Cyclists in a cycle track near Marble Arch with buses stopped in a bus lane nearby.
"Car traffic is the problem, not... bikes". Our @psimonk.bsky.social in @transportxtra.bsky.social on the fake 'buses v cycling' culture war. www.transportxtra.com/publications...
Many bus industry folks blame cycling, incl cycle tracks & LTNs for falling bus speeds. Piece left out (due to space)...
an outdoor billboard of a kid biking in a painted lane There will never be a bell loud enough a helmet strong enough or clothing bright enough to make up for poor infrastructure
Enough.
Flashback to our billboard we did with the good people at @visionzerovancouver.ca this past Fall. Was incredible to see these messages out in the world.
Traffic levels are rising & most London motor vehicle journeys could be done relatively easily other ways (says TfL analysis). So to bus industry, lobbyists & peers in the Lords, we say: the common issue is motor traffic levels & failing to dealing with that impacts buses and walking and cycling.
I love the way expensive new roads are celebrated, even if in business case terms, they only shave a few seconds of journeys.
But when it is a modest scheme to help to get buses moving, that same argument is deployed against.
Sorry Bub, it's not your road outside.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
London's bus stops haven't been re-designed for over 20yrs.
We're rolling out some new designs with features including:
🪑seating for people to stop & rest
💡improved lighting helping safety concerns
➡️signage to help wayfinding
London needs a safe, connected cycle network!
Great to see tri-borough momentum:
Haringey, Islington and Hackney cabinet leads + LCC members visited the incomplete C50 route which ends dangerously at Finsbury Park bridge.
Hi @willnorman.co.uk + @sebdance.bsky.social how soon can you start here?
🚨 Following cycle theft, 15% of people stop cycling altogether – thousands of Londoners robbed of the chance to ride into work, or to school with their children.
🚲 If London is to become a world class cycling city, theft must be taken seriously – sign our petition to demand action: bit.ly/4bRyUXr
Me pointing into sinkhole
Ladies and gents, this week we’ve had our very sinkhole in our neighbourhood. Peering into it from a distance became the ultimate half term activity. This is a sinkhole with a story.
I live in an area of Bounds Green, and the sinkhole is on Whittington Road. It appeared … 1/10
Daughter cycling through filters in the LTN
Here’s what I’ve learnt about cycling in a city with an 8 year old. For a start, many kids prefer to cycle than other ways of travelling.
It gives them freedom and autonomy. And yes, even in the rain. Recently my daughter was offered a lift when it was hammering … 1/10
Out in Finsbury Park today with our neighbours @islington-council.bsky.social @rowchampion.bsky.social and Haringey Council’s Cllr Ibrahim Ali and @londoncycling.bsky.social looking at how to work with Transport for London to extend Cycleway C50 so we can ride safely through all of our boroughs.
With thanks to all who discussed the dismal lack of progress on C50 @haringeycyclists.bsky.social
@hackneylcc.bsky.social
@londoncycling.bsky.social
Calling @willnorman.co.uk @london.gov.uk - this was announced in 2018, would be super to complete by 2028 ?
youtu.be/pYHVj9JRzGY
This LTN opportunism is widespread. In Hackney I was very disappointed to see this Green leaflet which plays up opposition to a new LTN. Really @zoegarbett.bsky.social? Not quite openly anti but a lot of people noticed how negative & equivocal this is. I thought you were promising to go further?
Camera enforcement with exemptions is a politically tempting but ultimately very bad idea! I cover this extensively in my 2024 lecture to the Transport Planning Society here bsky.app/profile/cris...
⛅ With the weather threatening to start improving, it might soon be time to get the kids bikes out again...
With that in mind, here's a good refresher from The Eager Cyclist, on how to cycle safely with them 👉 youtu.be/lU0i8KIAFJg?...
🤔 Looking to make half term plans?
LCC local groups across the capital are putting on rides and events, suitable for all the family 🧑🧑🧒🧒
See what's going on near you:
📣 NEWS: LCC report into cycle theft show’s lack of action by Mayor, TfL, and Met, is resulting in 40,000 bikes stolen in London every year…
BUT… our report also sets out recommendations on how to bring that number 📉
✍️ Read the report and sign our petition: bit.ly/3Onz7I5
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?
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...
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
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.
Me with paper
Pic of Mike in the paper
So, @mikehakata.bsky.social’s departure from Haringey has been rather like a spider monkey - it’s had a long tail. I’ve got an opinion piece about it in the Ham and High this week.
I got a joke in, of course, which there’s a screenshot of if you’re feeling too lazy to click through to … 1/5
Interesting indeed 🧐
"Haringey recently got cash from TFL to develop its own cycle lanes on its bit of Green Lanes”.
Low Traffic Neighborhoods!
Low Traffic Neighborhoods!
All in one mega blog post is a huge resource containing the most popular films, photos, diagrams & links on LTN's.
Bookmark. Share. Link to it. Host a screening. Advocate.
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#LTNsAreGoodActually 💫
Another study on why design >>> rules.
Francesca - a cyclist on the Bayswater road
Megha - a cyclist on the Bayswater road
Miguel - a cyclist on the Bayswater road
The cycling community will not be painted as thugs mowing down vulnerable pedestrians-we actually look like this ⬇️. We just want safer streets for ALL, cleaner air & the freedom to ride without fear! That said, the consultation closes tomorrow & many will have been misinformed:
😲😲😲 The extraordinary lengths the campaign against the Bayswater Road consultation has gone to, is just mind boggling 🤯 🤯 🤯. Among those fiercely opposed is ex MP Felicity Buchan, who posted this on FB. The content is bonkers - we dare you to take a look 👀 ⬇️ More…
Well now, this looks interesting
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