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Joe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social · 1d

Up and out early heading to the Healthy City Design 2025 International Congress in Salford. Shaping up to be a super couple of days talking all things planning, public health, and placemaking.

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HCD 14-15 October 2025

Transitions to health: Impact through planning, policy and investment

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T&E UK @transenvuk.bsky.social · 1d

More info here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Dieselgate': Five carmakers go on trial over emissions cheat claims

The trial is the latest chapter of what has become known as the

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 5d

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 5d

Humans causing climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces
“The human magnitude of climate change looks more like a meteorite strike than a gradual change.”

According to Professor Will Steffen who sadly is no longer with us but his worlds live on
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Kingston Cycling Campaign @kingstoncycling.bsky.social · 4d

Great to hear that the number of recorded injuries from collisions on Kingston's roads has reduced by around 18% as the borough has introduced a 20mph speed limit share.google/ExdQBkfYt1nk...

Full list of 18 south London roads facing a 20mph speed limit crackdown

A new report by Kingston Council said the authority aims to improve road safety

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Graeme Holdsworth 🦋 @fatherhilarious.blog · 4d

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Cars. Lots of them. Queuing on an American spaghetti of tarmac.

𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 5d

“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”

—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.

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Dr_Aust_PhD @draustphd.bsky.social · 4d

Which would hardly be a major surprise, given SUVs are bigger & heavier than older saloon cars (so more kinetic energy). They are also 'taller', so will hit you (the pedestrian) higher up on your body where more of your vital organs are. Likely to matter a lot when kids are the pedestrians hit.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 4d

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?

It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

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Transport and Health Science Group @transporthealth.bsky.social · 6d

British Transport Police’s crime screening policy clarified: www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/new...

Clarification around BTP crime screening policy

Recently there has been significant media coverage regarding British Transport Police’s (BTP) crime screening policy, following a story about an attempted bicycle theft at Watford Junction railway sta...

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 8d

"Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring."
-Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid and human rights activist

#BicycleBirthday
October 7 (1931 -2021)

Photo of a man wearing a tie standing astride a bicycle with one arm raised in the air.

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 9d

A Blue Badge is more than a parking permit. It’s a lifeline for independence and can be life changing. But only 38% of eligible disabled people have one. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4pLFjb4

We'd love to hear your experiences. Use #UnlockTransportAccess to share your story.

A bright yellowy green background with orange electrical tape. The number 38% is on the tape in bold black numbers, and a series of orange arrows point to it. The text beneath reads Only 38% of disabled people who are eligible have a Blue Badge

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walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social · 15d

Drumroll please! 🥁

We are now Walk Wheel Cycle Trust 🚶‍♀️ 👩‍🦽 🚴‍♀️

For our health our wellbeing and our world 🌍

#HealthWellbeingWorld #ActiveTravel #SustainableTransport #Walking #Wheeling #Cycling #NationalCycleNetwork #FreshAir #Nature #Community #ConnectingCommunities

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Roger Geffen @rogergeffen.bsky.social · 9d

This Wed (8th Oct), I will be contributing to a webinar about how the Government's #planning and #devolution reforms could support #LowTrafficHomes, with safe streets, great public transport, homes close to schools / shops / etc, and attractive outdoor space. To register, visit tinyurl.com/2yh3cux6.

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Roger Geffen @rogergeffen.bsky.social · 9d

For principles, see summary and full guides at lowtrafficfuture.org.uk/portfolio-it...

For best practice in target-setting, see lowtrafficfuture.org.uk/challenge/

We're contacting groups with upcoming LTP consultations to offer support. For an invitation, please email [email protected]

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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 9d

Over 24,000 children in Birmingham are living with #Asthma. The Clean Air Zone has reduced #AirPollution by 17%, but the toxic air in #Birmingham is still having a "devastating impact" on communities.

Mum says 'just don't' as she warns parents of three problems on school run

Chelmsley Wood mum opens up on her son's health issues as she urged parents to be aware of 'toxic air' amid struggles walking to school

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kaz @karenkaz.com · 9d

Being a @thewaroncars.bsky.social Patreon subscriber has its perks. Great marketing strategy for the book too!

Letter and sticker promoting a new book Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile

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Walk Ride GM @walkridegm.org.uk · 9d

Want to know the story behind the UK's biggest @kidicalmass.bsky.social?

Layla Siebert shares her story on how she started Kidical Mass in our latest podcast 👇🏻

Layla leading Kidical Mass from the front with kids all over!

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11d

Switzerland is “rich in something vanishingly rare in the rest of the world: common sense. This is most apparent in the way the Swiss get around…a model of sensible, sustainable — and yes, even enjoyable — transit. It’s simply the best transportation system in the world.” Via @taras-grescoe.com

Anatomy of the Swiss Revolution

How Switzerland Engineered Itself into Becoming the World's Greatest Transit Nation

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Jacqui B @ashbycloudtrail.bsky.social · 9d

Excellent news!
www.gov.uk/government/n...

Government launches £1 million competition to take active travel innovation to the next level

Organisations and businesses can bid for a share of £1 million funding to help them deliver initiatives that enable more people to walk, wheel or cycle.

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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 9d

Say hello to literally the only protesters outside Tory conference this year

Two protesters holding up a sign saying “pedestrianise the M6”

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Transport and Health Science Group @transporthealth.bsky.social · 12d

"Effectively decriminalising bike thefts": Bikes stolen from train stations that were left for more than two hours will not be investigated, says British Transport Police road.cc/content/news...

"Effectively decriminalising bike thefts": Bikes stolen from train stations that were left for more than two hours will not be investigated, says British Transport Police

CCTV footage will not be looked at outside a two-hour timeframe — as British Cycling accuses policy of "letting cyclists down across the country and providing further barriers to people riding a bike"

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Transport and Health Science Group @transporthealth.bsky.social · 14d

@felly500.bsky.social said there needed to be a tightening of restrictions on sponsorship of sporting and leisure events, as well as wider society investment to promote active travel and improve the quality of food in schools. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Buy one, get one free' deals for unhealthy food banned in supermarkets

Crisps, sweets, chocolate and fizzy drinks will be covered by restrictions starting in England.

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 16d

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Turns out that social media influencer promotion of food affects children’s food intake

Social Media Influencer Marketing and Children’s Food Intake: A Randomized Trial

In this study, we examine the impact of influencer marketing of foods (healthy and unhealthy), via popular YouTube vloggers on social media, on children’s food intake.

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 14d

A recent survey showed:

✅ 74% of bikehangar members cycle 🚲 more since having a space

✅ 77% have either reduced their 🚘 use, sold their 🚘, or chosen not to own a 🚘

✅ 90% say since having access to secure bike 🚲storage, it’s made it easier to choose cycling 🚲

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 15d

On Sunday, #Zürich residents voted 52.8% in favor of increasing parking fees for cars according to weight.

The owner of a BMW X2 (Diesel), which weighs 1,675 kilograms, will now pay equivalent of €717 Euros per year to park on a public street. (Before, about €321.)

Direct democracy!

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 15d

Some good news.

London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

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