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Dan Kelly

@deekinstow.bsky.social
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I've spent the last decade banging on about the connections between how we travel and healthier, happier lives. An edgelands regular with Sustrans, now Walk Wheel Cycle Trust.

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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ginnekenmarkt, Breda in 1978 and today
In 1978 the street is packed with cars, parked and queuing nose to tail. A lorry and a couple of cyclists are stuck among them in the distance. Today the street is now paved in brick with no cars in sight. A woman rides an e-bike towards the camera down the middle of the street.
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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“…suggesting that private schools are responsible for around two thirds (67.8 per cent) of school run congestion. To put it another way, when private schools are in term you can expect to see 3.09x more congestion compared to when only state schools are in term”
Bar graph showing additional impact of private schools term time on congestion
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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One of the last projects I set in motion before I left @wearepossible.bsky.social has finally borne fruit: the School Run Cruncher! TL;DR? YES, it does indeed look like school run traffic to private schools is disproportionately responsible for morning rush hour congestion. You’re welcome!
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Private schools, public pollution: the need to better understand school run congestion — Possible
The school run is one of the most visible sources of traffic in our towns and cities, with 25% of weekday morning car trips in London being trips to school. For many of us , it’s clear that roads that...
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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Floating bus stops are a simple way to make busy streets work better for everyone. Buses do not get held up by cyclists, while people cycling get a continuous, protected route instead of being forced into traffic. Safer cycling, quicker bus journeys and streets that work for people.
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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Amstel, Amsterdam in 1979 and today.
Split-screen comparison of the same street in Amsterdam, photographed decades apart. The black-and-white historical photo shows the lined with parked cars and a tram track, while the modern colour photo shows the same street with no car parking. A woman rides a cargo bike with a dog looking out. The tram line has been relocated to a more convenient location.
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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today is World Car Free Day! Try walking or wheeling a journey, exploring your neighbourhood on foot and sharing your favourite people-friendly street. Every step helps build healthier, happier communities. Find out more: livingstreets.org.uk/worldcarfreeday #WorldCarFreeDay
A child wearing a pink helmet and roller skates moves along a residential street while holding hands with an adult walking beside them. Cars are parked on both sides of the road, and two other children stand near a parked vehicle in the background.
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Dr Gary Fuller @drgaryfuller.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Improvements in air pollution are leading to brighter, smarter toddlers. A New York study adds to the growing evidence that air pollution is a fixable problem and that health improves when air pollution is reduced. My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Improved air quality linked to better mental development in toddlers, study finds
Long-term research in New York shows efforts to reduce air pollution associated with higher cognitive test scores
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 19/09/2026
For decision makers, the lesson is clear: effective leadership requires looking beyond the intensive minority and finding ways to understand the preferences of the wider public. In Budapest, when residents were asked directly, they chose a bridge designed for moving people rather than private cars.🔚
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 19/09/2026
Five police forces who’ve been trying a Palantir surveillance tool are set to drop it: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/rev…
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Revealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance tool
Exclusive: Palantir's UK policing ambitions take a hit as East Midlands forces end their involvement in a controversial data pilot.
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Active Towns @activetowns.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This Principal is Leading a Safer Streets Revolution at Her School and Nationally: In this short excerpt, students demonstrate a New Zealand Kea Crossing, a temporary, part-time crossing zone used near schools to help children cross the street safely. youtube.com/shorts/lNw-T...
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Principal is Leading a Safer Streets Revolution
YouTube video by Active Towns
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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
In our first few months of owning an EV I was happy to see an average efficiency of just over 4 miles/kWh. Pretty good! Compare that to our e-bike, which I've just seen in our service report: "An efficiency of 7.52 Wh/km converts to approximately ***82.6 miles per kWh***" 😮🤯
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 12/09/2026
“I want justice not just for myself, but for everyone whose civil liberties are under threat from a failing justice system” No-one should lose their freedom because the authorities make a mistake Help 78-year-old peaceful protester Gaie Delap sue the Ministry of Justice goodlaw.social/9np5
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Help Gaie Delap take on the failing justice system that put her in prison | Good Law Project
We helped get Gaie released from jail last year. Now we’re helping her sue the Ministry of Justice for discrimination for not finding a tag that fitted.
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Dan Kelly @deekinstow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"The elderly needs to be kept away from the street" 😶
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Better Streets for Birmingham @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org · 08/09/2026
Campaign win: Healthy Streets funding increase! - Better Streets for Birmingham
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Campaign win: Healthy Streets funding increase!
Cabinet agrees to increase ward-level street change funding to £50k per year per councillor, a key step to address the road safety emergency
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Low Traffic Hackney @lowtraffichackney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Why a small issue hints at how cycling is treated as a second-class mode of transport. Our latest blogpost: www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...
