Jacqui B
@ashbycloudtrail.bsky.social
Campaigning for Active Travel, safer off road cycle paths and better rural public transport. UK. Aware of the urgency of the Climate Emergency.
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Feeling welcome on a bicycle in the Netherlands. When they turn on the lights just for you. 😍
youtube.com/shorts/y38iE...
youtube.com/shorts/y38iE...
Cycle lanes in the Netherlands never fail to surprise! We came across proximity lights! Kei leuk!
YouTube video by FietsFlow
youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Feeling welcome on a bicycle in the Netherlands. When they turn on the lights just for you. 😍
youtube.com/shorts/y38iE...
youtube.com/shorts/y38iE...
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Entitlement.
Spoiling a common amenity.
Imagine if everyone did this!
The Meadows park, Edinburgh
Spoiling a common amenity.
Imagine if everyone did this!
The Meadows park, Edinburgh
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Entitlement.
Spoiling a common amenity.
Imagine if everyone did this!
The Meadows park, Edinburgh
Spoiling a common amenity.
Imagine if everyone did this!
The Meadows park, Edinburgh
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Ecotricity recently published a report saying heat pumps are expensive to run.
But Carbon Brief exposes that is cherry-picks assumptions to reach a predetermined conclusion.
But Carbon Brief exposes that is cherry-picks assumptions to reach a predetermined conclusion.
NEW – Factcheck: What it really costs to heat a home in the UK with a heat pump | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
Read here:
Read here:
Factcheck: What it really costs to heat a home in the UK with a heat pump - Carbon Brief
This factcheck explains how heat pumps can cut bills, what the latest data shows about potential savings
buff.ly
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Ecotricity recently published a report saying heat pumps are expensive to run.
But Carbon Brief exposes that is cherry-picks assumptions to reach a predetermined conclusion.
But Carbon Brief exposes that is cherry-picks assumptions to reach a predetermined conclusion.
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West Midlands Trains is coming into public ownership on Sunday.
The integration of track and train can help create the conditions to deliver the accessible, affordable and reliable railway people want to see.
Read our full reaction: bettertransport.org.uk/media/west-m...
The integration of track and train can help create the conditions to deliver the accessible, affordable and reliable railway people want to see.
Read our full reaction: bettertransport.org.uk/media/west-m...
West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway services come into public ownership: Campaign for Better Transport comments
This is an exciting moment for passengers and communities across the West Midlands. The integration of track and train can help create the conditions to deliver the accessible, affordable and reliable...
bettertransport.org.uk
January 30, 2026 at 11:02 AM
West Midlands Trains is coming into public ownership on Sunday.
The integration of track and train can help create the conditions to deliver the accessible, affordable and reliable railway people want to see.
Read our full reaction: bettertransport.org.uk/media/west-m...
The integration of track and train can help create the conditions to deliver the accessible, affordable and reliable railway people want to see.
Read our full reaction: bettertransport.org.uk/media/west-m...
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Pavement color differentiation is key to safer infrastructure design. When it looks like car infrastructure, dark asphalt, it will be treated like car infrastructure.
Color differentiation breaks up the grey. It commands attention and makes clear the modalities. The best design is the most obvious.
Color differentiation breaks up the grey. It commands attention and makes clear the modalities. The best design is the most obvious.
Scheme not yet complete, red top and some lining still to go on, but I cannot express strongly enough how much easier and safer this route feels compared to how it was before!
January 30, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Pavement color differentiation is key to safer infrastructure design. When it looks like car infrastructure, dark asphalt, it will be treated like car infrastructure.
Color differentiation breaks up the grey. It commands attention and makes clear the modalities. The best design is the most obvious.
Color differentiation breaks up the grey. It commands attention and makes clear the modalities. The best design is the most obvious.
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Don't lose hope.
Better days will come.
Better days will come.
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Don't lose hope.
Better days will come.
Better days will come.
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Good to see mainstream coverage of “deplaytion” - the loss and decline of neighbourhood playgrounds, and of a tolerance of children’s neighbourhood play.
