Francesca Agostini
@agofra.bsky.social
Mother of 2, I love politics, Montessori, and I am campaigning for healthier school runs www.greenschoolruns.org
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Walking buses are such a great way for kids to get to school safely and socially. 🚶👫
With parents or chaperones leading the way, it’s more than just a walk — it’s a community journey.
Less traffic, more fresh air, and happier mornings all around. 💚
With parents or chaperones leading the way, it’s more than just a walk — it’s a community journey.
Less traffic, more fresh air, and happier mornings all around. 💚
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Walking buses are such a great way for kids to get to school safely and socially. 🚶👫
With parents or chaperones leading the way, it’s more than just a walk — it’s a community journey.
Less traffic, more fresh air, and happier mornings all around. 💚
With parents or chaperones leading the way, it’s more than just a walk — it’s a community journey.
Less traffic, more fresh air, and happier mornings all around. 💚
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Reposted by Francesca Agostini
If you would like to learn more about how #walkingbuses operate in different countries, you can start by reading this article on the Swiss Pedibus System
#ActiveSchoolRunNW3
observingleslie.com/magazine/the...
#ActiveSchoolRunNW3
observingleslie.com/magazine/the...
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If you would like to learn more about how #walkingbuses operate in different countries, you can start by reading this article on the Swiss Pedibus System
#ActiveSchoolRunNW3
observingleslie.com/magazine/the...
#ActiveSchoolRunNW3
observingleslie.com/magazine/the...
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Big win for the 603 bus! 🎉
After months of campaigning, TfL will move the second afternoon service to 4pm from 5 January, so students living and studying along the route can finally use it on their way home.
A small change that means fewer car trips, safer journeys, and a better-used route. 😀
After months of campaigning, TfL will move the second afternoon service to 4pm from 5 January, so students living and studying along the route can finally use it on their way home.
A small change that means fewer car trips, safer journeys, and a better-used route. 😀
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Big win for the 603 bus! 🎉
After months of campaigning, TfL will move the second afternoon service to 4pm from 5 January, so students living and studying along the route can finally use it on their way home.
A small change that means fewer car trips, safer journeys, and a better-used route. 😀
After months of campaigning, TfL will move the second afternoon service to 4pm from 5 January, so students living and studying along the route can finally use it on their way home.
A small change that means fewer car trips, safer journeys, and a better-used route. 😀
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Have you considered using a #CargoBike for the school run? @pedalme.bsky.social offers this service with riders who have an Enhanced DBS check, ensuring safety for unaccompanied children 😊🚲
#BackToSchool #ActiveSchoolRunNW3 #AirQuality
#BackToSchool #ActiveSchoolRunNW3 #AirQuality
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Have you considered using a #CargoBike for the school run? @pedalme.bsky.social offers this service with riders who have an Enhanced DBS check, ensuring safety for unaccompanied children 😊🚲
#BackToSchool #ActiveSchoolRunNW3 #AirQuality
#BackToSchool #ActiveSchoolRunNW3 #AirQuality
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❓Want to start using a cargo bike to rev up your school run?
Just imagine you and your kids zipping up quiet back streets, skipping traffic jams and no more, "Are we there yet?" Bliss!
👉 Our newsletter has bags of intel and advice! bit.ly/3X4M5M9
#SolveTheSchoolRun #cargobikes #parentinghacks
Just imagine you and your kids zipping up quiet back streets, skipping traffic jams and no more, "Are we there yet?" Bliss!
👉 Our newsletter has bags of intel and advice! bit.ly/3X4M5M9
#SolveTheSchoolRun #cargobikes #parentinghacks
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
❓Want to start using a cargo bike to rev up your school run?
Just imagine you and your kids zipping up quiet back streets, skipping traffic jams and no more, "Are we there yet?" Bliss!
👉 Our newsletter has bags of intel and advice! bit.ly/3X4M5M9
#SolveTheSchoolRun #cargobikes #parentinghacks
Just imagine you and your kids zipping up quiet back streets, skipping traffic jams and no more, "Are we there yet?" Bliss!
👉 Our newsletter has bags of intel and advice! bit.ly/3X4M5M9
#SolveTheSchoolRun #cargobikes #parentinghacks
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It was great to see @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social , Deputy Leader of Lambeth Council and @willnorman.co.uk, London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner
today on an epic bike bus organised by @solverosendale.bsky.social.
It was to celebrate one year of their amazing and transformational school street!
today on an epic bike bus organised by @solverosendale.bsky.social.
