Max Sullivan
@maxsullivan.bsky.social
Labour Councillor, Bayswater, Westminster City Council (London, UK)
Cabinet Member for Streets
Liveable cities - walking, cycling, public transport, density
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Liveable cities - walking, cycling, public transport, density
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Max Sullivan
@maxsullivan.bsky.social
· Jun 11
We've installed another three new simple zebra crossings, this time near Edgware Road.
Without them drivers yield to pedestrians around 40% of the time. With them, it's around 80%.
(Based on monitoring results from our first 4 sites)
Without them drivers yield to pedestrians around 40% of the time. With them, it's around 80%.
(Based on monitoring results from our first 4 sites)
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Advert, Cyclists’ Touring Club Gazette, May 1882: “Cyclists ride 100 miles ... without fatigue by the use of
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Advert, Cyclists’ Touring Club Gazette, May 1882: “Cyclists ride 100 miles ... without fatigue by the use of
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
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The reason I go on about self-driving cars is that it's like watching somebody spend 20 minutes using a thimble to fill a kettle and them saying "I can't wait for the glorious day when I'll have a robot to carry this thimble for me"
January 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The reason I go on about self-driving cars is that it's like watching somebody spend 20 minutes using a thimble to fill a kettle and them saying "I can't wait for the glorious day when I'll have a robot to carry this thimble for me"
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Jenrick saying he's "put aside personal ambition" too join Reform is the single most shameless statement I've ever heard.
If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.
If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.
January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Jenrick saying he's "put aside personal ambition" too join Reform is the single most shameless statement I've ever heard.
If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.
If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.
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Dr. Tony Holohan (ex-CMO): "There is also an asymmetry of risk that should be recognised. Poor behaviour by cyclists mainly endangers cyclists themselves.
Poor behaviour by drivers places cyclists and pedestrians at serious risk of serious injury or death. This reality
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Poor behaviour by drivers places cyclists and pedestrians at serious risk of serious injury or death. This reality
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January 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Dr. Tony Holohan (ex-CMO): "There is also an asymmetry of risk that should be recognised. Poor behaviour by cyclists mainly endangers cyclists themselves.
Poor behaviour by drivers places cyclists and pedestrians at serious risk of serious injury or death. This reality
tinyurl.com/3hxru677
Poor behaviour by drivers places cyclists and pedestrians at serious risk of serious injury or death. This reality
tinyurl.com/3hxru677
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Many streets in the Netherlands once looked like those in the UK today. What matters is what happened next. Hoogeveen shows this clearly: a car-dominated main road in 2019, upgraded by 2024 with cycle tracks. Dutch roads are continuously improved to make cycling safer & neighbourhoods more pleasant
January 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Many streets in the Netherlands once looked like those in the UK today. What matters is what happened next. Hoogeveen shows this clearly: a car-dominated main road in 2019, upgraded by 2024 with cycle tracks. Dutch roads are continuously improved to make cycling safer & neighbourhoods more pleasant
Wait til Reform's Laila Cunningham finds out (a) what celebrating Easter actually looks like for Christians, (b) that it already happens, and (c) that it's organised with the support of Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan.
January 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Wait til Reform's Laila Cunningham finds out (a) what celebrating Easter actually looks like for Christians, (b) that it already happens, and (c) that it's organised with the support of Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan.
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The Government staying on X is pathetic: Ministers need to show some moral backbone inews.co.uk/opinion/the-...
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The Government staying on X is pathetic: Ministers need to show some moral backbone inews.co.uk/opinion/the-...
6 hours left 👇🏻
Westminster residents — have your voice heard 📣
This is your chance to ask councillors your questions about council services at our next Full Council meeting ✍️
⏰ The form closes tonight at midnight👇
https://www.westminster.gov.uk/about-council/democracy/public-participation-full-council-meetings
This is your chance to ask councillors your questions about council services at our next Full Council meeting ✍️
⏰ The form closes tonight at midnight👇
https://www.westminster.gov.uk/about-council/democracy/public-participation-full-council-meetings
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
6 hours left 👇🏻
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THIS WEEK 📅 Active Travel Cafe
Today, 5–6.15pm (Tue 13 Jan). Sign up for the Zoom link: www.activetravelcafe.org.uk
Kay Inckle (Wheels for Wellbeing) presents the 5th edition of The Guide to Inclusive Cycling.
