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Predictable. & the heart of the antiLTN lie: “But better transport links must not come at the expense of existing connections” They say they want to improve public transport instead, but this *always* requires compromises with roadspace they *always* oppose chiswickcalendar.co.uk/public-outcr...

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Public outcry as level crossing closures proposed to enable new West London Orbital rail link - Chiswick Calendar News

The level crossing at Acton Central station Residents at Churchfield Road, W3, and Bollo Lane, W4, will be significantly affected The official consultation on a new overground line called the […]

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 11h

Today’s @therealyplac.bsky.social award goes to this guy. How selfish do you have to be to block a cycle lane used by hundreds of kids coming home from school?

Van parked on double yellows right across the dropped kerb to cycleway 27 in Islington leaving very limited space to pass and no sight line. No problem though because no cars have been blocked in!

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Labour Walks & Cycles @labourwalkscycles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lovely to hear a rousing speech from @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social at the start of our conference walk and cycle ride on the opening day of Labour conference

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Two more horrific crashes. A cyclist killed (seemingly at a crossing) in North Pole Road. Then today a huge crash (right by a bus stop bypass) on Tollington Road. All supposed to be 20mph zones. Urgent action is needed. www.london-now.co.uk/news/2658256... www.london-now.co.uk/news/2658194...

london-now.co.uk

LIVE as 'serious' crash blocks north London road causing bus chaos

A north London road is blocked due to a crash causing congestion to Finsbury Park.

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Dr Robert Davis @chairrdrf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Road Danger Reduction Forum is non-party political, but congratulations to @ibikebrighton.bsky.social , well known to Active Travel professionals in the UK for his work (mainly for consultancy transport-initiatives.com) in getting elected as a Councillor.

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Transport Initiatives

local knowledge national expertise

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Horrendous. Just can’t imagine what that family is going through. This daily tragedy endlessly repeated is not an accident or a fact of nature, it is a direct consequence of political choices. It doesn’t have to be like this. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

standard.co.uk

Girl, 16, dies after being hit by taxi on her way to Highgate School

A 16-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the scene in Highgate

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Tom Kearney @comadad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

ICYMI I go into much detail about TfL's #Lethal Bus Contract Incentives in my recent @itsmylondon.bsky.social podcast. Bottom Line: TfL Bus Contract Incentives = #Unsafe & help to explain why Bus CollisionS—per bus & per million miles—are higher today than 2016 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BNN...

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Exclusive: ‘TfL does not investigate bus crashes,’ claims leading bus safety campaigner

YouTube video by MyLondon

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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Buses v cycling? A 🧵... Too often, the bus 'industry' defaults to attack cycling as cause of buses (in London) getting slower & slower. Good to see that somewhat countered here: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i... by @theguardian.com data team. 1. Bus speeds dropping is a "global problem"... 1/13

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London buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl – visualised

As experts fear for future of UK capital’s bus network, some commuters are giving up entirely. London is not alone – with worrying implications for poorest in society

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

With big thanks to @doctorofmusic.bsky.social, here's my discussion today with Lord Jackson about North Sea oil and gas. Tape your jaw to your face before watching. Really.

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

West London Orbital Rail plans look great & the bonus is they include closure of 3 level crossings that will effectively create new LTNs. Will the 'social justice' carbrains oppose it? haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/west-london-...

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West London Orbital

Find out about proposals for the West London Orbital, a new London Overground service designed to improve connections across west and northwest London. View plans for new and upgraded stations, unders...

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

To be fair, most industries now follow this broad approach, to varying degrees of compliance. The outlier is road transport, which treats mass death casualties & destruction with a shrug & just carries on with the same deadly systems.

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Reasonably balanced but inexplicably fails to consider the impact of ever-larger cars, which surely must be relevant especially when you see how declining bus speeds are so international. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

theguardian.com

London buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl – visualised

As experts fear for future of UK capital’s bus network, some commuters are giving up entirely. London is not alone – with worrying implications for poorest in society

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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 22/09/2026

3 July 1970: 99 days after the original Gallows Corner flyover was opened. Thankfully we have learned the lessons from this by now.

