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escalatenow.bsky.social @escalatenow.bsky.social · 12h

Se have now set up a petition. Please do sign & share 🙏🏼https://www.change.org/p/transfer-greenwich-foot-tunnel-management-to-transport-for-london

Sign the Petition

Transfer Greenwich Foot Tunnel management to Transport for London

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Jon @jontafkasi.bsky.social · 11h

Can I just add, having visited Paris a number of times since this revolution took place, this wonderfully stylish looking woman is not a model or prop, this is what it looks like. Just people getting around their city, on bikes, looking great.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16h

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

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John Earle @skembear.bsky.social · 13h

Zack Polanski schooling a right-wing BBCQT panel was delicious

The BBC arranged an all-right-wing panel to challenge Green leader Zack Polanski on Question Time

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Zack Polanski schooling a right-wing BBCQT panel was a brilliant lesson in how to beat propaganda

The BBC arranged an all-right-wing panel to challenge Green leader Zack Polanski on Question Time last night. But he schooled them all.

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Steve Knattress @cycleoptic.bsky.social · 14h

Did they have “young lawyers” also pre-viewing the programme ?

Steve Knattress @cycleoptic.bsky.social · 14h

@islington-council.bsky.social plans to have residents within 400m of comprehensive cycle network by 2041, at current rate, best to start now. @cycleislington.uk

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Tufnell Park Cycles @tpc2s.bsky.social · 18h

Bike lanes needed on Holloway Road, Cycleway 50 needs updating & completing to Tottenham Hale. The Dartmouth Park, Tufnell Park Barnsbury & Laycock & Highbury New Park Liveable Neighbourhoods need to be implemented. We need decent secure cycle parking solutions & TfL bike docks near the stadium.

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Tufnell Park Cycles @tpc2s.bsky.social · 18h

Looking forward to a robust Active Travel plan in Arsenal’s bid to enlarge the Emirates Stadium. What a great opportunity to improve local Walking, wheeling, cycling & public transport infrastructure so that fans can access the stadium sustainably. www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/arse...

Arsenal want ‘biggest stadium in London’

Report suggests Gunners want to make it possible for up to 70,000 people to see their home matches

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Steve Knattress @cycleoptic.bsky.social · 14h

Followed on from Tufty’s victim blaming.

Game (road safety version of snakes and ladders) on Tufty club album cover

Steve Knattress @cycleoptic.bsky.social · 14h

How do they think sport highlights get in the air before the event finishes ?

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Richie Hindle @richiehindle.bsky.social · 17h

They think it takes two hours to look at two hours of CCTV footage to find the moment a bike gets stolen. Like it's on celluloid film and you have to hire an organist to do the soundtrack.

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Cycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social · 19h

🚴 From helping tackle transport poverty, to boosting skills and development, and supporting better road safety knowledge, #BikeabilityScotland cycle training is a powerful way of setting up our young people for happier, healthier lives.

Find out more: buff.ly/id1VTKI

New research shows young people cycle more after Bikeability Scotland training

Results from a three-year evaluation of Bikeability Scotland on-road (Level 2) training show a clear link between training and increased cycling frequency.

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 23h

I raised the devastating impact of sudden visa rule changes with the Mayor – over 200 TfL workers are at risk of deportation.

These are people who trusted the system, built lives here and are now left in limbo.

I'm glad the Mayor has committed to lobby the Government and support these workers.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 23h

If they had a Left wing person on Question Time every single week like they have a Reform person, the polls in the UK would be completely different.

But of course they only put a Left wing person on once every blue moon to prevent this.

#bbcqt

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Nick Lester-Davis @quinlet.bsky.social · 1d

How have they not realised that the ramps down will cause more disruption than at present. They have to be longer than the current up ramps as the tunnel will have to be deeper than the viaduct is high

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Steve Knattress @cycleoptic.bsky.social · 23h

Let’s just reduce the number of cars entering London each day.

www.ft.com/content/bb13...

Boris’s London tunnel vision raises questions on cost

Critics query orbital underground traffic scheme for London when car use is falling

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Cllr Dr Max Morris @maxmorris.bsky.social · 1d

I thought @zackpolanski.bsky.social was brilliant on #BBCQT tonight despite a hostile panel and personal attacks. Calling out fascism and racism rather than blaming immigrants, calling for a wealth tax rather than blaming poor and disabled people for needing a properly funded welfare system.

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Steve Knattress @cycleoptic.bsky.social · 23h

Have the BTP not heard of binary searches ? No need to watch whole tape for bike to be taken.

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 1d

One day - *one day* - a UK newspaper will do a similar count of motor vehicles speeding inside a 20mph zone.

In 60 minutes I saw 172 cyclists run these lights – it’s a matter of time before they kill someone

The offenders included Lime bike riders, school children and a woman in high-heeled boots

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Laurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinating how the inclusion of @zackpolanski.bsky.social on #QuestionTime alters the whole tone and tenor of debate for the better.
And how much the audience like it!

Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 1d

I have to say, it’s great to see Reform being called out for exactly what they are and what they do by Zak Polanski on #questiontime

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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 1d

What’s not to love? A family cycle, clean air, parks, finishing with some local appley treats 💙 #islington

Steve Knattress @cycleoptic.bsky.social · 2d

@cycleislington.uk family ride from City farm to the apple festival in Gillespie Park, via some of North Islington's Parks
Sunday 19th October.
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Islington Family Ride to Ecology Centre Apple Festival - London Cycling Campaign

Gentle family (12km ride 2hr ish) from the Islington City Farm around some of North Islington’s Parks to the Apple festival being held at the Ecology Centre, in the Nature […]

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Steve Knattress @cycleoptic.bsky.social · 1d

You know l, the “full time” MP for Richmond ?

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Hamas has officially declared the War is over.

If Israel kills another Palestinian they need to feel the weight of the entire world against them.

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Steve Knattress @cycleoptic.bsky.social · 1d

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Dermot Lynott @dermotlynott.bsky.social · Nov 11

You can really notice the insane brightness of headlights on newer cars. Even without full-beams they can be blinding.

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Essex optometrist: 'Patients complain about bright headlights'

An optometrist says more and more patients are complaining about being dazzled by headlights.

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road.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · 1d

“Cyclists are not the problem, it’s the unregulated chipped e-bikes and e-scooters that are the problem”

“Cyclists are not the problem”: Plan to ban all bikes from city centre due to safety concerns about delivery riders on illegal e-motorbikes slammed – but locals say “anyone with common decency would g...

Welcome to the Thursday live blog! Ryan and Jack will be on duty to keep you up-to-speed with all the latest cycling news and views as we freewheel towards the weekend

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 2d

You can lock up as many people as you want for chanting or protesting against genocide.

You will never scrub away the truth about that genocide - or your own complicity in it.

You are just ensuring that you will be damned all the more for what you have done.

Government could crack down on pro-Palestinian protest chants, PM says

The government needs to

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