Nick Sanderson
@nsanderson.bsky.social
Campaigns and policy pro. Transport know-how. In Norwich, after Edinburgh, London, Toronto and London again. He / Him
[email protected] has read Travel in London report, so you don't have to. Thanks Jim. www.londoncentric.media/p/tfl-london...
Less WFH, more Lime, slower buses
What's really going on in London transport?
www.londoncentric.media
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
[email protected] has read Travel in London report, so you don't have to. Thanks Jim. www.londoncentric.media/p/tfl-london...
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Hard to overstate the significance of this. First fare freeze in 30 yrs; massive boost for commuters who would have seen annual costs rise by up to £300. V positive sign that affordability is being put at the heart of the govt's plans for Great British Railways.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Relief for rail passengers as fare freeze in England announced for 2026
Chancellor will confirm the measure, intended to help commuters on expensive routes, in her budget speech
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Hard to overstate the significance of this. First fare freeze in 30 yrs; massive boost for commuters who would have seen annual costs rise by up to £300. V positive sign that affordability is being put at the heart of the govt's plans for Great British Railways.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
'you’re asked to park a bus exactly one metre from the pavement and line up a lamp-post to the middle of the hubcap. It’s very tense, but luckily, I managed to be very accurate.'
Ummm. Why is this not broadcast?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Ummm. Why is this not broadcast?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘It is a dream come true!’ Meet Britain’s bus driver of the year – and six other unsung heroes
From the top lollipop person to the most dedicated convenience store managers, we celebrate the winners of the year’s most unusual accolades
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
'you’re asked to park a bus exactly one metre from the pavement and line up a lamp-post to the middle of the hubcap. It’s very tense, but luckily, I managed to be very accurate.'
Ummm. Why is this not broadcast?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Ummm. Why is this not broadcast?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Friendly reminder that the transformation underway in #London is largely paid for by Londoners - tube fares the vast majority of it. With tiny proportion from boroughs usually topping up from fees on car parking or new development (if they it).
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Friendly reminder that the transformation underway in #London is largely paid for by Londoners - tube fares the vast majority of it. With tiny proportion from boroughs usually topping up from fees on car parking or new development (if they it).
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📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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East-West Rail needs full electrification - increasing long-term leasing costs & calling that a saving, because it doesn't appear on public debt, is just an accountancy dodge. news.railbusinessdaily.com/east-west-ra...
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
East-West Rail needs full electrification - increasing long-term leasing costs & calling that a saving, because it doesn't appear on public debt, is just an accountancy dodge. news.railbusinessdaily.com/east-west-ra...
@edp24.bsky.social was there a person behind the steering wheel? www.rc-rg.com/about
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
@edp24.bsky.social was there a person behind the steering wheel? www.rc-rg.com/about
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A little excerpt from last week's @freewheeling.info podcast - full link here: www.freewheeling.info/the-freewhee...
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A little excerpt from last week's @freewheeling.info podcast - full link here: www.freewheeling.info/the-freewhee...
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With integrated modes, increased bus frequency and reduced journey times #Newcastle could see 170,700 more people connected to the city centre 📢
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
With integrated modes, increased bus frequency and reduced journey times #Newcastle could see 170,700 more people connected to the city centre 📢
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New blog post on Wednesday's glow ride through Norwich city centre, highlighting the need for safer streets and cycling infrastructure, particularly for women riding after dark.
Includes photos, video and interviews.
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/riders-light...
Includes photos, video and interviews.
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/riders-light...
Riders light up the night calling for safer streets for women
Cycling UK’s campaign “My Ride. Our Right” went up a gear with mass glow rides highlighting the need for safer streets and cycling infrastructure, particularly for women riding after dark
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New blog post on Wednesday's glow ride through Norwich city centre, highlighting the need for safer streets and cycling infrastructure, particularly for women riding after dark.
Includes photos, video and interviews.
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/riders-light...
Includes photos, video and interviews.
www.norwichcyclingcampaign.org/riders-light...
