KARIN TEARLE
@karinlt.bsky.social
Goldsmiths Uni - Photographer (111PlacesGreenwich book and others) - Translator - Charity Trustee - Local Volunteer - Greenwich Green Party- Green Party Greenwich/Lewisham candidate London Elections 28,294 votes & 2nd! 💚
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KARIN TEARLE
@karinlt.bsky.social
· Sep 22
A glimpse of the Cutty Sark Ship (built in 1869) from inside Greenwich Foot Tunnel (built in 1902). If the lift wasn’t broken I would never have seen this beautiful perspective. #EveryCloud #SilverLining #CuttySarkShip #111PlacesGreenwich #Nikon #Photography #Greenwich
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Transport for All is a Disabled Person's Organisation or DPO. That means we are led by and for disabled people. We understand the barriers disabled people face to transport, because we experience them. Find out more about the impact we have: https://bit.ly/435rQ4c
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Transport for All is a Disabled Person's Organisation or DPO. That means we are led by and for disabled people. We understand the barriers disabled people face to transport, because we experience them. Find out more about the impact we have: https://bit.ly/435rQ4c
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@tomilyn.bsky.social checks out the two "new" cycle routes for Lewisham
(photo from 2008, yes 2008)
www.salamandernews.org/lewishams-cy...
(photo from 2008, yes 2008)
www.salamandernews.org/lewishams-cy...
Lewisham's cycleway network has trebled in size (or has it?)
Transport for London hailed the increase in cycleways in Lewisham, but large parts of the "new" routes already existed.
www.salamandernews.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
@tomilyn.bsky.social checks out the two "new" cycle routes for Lewisham
(photo from 2008, yes 2008)
www.salamandernews.org/lewishams-cy...
(photo from 2008, yes 2008)
www.salamandernews.org/lewishams-cy...
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The Mayor must explain why our Foot Tunnels, which provide cross river cross borough links for walkers,cyclists,wheelchair users & mobility cycles do not qualify to be part of TfL Strategic Network. @sebdance.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk
change.org/p/lifts-now-it…
change.org/p/lifts-now-it…
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Mayor must explain why our Foot Tunnels, which provide cross river cross borough links for walkers,cyclists,wheelchair users & mobility cycles do not qualify to be part of TfL Strategic Network. @sebdance.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk
change.org/p/lifts-now-it…
change.org/p/lifts-now-it…
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"With high numbers of families in temporary housing, wouldn’t it make much more sense to reserve some of this prime land for the council to build social housing on? At the very least one of these car parks should be kept for council homes instead of selling them off for peanuts.”
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"With high numbers of families in temporary housing, wouldn’t it make much more sense to reserve some of this prime land for the council to build social housing on? At the very least one of these car parks should be kept for council homes instead of selling them off for peanuts.”
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If you've got 2 minutes spare today, why not sign our petition to make public transport free in London actionnetwork.org/pe...
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If you've got 2 minutes spare today, why not sign our petition to make public transport free in London actionnetwork.org/pe...
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The whole USA is talking about free public transport, thanks to Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York, who made it an election pledge. Here's a podcast that talks about the pros and cons of making bus free for everyone thewaroncars.org/202...
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The whole USA is talking about free public transport, thanks to Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York, who made it an election pledge. Here's a podcast that talks about the pros and cons of making bus free for everyone thewaroncars.org/202...
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Good morning , your #FoxOfTheDay from Karin Tearle ( @bellegreenwich ) today - thank you Karin !
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Good morning , your #FoxOfTheDay from Karin Tearle ( @bellegreenwich ) today - thank you Karin !
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Mamdani's pledged free buses for New York - could London be next?
@farefreelondon.bsky.social interviewed New York transport researcher Charles Komanoff about the benefits
www.salamandernews.org/mamdani-pled...
@farefreelondon.bsky.social interviewed New York transport researcher Charles Komanoff about the benefits
www.salamandernews.org/mamdani-pled...
Mamdani has pledged free buses for New York, could London be next?
"If New York City can consider making buses free, so can London and other big world cities", say campaigners Fare Free London.
www.salamandernews.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Mamdani's pledged free buses for New York - could London be next?
@farefreelondon.bsky.social interviewed New York transport researcher Charles Komanoff about the benefits
www.salamandernews.org/mamdani-pled...
@farefreelondon.bsky.social interviewed New York transport researcher Charles Komanoff about the benefits
www.salamandernews.org/mamdani-pled...
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🚽 World Toilet Day today and I’m off to join the @londonlooalliance.bsky.social at White Hart Lane to enjoy one of the new toilets installed by TfL.
💷 So glad that I eventually got the Mayor to put £3m a year for five years into improving toilet availability on the transport network.
💷 So glad that I eventually got the Mayor to put £3m a year for five years into improving toilet availability on the transport network.
