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Sydney | London 🚲🌳🌈
(Thoughts from Mark A - often astride a bicycle.)
Sydney | London 🚲🌳🌈
(Thoughts from Mark A - often astride a bicycle.)
(And our very central London training room has a piano in it, so if we have time we might just have a singalong too, cos why not.)
February 12, 2026 at 9:23 AM
(And our very central London training room has a piano in it, so if we have time we might just have a singalong too, cos why not.)
London! Learn to communicate effectively about change (and beat so-called ‘bikelash’)! We’re hosting our one day course in London on 29 April, and it is open for booking now: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
LDN Effective Engagement for Changing Streets (Practitioner)
Full day course in LONDON.
10:30AM – 5PM.
In person, led by Mark Ames.
For people working on challenging changes to streets, places and...
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February 12, 2026 at 9:20 AM
London! Learn to communicate effectively about change (and beat so-called ‘bikelash’)! We’re hosting our one day course in London on 29 April, and it is open for booking now: www.trybooking.com/events/landi...
That was was his brother, Rob. There’s a whole dodgy dynasty of them!
February 11, 2026 at 10:26 AM
That was was his brother, Rob. There’s a whole dodgy dynasty of them!
The challenge with this dialogue is that Ontario’s Premier Ford already knows the numbers add up, but still pushes to gut Toronto’s bike lanes to appeal to his voter base.
You can’t fight populism with stats. bsky.app/profile/bren...
You can’t fight populism with stats. bsky.app/profile/bren...
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
February 11, 2026 at 7:41 AM
The challenge with this dialogue is that Ontario’s Premier Ford already knows the numbers add up, but still pushes to gut Toronto’s bike lanes to appeal to his voter base.
You can’t fight populism with stats. bsky.app/profile/bren...
You can’t fight populism with stats. bsky.app/profile/bren...
*Not the Hammersmith bridge*
(Did it take anyone else a moment to twig this is another west London crossing..?) bsky.app/profile/rant...
(Did it take anyone else a moment to twig this is another west London crossing..?) bsky.app/profile/rant...
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
*Not the Hammersmith bridge*
(Did it take anyone else a moment to twig this is another west London crossing..?) bsky.app/profile/rant...
(Did it take anyone else a moment to twig this is another west London crossing..?) bsky.app/profile/rant...
Unpopular art opinion: there isn't a picture by Eric Ravillious I don't like, he's so much more than tea-towel gift shop fare IMO, and his 2015 Dulwich Picture Gallery retrospective was one of the best exhibitions I've been to. bsky.app/profile/ahis...
Eric Ravilious was a virtuoso at capturing everyday scenes and little details from English provincial life. This view (1935) is from the home he shared with Tirzah Garwood at Bank House, Castle Hedingham, Essex.
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Unpopular art opinion: there isn't a picture by Eric Ravillious I don't like, he's so much more than tea-towel gift shop fare IMO, and his 2015 Dulwich Picture Gallery retrospective was one of the best exhibitions I've been to. bsky.app/profile/ahis...
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February 8, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Just a reminder! When you subscribe to our newsletter you'll receive our free Amsterdam case study, AND 5% off our Fundamental and Practitioner courses: www.strategic-cities.com/home/#subscr...
When Dunedin, NZ closed its main street to cars this weekend, it attracted so many people it “reached capacity”. By this thinking, surely the smart thing to do is close moooore streets? 🧐 bsky.app/profile/jdeh...
February 8, 2026 at 8:52 PM
When Dunedin, NZ closed its main street to cars this weekend, it attracted so many people it “reached capacity”. By this thinking, surely the smart thing to do is close moooore streets? 🧐 bsky.app/profile/jdeh...
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- You're nice to your cyclists, but what do you do after a big snowfall?
- Copenhagen: #HoldMyCarlsberg 😎
bsky.app/profile/albe...
- Copenhagen: #HoldMyCarlsberg 😎
bsky.app/profile/albe...