The spokesman said: "It's the jams you used to get at Gallows Corner just moved on a few miles. With traffic moving quickly past the corner it is getting to the other roundabouts quickly."

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Sharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com · 22/09/2026

A landlord making £100,000 a month says young people have “no excuse to be poor”. Excellent. I love financial advice. Gather round, children, let's examine how he himself stopped being poor. metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/i...

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I’m a landlord making £100,000 a month — young people have no excuse to be poor

Samuel bought his first home aged 17 with a 100% mortgage.

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Martin Price-Phillips @mpricephillips.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Great report and polling from @cyclinguk.bsky.social re: pluralistic ignorance - where someone supports a policy while believing their neighbours wouldn’t agree. Half support new cycle routes but believe only a third agree. Likewise for reducing speed limits. School streets greater (70% v 49%).

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The Route Forward

The people and places being transformed by cycling

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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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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Satire but there’s truth in it: Bikes offer transport freedom without lining the pockets of Oligarchs & motor corporations. Of course everyone benefits from better health & less motor-harm & all that spare cash still gets spent boosting the economy on your local car-free high street. 🚲 👍

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Dr Robert Davis @chairrdrf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

RDRF is not party political. But we have to say that this suggestion from Mr Davey www.theguardian.com/politics/202... is VERY disappointing, channelling yet more subsidy to motorists when we need to reduce car/van use. It will undermine efforts by LD Councillors to support the alternatives.

theguardian.com

Lib Dems propose big tech levy to fund £250m online crime agency

Proposal one of many at conference responding to concern voters unaware of party’s policies or what it stands for

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IBikeLondon @ibikelondon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Car Free Day/Kidical Mass -Autumn 2026! 🚴‍♀️🥰 What a flippin’ fantastic ride!! How great is it to ride with so many people of all ages through Central London!!! GIGANTIC THANKS to all the Marshals & Music Bike Riders for your support! Congrats to all participants- huge 👏 🤩

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Carla Francome @carlafrancome.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It was just amazing yesterday when Kidical Mass arrived in Westminster for the #LondonCyclingFestival. I spent the day in the heart of London and let me tell you that people are ready for change there. Let’s go. Sound UP loud for the total vibe of yesterday ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Nothing so heartwarming as seeing children with the freedom to ride London’s streets on a sunny Sunday. Showing so very clearly the price we pay for the everyday traffic-clogged state of our roads. 🤸🏽 🌱 🚲

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Kidical Mass London @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Missed this one? Next London-wide @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social @ibikelondon.bsky.social ride likely to be Sunday March 15th ‘27! Details to follow… 🚲 🚲 🚲 🚲 🚲 🚲 🚲

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Kidical Mass London @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Fabulous #kidicalmasslond rtoday from St Paul’s to Marylebone. Amazing to be part of the London Cycling Festival. Huge thanks to marshals, @ibikelondon.bsky.social , @londoncycling.bsky.social @zeroemissions.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org and everyone else who helped. Well done all the kids!

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 19/09/2026

Urban planning debates are often dominated by a small but highly motivated minority. Public meetings, consultation processes, and media coverage can create the false impression that a noisy group of opponents represents the majority view, even when the broader public quietly feels very differently.🧵

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Cllr John Morris @plaistovian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I snapped this photo on Earlham Grove in Forest Gate the other day. Before Newham Council introduced the Atherton LTN, this street was a heavily used rat run. Today, it’s safe enough for parents to cycle home with their children. Trading a driver's shortcut for safe, everyday school runs.

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Really don’t need another reason to go see the Clapton, but they’ve given one anyway 👇👇

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I see a few cyclists skipping a red light at this junction but I’ve never seen a cyclist do this. Don’t worry though; this is just the usual deadly danger & destruction from motor vehicles. As you were - keep talking about cyclist behaviour.

Steel bollard flattened by motor vehicle with pavement and kerb at its base destroyed. Junction of New North Rd and Eagle Wharf Road

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A bit too much self-flagellation at London Walking and Cycling Conference yesterday with Vincent Stops & that NFBUK guy pushing their endless cycle-hating culture-war. They are totally uninterested in far bigger causes of inaccessibility on our streets 👇

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

For years I've been told that aviation emissions are negligible, so don't worry your little head about them. But I've kept pointing out that there are - and will be - no good technical solutions, and they'll keep growing. Now we know just how big the problem is. www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...