Fantastic turnout for the @norwichcycling.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social #GlowRide here in Norwich - safe cycling for all #FeministCity
October 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Fantastic turnout for the @norwichcycling.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social #GlowRide here in Norwich - safe cycling for all #FeministCity
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Under Over Over - West Hampstead
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
October 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Under Over Over - West Hampstead
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
So it's taken a while, but I've finally found a location where you can clearly see London Underground trains traveling over London Overground trains.
The vantage point is at West Hampstead Overground station at the end of the platform.
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Anyone lost a teddy bear?
One of our Glow Ride poster bikes has acquired a new friend!
#GlowRide
#MyRideOurRight
One of our Glow Ride poster bikes has acquired a new friend!
#GlowRide
#MyRideOurRight
October 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Anyone lost a teddy bear?
One of our Glow Ride poster bikes has acquired a new friend!
#GlowRide
#MyRideOurRight
One of our Glow Ride poster bikes has acquired a new friend!
#GlowRide
#MyRideOurRight
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Ok but why does it look like David Cameron
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“In financial markets, a bubble occurs when the level of investment in an asset becomes persistently detached from the amount of profit that asset could plausibly generate,” Jared Bernstein and Ryan Cummings write in a guest essay. “A.I. investment fits that pattern.”
“In financial markets, a bubble occurs when the level of investment in an asset becomes persistently detached from the amount of profit that asset could plausibly generate,” Jared Bernstein and Ryan Cummings write in a guest essay. “A.I. investment fits that pattern.”
Opinion | The A.I. Bubble Looks Real
The A.I. boom is likely a speculative bubble. Like the dot-com bust and the housing crisis, its pop is going to hurt.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Ok but why does it look like David Cameron
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
I thought of this cliched quote as I drove over the QE2 Dartford Bridge last weekend.
Opening date: 1991.
(Photo (C) National Highways)
I thought of this cliched quote as I drove over the QE2 Dartford Bridge last weekend.
Opening date: 1991.
(Photo (C) National Highways)
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
I thought of this cliched quote as I drove over the QE2 Dartford Bridge last weekend.
Opening date: 1991.
(Photo (C) National Highways)
I thought of this cliched quote as I drove over the QE2 Dartford Bridge last weekend.
Opening date: 1991.
(Photo (C) National Highways)
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Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation
Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.
Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.
Rising aviation emissions threaten UK climate targets, official advisers warn
- Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/7e17...
- Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/7e17...
Rising aviation emissions threaten UK climate targets, official advisers warn
Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
www.ft.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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You know why ethnic minorities in the UK always feel second-class as if they're never safe in this country and could be asked to leave at any time?
This is why:
This is why:
Nigel Farage: "We will abolish indefinite leave to remain (ILR) status", and "We will rescind ILR statuses that have already been granted".
The first sentence is worryingly ignorant. The second sentence is frighteningly fascist.
The first sentence is worryingly ignorant. The second sentence is frighteningly fascist.
September 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
You know why ethnic minorities in the UK always feel second-class as if they're never safe in this country and could be asked to leave at any time?
This is why:
This is why:
'Asylum seekers are being targeted – and so are those who help them. It’s a disturbing new reality' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Asylum seekers are being targeted – and so are those who help them. It’s a disturbing new reality | Enver Solomon
Far-right influencers are menacing charities and individuals to further isolate the people we work with. Ensuring safety is now part of the job, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
'Asylum seekers are being targeted – and so are those who help them. It’s a disturbing new reality' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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UK solar power output is breaking records this year, and has now exceeded the total generated in 2024 🌞
www.ft.com/content/9e49...
www.ft.com/content/9e49...
August 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
UK solar power output is breaking records this year, and has now exceeded the total generated in 2024 🌞
www.ft.com/content/9e49...
www.ft.com/content/9e49...
London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’ @peterwalker99.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’
Exclusive: Study also finds no change in number of casualties on roads just outside low-traffic neighbourhoods
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
London’s low-traffic zones ‘cut deaths and injuries by more than a third’ @peterwalker99.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Rising aviation emissions threaten UK climate targets, official advisers warn
- Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/7e17...
- Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/7e17...
Rising aviation emissions threaten UK climate targets, official advisers warn
Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
www.ft.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Rising aviation emissions threaten UK climate targets, official advisers warn
- Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/7e17...
- Flights now contribute more greenhouse gas than electricity sector, Climate Change Committee says
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/7e17...