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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

157 years ago, on the 9th of December 1868, the world's first traffic lights were installed outside the Palace of Westminster in London. It used semaphore arms during the day and green/red gas lamps at night. It had to be operated by a constable. It exploded on January 2nd 1869. #otd #history 🗃️

Information about the new system. Richard Mayne was the head of the Metropolitan Police. Image reproduced under creative commons licence. POLICE NOTICE. Street crossing signals. CAUTION. The Semaphore Arms lowered and by Night with a Green Light. STOP. The Semaphore Arms extended and by Night with a Red Light. By the Signal "CAUTION", all persons in charge of Vehicles and Horses are warned to pass over the Crossing with care, and due regard to the safety of Foot Passengers. The Signal "STOP", will only be displayed when it is necessary that Vehicles and Horses shall be actually stopped on each side of the Crossing to allow the passage of Persons on Foot; notice being thus given to all persons in charge of Vehicles and Horses to stop clear of the Crossing. Richard Mayne

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Ultimately the correct solution to 'some people can't afford essential journeys' is to give those people, specifically, a cash transfer. Don't do a fare freeze, don't do weird things that are just attempts to do social policy, badly, via a clever-clever mechanism.

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Cycle Advocacy Network - South East England @canseengland.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Domino's lorry with an instruction for everyone to stay away due to the driver not being able to see. A "No cycling" light shows whilst driving next to a cycle lane, #NCN20 Something very wrong with this attitude. #ActiveTravel @cyclinguk.bsky.social

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

The attempt to restore the Edwardian seafront at Clevedon has failed. It's been returned to a car park. Now to replace the Taj Mahal with a multi storey ...

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Simon Munk @psimonk.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

This is a scandal & a disgrace from UK government. In the article linked from below Reeves says "There is nothing pro-consumer about making it harder for people to buy an affordable car for their family. That would be bad for working families." But these largely aren't simply "affordable" cars...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

What words remain for a government that goes to court to insist it be allowed to continue selling weapons to a state committing genocide, then sends a letter of complaint when those weapons are used?

On Monday the UK and 27 other countries signed a sharply critical letter condemning the Israeli military’s killing of hundreds of Palestinians seeking food in recent weeks and calling for an immediate end to the conflict.

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

This looks successful. Well done @bristolcouncil.bsky.social ! A shame you didn't listen to @bristolcycling.bsky.social back in 2017 so this expensive rebuild could have been avoided but we all learn.

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

WE DID IT!!! The government has just announced that it´s scrapping FPTP for mayoral elections. In May, this absurd system resulted in some Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of the vote. This is a victory of communities around the country. But it's just the beginning...

Breaking news: First Past the Post to be scrapped for mayoral elections. Now time for Westminster!

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

If you choose to buy and drive an SUV or "light truck" then you are also choosing to put vulnerable road users, particularly children, at greater risk of death. You can spin it all you want about interior space, driving position or personal safety, but that's what it is.

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Patrick McAllister 🌱 @patdbmcallister.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

As I think every time I am forced to travel on a GWR train with my bicycle: why are cyclists expected to put up with such shoddy provision? A tiny, literal bike hanger, only accessible for people tall and strong enough to get it in, that only fits 1 bike, and causes damage to the rim and spokes.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

John Curtice notes on Today that mayoral races could be won with as little as 25% of the vote. But it's worse than that: if turnout in (eg) the West of England race is the same as in 2001 - 36% - a party might win with 9% of eligible votes. First Past the Post is an absurdity in these conditions.

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ajennyondioline.bsky.social @ajennyondioline.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

@mayorslayer.bsky.social Searching for your plans to improve and extend #ActiveTravel in #WECA (walking/wheeling/cycling). Where will I find them? Ta

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Cllr Emily Kerr 💚 @emilykerr36.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

These stats from the City of London (aka the square mile) are unbelievable. They’ve already exceeded their 2030 targets. Cycling up 70% since 2017, motor traffic down 34%. The full report is v interesting - they do proper traffic surveys every 2 years.

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

As someone who used to live at the southern end and battled heavy traffic to cross on my bike this is glorious, uplifting to see. The world can get better!

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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Hammersmith Bridge has finally reopened its carriageway to cycling this afternoon! After *six years* (with a brief interlude in the middle when cyclists were allowed across) of being closed to all traffic, with cycles being pushed across (mostly!) down the narrow footways shared with pedestrians

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ajennyondioline.bsky.social @ajennyondioline.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Thanks Heather, Katie, Mary and Lucy for the introduction to Sounds of the South West - looking forward to getting started! If you're interested in volunteering you can find out more on the blog: www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/blog/archive...

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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Jones *unequivocally* supported a proposed bill amendment in the House of Lords to ban floating bus stops. She now says floating bus stops work extremely well. Breathtaking.

@iamnicksimpson asks @greenjennyjones

"Out of interest, what is your suggested design for bus stops and cycle lanes"

Jones replies

"I don't need to recreate designs. Some fbs work extremely well.
But *all* vulnerable road users have to be taken into account."

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Bryn Buck 🏳️‍🌈💛🤍💜🖤 @showmeasign.online · 15/04/2025

@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social I had to nick one of your images to prove this point but if the floating bus stop is inherently dangerous because it involves crossing "uncontrolled traffic", then crossing any road anywhere must logically also be - unless you apply motornormativity to the equation.