@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
@activetravelcaf.bsky.social
Today, 5–6.15pm (Tue 13 Jan). Sign up for the Zoom link: www.activetravelcafe.org.uk
Kay Inckle (Wheels for Wellbeing) presents the 5th edition of The Guide to Inclusive Cycling.
@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
@activetravelcaf.bsky.social
Campaigning for inclusive cycling, Wheels for Wellbeing
Wheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling.
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:24 AM
THIS WEEK 📅 Active Travel Cafe
Today, 5–6.15pm (Tue 13 Jan). Sign up for the Zoom link: www.activetravelcafe.org.uk
Kay Inckle (Wheels for Wellbeing) presents the 5th edition of The Guide to Inclusive Cycling.
@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
@activetravelcaf.bsky.social
Today, 5–6.15pm (Tue 13 Jan). Sign up for the Zoom link: www.activetravelcafe.org.uk
Kay Inckle (Wheels for Wellbeing) presents the 5th edition of The Guide to Inclusive Cycling.
@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
@activetravelcaf.bsky.social
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Commenting as Govt launch a road safety strategy.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Commenting as Govt launch a road safety strategy.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
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Regent's canal is a popular🚴♀️route - efficient, vehicle free & scenic. But cycling after dark vs during the day feels a vastly different proposition. How socially safe would you feel here at night? @londoncycling.bsky.social volunteers tested 2 new proposed routes to bypass the canal ⬇️
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Regent's canal is a popular🚴♀️route - efficient, vehicle free & scenic. But cycling after dark vs during the day feels a vastly different proposition. How socially safe would you feel here at night? @londoncycling.bsky.social volunteers tested 2 new proposed routes to bypass the canal ⬇️
No amount of backpedaling by X on Grok GenAI imagery, including child sexual abuse imagery will redeem it. Knowingly removing those constraints, even for a moment, to boost engagement is abhorrent. Also, it's still available to paying subscribers!! Delete your account and don't visit X.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
No amount of backpedaling by X on Grok GenAI imagery, including child sexual abuse imagery will redeem it. Knowingly removing those constraints, even for a moment, to boost engagement is abhorrent. Also, it's still available to paying subscribers!! Delete your account and don't visit X.
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This is a great response!
“These new powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians. It’s disappointing not to see a nationwide prohibition.”
Our @charitycat.bsky.social responds to the news that local authorities will receive legal powers to restrict pavement parking. https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/pavement-parking
Our @charitycat.bsky.social responds to the news that local authorities will receive legal powers to restrict pavement parking. https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/pavement-parking
“These new powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians | Living Streets
bitly.livingstreets.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
This is a great response!
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Louise Haigh says government should quit X because child sexual abuse imagery making its use 'unconscionable', @peterwalker99.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Former minister says government should quit X over child sexual abuse imagery – UK politics live
Louise Haigh says use of Elon Musk’s social media platform ‘unconscionable’ amid proliferation of abuse imagery
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Louise Haigh says government should quit X because child sexual abuse imagery making its use 'unconscionable', @peterwalker99.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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DfT press release on footway parking.
They've bottled a national ban and so will rely on local action with new powers (which are not explained, but area-based).
A postcode lottery as now then? I await actual details.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
They've bottled a national ban and so will rely on local action with new powers (which are not explained, but area-based).
A postcode lottery as now then? I await actual details.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New local powers to keep pavements clear for those who rely on them most
Local councils will be given the power to crack down on problem pavement parking.
www.gov.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM
DfT press release on footway parking.
They've bottled a national ban and so will rely on local action with new powers (which are not explained, but area-based).
A postcode lottery as now then? I await actual details.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
They've bottled a national ban and so will rely on local action with new powers (which are not explained, but area-based).
A postcode lottery as now then? I await actual details.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
OK UK transport nerds, Manual for Streets 3 is here.
Or at least, a commitment to publish it is contained in the new Road Safety Strategy...!
What is the first thing you're CTRL+F-ing on the new guidance?
What's the new thing you hope it contains that will make it easier to design better streets?
Or at least, a commitment to publish it is contained in the new Road Safety Strategy...!
What is the first thing you're CTRL+F-ing on the new guidance?
What's the new thing you hope it contains that will make it easier to design better streets?
January 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
OK UK transport nerds, Manual for Streets 3 is here.
Or at least, a commitment to publish it is contained in the new Road Safety Strategy...!
What is the first thing you're CTRL+F-ing on the new guidance?
