Rich
@hoxtonrich.bsky.social
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Nothing to see here…just a routine car crash causing chaos and long delays on Homerton High Street and putting a man in hospital. But let’s keep complaining about the local LTNs www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/2564711...
RECAP after busy Hackney road part blocked in crash
A busy road in Hackney has been partially blocked in a crash this morning, with bus services on diversion.
www.hackneygazette.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Nothing to see here…just a routine car crash causing chaos and long delays on Homerton High Street and putting a man in hospital. But let’s keep complaining about the local LTNs www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/2564711...
Don't worry Farage has only ever indirectly racially abused people and he's never done it 'in a hurtful or insulting way'. That's apparently all fine then. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody'
The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Don't worry Farage has only ever indirectly racially abused people and he's never done it 'in a hurtful or insulting way'. That's apparently all fine then. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Last 5 yrs collisions involving pedal cycles in Hoxton (pic1)
Hoxton St & Whitmore Rd / Pitfield St (cycleway1) have a disastrous safety record for such minor rds
Hoxton East LTN should be designed to fix this, but won’t because they’ve left open through routes across the whole area (pic2)
Hoxton St & Whitmore Rd / Pitfield St (cycleway1) have a disastrous safety record for such minor rds
Hoxton East LTN should be designed to fix this, but won’t because they’ve left open through routes across the whole area (pic2)
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Last 5 yrs collisions involving pedal cycles in Hoxton (pic1)
Hoxton St & Whitmore Rd / Pitfield St (cycleway1) have a disastrous safety record for such minor rds
Hoxton East LTN should be designed to fix this, but won’t because they’ve left open through routes across the whole area (pic2)
Hoxton St & Whitmore Rd / Pitfield St (cycleway1) have a disastrous safety record for such minor rds
Hoxton East LTN should be designed to fix this, but won’t because they’ve left open through routes across the whole area (pic2)
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1/ you need sticks as well as carrots if you are serious about modal shift
2/ if you rely on carrots alone the small changes you do deliver will be mostly between sustainable modes
3/ stop dicking around & make damaging behaviours more expensive & less convenient road.cc/content/news...
2/ if you rely on carrots alone the small changes you do deliver will be mostly between sustainable modes
3/ stop dicking around & make damaging behaviours more expensive & less convenient road.cc/content/news...
Improving cycle infrastructure and public transport has little impact on car use, new review finds
These non-coercive measures need to be combined with measures such as higher driving costs or reduced car access to have an effect
road.cc
November 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
1/ you need sticks as well as carrots if you are serious about modal shift
2/ if you rely on carrots alone the small changes you do deliver will be mostly between sustainable modes
3/ stop dicking around & make damaging behaviours more expensive & less convenient road.cc/content/news...
2/ if you rely on carrots alone the small changes you do deliver will be mostly between sustainable modes
3/ stop dicking around & make damaging behaviours more expensive & less convenient road.cc/content/news...
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We so rarely hear about the lives of those seeking asylum here.
The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain
Ussu fled imprisonment and torture, only to find himself treated like a liar and outcast in the UK. Here’s how he survived homelessness and horrific injury in almost two decades without a decision
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM
We so rarely hear about the lives of those seeking asylum here.
The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The life and limbo of a UK asylum seeker: one man’s harrowing 17-year wait for leave to remain | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The same Lloyd Russell Moyle who campaigned against Brighton LTNs & about whom Caroline Lucas previously said: “Thankfully our city has one MP who speaks sense - not the one spreading misinformation about schemes to make people safer and the air cleaner to breathe”? Ok.
Welcome to the Green Party, former Labour and Co-operative MP for Brighton Kemptown, @russell-moyle.co.uk 💚
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The same Lloyd Russell Moyle who campaigned against Brighton LTNs & about whom Caroline Lucas previously said: “Thankfully our city has one MP who speaks sense - not the one spreading misinformation about schemes to make people safer and the air cleaner to breathe”? Ok.
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The latest National Travel Survey clearly questions that old myth about "Active travel is just for the middle classes, what about working people who have to drive?"
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The latest National Travel Survey clearly questions that old myth about "Active travel is just for the middle classes, what about working people who have to drive?"
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insights from Hammersmith Bridge nickmaini.substack.com/p/hammersmit... (Nick Maini) "closing a major bridge carrying 25,000 daily vehicles should lead to more traffic on other nearby crossings and less economic activity on either side. The evidence shows the exact opposite."
Hammersmith Bridge
Where did 25,000 vehicles go?
nickmaini.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
insights from Hammersmith Bridge nickmaini.substack.com/p/hammersmit... (Nick Maini) "closing a major bridge carrying 25,000 daily vehicles should lead to more traffic on other nearby crossings and less economic activity on either side. The evidence shows the exact opposite."