A slide explaining why floating bus stops with mitigated design features such as contrasting surfaces, controlled crossings, and tactile paving are inherently safer in terms of design than potentially hundreds of thousands of uncontrolled pedestrian crossings that are never subject to complaints from politicians because "they've always been there" despite their status as barriers to inclusive mobility being long since established and proven.

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

The new Park Row cycle route in Bristol nearing completion. It looks good; robust wands, clear double yellows, bus stop bypasses, Dutch style right turns.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Who could have imagined that a government of rapists, racists, coup plotters, conmen, tax dodgers, conspiracy fantasists and bullshit artists might not work very well?

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

The moment a Low Traffic Neighbourhood goes in, drivers who want to rat run through your street will start shouting that ‘the old and disabled can’t cycle!!!’. As Zwolle, Netherlands, clearly shows, segregated cycling and LTNs *increase* freedom for those with mobility issues.

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

IMHO marginal but this is new and experimental. The test of the Park Row cycle track is whether it really separates bikes from cars; if so people will use it and it will succeed. It looks promising.

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

At the WECA Mayoral election transport hustings. Not promising; bland, superficial answers. Is there no one serious about improving transport, and reducing car dependency, in our city region?

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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🛠️ This year, the Community Skills Summit is going equip you with all the tools you need to bring about real change in your local area! ✍️ There are still a few places left, so sign-up today to avoid missing out: bit.ly/3FCbvv6

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Very relevant to Park Street traders current concerns (misplaced) in Bristol.

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Denying traffic induction, and evaporation, is like denying gravity! Why do we have 4x as many cars in Bristol now as we had when I was growing up here in 1970s? Partly because cost is no longer the barrier it once was, partly because the city was retrofitted around roads and motor transport.

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

If traffic flows like water why are there 4 times as many vehicles in the city as when I grew up here in the 1970s? Does Cllr Weston think it's been raining cars?

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Alice Ferguson @aliceferguson.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

So happy about this! I remember when Park St was great (in the 80s). Now ruined by fast, heavy traffic. Far from “killing” the high street, if this is done right it will come alive again. Well done @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social

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Ed Plowden @edplowden.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

A Citizens’ Assembly of Oxfordshire residents has called for “making the city centre car-free”, turning other existing roads over to buses, cyclists and Blue Badge holders, and housing developments with major facilities in walking distance—each topping 85% support. oxfordclarion.uk/citizens-ass...

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Citizens’ Assembly votes for “a car-free city centre”

An assembly of Oxfordshire citizens has overwhelmingly supported making the city centre car-free and turning some existing roads over to buses, cyclists and Blue Badge holders. Together with housing ...

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Build it and they will come! Such huge surprised demand for cycling in Bristol.

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Yesterday afternoon when I cycled through all was peaceful. Well done @bristolcouncil.bsky.social a vast improvement already.

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

As Honest Bob Jenrick tours the country repeating far-right conspiracy talking points about “two-tier sentencing”, here is the letter his own government sent to the Sentencing Council last year approving the very Guidelines he now claims are evidence of “two-tier Keir”. The man is a fraud.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 07/03/2025

Today’s report shows that ULEZ works. One year on, the ULEZ expansion is helping to: 🌳 Drive down levels of pollution 🌳 Take old polluting cars off our roads 🌳 Bring cleaner air to millions more Londoners.

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Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after Ulez expansion

People in capital breathing much cleaner air, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas

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Active Travel England @ategov.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

“Being able to use a recumbent trike has changed my life.” Watch below how an adapted cycle from Wheels4Me helps Susie get out and about and do the things she loves most 👇🚲 www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5_2...

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“Being able to use a recumbent trike has changed my life”

YouTube video by Active Travel England

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Really pleased to see this. A warning to Bristol Council not to ignore local residents and not to do shady backroom deals in the manner of Slocombe and Eddy. On the face of it a fair outcome.

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Trump has now asked Elon Musk to examine US defence spending. Elon Musk’s companies have multi billion dollar contracts with the Department of Defense and are seeking more. The BBC’s Today Programme just reported the first part, without mentioning the second. Unacceptable

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

BBC News - Bristol crash: Pedestrian hit by bus in city centre - showing the need to remove buses from the Horsefair. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Bristol crash: Pedestrian hit by bus in city centre

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being hit by a bus.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

Taking the whole lane ✔️ Distracted (singing) ✔️ No helmets ✔️ No lights ✔️ No reflective vests ✔️ Riding in a pack ✔️ The textbook radical anti-car cyclists our culture despises

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

By me: Cycle paths are pointless if women don't feel safe using them at night. If you want to give people the choice to cycle, there need to be good options for everyone (note: I had the headline amended as research shows almost a quarter of routes are deemed socially unsafe after dark, not half)

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Half of London's cycleways are unsafe after dark – and this curtails women's freedom

More than a quarter of Transport for London cycleways are deemed socially unsafe after dark

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The roundabout has zero segregated provision for cyclists/scooters & doesn’t need to be a roundabout at all, really.

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MrMiniHolland @mrminiholland.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Remove the gyratory. Installed in the 1930s when there were a million or so cars on the road, now there are over 30 million. Why is there still a roundabout, next to the "fairest, goodliest" church in England (QE1)?

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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Bristol City Council is not (yet) on Bluesky. Please retweet this if you think that all local councils should open Bluesky accounts and use them for communicating with the public. This will help me to make the case locally for them to get on it!

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Reclaim Our Buses (West of England) @reclaimourbuses.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Dan Norris is the only @teamlabouruk.bsky.social mayor not to be using his powers to pursue and action franchising...

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