Busy week at City Hall - publication last week of the toilet feasibility study was a big milestone in my push for the Mayor to include public toilets as an accessibility measure on the TfL network and was amazing to get to talk about it on Sunday Politics.
Love that EVERYONE loves toilets 😍
Love that EVERYONE loves toilets 😍
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🚽 World Toilet Day today and I’m off to join the @londonlooalliance.bsky.social at White Hart Lane to enjoy one of the new toilets installed by TfL.
💷 So glad that I eventually got the Mayor to put £3m a year for five years into improving toilet availability on the transport network.
💷 So glad that I eventually got the Mayor to put £3m a year for five years into improving toilet availability on the transport network.
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More than 50 trees on Woolwich Common that were set to be chopped down have been given a reprieve - at least for now - after an application to widen a road was taken off a planning committee’s agenda.
Plans for a new cycle lane had received over 500 objections.
greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/11/14/w...
Plans for a new cycle lane had received over 500 objections.
greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/11/14/w...
Reprieve for Woolwich Common trees after cycle lane plans halted - The Greenwich Wire
More than 50 trees on Woolwich Common that were set to be chopped down have been given a reprieve after an application to widen a road was taken off a planning committee’s agenda.
greenwichwire.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
More than 50 trees on Woolwich Common that were set to be chopped down have been given a reprieve - at least for now - after an application to widen a road was taken off a planning committee’s agenda.
Plans for a new cycle lane had received over 500 objections.
greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/11/14/w...
Plans for a new cycle lane had received over 500 objections.
greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/11/14/w...
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In France for a break. The sheer number of cargo bikes you see in cities and larger towns is really encouraging. It doesn’t seem to be a novellty or a fad.
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
In France for a break. The sheer number of cargo bikes you see in cities and larger towns is really encouraging. It doesn’t seem to be a novellty or a fad.
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Hey 👋 anyone who likes peering at civil engineering projects as they get underway.
There's a new and helpful TFL update on the Cutty Sark Station escalators. They seem to have made decent progress in September and October.
There's a new and helpful TFL update on the Cutty Sark Station escalators. They seem to have made decent progress in September and October.
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Hey 👋 anyone who likes peering at civil engineering projects as they get underway.
There's a new and helpful TFL update on the Cutty Sark Station escalators. They seem to have made decent progress in September and October.
There's a new and helpful TFL update on the Cutty Sark Station escalators. They seem to have made decent progress in September and October.
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These play centres are the beating heart of our communities “a "second home", a space where they feel seen and safe".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I used to be a bit naughty’: Portsmouth defied funding cuts and saved its youth centres – here’s what happened
Two decades ago, Portsmouth city’s council chose to fund and prioritise playgrounds and youth clubs to help its poorer families – and the benefits are plain to see
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
These play centres are the beating heart of our communities “a "second home", a space where they feel seen and safe".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We’ve launched #FightFlyTipping Fortnight to protect the places we love and stop unlicensed traders dumping our rubbish, ruining neighbourhoods & costing public services.
Take 3 steps:
1️⃣ Ask for their licence
2️. Check it’s valid
3️. Get a receipt
Read more here bit.ly/4odr65A
Take 3 steps:
1️⃣ Ask for their licence
2️. Check it’s valid
3️. Get a receipt
Read more here bit.ly/4odr65A
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We’ve launched #FightFlyTipping Fortnight to protect the places we love and stop unlicensed traders dumping our rubbish, ruining neighbourhoods & costing public services.
Take 3 steps:
1️⃣ Ask for their licence
2️. Check it’s valid
3️. Get a receipt
Read more here bit.ly/4odr65A
Take 3 steps:
1️⃣ Ask for their licence
2️. Check it’s valid
3️. Get a receipt
Read more here bit.ly/4odr65A
We need to change perceptions and change the narrative around street plants. Please engage with the campaign & share your experiences 🙏🏼🍃💚[email protected] . #BanGlyphosate thenortherneco.substack.com/p/campaigner...
Campaigner Karin Tearle, Greenwich
In the latest part of our series looking to ban glyphosate from public spaces we meet the woman who epitomises the saying - if you want something doing.......do it yourself!
thenortherneco.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
We need to change perceptions and change the narrative around street plants. Please engage with the campaign & share your experiences 🙏🏼🍃💚[email protected] . #BanGlyphosate thenortherneco.substack.com/p/campaigner...
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Tomorrow, #AssemblyTransport will continue its investigation into road space, driving and congestion in London with questions about freight. Find out more: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Tomorrow, #AssemblyTransport will continue its investigation into road space, driving and congestion in London with questions about freight. Find out more: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
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You don’t have to ban cars everywhere to transform your city centre. But you do have to seriously rethink and redefine the car’s role. There are many ways to do that, from #completestreets to #sharedstreets, pedestrian priority streets & Dutch #woonerfs, that prioritize streets for people, not cars.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
You don’t have to ban cars everywhere to transform your city centre. But you do have to seriously rethink and redefine the car’s role. There are many ways to do that, from #completestreets to #sharedstreets, pedestrian priority streets & Dutch #woonerfs, that prioritize streets for people, not cars.