What's the new thing you hope it contains that will make it easier to design better streets?
Or at least, a commitment to publish it is contained in the new Road Safety Strategy...!
What is the first thing you're CTRL+F-ing on the new guidance?
What's the new thing you hope it contains that will make it easier to design better streets?
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This is great news & I encourage as many people as can do so to respond to this consultation. Current legislation around the use of mobility aids is incredibly confusing & leaves Disabled people in fear of breaking the law or of having their vital mobility aid confiscated 😱
We're delighted the Department for Transport has launched a public consultation into reviewing the law around powered mobility devices.
This has the potential to improve the independence, physical & mental health, employment & social options of Disabled individuals and their families across the UK.
This has the potential to improve the independence, physical & mental health, employment & social options of Disabled individuals and their families across the UK.
Government seeks views to modernise laws on powered mobility devices
Have your say on how laws around powered mobility devices could reflect modern technology and improve safety by 31 March 2026.
www.gov.uk
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
This is great news & I encourage as many people as can do so to respond to this consultation. Current legislation around the use of mobility aids is incredibly confusing & leaves Disabled people in fear of breaking the law or of having their vital mobility aid confiscated 😱
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There will be so many cars that none of them will be able to move
January 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
There will be so many cars that none of them will be able to move
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The strategic road network is managed by a charity and relies on the goodwill of land owners for access. Some motorways will be muddy and flooded each winter.
Also
The strategic road network stops randomly at council boundaries and investment is where councils are willing.
(UK edition).
Also
The strategic road network stops randomly at council boundaries and investment is where councils are willing.
(UK edition).
December 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The strategic road network is managed by a charity and relies on the goodwill of land owners for access. Some motorways will be muddy and flooded each winter.
Also
The strategic road network stops randomly at council boundaries and investment is where councils are willing.
(UK edition).
Also
The strategic road network stops randomly at council boundaries and investment is where councils are willing.
(UK edition).
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The best bit of researched video on the status of cycling in London www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdAz...
🚲 Why 2026 will be amazing for cycling in London
YouTube video by London cycle routes
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The best bit of researched video on the status of cycling in London www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdAz...
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Someone got the best thing ever for Christmas (IMHO)
December 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Someone got the best thing ever for Christmas (IMHO)
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Merry Christmas to my mother, who got my toddler a toy fire engine that not only makes lots of noise, it also sprays real water
December 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Merry Christmas to my mother, who got my toddler a toy fire engine that not only makes lots of noise, it also sprays real water
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The key point you make is the most important: a Government desperate for growth should be begging the leaders of our city regions to build, build, build better transport not for altruistic reasons but as the way to get higher productivity and growth.
December 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The key point you make is the most important: a Government desperate for growth should be begging the leaders of our city regions to build, build, build better transport not for altruistic reasons but as the way to get higher productivity and growth.
We initially designed the protected cycle infrastructure to include the RBKC side of Bayswater Road. Not surprising but nonetheless a depressing reply came back: "Stepped tracks and bus stop by-passes are just not something that is supported in RBKC currently."
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Westminster Council want to add a direct bike route with floating bus stops to Bayswater Road, from Lancaster Gate all the way west to… the RBKC boundary, where it will abruptly end. because RBKC.
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Cycle Movement Strategy Phase 3: Bayswater Road
The Bayswater Road Cycle Movement Strategy Phase 3 scheme looks to enhance cycling and pedestrian facilities in both directions along Bayswater Road, from Palace Court to Lancaster Terrace.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We initially designed the protected cycle infrastructure to include the RBKC side of Bayswater Road. Not surprising but nonetheless a depressing reply came back: "Stepped tracks and bus stop by-passes are just not something that is supported in RBKC currently."
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Re: Leeds tram…
It’s worth remembering that there are only a handful of cities in England that already have decent sized knowledge service sectors, where mass transit is very likely to make a difference. Leeds is one of those cities.
It’s worth remembering that there are only a handful of cities in England that already have decent sized knowledge service sectors, where mass transit is very likely to make a difference. Leeds is one of those cities.
December 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Re: Leeds tram…
It’s worth remembering that there are only a handful of cities in England that already have decent sized knowledge service sectors, where mass transit is very likely to make a difference. Leeds is one of those cities.
It’s worth remembering that there are only a handful of cities in England that already have decent sized knowledge service sectors, where mass transit is very likely to make a difference. Leeds is one of those cities.