@islington-council.bsky.social Always great at gritting the cycleways around me. 🙏 👏
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
@islington-council.bsky.social Always great at gritting the cycleways around me. 🙏 👏
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Only posted this a few hours ago, but Mr Dashboard says only c.50 of you have read this rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d... and we do think it's important: not just because we need to raise £s, but because it's important to show that motorists do NOT "pay their way".
So do read and share!
So do read and share!
“Dear Rachel Reeves…”: An open letter to the Chancellor on why she should increase the price of driving in her Budget 2025.
Dear Chancellor, Please consider the increases in the financial costs of driving described below in your Autumn Budget 2025 for the following reasons: Raising significant much-needed revenue for th…
rdrf.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Only posted this a few hours ago, but Mr Dashboard says only c.50 of you have read this rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d... and we do think it's important: not just because we need to raise £s, but because it's important to show that motorists do NOT "pay their way".
So do read and share!
So do read and share!
I’m going to resist a critique because the madness (& obsessive bitterness / score-settling) of much of this speaks for itself (a bit of sense there too). Let’s just say it gives a great insight into the man… cycleandwalkhackney.blogspot.com/2025/11/hack...
CycleAndWalkHackney
Hackney transport strategy submission Introduction Hackney has a good record on transport since 2002 having generally focussed on well...
cycleandwalkhackney.blogspot.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I’m going to resist a critique because the madness (& obsessive bitterness / score-settling) of much of this speaks for itself (a bit of sense there too). Let’s just say it gives a great insight into the man… cycleandwalkhackney.blogspot.com/2025/11/hack...
This is a good policy (as long as LAs get to keep the revenue). I refuse to believe a few £ on a hotel room will dramatically affect hospitality/tourism. This is fair in principle & already standard in most of Europe. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Reeves could allow holiday tax on English hotel and Airbnb stays
Move to give mayors powers to raise funds through levies, but industry says it will ramp up prices and inflation
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is a good policy (as long as LAs get to keep the revenue). I refuse to believe a few £ on a hotel room will dramatically affect hospitality/tourism. This is fair in principle & already standard in most of Europe. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
(BS8300) ‘would in practice prevent LAs from implementing any kind of floating bus stop.
Gvt does not believe that a complete ban on floating bus stops is appropriate, given the need to improve safety for cyclists & to enable more people to cycle’
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
Gvt does not believe that a complete ban on floating bus stops is appropriate, given the need to improve safety for cyclists & to enable more people to cycle’
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
questions-statements.parliament.uk
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
(BS8300) ‘would in practice prevent LAs from implementing any kind of floating bus stop.
Gvt does not believe that a complete ban on floating bus stops is appropriate, given the need to improve safety for cyclists & to enable more people to cycle’
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
Gvt does not believe that a complete ban on floating bus stops is appropriate, given the need to improve safety for cyclists & to enable more people to cycle’
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
The demeaning right wing view of Local Authorities as incompetent wasteful & inconsequential, & so ripe for endless cuts, is what has led more than anything else to the mess we’re in. They are the front line in almost everything that makes a decent society & until we realise this we’ll keep failing
At what point will Labour politicians, locally and nationally, really start to push back against the endless underfunding of local authorities?
We know what damage this does, and how it will verberate into our futures.
How is there not louder, insistent opposition to this?
We know what damage this does, and how it will verberate into our futures.
How is there not louder, insistent opposition to this?
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The demeaning right wing view of Local Authorities as incompetent wasteful & inconsequential, & so ripe for endless cuts, is what has led more than anything else to the mess we’re in. They are the front line in almost everything that makes a decent society & until we realise this we’ll keep failing
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😮 A sobering statistic for Road Safety Week... In the UK, SUVs are three times more likely to kill a child under the age of 10 and heavier cars are more likely to be involved in fatal collisions.
Source: @cleancitiescampaign
#roadsafetyweek #roadsafetyweek25 #carspreading #suvs #schoolrun
Source: @cleancitiescampaign
#roadsafetyweek #roadsafetyweek25 #carspreading #suvs #schoolrun
November 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
😮 A sobering statistic for Road Safety Week... In the UK, SUVs are three times more likely to kill a child under the age of 10 and heavier cars are more likely to be involved in fatal collisions.
Source: @cleancitiescampaign
#roadsafetyweek #roadsafetyweek25 #carspreading #suvs #schoolrun
Source: @cleancitiescampaign
#roadsafetyweek #roadsafetyweek25 #carspreading #suvs #schoolrun
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At what point will Labour politicians, locally and nationally, really start to push back against the endless underfunding of local authorities?