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What temporary works can tell you about how different transport modes are valued - Low Traffic Hackney
What temporary works can tell you about how different transport modes are valued
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Simon Munk @psimonk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today, I and my partner signed up to be RNLI members, in order to show support for an organisation out there bravely saving people's lives despite the attacks by fascist racist thugs. Eyeing up their old school key chain too... rnli.org/support-us
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 07/09/2026
Delighted to sign up for a monthly direct debit donation to the wonderful RNLI These heroic volunteers put their lives on the line to save others at sea. Thank you.
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natalia barbour @nataliabarbour.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A rare instance when motorists yield to cyclists and you are here for it 🚲
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 04/09/2026
Croydon unlawfully removed a safety scheme paid for with public money. Rightly, TfL have required the money to be repaid & paused future funding - subject to the council submitting a revised plan that meets the requirements. mylondon.news/news/transpo...
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Campaign for Better Transport @bettertransport.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Nobody who wants to travel sustainably by train should be prevented from doing so because it's cheaper to drive or fly. Here's what we heard from one commuter this week. We're campaigning for rail fares to be fair and affordable.
A commuter from Cumbria says, "It costs me £13.50 for a 15-minute train ride to work, which isn't much different to driving my diesel van and paying to park. I'd prefer to take the train, but it's working out quite a lot of money!"
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 28/08/2026
“The progress we’re now seeing follows more than two years of campaigning by Stop Funding Heat, Stop Funding Hate, Good Law Project and a range of other allies, amid mounting public concern over the state of our media” bit.ly/4ycHJmJ
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Why we’re campaigning on Ofcom – and what we’ve learned so far – Stop Funding Hate
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Dan Kelly @deekinstow.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The kids are alright 🥰
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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Road safety is a social justice issue. “The number of children killed or injured crossing roads is almost five times higher in England’s most deprived areas than its wealthiest” … and the gap is widening.
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Child pedestrian casualties are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas
Official figures expose widening gap in road deaths and injuries between poor and wealthy postcodes
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Dr Harrie Larrington-Spencer @tricyclemayor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The guardian: a tragedy that demands reflection Also the guardian: but not reflection from us. Our disproportionate coverage of a black, disabled man we knew had reached his limit was legit. We definitely would've hounded a white man too. Promise. Not racist. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on Jason Arday: a tragedy that demands reflection | Editorial
Editorial: Legitimate scrutiny became entangled with a racial argument about merit and diversity. His death raises questions about how society treats black success and failure
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
NEW: It was a digital lynching. And the media is never going to hold itself to account for the role it played in Jason Arday’s death. But there are things we can do. This is a practical guide based on my own experience. broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-digital-...
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A Digital Lynching
A practical guide for individuals and organisations when the mobs gather
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 18/08/2026
The Guardian borrowed freely from attack lines against Jason Arday carried by the Mail, Times, Telegraph and elsewhere, says Jo Maugham: goodlaw.social/6xwp
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The Guardian and Professor Jason Arday | Good Law Project
The Guardian borrowed freely from attack lines against Jason carried by the Mail, Times, Telegraph and elsewhere, says Jo Maugham
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Fatalities and casualties reduced by 34% on London roads after the speed limit was lowered to 20 mph. Are drivers just more obedient in London than elsewhere? No! It’s the speed cameras!
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'20mph roads are working in London - they should be England's default'
TfL's Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer has told government ministers they are being too "hesitant" and should take inspiration from Sadiq Khan
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Cycling is social. Design for it.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Since everyone’s arguing about speed cameras, let’s keep a couple facts in mind: 1) Research show that camera enforcement is much more popular than the media implies – in suburbs as well as cities. Lesson: Don’t conflate a few angry car owners with “public opinion.” (cont'd)
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Automated Traffic Enforcement Is More Popular Than You Think
Cameras that ticket drivers who run red lights and speed are effective and widely popular with city residents. So why are they banned in so many places?
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Roger Geffen @rogergeffen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Green groups (incl my employer @transportaction.bsky.social) call on PM @andyburnham.bsky.social to break his deafening silence on the climate crisis: tinyurl.com/222mf3fr. Congrats to @gnd-network.bsky.social and #Uplift (@zoeavison.bsky.social) for coordinating this. See also tinyurl.com/3tm94kj9.
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Green groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisis
More than 50 organisations say PM urgently needs to show leadership and prepare British people for scale of change needed as UK struggles through another heatwave
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Dan Kelly @deekinstow.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
You already explained it here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Britain's addiction to cars is built on a financial house of cards | Tom Haines-Doran
Saving the industry means saddling consumers with ever more debt. The fumes of 2007 are in the air, says political economist Tom Haines-Doran
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
In a more rational world we'd be having a conversation about motor manufacturers paying reparations for all the avoidable harm they've created, not delaying the marginal de-grotification of their business model because they'd find it inconvenient
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Dan Kelly @deekinstow.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Dissapointing - 7 lanes of northbound motor traffic across 3 streets within 100m. Just a tiny element of the grossly excess traffic capacity to that leads to so much noise San Sebastian, Spain.
