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@ivybridge.bsky.social
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Town Councillor, non-aligned District Councillor, County Councillor Published and promoted by Victor Abbott (Liberal Democrats) at 43 Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5HN

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Jerome @fjerome.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Average car brain
Two yard signs. One says “please slow down” and another says “stop the road diet.”
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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I think a good strategy for your non-leftist social media presence (ie everywhere but here) is to give this photo - the remains of Danish soldiers returning in coffins after being killed in America's war in Afghanistan - as wide an audience as possible. Remind people who we're betraying
Three coffins wrapped in Danish flags are carried by 4-6 soldiers each; a cargo aircraft is in the background
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Or in other words, he could spend $1,000,000 a day for next 2,025 years and still not be bankrupt.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
This video is completely correct. £3bn a year has been taken from the NHS to give to US billionaires because Donald Trump demanded it, in return we get nothing. And MPs don't even get a vote on it.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Listen to this American still working 40 hours a week when he's 88 because his wife got sick and he had to sell his house. This is what they want to do in the UK.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
When it comes to designing cities for biking and walking, Ghent Belgium may still not be as well known as Copenhagen, Amsterdam or Paris yet, but it’s one of the most inspiring cities in the world. I was honoured to do some work with them in 2019. Watch @streetfilms.bsky.social’s fantastic video:
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Ghent Kicked Out the Cars So You Can Walk, Bike, Live & Thrive in the City (Velo-City 2024)
YouTube video by Streetfilms®
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Does your council give preferential treatment to children being driven to school by providing a 20mph limit "just outside schools" so leaving those walking or cycling the whole way from home to school in a 30mph street environment where any mistake may cause death or injury?
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School gate risk
We support those communities that want 20mph where people are
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Caroline Voaden @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Boris Johnson today labelled former Education Secretary Gavin Williamson’s efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic ‘heroic.’ There are many words I could use to describe it, but that certainly is not one of them.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, & homelessness is now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if political ideology doesn’t stand in the way. ysaatio.fi/en/news/home...
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Homelessness on the Rise in Finland - Y-Säätiö
Asunnottomien ihmisten määrä on kääntynyt kasvuun. Nyt asunnottomien määrä kasvoi Helsingissä, vaikka asunnottomia asutettiin vuoden aikana vaikuttava määrä.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Failing to adopt a national approach to 20mph as an urban/village norm in England increased 2024 casualties by 15,000 per annum and insurance costs by £2bn. Read our latest press release coinciding with the release of the DfT 2024 road casualty stats. bit.ly/4gIBPlJ
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Matt Keers🌈🌈 @k333ers.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
The Farage effect 👇
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Steve Lodge 🔶 @comedysteve.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
This is the hatred ReformUK are spreading in Devon. Not a word about the asylum seekers is correct. In the comments they ask people to pretend they're independent and not Reform at the protests! Absolute disgrace.
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Trevor Stables 🇫🇷🔶🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 @trevor0257.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Is there a secret committee that has decided that #Farage should be given massive air time on main British TV Channels? There is virtually NO Regulation, in contrast to France where plurality is guaranteed. If compulsory plurality had been enacted there would have been no Brexit.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
I haven’t seen it illustrated like this before. Very effective messaging. Of course it actually depends a lot on how fast the vehicle’s being driven, how big the vehicle is and how it’s designed, and how small the victims (too often kids) are. Via @yegbike.bsky.social #SpeedKills #CarBloat
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Kilkenny knows what's up. 🔥🔥🔥
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I’m not saying that your city could do this. But it certainly should put your city’s culture of action, or lack thereof, into some perspective. Is your city a city of action, or a city of excuse? #CityOfAction #CityOfExcuse
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Victor @ivybridge.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
From Threads (the 11+ referred to was a once-common British exam for streaming).
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
We have done further analysis on the Welsh urban/village casualty data going back 20 years. By charting the annual %age change from the previous year it shows that, apart from Covid, the 28% reduction after implementing the default 20mph in 23/24 is exceptional. #20splenty
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 01/02/2025
Your regular reminder Delft’s market square was a surface parking lot as recently as 2004. A razor-thin coalition (19-18 votes) initiated a six-month pilot to help merchants realize cars don’t spend money, people do. Years later, no one remembers the controversy or regrets the decision. *Sound on*
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
The world famous Strøget pedestrian shopping street in Copenhagen, from the air, filled with people.
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
A new UK group is suggesting a five-point manifesto to address the rise of SUVs www.suv-alliance.org.uk
suv-alliance.org.uk
SUV Alliance
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Another Brexit Wipeout! Surf federation quits Cornwall for France post-Brexit www.thetimes.com/article/6649...