-Vous êtes gentil avec vos vélos, mais comment on fait après une grosse chute de neige?
-Copenhague: #holdmyCarlsberg
😎
-Copenhague: #holdmyCarlsberg
😎
February 8, 2026 at 1:23 AM
- You're nice to your cyclists, but what do you do after a big snowfall?
- Copenhagen: #HoldMyCarlsberg 😎
bsky.app/profile/albe...
- Copenhagen: #HoldMyCarlsberg 😎
bsky.app/profile/albe...
- You're nice to your cyclists, but what do you do after a big snowfall?
- Copenhagen: #HoldMyCarlsberg 😎
bsky.app/profile/albe...
- Copenhagen: #HoldMyCarlsberg 😎
bsky.app/profile/albe...
-Vous êtes gentil avec vos vélos, mais comment on fait après une grosse chute de neige?
-Copenhague: #holdmyCarlsberg
😎
-Copenhague: #holdmyCarlsberg
😎
February 8, 2026 at 1:23 AM
- You're nice to your cyclists, but what do you do after a big snowfall?
- Copenhagen: #HoldMyCarlsberg 😎
bsky.app/profile/albe...
- Copenhagen: #HoldMyCarlsberg 😎
bsky.app/profile/albe...
Funky clouds over Sydney tonight.
February 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Funky clouds over Sydney tonight.
OH NO, not a “gloating mob”! 🙄
February 7, 2026 at 3:15 AM
OH NO, not a “gloating mob”! 🙄
“do these people’s parents know they’re giving their 14-year-old kid a bike that can go over 50 km/h?”
^ How is it that this kid quoted in the last line of this article has the smartest thing to say about e-bikes?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
^ How is it that this kid quoted in the last line of this article has the smartest thing to say about e-bikes?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Take them away, crush them’: Australia faces an ebike surge that some say poses a health emergency
They offer independence, reduce emissions and congestion. But they are also endangering lives
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 AM
“do these people’s parents know they’re giving their 14-year-old kid a bike that can go over 50 km/h?”
^ How is it that this kid quoted in the last line of this article has the smartest thing to say about e-bikes?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
^ How is it that this kid quoted in the last line of this article has the smartest thing to say about e-bikes?
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Like ships in the night 🥲
February 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Like ships in the night 🥲
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What a way to make a living
February 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
What a way to make a living
Yay! Not long at all - just 28 - 30th. Will our paths cross?
February 6, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Yay! Not long at all - just 28 - 30th. Will our paths cross?
I have one training date coming up *in London* this April! Book now to join our in-person “Effective Engagement for Changing Streets” practitioner-level course: www.strategic-cities.com/training
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Book our engagement training online
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February 6, 2026 at 10:33 AM
I have one training date coming up *in London* this April! Book now to join our in-person “Effective Engagement for Changing Streets” practitioner-level course: www.strategic-cities.com/training
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Low Traffic Neighborhoods!
Low Traffic Neighborhoods!
All in one mega blog post is a huge resource containing the most popular films, photos, diagrams & links on LTN's.
Bookmark. Share. Link to it. Host a screening. Advocate.
@talyaschwartz.bsky.social @solomonge.bsky.social @openplans.org
Low Traffic Neighborhoods!
All in one mega blog post is a huge resource containing the most popular films, photos, diagrams & links on LTN's.
Bookmark. Share. Link to it. Host a screening. Advocate.
@talyaschwartz.bsky.social @solomonge.bsky.social @openplans.org
London’s Low Traffic Neighborhoods (LTN’s) Ultimate Resource Page — Streetfilms
If you need some enlightenment about Low Traffic Neighborhoods…well you came to the right place! Films! Maps! Photos! Presentations! It’s one-stop LTN shopping!
www.streetfilms.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Low Traffic Neighborhoods!
Low Traffic Neighborhoods!
All in one mega blog post is a huge resource containing the most popular films, photos, diagrams & links on LTN's.
Bookmark. Share. Link to it. Host a screening. Advocate.