It’s critical that this issue is taken as seriously - in terms of children’s mental health - as social media.
Thanks @anooshc.bsky.social.
It’s critical that this issue is taken as seriously - in terms of children’s mental health - as social media.
Thanks @anooshc.bsky.social.
The hidden cost of "deplaytion"
Ban social media for kids all you like – but don't ignore their crap playgrounds
www.newstatesman.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Good to see mainstream coverage of “deplaytion” - the loss and decline of neighbourhood playgrounds, and of a tolerance of children’s neighbourhood play.
It’s critical that this issue is taken as seriously - in terms of children’s mental health - as social media.
Thanks @anooshc.bsky.social.
It’s critical that this issue is taken as seriously - in terms of children’s mental health - as social media.
Thanks @anooshc.bsky.social.
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Nice to see @cardiffpedalpower.bsky.social in Cardiff centre this afternoon. I guess the Cardiffs equivalent to @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk in London.
January 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Nice to see @cardiffpedalpower.bsky.social in Cardiff centre this afternoon. I guess the Cardiffs equivalent to @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk in London.
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that's why I like my e-bike. My commute is a consistent 34 minutes with a standard error of +/- 1 min. Based on three years of commutes with a speed-limited legal e-bike. By car is anywhere between 20 and 40 mins, average 25 mins but occasionally up to an hour.
January 30, 2026 at 12:05 PM
that's why I like my e-bike. My commute is a consistent 34 minutes with a standard error of +/- 1 min. Based on three years of commutes with a speed-limited legal e-bike. By car is anywhere between 20 and 40 mins, average 25 mins but occasionally up to an hour.
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👏 Another big win this week but for cyclists at train stations!
British Transport Police will now investigate bike thefts at stations even if bikes are left for over two hours. A real campaign win made possible by supporters speaking up.
🔗 cyclinguk.org/btp-backtrack
British Transport Police will now investigate bike thefts at stations even if bikes are left for over two hours. A real campaign win made possible by supporters speaking up.
🔗 cyclinguk.org/btp-backtrack
January 30, 2026 at 9:33 AM
👏 Another big win this week but for cyclists at train stations!
British Transport Police will now investigate bike thefts at stations even if bikes are left for over two hours. A real campaign win made possible by supporters speaking up.
🔗 cyclinguk.org/btp-backtrack
British Transport Police will now investigate bike thefts at stations even if bikes are left for over two hours. A real campaign win made possible by supporters speaking up.
🔗 cyclinguk.org/btp-backtrack
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Good news for children’s lungs - now we need fewer cars on our roads.
We phased out leaded petrol for health. Time to do it again.
#DitchDiesel
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social
www.birminghammail.co.uk/motoring/mot...
We phased out leaded petrol for health. Time to do it again.
#DitchDiesel
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social
www.birminghammail.co.uk/motoring/mot...
Petrol and diesel cars set to vanish from UK roads with drivers warned
Experts say petrol and diesel cars are unlikely to vanish overnight. Instead, they expect a gradual decline as buying habits change and older vehicles are retired.
www.birminghammail.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Good news for children’s lungs - now we need fewer cars on our roads.
We phased out leaded petrol for health. Time to do it again.
#DitchDiesel
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social
www.birminghammail.co.uk/motoring/mot...
We phased out leaded petrol for health. Time to do it again.
#DitchDiesel
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social
www.birminghammail.co.uk/motoring/mot...
Restrictions on adverts for SUV’s, flights and meat products. Should we do the same in the U.K.?
Not just fossil fuels but lots of adverts banned in Amsterdam. www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...
Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
Amsterdam city council has passed a legally binding ban on advertising for fossil fuels and meat products across public spaces in the city, becoming the first capital in the world to prohibit such ads...
www.desmog.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Restrictions on adverts for SUV’s, flights and meat products. Should we do the same in the U.K.?
Not just fossil fuels but lots of adverts banned in Amsterdam. www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...
