that there's an overlap between the flag people and suspected fraudsters, but this is great work by the @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social. 'It's 100% legitimate' www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/red-flags-th...

Just reading a report on how to speed up building trams from Egis. It’s the first time I’ve seen mayoral cycles mentioned as having an impact on transport delivery. And it’s just occurred to me that the mayoral cycle is wildly out of sync with the transport settlement cycle.

It would be interesting to FOI the change in demand for parking in the spring... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huge thanks to Moseley Forum for hosting a Road Safety Open Meeting 🙏 Our Chair, Martin Price, joined Mat MacDonald, Sarah Chaundler (City of Cars) & Cllr Izzy Knowles. Great to see prospective candidates + residents debating how to make our streets safer, healthier & more liveable #SafeStreetsNow

Today was one of my favourite lectures, on how evidence influences debates. Case A: 79 people died as a consequence of smart motorways (2010-2024). That's sufficient to pause the policy. Case B: In the first year of the Welsh 20mph scheme 900 fewer people were injured. There's still contestation.

Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide! It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers. It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!

Traffic lights in Copenhagen are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way. “It’s so important to have the freedom on a bike to just ride along at a good speed… You can feel the city wants you – and supports you – going on a bike.”

How the government's new digital ID will work… and why I’ve changed my mind on ID cards (FREE TO READ!) takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/how-the-uk...

Oh good they haven’t worked out the details of the policy and have framed it around migration.

Yes, give us ID that doesn't require having a passport or driving licence. Put it on our phone and integrate with Apple Wallet. Also let us get a physical version. Please and thank you.

The truth: we need migration. The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it. Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality. Reject it. Draw the line.

I’m enjoying my cargo bike and I can just about navigate the horrible chicanes on my nearest Greenway.

These types of stickers appear all over the place in SW Brum. Put up by cowards who know their views are wholly unacceptable to say out loud.

Road harm exists in every corner of our city and this one hits incredibly close to home. RIP to the victim.

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News from the south west of Birmingham: A serial Conservative candidate since 2022 has switched to Reform and been locked out of the page that he’s spent years on to build thousands of followers, however is publicising it as a technical issue.

Peak West Midlands Police

They could’ve cable tied the cycle route sign up while they were at it 😤

Mobility as a service really needs to drop the digital barriers. Do the hard work in the background and at system level, so that the biggest digital interaction is planning a journey to somewhere new on Google Maps.

New details on the WMCA's transport 2027-32 'Rosewell Review' are here - governance.wmca.org.uk/documents/s2... And a vague programme update on CRSTS1, where we still don't know what got shelved 🤪 and haven't had a project-level update in a while, is here - governance.wmca.org.uk/documents/s2...

Not just progressives. Anyone who isn't a straight up fascist.

I need one of the men in this photo from Parkrun to know that I very nearly threw up over their back once we’d got to the finish line and he’d slipped past me going into the funnel at the last second.

Down in Cambridge today where there are lots of normal people in normal clothes cycling around. Let’s make that a thing everywhere so there’s more road space for plumbers that don’t like to participate in the @carryshitolympics.bsky.social.

Just one podium speech pontificating that the country is better than this pls

Elvis has been on his first bike commute to the office, spotting @alcarns.bsky.social on the way home (sort of). He advocates changing the phasing of lights on @a38cycleway.bsky.social as well as the extension to the junction with Merritts Brook Greenway.

Are people drinking this early on the train because of…?: 1) Football 2) Alcohol dependency 3) A hooligan with a double-barrelled name?

Registrar booking form sent off at 1 minute past midnight now that it’s officially one year to go until our wedding. I will not be paying the Council an extra £95 booking fee to book an £800 registrar more than a year in advance. 💅🏼

This new historical data showing a decline in performance of Operation Snap is concerning. Especially given the great strides West Midlands Police made in transforming the service following our successful campaign in 2023.

Google Maps seems to be algorithmically marking out cycle infrastructure that doesn't exist...

So... what is the future for the future of roads ministerial role? Does Keir Mather get it? Where does this leave the imminent(?) progress to fix pavement parking and the national road safety strategy?

Labour has pledged to phase out new petrol- and diesel-only cars from 2030. So what does this mean, and is the government on track to deliver what it’s promised? Our Government Tracker takes a look.

Oh good, this morning in the neighbourhood WhatsApp group, someone’s seriously arguing in favour of obstructive pavement parking because they’re a four-bedroom house and about to become a four car house, and cannot fit all the cars on their driveway. 💆 Happy Monday!

I’ve been frustrated to see so much of the ongoing story about asylum seekers and the protests against them covered without hearing from those seeking asylum and now being met with hostility and hatred I set out to speak to those directly affected to find out about the impact this is having 👇

Not all local media treat road danger with the seriousness it deserves. That’s why I’m grateful to @birminghamlive.bsky.social and @graeme-b.bsky.social for consistently giving victims and families a voice, holding politicians to account, and now campaigning to ban killer drivers for life.

Thank you to @janerockhouse.bsky.social @birminghamlive.bsky.social for highlighting the injustice following a fatal collision as they kick off their road safety campaign.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... A balanced article on the issue of e-bikes that are not bikes but motorcycles. This issue can only be resolved by controlling imports and enforcing the use of e-motorcycles by the police. Westminster needs to legislate on both of these issues urgently.

Tested the cargo bike on my journey to work today. I avoided this park as I suspect this gate is going to be a pain. Let's see how it goes tonight...

“We reject the far right’s racist lies about ‘protecting’ women and girls. They are not defenders of women – they exploit violence against women to fuel hate and division." Words that very much need to be said.

Cars parked on the pavement can be frustrating and dangerous. 5 years ago, there was a consultation into giving councils powers to tackle this, but the Tories ignored it. I've written to Minister Greenwood & 36 Labour MPs to share our support to end this practice. Pavements are for people

After a bit of warming up around our estate, I think he’s either indifferent or even enjoys it?

Irritatingly they had misplaced the rain cover for the front. And it’s now due to rain for a while today, as well as the next few days. Trying to locate my tarpaulin. 😩

👋 Has anyone had to order printed sportswear like the type of gear you get at Parkrun milestones or after races? Likely the BSFB logo and some sort of messaging around road safety. Cheers 🫡

Howling at "Cllr Pears said the park will be ‘spoilt’ with yellow lines set to be painted around the roads to prevent motorists parking other than in the 30 designated parking areas." Cars driving through and parking are not spoiling the park. Yellow lines on tarmac will. Right...

As news breaks that a serious collision on Monday has now sadly turned fatal, this means that the second year of the road safety emergency has seen 5 fatalities - or 20% of typical annual fatalities - in just one month. Any suggestion that road safety is improving is detached from reality.

A motorcyclist died yesterday following a crash at this spot on Monday. 😩

Me in a week or so with Elvis. 🐶