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Oliver Lord

@olord.bsky.social
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Leading @cleancitiescampaign.org in the UK Healthy & climate friendly transport geekery | 🏳️‍🌈 | Reposts ≠ endorsements cleancitiescampaign.org/UK

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Zak Bond @zakbond.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. New data released today by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs shows that London has failed to meet legal limits for nitrogen dioxide. The job of clearing up our air clearly isn’t done!
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Precisely why govt should stop faffing with the zero emission vehicle mandate. Any delay to the end of the sales of diesel cars and vans in the middle of a fuel price crisis just locks us on this rollercoaster for longer. We must build cleaner, greener, more affordable battery electric vehicles ASAP
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't see it yet 👀
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Making Oxford Street traffic-free will help create a safer, healthier, and more vibrant city centre that delivers cleaner air, a fairer use of streets and economic renewal. I hope the Mayor & councils transform the surrounding streets too - it's time to give public space back to people, not cars 🙏
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Couldn't come soon enough! 🙏
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yes, lets do this! Our polling has shown a vast majority of people expect this government to get our international rail stations open instead of continuing to faff around with the prospect of airport expansion for the next decade (again). www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
standard.co.uk
International trains stopping at second London station wins key backing from minister
Major boost for Londoners as Lord Hendy backs vital ‘second stop’ move
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Agree that’s the big problem. Charging gullies unpick principle people don’t have a right to park a car directly outside homes. The street is for all and it needs to work for all. I’m sure plenty of people would like other things outside their homes too like a cycle hanger or a street tree 🌳
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We spent decades building cities around the car and this means some people currently depend on one. It’s not right people in cheaper housing with no parking must pay more to charge EV than those with detached homes. More inequity. Cables on pavements aren’t a longterm solution tho, we must do better
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Meanwhile in London…
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Agree on pricing, this is the whole reason we are needing to debate this poor use of public space in the first place. I can understand the demand for these products in the interim though and pressure on local authorities
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Allowing gullies in suitable locations could be super helpful to hasten the transition to EVs. This article is unfair on councils - whats the ripoff? We should definitely license these products so the pavement is maintained by car owners - not everyone on the street www.thetimes.com/article/1b88...
thetimes.com
Electric car owners face ‘rip-off’ council fees for home charging
Local authorities levy up to £185 a year in licence fees for a pavement gully allowing people without driveways to charge their cars at the kerbside
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Agree record numbers of vans are not helping 🚚🚚🚚🚚🚚
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Bravo @theguardian.com for this! Tragic to see decline in ridership @sebdance.bsky.social - we live in subscription culture - offer Londoners cheaper bus pass on direct debit - more bus gates to give priority - make 24hr bus lanes actually 24hr - remove parking! 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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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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Adblock Bristol @adblockbristol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Huge news from Bristol as the council bans high carbon ads and becomes the first UK council to act on adverts for ultra-fast fashion! Thanks to all who got us here @labourlabel.bsky.social @carladenyer.bsky.social @adfreecities.bsky.social @badvertising.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Bristol becomes first city to ban fast fashion adverts
New rules prohibits the promotion of flights, cars and travel agents on council-owned billboards.
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Incredible improvements but note how the 'red' colour denotes UK legal limits aligned to health evidence from 2005 The health evidence was updated in 2021 by WHO. Applying the latest evidence to these maps, only first block is blue (10ug/m3) We've a long way to go until we breathe *healthy* air 😷
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Couldn't help but notice the irony of these two stories in my inbox today - 1) Camden Town air quality improves owing to pedestrianisation whilst 2) Westminster Council demands environment assessment of Oxford Street pedestrianisation 🙃
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Agree - if you want your car to be supersized then you should pay more tax for supersizing societal issues (potholes, road injuries, pollution...) #carspreading www.express.co.uk/life-style/c...
express.co.uk
Andy Burnham told to ‘tax 4x4s’ as SUVs targeted
This is going to get messy fast
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Many across Europe inc Paris and quite a few now looking into this in the UK following Cardiff policy (yet to be implemented on heaviest cars only), Haringey (light touch on extra long cars) and these Bath changes are the most significant to date. Long overdue! cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/
cleancitiescampaign.org
Carspreading: When big cars make our cities smaller.
Cars are getting bigger – about 1cm wider every two years. The only thing is, our streets aren’t.
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Keen to hear the response 🙏 cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/
cleancitiescampaign.org
Carspreading: When big cars make our cities smaller.
Cars are getting bigger – about 1cm wider every two years. The only thing is, our streets aren’t.
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Great to see this major reserach project concluding that children's lungs are developing far better in London following sustained action to reduce air pollution. A significant step to reducing health and social inequities 🫁 @london.gov.uk 👏👏👏 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone
Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The “generational play gap”. Kids in the UK are now nearly 11 when they start playing outdoors without supervision for first time. This compares to their parents reporting playing outdoors at age nine. I wonder why? 🚙🚙🚙🚙🚙📈 Report: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h... #carspreading #streetsforkids
news.exeter.ac.uk
Outdoor Play Research Centre launches at Exeter with landmark study into children’s play
The new Outdoor Play Research Centre has launched at the University of Exeter with a landmark study into children’s play which found children start outdoor play later than ever. Researchers found chil...
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Solve the School Run @solveschoolrun.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This insanely out-of-touch government advice for kids on how to cross the road safely would be laughable if it weren't for the 443 children injured on London's roads each year.