@talyaschwartz.bsky.social @solomonge.bsky.social @openplans.org
Low Traffic Neighborhoods!
All in one mega blog post is a huge resource containing the most popular films, photos, diagrams & links on LTN's.
Bookmark. Share. Link to it. Host a screening. Advocate.
@talyaschwartz.bsky.social @solomonge.bsky.social @openplans.org
Excellent deep dive into the hard work of a local Councillor changing streets in their own north London community - and the cost they faced.
@lauralaker.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/laur...
@lauralaker.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/laur...
“I had to go in and face my colleagues who were saying, ‘Mike, what have you done?’”
A glimpse inside Haringey's street space transformation, featuring @mikehakata.bsky.social and @carlafrancome.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/lauralak...
A glimpse inside Haringey's street space transformation, featuring @mikehakata.bsky.social and @carlafrancome.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/lauralak...
Relentless pressure, threats, and apologies
Four years inside Haringey's street transformation
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Excellent deep dive into the hard work of a local Councillor changing streets in their own north London community - and the cost they faced.
@lauralaker.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/laur...
@lauralaker.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/laur...
It’s simply not good enough. Thank you for all of the hard work that you do on this, it means a lot to a lot of us. Best wishes to you Caroline.
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 AM
It’s simply not good enough. Thank you for all of the hard work that you do on this, it means a lot to a lot of us. Best wishes to you Caroline.
16 years? Blimey. Rest in peace Eilidh x bsky.app/profile/caro...
More than 16 years since Eilidh Cairns was tragically run over and killed while cycling along Notting Hill Gate, Westminster Council has come up with a good plan to keep people safe while crossing the road or riding their bikes along Bayswater Rd.
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
Floating bus stops: critics try to halt 'safer' Hyde Park cycle lanes scheme
Concerns have grown that ‘bus stop bypasses’, which improve safety for cyclists, put pedestrians at risk of being run over by reckless e-bike riders
www.standard.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
16 years? Blimey. Rest in peace Eilidh x bsky.app/profile/caro...
And the international exhibition of historic photos, “Loving” opens there this weekend! cityhub.com.au/queer-braver...
Queer Bravery On Display In ‘LOVING’, Qtopia Sydney’s Latest Photography Exhibition
Queer people have always existed: a fact enshrined in 'LOVING', Qtopia's photo exhibition showcasing queer love from the 1850s-1950s.
cityhub.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
And the international exhibition of historic photos, “Loving” opens there this weekend! cityhub.com.au/queer-braver...
I took the train from Brussels to Berlin on midsummer’s eve in 2024, taking my bike and sharing a compartment with 2 Canadians and a Dutch student. Armed with ear plugs and a bottle of wine, we all slept well enough… Cycling in Berlin is fun!
February 3, 2026 at 10:35 AM
I took the train from Brussels to Berlin on midsummer’s eve in 2024, taking my bike and sharing a compartment with 2 Canadians and a Dutch student. Armed with ear plugs and a bottle of wine, we all slept well enough… Cycling in Berlin is fun!
Bookings for autumn journeys on @europeansleeper.eu are open, with overnight fares Paris <> Berlin, or Amsterdam <> Prague as low as €49.99 available: www.europeansleeper.eu/autumn-trips...
February 3, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Bookings for autumn journeys on @europeansleeper.eu are open, with overnight fares Paris <> Berlin, or Amsterdam <> Prague as low as €49.99 available: www.europeansleeper.eu/autumn-trips...
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All these CEOs stompinge around graspinge for moneye and biohacks and powere but the best way to lyve forevir ys to make people laugh and be part of unforgettable storyes that make them feel less alone. Love and art and comedye are cosmic and eternal. The worlde will remembir the true stars.
January 30, 2026 at 10:01 PM
All these CEOs stompinge around graspinge for moneye and biohacks and powere but the best way to lyve forevir ys to make people laugh and be part of unforgettable storyes that make them feel less alone. Love and art and comedye are cosmic and eternal. The worlde will remembir the true stars.