It was to celebrate one year of their amazing and transformational school street!
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It was great to see @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social , Deputy Leader of Lambeth Council and @willnorman.co.uk, London’s Walking & Cycling Commissioner
today on an epic bike bus organised by @solverosendale.bsky.social.
It was to celebrate one year of their amazing and transformational school street!
today on an epic bike bus organised by @solverosendale.bsky.social.
It was to celebrate one year of their amazing and transformational school street!
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We’ve joined forces across civil society & have written a joint letter to the HM Treasury advising urgent tax reform on the UK’s heaviest, most polluting cars.
We’re calling for change: a straightforward large vehicle levy, that would raise nearly £2bn for vital public investment.
#AutumnBudget
We’re calling for change: a straightforward large vehicle levy, that would raise nearly £2bn for vital public investment.
#AutumnBudget
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’ve joined forces across civil society & have written a joint letter to the HM Treasury advising urgent tax reform on the UK’s heaviest, most polluting cars.
We’re calling for change: a straightforward large vehicle levy, that would raise nearly £2bn for vital public investment.
#AutumnBudget
We’re calling for change: a straightforward large vehicle levy, that would raise nearly £2bn for vital public investment.
#AutumnBudget
Can we now have a better 603 @london.gov.uk? @greenschoolruns.bsky.social
Building on the success of the Superloop, the express Bakerloop service is making it faster for Londoners to travel between Waterloo and Lewisham by bus and connecting town centres in South East London.
Have you tried the BL1 yet?
Have you tried the BL1 yet?
October 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Can we now have a better 603 @london.gov.uk? @greenschoolruns.bsky.social
Thank you!
I am the consummate car guy. I dedicated my life to creating and adoring them. But I have also learned that life is better when you don’t need one. I’d rather take the bike and/or the train and I love living in a walkable city. It’s not about “taking away your car”, it’s about giving you a choice.
You can be a “car guy” and not like car dependency. You can be a “car guy” and get that too many cars in cities is bad for everyone, including drivers. You can be a “car guy” and be tired of lies & manipulations like “the war on cars.” You can be a “car guy” and know more choice means more freedom.
September 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thank you!
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🚶🌍 Hampstead is going car-free this Sunday — and we’ll be there! 🎉
Come find us on Church Row from 12–3pm for a chat about all things sustainable school transport.
Whether you're curious about walking buses, cargo bikes, or just making the school run easier and greener — we’d love to talk!
Come find us on Church Row from 12–3pm for a chat about all things sustainable school transport.
Whether you're curious about walking buses, cargo bikes, or just making the school run easier and greener — we’d love to talk!
September 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚶🌍 Hampstead is going car-free this Sunday — and we’ll be there! 🎉
Come find us on Church Row from 12–3pm for a chat about all things sustainable school transport.
Whether you're curious about walking buses, cargo bikes, or just making the school run easier and greener — we’d love to talk!
Come find us on Church Row from 12–3pm for a chat about all things sustainable school transport.
Whether you're curious about walking buses, cargo bikes, or just making the school run easier and greener — we’d love to talk!
Happy to read this! We need a better 603 In London to cut school traffic as well!
Two new bus routes aim to help ease school traffic in Brighton and Hove 🥳
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Two new Brighton bus routes aim to help ease school traffic
Brighton council is seeking to limit school run car trips to reduce traffic and improve air quality.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Happy to read this! We need a better 603 In London to cut school traffic as well!
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The more kids are invited to bike, walk and take public transit to school, the safer, healthier and smarter it is for EVERYONE. It’s shocking how much vehicle congestion in cities is actually “driven” by trips to and from schools. #BackToSchool #LetKidsBike #LetKidsWalk cartoon by Yehuda Moon
August 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Baking in car dependency ignores the climate crisis leaving people living with no local amenities or even any public transport within walking distance.
And there’s no mention of how many of these homes are for affordable or social rent.
Our planning system needs some urgent attention.
And there’s no mention of how many of these homes are for affordable or social rent.
Our planning system needs some urgent attention.
If each home has three parking spaces, that's three parking spaces worth of land that isn't something else.
"vast spaces on new-build estates are given up to parking … this is the reason there is no space for anything else" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"vast spaces on new-build estates are given up to parking … this is the reason there is no space for anything else" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘No shops, no schools’: homes in England built without basic amenities
Thousands of properties going up without access to playgrounds, community infrastructure and even doctors
www.theguardian.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Baking in car dependency ignores the climate crisis leaving people living with no local amenities or even any public transport within walking distance.