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This is taken from a brand new @cleancitiescampaign.org deep dive into city level charging infrastructure deployment, with detailed analysis of four cities in Europe - London, Madrid, Milan & Warsaw. More info at the link below 👇 cleancitiescampaign.org/research-lis... 4/4
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It's also clear that poor rollout can reinforce urban inequality: charge points often cluster in central, commercial districts, while outer and some lower-income neighbourhoods are often underserved. And as we plan the rollout, we must avoid charge points on pavements and cables in trees 🚸🌳 3/4
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This research shows how London has an average total public EV charge point utilisation of just 17% 👀 Poorly planned growth risks piling pressure onto already crowded streets 😬 2/4
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEW ANALYSIS: London requires up to 28% FEWER electric vehicle charge points than predicted if we get smarter at utilisation and achieving a modest reduction in car ownership. 🙏 1/4
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Labour Climate and Environment Forum @lcefuk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
📣 NEW LCEF REPORT + POLLING LAUNCH📣 Our new report, Breathe Easy, shows how Labour can build a strong political offer on clean air, based on polling commissioned from @goodgrowthfdn.bsky.social.
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Christian Wolmar @christianwolmar.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
My Guardian piece today on how cars are growing faster than teenagers www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I know which one I'd rather take my chances with 😬 #carspreading LEFT BMW iX3 2026 (SUV) RIGHT Volkswagen Golf 2025 Stills taken from www.euroncap.com
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Dr Gary Fuller @drgaryfuller.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Estimated 2,700 people died early in the UK in the May and June heatwaves. Research led by Clair Barnes @imperial.ac.uk Piece by @dpcarrington.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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June heatwave killed up to 440 people a day in England and Wales, data suggests
Extreme temperatures in May and June led to about 2,700 lost lives in total with climate crisis adding 3C to 4C
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Ralph Palmer @ralphpalmer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Great to see another *mega* month of EV sales, making up 30% of all new cars in June & 1/4 for H1 2026. According to @newautomotive.org, this means that the car industry is now ahead of the minimum sales share needed to hit this year's ZEV mandate target. www.thetimes.com/business/com...
thetimes.com
UK electric vehicle sales hit record levels
Dealers say the milestone was reached thanks to the soaring cost of petrol, the increasing breadth of models and competition on price
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Love!
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Show me another Mayor who’s spent more than a decade fronting their city’s pride parade 👏 🙏 Allyship in action ✊🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @london.gov.uk @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social Also shoutout to @prideride.co.uk for this opportunity to march today!
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Similar policy needed to phase out toxic diesel fumes in London 🚚💨😷 Currently no end in sight despite decades of health impacts, what’s the plan @london.gov.uk?
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
That’s our research 🤓
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Agree it doesn’t even operate when traffic is worst 🙃 cleancitiescampaign.org/new-rush-hou...
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New Rush Hour: West End evening traffic 56% higher than morning with no congestion or parking controls
New research shows the huge pressure on London roads in the evening rush hour, significantly worse than in the morning.
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Luke Taylor MP @luketaylorld.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Completely agree with Will Norman on this. This is a terrible example being set by the LTA putting more dangerous vehicles on the road, especially insensitive considering the incident at The Study school in Wimbledon where the destructive power of these vehicles was shown to be so deadly.
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Day two is now live www.youtube.com/live/A7aPRgi...
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Clean Cities Campaign Day 2
YouTube video by CoinStreet MNStreaming
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Our brand new conference #curiouscities has begun! If we create healthier streets for children, we create healthier streets for everyone. We’re uniting a movement 💚 Here is today’s livestream link to watch and ask questions: youtube.com/live/KhegCuC...
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 23/06/2026
Despite London’s great progress, there's still much to do. We're seeing a much slower electrification of vans in the UK compared with our European neighbours. Just 10% of UK van sales are electric, compared with 78% of new vans in the Netherlands.
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 23/06/2026
I was delighted to open @cleancitiescampaign.org’s Future of Urban Freight Conference #LCAW2026 Working with business, London is making good progress in making freight & servicing operations cleaner, safer & more sustainable. I talked about EV charging, DVS, cargo bike growth & clean air.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 21/06/2026
I’m issuing a high air pollution alert for London on Monday 22 June. Hot, sunny weather and pollution from continental Europe are expected to raise ozone levels. Please help protect yourself and others, especially vulnerable people, by reducing car journeys and avoiding engine idling.
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Wow that’s crazy. We’ve more on the parking impacts of SUVs soon, stay tuned 👀
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
More of this please 🙏 The UK is at a crossroads - more polluting & dangerous SUVs or more affordable city sized electric cars… it’s our future to determine and there is a lot that city leaders must do @london.gov.uk @willnorman.co.uk www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
How Europe’s EV makers shrank their product to challenge the bloated SUVs
Smaller, cheaper cars built for narrow city streets are becoming more stylish – but require careful design decisions
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Good news! Ministers have finally given green light to new #NaturalHistory GCSE. We’ve campaigned so long for this! Big hats off to tireless advocate Mary Colwell 🙌 Now our young people will have a chance to get to know & love the natural world, to feel awe & wonder, & gain skills to protect it 🌷🌳🦡
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Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens
Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
So much change in London and yet so much more needed until it is a truly healthy city for everyone 🙏 yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/what...
yaleclimateconnections.org
What Americans can learn from London’s war on cars » Yale Climate Connections
The UK capital has taken major steps to cut auto dependency, but critics say it’s still falling short.
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
If you’re keen to get involved then please find further info, including livestream registration at the link below. I hope you’re as excited as I am to kickstart this conversation! 🤓 5/5 cleancitiescampaign.org/curious-citi...
cleancitiescampaign.org
Join us for the Curious Cities Assembly 2026
Curious Cities Assembly 2026 is a new gathering focused on making cities safer, healthier and more liveable, while tackling the climate crisis.
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Oliver Lord @olord.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This is why @cleancitiescampaign.org colleagues and I are uniting local leaders, campaigners and researchers across Europe this month to put kids back at the heart of city-planning. We want policies that enable children to move and play with independence - rather than car dependence. 4/5
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