Amsterdam Defies Last-Minute Lobbying to Become First Capital City to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
Amsterdam city council has passed a legally binding ban on advertising for fossil fuels and meat products across public spaces in the city, becoming the first capital in the world to prohibit such ads...
www.desmog.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Not just fossil fuels but lots of adverts banned in Amsterdam. www.desmog.com/2026/01/23/a...
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Over 6,500 have already told Ofcom to take TalkTV's climate misinformation seriously.
Will you join them?
https://action.goodlawproject.org/tell-ofcom-stop-climate-misinformation?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=ClimateMisinformation&utm_medium=social_media
Will you join them?
https://action.goodlawproject.org/tell-ofcom-stop-climate-misinformation?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=ClimateMisinformation&utm_medium=social_media
Tell Ofcom to stop climate misinformation
TalkTV regularly spouts misinformation about the climate crisis, claiming that “CO2 is not a threat to the planet” and that the science behind it “doesn’t add up to a row of beans”. The rightwing news...
action.goodlawproject.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Over 6,500 have already told Ofcom to take TalkTV's climate misinformation seriously.
Will you join them?
https://action.goodlawproject.org/tell-ofcom-stop-climate-misinformation?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=ClimateMisinformation&utm_medium=social_media
Will you join them?
https://action.goodlawproject.org/tell-ofcom-stop-climate-misinformation?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=ClimateMisinformation&utm_medium=social_media
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FWIW, I think we need more devolution of transport and for England, I have had enough of the centralisation of so many aspects of transport. I'd support long distance "things" being under UK operation and pretty much everything else developed where there is local accountability. Yes, quite federal.
A proposed amendment to the Railways Bill that would devolve power to Wales over its own railways has been denied amidst Westminster and the Senedd’s continued arguing over whether the nation is receiving its fair share of funding for its rail network
Full story: buff.ly/SG9J6gg
Full story: buff.ly/SG9J6gg
Railways Bill: Wales rail devolution rejected amidst ongoing squabbles over underinvestment | New Civil Engineer
The Railways Bill is currently passing through Parliament as it looks to reform the UK’s railway, bringing management of network infrastructure and train
www.newcivilengineer.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
FWIW, I think we need more devolution of transport and for England, I have had enough of the centralisation of so many aspects of transport. I'd support long distance "things" being under UK operation and pretty much everything else developed where there is local accountability. Yes, quite federal.
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Just went on a school mums night out (brilliant). At least half of the 15+ attendees came by bike. Most of the rest walked. Wasn't just us - more than 20 bikes parked up at the Jolly Farmers in Oxford's Florence Park.
Does your city allow you to do this? Nag your politicians if not!
🚴♀️❤️
Does your city allow you to do this? Nag your politicians if not!
🚴♀️❤️
January 29, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Just went on a school mums night out (brilliant). At least half of the 15+ attendees came by bike. Most of the rest walked. Wasn't just us - more than 20 bikes parked up at the Jolly Farmers in Oxford's Florence Park.
Does your city allow you to do this? Nag your politicians if not!
🚴♀️❤️
Does your city allow you to do this? Nag your politicians if not!
🚴♀️❤️
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🚨 120+ groups just sent a letter to EU leaders demanding an end to reliance on US fossil fuels.
The EU is at a fork in the road: it can follow the US down its destructive path or forge its own course to stability and energy security through a just transition to renewable energy.
bit.ly/4bpGw3l
The EU is at a fork in the road: it can follow the US down its destructive path or forge its own course to stability and energy security through a just transition to renewable energy.
bit.ly/4bpGw3l
Over 120 civil society groups demand EU leaders phase out US fossil fuels in light of Trump’s fossil fuel imperialism – Oil Change International
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January 29, 2026 at 4:57 PM
🚨 120+ groups just sent a letter to EU leaders demanding an end to reliance on US fossil fuels.
The EU is at a fork in the road: it can follow the US down its destructive path or forge its own course to stability and energy security through a just transition to renewable energy.
bit.ly/4bpGw3l
The EU is at a fork in the road: it can follow the US down its destructive path or forge its own course to stability and energy security through a just transition to renewable energy.
bit.ly/4bpGw3l
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It's two years today since enforcement began against pavement parking in Edinburgh.