And there’s no mention of how many of these homes are for affordable or social rent.
Our planning system needs some urgent attention.
And there’s no mention of how many of these homes are for affordable or social rent.
Our planning system needs some urgent attention.
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More than 6,000 properties in Camden used for holiday short lets >> time to regulate this sector properly, including mandatory sharing of data with local authorities 🏢
www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/they...
www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/they...
‘They should be people's homes!': More than 6,000 properties in Camden used for holiday short lets
Council wants short let companies to share data
www.camdennewjournal.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
More than 6,000 properties in Camden used for holiday short lets >> time to regulate this sector properly, including mandatory sharing of data with local authorities 🏢
www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/they...
www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/they...
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!?!
Me, trying to work out how Newcastle managed to solve its traffic problems overnight.
Oh yeah, it's the start of the 6 weeks summer holidays.
Which demonstrates that an awful lot of our traffic in the mornings is School Run.
Why did the Council abandon it's #SchoolStreets programme?
Oh yeah, it's the start of the 6 weeks summer holidays.
Which demonstrates that an awful lot of our traffic in the mornings is School Run.
Why did the Council abandon it's #SchoolStreets programme?
July 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
!?!
Camden consults on a scheme on Fitzjhons Avenue including a cycle lane, crossings, and rain gardens. The local Conservatives sent an email around saying: This road already has a fantastic, mature array of trees and grass verge. The introduction of rain gardens is unnecessary in this context. Today
July 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Camden consults on a scheme on Fitzjhons Avenue including a cycle lane, crossings, and rain gardens. The local Conservatives sent an email around saying: This road already has a fantastic, mature array of trees and grass verge. The introduction of rain gardens is unnecessary in this context. Today
We are marching right up the hill here is Hampstead 🙄😵💫, let's hope to start the descent soon!!!
Do you recognise the 'Hill of Hysteria'?
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
@betterstreetsforbirmingham.org @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social
Clever new study shows a powerful ‘status quo bias’ prevails re new transport policy. Looks at levels of public fear about this, finds exact inverse of the Goodwin Curve of public support: the “Hill of Hysteria”!
Sad to see so many choose to die on that hill
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Sad to see so many choose to die on that hill
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We are marching right up the hill here is Hampstead 🙄😵💫, let's hope to start the descent soon!!!
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Some parents are doing a fundraiser to raise money for a playground at Chestnuts primary school, with a chance to win a cargo bike. More details here …
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/win-a-cago...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/win-a-cago...
Win a CaGo FS150 Family Plus electric cargo bike
Enter now to win a German built electric cargo bike from the brand CaGo in support of Chestnuts Primary School EYFS playground.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Some parents are doing a fundraiser to raise money for a playground at Chestnuts primary school, with a chance to win a cargo bike. More details here …
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/win-a-cago...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/win-a-cago...
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The deadline has been extended by a week - to the 13th. This probably is in response some challenges from locals so is concerning but it means we could try to get some more support next week. Please retweet.
July 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The deadline has been extended by a week - to the 13th. This probably is in response some challenges from locals so is concerning but it means we could try to get some more support next week. Please retweet.
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Camden Council are currently looking for businesses who can host a community cargo bike in Camden Town. All this would require is daily charging and a spot that everyone can access. To find out more reach out to [email protected].
July 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Camden Council are currently looking for businesses who can host a community cargo bike in Camden Town. All this would require is daily charging and a spot that everyone can access. To find out more reach out to [email protected].
@greenschoolruns.bsky.social we saw many of them on the school run!
June 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
@greenschoolruns.bsky.social we saw many of them on the school run!
Important consultation!!!
📢 Please take a few minutes to support this consultation for a new cycle lane on Fitzjohn’s Avenue - so more children can cycle safely to school!!! Deadline is 6th of July! 🚲
Cleaner air and less traffic — it's a win for everyone. 😊🌿💨👨👩👧👦
consultations.wearecamden.org/supporting-c...
Cleaner air and less traffic — it's a win for everyone. 😊🌿💨👨👩👧👦
consultations.wearecamden.org/supporting-c...
June 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Important consultation!!!
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Why do we dedicate so much room on our streets for cars, given their inefficiency in transporting people? 🚗 🛣️ 🤔 #urbanplanning #transportation
June 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Why do we dedicate so much room on our streets for cars, given their inefficiency in transporting people? 🚗 🛣️ 🤔 #urbanplanning #transportation