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Andy Cox @andy-cox.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
1,579 killed. 30,000 hurt on our roads last year — many more deaths than homicides. Pleased with the Victims’ Commissioner intervention. Road crime victims feel forgotten by the system. This is exactly why we need a Road Safety Victim Charter and lifetime bans. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug...
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Victims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review finds
Many of those affected in England and Wales think offences are not treated with the seriousness they deserve, says commissioner
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 13/08/2026
It just gets hotter. But will we see any more urgency from our leaders? www.theguardian.com/environment/202…
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UK records hottest day of the year as fifth summer heatwave reaches peak
Kew Gardens in London hits 38.1C and 40C-plus expected in parts of Europe with continent trapped under heat dome
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 05/08/2026
A £240m contract with the Ministry of Defence, a £330m deal with the NHS, but only £2m of tax in the UK 🤔 www.theguardian.com/technology/2026…
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Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts
Software group benefits from global systems and accounting practices ‘that enable tax to be shirked’, says union boss
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 05/08/2026
The government’s transphobic code of practice is now up and running. But we’re not going to stand still and take it, we're supporting a legal challenge led by a trans person and a trans inclusive organisation. But we can only do this together. Will you join us?👇 goodlaw.social/ldco
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Patrick Harvie @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Shameful. A body that's supposed to defend equality and human rights is attempting to enforce segregation. They must fail.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 31/07/2026
BREAKING 📣 Anti-trans activists’ bid to limit healthcare for young trans people has stumbled in court 👇 goodlaw.social/vw87
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Andy Cox @andy-cox.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Honestly, I’m professionally embarrassed we’re still calling for action on road safety. There’s evidence of progress but it’s slow, and nowhere near ambitious enough. Meanwhile, people keep dying needlessly. That’s why I’m running for Brake. More on why 👇 www.northants.police.uk/news/northan...
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Andy Cox takes on 200km challenge for road safety charity Brake
Andy Cox is nearing the halfway point of a gruelling 200km running challenge to raise awareness of road danger and support the road safety charity, Brake.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Everywhere I look today I keep seeing: 1) deadly wildfires ripping through our communities 2) people desperately trying to get by as energy costs soar 3) record oil & gas profits When will we see that these three things are connected? www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Big Oil Is Reaping Rewards From the Chaos in Energy Markets
ExxonMobil’s earnings doubled and Chevron posted its highest quarterly earnings on record as energy prices soared during the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Every single person who rides an ostentatiously noisy motorbike can just fuck off. Those who do so in London or any town or city, and especially those who use chainsaw-volume engine revving as a “warning” can then fuck off all over again.
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City Dweller Podcast @dwellerpodcast.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Ted Maxwell is part of Save Our Safer Streets (@saveoursaferstreets.org), a group that is fighting plans by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets (@towerhamletsnow.bsky.social) to remove pedestrian-friendly streets in the area. open.spotify.com/episode/2S4T...
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Ted Maxwell: The Battle Over Pedestrian and Bicycle-Friendly Streets in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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Dan Kelly @deekinstow.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Life without the low traffic neighbourhood approach.
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Liveable Streatham Wells @liveablewells.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Valley road. Today. Again.
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Newham Cyclists @newhamcyclists.uk · 31/07/2026
Bus lanes are not safe cycling infra, because buses have to pull in front of those cycling. Dangerous & stressful even when everyone is careful & follows the rules. Protected cycleways with floating bus stops make this kind of near miss impossible. (Video from Old Street—thankfully not in Newham!)
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 28/07/2026
Jason Arday is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge's history – and now rightwing newspapers are trying to smear him with untrue accusations of plagiarism. Not on our watch. Add your name in solidarity with Jason here: goodlaw.social/jg0w
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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Today I got to cycle this magnificent route! Absolutely horrendous. I'm sure there's a story there, but enabling a smooth entrance for motoring homeowners, while giving walkers, wheelers and cyclists a roller coaster is unforgivable 🤷‍♂️
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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🚲 Looking for a fun family ride in Hillingdon this Saturday? Over at Parkside Yards, the local LCC group are offering to ride with families from various meeting points on a safe route to the Green Quarter. Find out all the info over on our website 👇
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Parkside Yards Summer Fun Day (Feeder Ride) - London Cycling Campaign
A feeder ride for families in Hayes or beyond to the Green Quarter Summer Fun Day on 1st August, 2026.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 28/07/2026
Together, we can stop Sex Matters spreading hate about trans people. We just need to force the Charity Commission and the government to confront the facts. Email them now👇 action.goodlawproject.org/sex-matte…
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Stop Sex Matters spreading transphobic hate
The anti-trans pressure group Sex Matters are running a campaign of hate, spewing abuse online and in the media – and putting trans people in danger. Sex Matters say they work to “protect everybody’s ...
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