We urge others to follow their lead, so everyone in Scotland can enjoy safer streets.
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/14348/positives-of-pavement-parking-ban-in-edinburgh-praised-two-years-on
We urge others to follow their lead, so everyone in Scotland can enjoy safer streets.
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/14348/positives-of-pavement-parking-ban-in-edinburgh-praised-two-years-on
Positives of pavement parking ban in Edinburgh praised two years on
Positives of pavement parking ban in Edinburgh praised two years on
www.edinburgh.gov.uk
January 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
It's two years today since enforcement began against pavement parking in Edinburgh.
We urge others to follow their lead, so everyone in Scotland can enjoy safer streets.
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/14348/positives-of-pavement-parking-ban-in-edinburgh-praised-two-years-on
We urge others to follow their lead, so everyone in Scotland can enjoy safer streets.
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/14348/positives-of-pavement-parking-ban-in-edinburgh-praised-two-years-on
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4 year's ago today, the Highway Code changed. Did you even hear about it?
The changes aimed to improve safety, but too many people still don’t know the rules. We’re urging the government to invest in an awareness campaign that actually reaches people.
cyclinguk.org/hwc-4th-anniversary
The changes aimed to improve safety, but too many people still don’t know the rules. We’re urging the government to invest in an awareness campaign that actually reaches people.
cyclinguk.org/hwc-4th-anniversary
January 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM
4 year's ago today, the Highway Code changed. Did you even hear about it?
The changes aimed to improve safety, but too many people still don’t know the rules. We’re urging the government to invest in an awareness campaign that actually reaches people.
cyclinguk.org/hwc-4th-anniversary
The changes aimed to improve safety, but too many people still don’t know the rules. We’re urging the government to invest in an awareness campaign that actually reaches people.
cyclinguk.org/hwc-4th-anniversary
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Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Homicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS statistics show
The 499 homicide cases in the year to September were the lowest in England and Wales since 1977.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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NEW: UK rooftop solar growth reached an all-time high in 2025
Households and others added a record 800MW to their rooftops
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Households and others added a record 800MW to their rooftops
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January 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
NEW: UK rooftop solar growth reached an all-time high in 2025
Households and others added a record 800MW to their rooftops
1/3
Households and others added a record 800MW to their rooftops
1/3
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Build it and they will come.
By giving people the option to comfortably and safely get around by bike it becomes a viable choice. It's amazing to see more and more places transforming in this direction.
By giving people the option to comfortably and safely get around by bike it becomes a viable choice. It's amazing to see more and more places transforming in this direction.
January 29, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Build it and they will come.
By giving people the option to comfortably and safely get around by bike it becomes a viable choice. It's amazing to see more and more places transforming in this direction.
By giving people the option to comfortably and safely get around by bike it becomes a viable choice. It's amazing to see more and more places transforming in this direction.
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Sticking tech into a Jaguar iPace (like Waymo) is really not the advance we think it is. Maybe when their autonomous vehicles are just the size of the person in them, and limited to 30mph, they could have a future in cities.
January 29, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Sticking tech into a Jaguar iPace (like Waymo) is really not the advance we think it is. Maybe when their autonomous vehicles are just the size of the person in them, and limited to 30mph, they could have a future in cities.
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More 🐘 🐘 🐘 in the room
Call it what it is
TooManyCars
Call it what it is
TooManyCars
Labour keeps talking about saving the high street without naming the real problem. Car dependency. You cannot fix town centres while planning everything around driving. The internet is permanent. Retail only survives where footfall is dense, local, frequent, and cheap to access.
Labour risks election wipeout unless it improves Britain’s high streets, study finds
Decay of town centres a top issue among voters especially Reform UK supporters and is fuelling resentment against Westminster
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:00 AM
More 🐘 🐘 🐘 in the room
Call it what it is
TooManyCars
Call it what it is
TooManyCars