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Wipeout! Surf federation quits Cornwall for France post-Brexit
The European Surfing Federation has announced it is moving its headquarters to Lacanau on France’s Atlantic coast to be closer to EU institutions
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people. Sound efficient? HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
Graphics fill of statistics on the efficiency or in efficiency of cars
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
BBC Money Box on how 20mph limits reduce car insurance premiums and that ABI (insurance association) is talking to government about 20mph and its benefits. From 10 mins in. bbc.in/3Wvc2Vn
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Victor @ivybridge.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
There’s been much new housing in the South Hams with Woolwell the latest. Sherford new town was systematically planned. Ivybridge had new estates planted to west and east. Time for a strategy. Choose your County Councillor carefully.
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Marina Carstens @marinacarstens.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
This is fantastic. We need all cities to do this. Don't we all want clean air and a livable planet?
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Jurgen Klopp "Never vote for the Right."
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Victor @ivybridge.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
A look at some of the worst bike lanes on the planet. If you have one to nominate, send it in! momentummag.com/a-look-at-so...
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A look at some of the worst bike lanes on the planet
When we sent out a message on Twitter asking for photographic evidence of the worst bike lanes on the planet, the response was huge
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Cargo Bike Ben @cargobikeben.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
It took me less than 8 minutes to ride the 3km/just under 2mi to Lidl to buy a single loaf of bread. Far too many people would think that distance was only doable in a car. Even more as part of a trip chain. Cars really do mess with people’s perception of distance. #activetravel #cargobikes
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
When a city builds infrastructure that truly caters to all ages and abilities, the demographics on the streets shift, from mostly men to a vibrant mix of women and children. Proper design ensures safety and comfort for everyone, not just those who are willing to brave discomfort.
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Mitchell Silver @mitchellsilver.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Urban planning quote of the week. "The suburb is a place where someone cuts down all the trees to build houses, and then names the streets after the trees." - Bill Vaughan
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Victor @ivybridge.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Thread …
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If it’s good enough for them …
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Victor @ivybridge.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Ivybridge: secure, dry e-bike parking at the Railway Station Car Park, the Town Centre and The Spinney.
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Vulnerable road users don't suddenly become "less vulnerable" because its a main road with "lots of drivers". That's just driver exceptionalism. In fact casualty stats show that main roads need 20mph limits just as much as residential roads. #20splenty where motors and people mix.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Years ago we had the mayor bike to school with my 6 year old, within the first :30 seconds they were almost hit by a driver on live TV. Every leader should be required to ride a bike (if able) with a 6 year old before they provide any direction on bike infrastructure.
4 people on bikes riding in a contraflow lane with a driver in a white car about to cross it making a left.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.” Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.
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Hank Layfield @hlayfield.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
If you think traffic is bad, be glad all the bike riders, walkers, and transit users aren't also driving with you. In Metro Boston, non-car transportation modes account for 20%. Imagine increasing Cars on the road by 25% if we all shifted to driving. Thank a bike lane, thank a bus rider.
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Marianne Giguère @marianne-gig.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
La congestion n’est pas causée par les quartiers centraux cyclables, marchables et apaisés, mais par l’afflux grandissant d’automobiles de + en + grosses, qui viennent quotidiennement de + en + loin et qui déplacent 1,2 personnes par trajet. La solution, archi connue, c’est le transport collectif.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.” #Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
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Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
As an able-bodied adult I had to step blind into the oncoming traffic to go round this van. It would have been much worse for a disabled person or a parent with children. Just park on the road. And where's the outcome of the pavement parking consultation the government ran 3 years ago?
openreach van parked blocking the pavement
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills. United States - 643k Norway - 0 UK - 0 France - 0 Spain - 0 Portugal - 0 Denmark - 0 Australia - 0 Iceland - 0 Italy - 0 Finland - 0 Ireland - 0 Germany - 0 Netherlands - 0 Sweden - 0 Japan - 0 Canada - 0
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20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
As the Welsh 20mph initiative wins the Alun Griffiths Award for Health, Safety and Wellbeing from CIHT Cymru at their annual awards ceremony, another report comes out showing the health benefits of 20mph. #20splenty is a big win for community life and livability. bit.ly/4fPcup2
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Slower streets, calmer minds: How 20 mph speed limits could transform mental health
There's a mental health treatment happening right outside your window - if you can hear it over the traffic.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
You don’t have to be a “cyclist” to support safe bike infrastructure in your city. You don’t have to ride bikes at all. You just have to understand the FACT that bike infrastructure makes getting around easier & safer for EVERYONE, saves us all public money, & makes cities generally more successful.
People riding in a safe bike-lane in downtown Vancouver
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Victor @ivybridge.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Via Twitter, @Comm_in_Care
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Ferwen @ferwen.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Esther Richards was born November 24, 1895. In 1921, she suggested that microfossils could be used in stratigraphy. Her study was ridiculed by Professor J.J. Galloway: “Gentlemen, you know that it can’t be done.” ⚒️🧪wp.me/p3ihHu-4DF #WomenInSTEM #histsci
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Farage is as much a farmer as Dick Van Dyke is a Cockney.
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