We know what damage this does, and how it will verberate into our futures.
How is there not louder, insistent opposition to this?
We know what damage this does, and how it will verberate into our futures.
How is there not louder, insistent opposition to this?
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
At what point will Labour politicians, locally and nationally, really start to push back against the endless underfunding of local authorities?
We know what damage this does, and how it will verberate into our futures.
How is there not louder, insistent opposition to this?
We know what damage this does, and how it will verberate into our futures.
How is there not louder, insistent opposition to this?
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The 2026 Low Traffic Hackney manifesto is out!
This is what we will be talking with councillors and mayoral candidates about in the run up to the local elections next May. Become a supporter if agree with our points!
www.lowtraffichackney.org/our-manifest...
This is what we will be talking with councillors and mayoral candidates about in the run up to the local elections next May. Become a supporter if agree with our points!
www.lowtraffichackney.org/our-manifest...
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The 2026 Low Traffic Hackney manifesto is out!
This is what we will be talking with councillors and mayoral candidates about in the run up to the local elections next May. Become a supporter if agree with our points!
www.lowtraffichackney.org/our-manifest...
This is what we will be talking with councillors and mayoral candidates about in the run up to the local elections next May. Become a supporter if agree with our points!
www.lowtraffichackney.org/our-manifest...
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Yet another evidence review argues very strongly that simply providing alternatives to driving doesn't reduce driving
This isn't surprising, if only thanks to habit. If I unthinkingly jump in my car for every trip (as many do), new buses won't change that
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This isn't surprising, if only thanks to habit. If I unthinkingly jump in my car for every trip (as many do), new buses won't change that
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reducing traffic with “carrots”: A review of the evidence
Reducing traffic volumes is one way to reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector. Since increasing driving costs is often met with public resi…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Yet another evidence review argues very strongly that simply providing alternatives to driving doesn't reduce driving
This isn't surprising, if only thanks to habit. If I unthinkingly jump in my car for every trip (as many do), new buses won't change that
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This isn't surprising, if only thanks to habit. If I unthinkingly jump in my car for every trip (as many do), new buses won't change that
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This scheme has already transformed King Henry’s Walk and made it much safer when I have to cycle through with the kids. We just need Boleyn Rd filter now. 👏 @islington-council.bsky.social
Mildmay liveable neighbourhood - a big step forward just happened
www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...
www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...
Mildmay traffic filters turned on
The long awaited Mildmay Liveable Neighbourhood took a big step forward in early November with three new traffic filters going live. These filters are aimed at stopping drivers cutting through these.....
www.lowtraffichackney.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This scheme has already transformed King Henry’s Walk and made it much safer when I have to cycle through with the kids. We just need Boleyn Rd filter now. 👏 @islington-council.bsky.social
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Mildmay liveable neighbourhood - a big step forward just happened
www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...
www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...
Mildmay traffic filters turned on
The long awaited Mildmay Liveable Neighbourhood took a big step forward in early November with three new traffic filters going live. These filters are aimed at stopping drivers cutting through these.....
www.lowtraffichackney.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Mildmay liveable neighbourhood - a big step forward just happened
www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...
www.lowtraffichackney.org/latest-news/...
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This is very good. The development is very unequal, but we are going to win.
The charts that show why cyclists could soon outnumber drivers in London
In the capital, cycling has become easier and much more appealing than driving, experts say
inews.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is very good. The development is very unequal, but we are going to win.
Britannia Leisure Centre Hackney is a bike theft hotspot. I called Police on people openly grinding locks recently but there are more cut locks every time I come. They must know. Why is nothing being done?
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Britannia Leisure Centre Hackney is a bike theft hotspot. I called Police on people openly grinding locks recently but there are more cut locks every time I come. They must know. Why is nothing being done?
Sadly missed it but absolute credit to @lb-southwark.bsky.social running a 'Guided Cycle Consultation' where Officers actually got out & cycled with residents to consult changes. People saying it was the best consultation they've ever seen. FANTASTIC progress that every Council should copy.
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Sadly missed it but absolute credit to @lb-southwark.bsky.social running a 'Guided Cycle Consultation' where Officers actually got out & cycled with residents to consult changes. People saying it was the best consultation they've ever seen. FANTASTIC progress that every Council should copy.
I’m hearing Lutfur Rahman is very close to achieving his manifesto pledge to create 1000 new car parking spaces in Tower Hamlets. Some have even come by taking space directly from the pavement. Unbelievable in this day and age.
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I’m hearing Lutfur Rahman is very close to achieving his manifesto pledge to create 1000 new car parking spaces in Tower Hamlets. Some have even come by taking space directly from the pavement. Unbelievable in this day and age.