Mark Jacobs
@markjacobs1.bsky.social
Husband 🏳️🌈& father📍Cardiff. I like all things active travel and outdoors. I will also post a lot of cycling pics. Be kind to others.
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Manchester City Council wants fewer people driving into the centre, but it looks like they hate pedestrians too. What the hell!
January 28, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Manchester City Council wants fewer people driving into the centre, but it looks like they hate pedestrians too. What the hell!
The view from the bars this morning. Taff Trail, Cardiff.
January 28, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The view from the bars this morning. Taff Trail, Cardiff.
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Another casualty as another car hits another bus stop. Almost as if the real safety issue at bus stops isn’t the schemes to make them accessible for school kids to pass on bikes.
It’s not normal that this happens on a weekly basis
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Edinburgh woman rushed to hospital from crash as 'car strikes bus stop'
A man has been charged in connection.
www.edinburghlive.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Another casualty as another car hits another bus stop. Almost as if the real safety issue at bus stops isn’t the schemes to make them accessible for school kids to pass on bikes.
There, out in the darkness, fugitive running,falling from grace 🎵
Complete silence amongst the darkness of Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff.
Complete silence amongst the darkness of Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff.
January 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
There, out in the darkness, fugitive running,falling from grace 🎵
Complete silence amongst the darkness of Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff.
Complete silence amongst the darkness of Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff.
Swans in the winter sunset
January 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Swans in the winter sunset
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As they say, you can really tell a council’s priorities when winter comes.
January 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
As they say, you can really tell a council’s priorities when winter comes.
I’m not going for a walk. My Dachshund is reluctant to move from his cosy spot @dogs.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I’m not going for a walk. My Dachshund is reluctant to move from his cosy spot @dogs.bsky.social
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“Climate-related disasters caused severe economic harm in 2025, with the 10 most costly responsible for damage exceeding €100 billion.”
The true costs are MUCH higher & rising fast.
They want us to think we can’t afford to change to address the #ClimateCrisis. The truth is we can’t afford NOT to.
The true costs are MUCH higher & rising fast.
They want us to think we can’t afford to change to address the #ClimateCrisis. The truth is we can’t afford NOT to.
Ten most costly climate-related disasters this year caused €100bn damage
Californian wildfires were the most expensive financially
www.irishtimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“Climate-related disasters caused severe economic harm in 2025, with the 10 most costly responsible for damage exceeding €100 billion.”
The true costs are MUCH higher & rising fast.
They want us to think we can’t afford to change to address the #ClimateCrisis. The truth is we can’t afford NOT to.
The true costs are MUCH higher & rising fast.
They want us to think we can’t afford to change to address the #ClimateCrisis. The truth is we can’t afford NOT to.
December 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
5 million cycle trips a year on one cycleway. Paris has shown the world what can be done.
Five Million Rides and Counting: Paris’s Busiest Bike Lane Sets Record.
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Five Million Rides and Counting: Paris’s Busiest Bike Lane Sets Record
By the time the counter on Boulevard de Sébastopol in Paris ticked past five million trips , the moment had taken on a symbolic weight.
momentummag.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
5 million cycle trips a year on one cycleway. Paris has shown the world what can be done.
Why do they do it to themselves.
Christmas getaway to begin as millions take to roads www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Christmas getaway to begin as millions take to roads www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Christmas traffic: When will roads be busiest over Christmas?
Almost 40 million vehicles are predicted to travel around the UK in the days leading up to Christmas.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Why do they do it to themselves.
Christmas getaway to begin as millions take to roads www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Christmas getaway to begin as millions take to roads www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wait until the park users have to navigate the streets outside of the park. It will take things to a whole new level!
The 12mph limit reportedly owes its existence to the Greater London Council that governed the city until 1986
Speed gun deployed to fine cyclists riding faster than 12mph in London park
Wandsworth Council says “too many park users have told us they feel unsafe” around “dangerous or inconsiderate cyclists” in green spaces, but insists fines will only be issued as “a last resort”
road.cc
December 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Wait until the park users have to navigate the streets outside of the park. It will take things to a whole new level!
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“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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Only 3 weeks until the days start getting longer again ⛅
Hang in there, SAD people ❤️
Hang in there, SAD people ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Only 3 weeks until the days start getting longer again ⛅
Hang in there, SAD people ❤️
Hang in there, SAD people ❤️
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Heard this one? The City of Barcelona traded 3 lanes of vehicle traffic for an exceptional 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid. Businesses sued, & eventually won in court. Then they admitted that they actually like the change.
Streets for people are good for business.
Streets for people are good for business.
The Legal Attack on Superblock Barcelona - City Lab Barcelona
In this blog post, I attempt to unpack what this court ruling is about, the legal arguments, and who is behind it. Did the city really do something wrong? What will happen to the Consell de Cent proj...
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November 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Heard this one? The City of Barcelona traded 3 lanes of vehicle traffic for an exceptional 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid. Businesses sued, & eventually won in court. Then they admitted that they actually like the change.
Streets for people are good for business.
Streets for people are good for business.
Penarth Marina at sunrise
November 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Penarth Marina at sunrise
Sunrise at Penarth Pier this morning.
November 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Sunrise at Penarth Pier this morning.
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Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
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The footway parking ban in England consultation closed 5 years ago tomorrow. The Tories' inaction is now Labour's inaction.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Pavement parking: options for change
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The footway parking ban in England consultation closed 5 years ago tomorrow. The Tories' inaction is now Labour's inaction.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Llyn Ogwen, North Wales. 🏴 Beautiful scenes at the first hint of winter. #gogleddcymru
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Llyn Ogwen, North Wales. 🏴 Beautiful scenes at the first hint of winter. #gogleddcymru
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
On the first train out of Cardiff this morning. Cycled in and left the bike no one wants to steal at the station.
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
On the first train out of Cardiff this morning. Cycled in and left the bike no one wants to steal at the station.
Autumn sunrise on the Taff Trail, Cardiff.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Autumn sunrise on the Taff Trail, Cardiff.