Reposted by Laura FNathan Ley @nathanley.com · 26/09/2026cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/the-roofs-...cllrdrnathanley.substack.comThe roofs won’t be enough“Just put them on roofs instead” is the most comfortable argument in British politics. It is also the one that quietly hands the bill to our children. 42417
Reposted by Laura FChristiaan Monden @cmonden.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Hear, hear! Excellent piece. The roofs first objection to urgently needed solar farms "does not survive contact with a calculator". It also doesn't survive our duty to our children. 064
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 26/09/2026cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/the-roofs-... excellent article here from a councillor in Abingdon. He's so right that we need more solar everyone, roofs won't solve the problem alone.cllrdrnathanley.substack.comThe roofs won’t be enough“Just put them on roofs instead” is the most comfortable argument in British politics. It is also the one that quietly hands the bill to our children. 176
Reposted by Laura FLiz Godfrey @lizgdfy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Wood burning has definitely started again in my area. We had the windows open last night and the house stank of smoke - it was dark so we don’t know who is burning. We need much better public health messaging about this issue so everyone can understand the damage they are doing when they light up! 1105
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 25/09/2026@carryshitolympics.bsky.social fan rake by bike? No problem 😆 #carryshitolympics #Oxford 061
Reposted by Laura FHackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Car-free streets aren’t empty streets, they are full of life. People walking, cycling, browsing market stalls, sitting outside cafés, chatting and enjoying being in their city. Remove the cars, and you make space for people. 📍Middelburg, NL. 14714
Reposted by Laura FSpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · 23/09/2026"I am a 91 year old who used to nip about by car" ... Now he's a 🚲 campaigner in #Colinton! 👍 An example to us all! @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @chdot.bsky.social @cllrconorsavage.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @sw20.info @longstonecc.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @osbert.org 0137
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Happy #newbikeday to my son - he was so happy whizzing round the park with his friends this evening 🚲❤️😊 Woom bikes are amazing 🤩 040
Reposted by Laura FLaura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 22/09/2026On the way to get some groceries yesterday with my 8yo we passed a friend of mine, also on a cargo bike. I waved hello as we rode by & my kid asked "Who was that?" Me: "My friend, Phil." 8yo: "Why didn't you say more?" Me: "Like what?" 8yo: "Like ask about a play date." Me: "Oh... " 2893
Reposted by Laura FKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The rogue Waymo that drove through a farmers market in Denver is a reminder that Colorado has no laws to issue citations for driverless vehicles and their actions. 48853246
Reposted by Laura FBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” The most efficient travellers are us on bikes. Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMathscientificamerican.comThe Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a BikeA famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom 5498143
Reposted by Laura FWarren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Researchers have been asking, why are pedestrian deaths going up, particularly driven by a spike in the dusk period? Well, right now it's 8:30 pm and I'm walking the baby to sleep, and every other driver I have seen is staring at their phone while rolling stop signs. Just a thought. 4269182
Reposted by Laura FLaura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 21/09/2026Driving a car for errands is so stressful. Biking (on protected infrastructure) is not. More Americans should have the ability to decide how to complete each trip w/o car dependency forced on them. 🚲 ❤️ 1844163
Reposted by Laura FWarren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Walking to pick my kid up from elementary school and watching the mayor ride by on her e-bike. Just another day in Berkeley. ✌🏻 42047
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is obviously bad news for those who have to drive - hauliers, farmers etc. but for private cars, although this mentions a rise in EVs/hybrids, it doesn't say anything about encouraging people to use public transport/active travel. Motornormativity again. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/s...theguardian.com‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across BritainSmall traders and drivers bear the brunt of a refining shortage taking UK diesel towards £2 a litre as wars wipe out about a fifth of global supplies 010
Reposted by Laura FFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Everyone screaming to "BUY EVs" and completely ignoring the fact that we need to redevelop our transportation infrastructure away from a singular form of mobility. This is the definition of unintentional car brain. 943047
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Learn a language with me for free! Duolingo is fun, and proven to work. Here’s my invite link: invite.duolingo.com/BDHTZTB5CWWK... 000
Reposted by Laura Fandrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It's interesting to me that "championing taxpayers" never seems to mean ensuring, like, safe sidewalks with curb cuts; separated bike lanes; funding for the arts & culture & lifestyle stuff that I personally feel should be one of the benefits of living in a society 211015
Reposted by Laura FFlight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Way to go Bristol! First city to ban ads for flights, cars and fast fashion on public billboards. Why should our streets advertise the very things that are harming our planet? Other cities.. it is time to follow suit 💚 #FlightFreeMovement 0153
Reposted by Laura FFlight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026📢Oxfordshire Residents📢 We are hosting our flagship event, ‘Travel, Flying and the Climate Crisis’ in Oxford next month. Our panel will discuss airport expansion, human influence on climate change and flight-free travel inspiration! Free tickets: tickettailor.com/events/fligh... 0139
Reposted by Laura FFlight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Ditching flights is one of the biggest single changes most people can make. It's not just a step but a stride - every choice matters! 💚 1148