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CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ - Carbon Brief

Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).

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IBikeLondon @ibikelondon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Car Free Day/ KM Autumn 2026! Sun 20th Sept-11am🚴‍♀️😀 Love this offer from fab @ourbikeuk -50% off hire for this ride👏🤩 Love it! DM / email for code😁 Sign up for ride: link in bio/ comments👇

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

For those with fewer wearily-earned bikelash campaign medals than me, this is not an attempt to excuse two-wheeled miscreants, simply a vain plea for proportion and context, not to mention perhaps a few facts if possible.

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I see we are back into one of the intermittent periods of media moral panics about cycling. It is presumably a matter of days before someone calls for mandatory registration and insurance. Please do wake me up if anyone writes something we haven't already read 10,000 times before.

Celia Walden

Failure to act on e-bikes is now wilful negligence

Reckless pests are becoming more brazen and the injuries – and deaths – they cause will only rise if the Government does nothing

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2 Wheeled Wolf @2-wheeled-wolf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

For starters, build Dutch quality infrastructure for cycling! Create the environment to make cycling more relaxed & not fighting for space with motor vehicles & pedestrians.

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Suggested ground rules for the ‘debate’ on 'bad' cycling 🧵: 1) Cyclists or cycling advocates are not collectively responsible for the bad behaviour of individuals. What’s your actual point? You want less cycling or rules that have that effect? Be clear.

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Relentless negativity & exaggerated criticism of cycling in London getting you down? Take comfort from the huge progress already made for a safer cleaner & more sustainable city.

A window cleaning business run out of a cargo bike. Bikebubl.com

One less van on the road. Less danger. Less pollution. Less impact. And lower costs for the operator. Enabled by safe cycling LTNs and policies to reallocate roadspace.

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Paul Boldrin @paulboldrin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I did have a look at recent pedestrian deaths last night and it is shocking. It is almost invisible - many of the deaths don't even get reported in the local news. Here are a few of the recent ones:

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Something nearly didn’t happen. Can you point us at the posts you made about the transport mode that KSIs over 29000 people a year in the UK. Every year. Meanwhile… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Woman dies after car hits pedestrians at Corby bus stop

A man is being questioned by police over the crash, which has also left a teenage boy injured.

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Hackney Cycling Campaign @hackneycycling.org.uk · 13/09/2026

We have some rides planned for next Sunday, 20th September, as part of London Cycling Festival! - Feeder to main "Kidical Mass" ride, starting from Stonebridge Gardens, Haggerston at 10am - History ride starting in Hackney Central at 3pm See here for more info: lcc.org.uk/events/lcf-h...

Photo of large group of cyclists, including children, riding down a road

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Virtually every time I try to cross busy main road, this happens. Far more dangerous & less accessible than a bus stop with a cycle track, & happening everywhere. Yet no moral panic & media hysteria.

Car stopped on crossing when green man is showing for pedestrians- usually they will move off as soon as there is space even when crossing still in pedestrian phase.

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Can understand why this may make some nervous but it is clear much consultation is excessive, often actively unhelpful & at worst consciously aimed at avoiding difficult decisions. Well done Lou Haigh. www.gov.uk/government/n... www.facebook.com/reel/1582509...

gov.uk

‘Box-ticking’ consultations scrapped to speed up delivery

The government will strip away needless 'box-ticking' consultations as part of a drive to accelerate decision-making and deliver real change at pace.

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm expecting the national federation for the blind will be all over this. Given how hard they campaign against cycling at floating bus stops.

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 10/09/2026

And unsafe bonnet heights need to be banned entirely, because there is absolutely no reason for them with electric powertrains

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Britain has done pretty well on these PISA education rankings but it is a bit worrying half of students think you can rely on ‘common sense’ over scientific evidence. Puts some of our active travel misinformation troubles into context.

Chart showing comparison of countries students by the proportion that check sources, rely on scientific studies and rely on common sense. The UK is ranked 9th with 53% checking sources and relying on scientific studies

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