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TfL may not be interested in taking on the foot tunnels but they are critical infrastructure providing a resilient way for people to cross the river east of tower bridge under their own steam. If TfL can build Silvertown Tunnel for people with cars then they can provide lifts for people on foot.
November 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
TfL may not be interested in taking on the foot tunnels but they are critical infrastructure providing a resilient way for people to cross the river east of tower bridge under their own steam. If TfL can build Silvertown Tunnel for people with cars then they can provide lifts for people on foot.
Please follow Save Greenwich Adventure Playgrounds for up to the minute consultation info!
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Please follow Save Greenwich Adventure Playgrounds for up to the minute consultation info!
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"I want to make a country we can all afford to live in."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social tells it straight on The Last Leg.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social tells it straight on The Last Leg.
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"I want to make a country we can all afford to live in."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social tells it straight on The Last Leg.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social tells it straight on The Last Leg.
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Tamasin's report back for Shooters Hill ward.
November 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Tamasin's report back for Shooters Hill ward.
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Join the Fight Against Fly-Tipping! 🚫
We’re excited to announce that Keep Britain Tidy’s first-ever national “Fight Fly-Tipping” campaign is launching on November 10!
We’re excited to announce that Keep Britain Tidy’s first-ever national “Fight Fly-Tipping” campaign is launching on November 10!
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Join the Fight Against Fly-Tipping! 🚫
We’re excited to announce that Keep Britain Tidy’s first-ever national “Fight Fly-Tipping” campaign is launching on November 10!
We’re excited to announce that Keep Britain Tidy’s first-ever national “Fight Fly-Tipping” campaign is launching on November 10!
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“the same argument applies to the Woolwich tunnel and common sense would dictate that what’s good for Greenwich is also good for Woolwich.” Maureen O’Mara, former Labour councillor.
Caroline Russell, London Assembly, has taken up the cause for both foot tunnels 🙌
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
Caroline Russell, London Assembly, has taken up the cause for both foot tunnels 🙌
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
Campaigners have launched a petition calling for control of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel to be transferred from Greenwich Council to Transport for London.
The tunnel was originally run by London-wide government, but control was handed to Greenwich in the 1980s.
The tunnel was originally run by London-wide government, but control was handed to Greenwich in the 1980s.
Hand Greenwich Foot Tunnel to TfL, lift campaigners demand in petition - The Greenwich Wire
Campaigners have launched a petition calling for control of the Greenwich Foot Tunnel to be transferred from Greenwich Council to Transport for London.
greenwichwire.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
“the same argument applies to the Woolwich tunnel and common sense would dictate that what’s good for Greenwich is also good for Woolwich.” Maureen O’Mara, former Labour councillor.
Caroline Russell, London Assembly, has taken up the cause for both foot tunnels 🙌
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
Caroline Russell, London Assembly, has taken up the cause for both foot tunnels 🙌
@carolinerussell.bsky.social
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Early morning at Woolwich Foot Tunnel today with our petition. *Commuters ’ reminded us it was the third anniversary 🎂 of the closure of the north lift (they asked for a ‘celebration’cake!). Another person cycles from *Bexleyheath’ to *Canary Wharf* via this tunnel.
www.change.org/p/lifts-now-...
www.change.org/p/lifts-now-...
November 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Early morning at Woolwich Foot Tunnel today with our petition. *Commuters ’ reminded us it was the third anniversary 🎂 of the closure of the north lift (they asked for a ‘celebration’cake!). Another person cycles from *Bexleyheath’ to *Canary Wharf* via this tunnel.
www.change.org/p/lifts-now-...
www.change.org/p/lifts-now-...
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It really shouldn’t take awesome local campaigners like @escalatenow.bsky.social to provide updates on the lifts for people wanting to cross the river east of Tower Bridge on foot or wheeling bikes.
TfL need to pick up the foot tunnels as strategic river crossings and make the lifts reliable.
TfL need to pick up the foot tunnels as strategic river crossings and make the lifts reliable.
The drudgery for local residents continues with both lifts broken despite engineers being on site last week and yesterday. They didn’t even bother to update travel info so it’s left to locals to provide live info including Andrea’s initiative greenwichlifts.co.uk. TfL has the clout to change this.
November 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
It really shouldn’t take awesome local campaigners like @escalatenow.bsky.social to provide updates on the lifts for people wanting to cross the river east of Tower Bridge on foot or wheeling bikes.
TfL need to pick up the foot tunnels as strategic river crossings and make the lifts reliable.
TfL need to pick up the foot tunnels as strategic river crossings and make the lifts reliable.