Reposted by Laura FErik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Every public event that only gives driving directions is a policy failing, a moral failing, and a failure of imagination. 16112
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Another year, another birthday party shop and another basket full of pineapples 🥳 😆🍍 #Oxford 000
Reposted by Laura FFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 15/09/2026With bikes, it's easy to stop and enjoy the scenery. It adds enjoyment to life, which is something you can't get with a white knuckle grip on a car steering wheel in high speed urban stroad traffic. 934547
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There aren't many plus points about getting a 6:30am train for work but at least it's easier to find a parking space at Oxford station 🤣 #activetravel #Oxford 031
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Normalising doing grocery shopping like this 👇 🛍️🛒#activetravel #Oxford 141
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 29/08/2026We've just got back from a week in Cornwall and we travelled by train from #Oxford to #Looe. Apart from the odd taxi, we've walked or caught the train all week and as a result broken the step goal streak - 10,000 steps a day for 7 days in a row! Public transport = active travel 😎 010
Reposted by Laura FSundance @sundance.bikesky.social · 26/08/2026Can we not even make malls safe from cars? Good grief 5325
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP Dolly 💔 country music has lost its greatest star today. I always remember my Dad introducing me to Dolly, playing me his vinyl collection #DollyParton 🎸🎙️ 000
Reposted by Laura FBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it. 3865336
Reposted by Laura FFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 24/08/2026City leaders often claim there's no room for better urban infrastructure. But the truth is the space is always there, you just have to look under the cars to find it. 416026
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I've just bought a hot drink in my own reusable cup from the trolley service on a @gwr.com train and been told they cannot pass the hot drink to the table (about 30cm) without them putting on the lid. This is really ridiculous. I don't know who makes up these rules. 1/2 120
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Really sad to have left Bavaria - now back in the UK (on a very delayed Eurostar 🙄) on day 2 of Murnau ➡️ Oxford via Cologne last night. Train travel is the best (even with a few delays it's still so much better than flying) #flightfree (and yes we played a lot of "taco cat goat cheese pizza" 😂 030
Reposted by Laura FThe Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026No, you cannot shift a pack of 2.4m x 150mm feather edge boards on a cycle. #VeiculoLongo #CarryShitOlympics 2269
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Photos of an amazing trip up the Zugspitze yesterday and Munich today 😎🚠🚇🚋🏞️ 000
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Bayern is beautiful 😍 - some highlights from the first few days here #blaueland #Germany 000
Reposted by Laura FMiss Omar @auntiekayadventure.bsky.social · 10/05/2026This is the best cycling advert ever, especially because I’m in it. It beautifully shows that cycling is for everyone, no matter who you are or where you come from. Bikes bring people together and remind us that cycling is one of the best ways to improve our health and wellbeing. 1029689
Reposted by Laura FLaura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 08/08/2026Every time I take my mom somewhere in our cargo trike she says the same thing (at some point in the ride): “Wow, you sure do see more on a bike than driving, don’t you?” Today she added “I think I have a glimpse into what my 80s will be like” (me riding her around even more in my bike). 🥰 1039649
Reposted by Laura FLaura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 08/08/2026The face of a grandpa who gets to ride both of his grandkids through a rainstorm on a cargo trike: 😁🌧️ 61146
Reposted by Laura FGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The most dangerous thing many people do every day is drive their car and almost no one operates a vehicle with that in mind 260598
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Oxford ➡️ Murnau by rail Day 1 Oxford - London - Paris - Mannheim Great journey, a little delayed but we love the Eurostar and ICE - free toys for kids "kleine ICE Benni" 🚄😊 lovely scenery, super fast trains and I just spent the time napping 😴 or reading my book (The Lincoln Lawyer) 📖 #flightfree 200
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 02/08/2026RIP Monty Roberts, an incredible horse whisperer 🏇😢 I remember watching him on tour doing join up in Clevedon, UK about 20 years ago and it was magical to watch. 000
Reposted by Laura FStephen @stephen.int42.org · 26/07/2026A ladder on the cargo bike definitely gets some looks. I even stopped at the hardware store for a few supplies. Just another day. #CarryShitOlympics #CargoBike 519824
Reposted by Laura FMiss Omar @auntiekayadventure.bsky.social · 02/08/2026A folded helmet and a folded Brompton. It is compact, clever, and always ready to go. Simple, convenient, and made for every days adventure.✨ Just unfold, hop on, and enjoy the ride. 0332
Reposted by Laura FCaræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 25/07/2026riding bikes is also vastly more pro social than driving a car. you pay so much more attention to the world around you and are so much better enmeshed in your community. 1031255
Reposted by Laura FNational Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 23/07/2026A letter to the Prime Minister from the #𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴 experts in today's @financialtimes.com. Please share. Link to a zoomable image: www.nebriefing.org/media With thanks to Business Declares. #TimeToStepUp #NationalRenewal 47253
Reposted by Laura FBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc…Via @theconversation.bsky.socialtheconversation.comCycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero citiesActive travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day. 351331457
Laura F @dantsis87.bsky.social · 19/07/2026@film.curzon.com just arrived in your #Oxford cinema to be given our hot drinks in single use cups when there were china ones clearly available (and that's what used to be used). Why the change? Terrible choice for the planet, please rethink this ASAP #noexcuseforsingleuse #climatechange 000