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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

momentummag.com

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Mark Ruskell @markruskell.bsky.social · 12h

prepared to prioritise public transport investment over road.

www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...

Re-opening rail line to St Andrews rejected by Scottish Government

Transport Scotland favours better bus connection with Leuchars instead

www.scotsman.com

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 8h

Surveillance capitalism

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Chas Booth (he/him) @chasbooth.bsky.social · 1d

No the bollard has been vandalised and stolen multiple times. Rather than replacing the same bollard for it to be stolen again, officers are looking at a more robust solution.

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 22h

Monitoring changes in UK temperature

To (almost) no-one’s surprise, multiple sources of data agree on the long-term trends in UK temperatures.

climatelabbook.substack.com/p/monitoring...

Monitoring changes in UK temperature

Multiple sources of data agree on long-term observed trends

climatelabbook.substack.com

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Edward Tissiman @edtiss.bsky.social · 10h

Slightly baffled that the council has already integrated Elm Row-style pavement parking into their design for what's supposed to be a public space.

It's going to be chaos without any bollards. That pram's going to get runover by a double-cab pickup truck.

The City of Edinburgh Council @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social · 1d

We've began work on our £3.5m transformation project of Queensferry High Street and the town centre.

These improvements will create a safer, more accessible, and vibrant environment for residents, visitors, and businesses alike.

Digital visualisation of the project improvements.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 17h

We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous.

That’s the entirety of our approach to road safety.

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SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · 21h

🤩 #SpokesMap #WestLothian 2025

🤩 Back from printer, in shops soon £7.50

🙋 Special £7 offer below, ends 31 October

@edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @mininglandscapes.bsky.social @neilginscotland.bsky.social @trustlinlithgow.bsky.social @cameronglasgow.scot @spoinged.bsky.social @ancetetere.bsky.social

SpokesLothian @spokes.org.uk · Sep 6

🤩 #SpokesMap #WestLothian 2025, £7.50 in shops October

🤩 Pre-order £7 post-free, email [email protected]

🤩 £5 each for 6+ copies (e.g. join friends/workmates)

@edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @mininglandscapes.bsky.social @sw20.info @keithirving.bsky.social @cameronglasgow.scot @chdot.bsky.social

Town maps on reverse side - this is Linlithgow

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 20h

This is American nonsense designed to keep you locked into your isolated, depressing, car-dependent lifestyle.

I know this because I am an expert in urban cooling.

Here’s one of my articles about it...

bigissue.com/opinion/heat...

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Harry Willliams @harryjwilliams.bsky.social · 20h

The council have included actual design overlays for the new Dundee Street Active Travel Project.

This is great, super detailed and easy to understand!

Keep it up @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social

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The City of Edinburgh Council @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social · 17h

You can find out more about the consultation and our plans on our website: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...

Consultation on new active travel infrastructure in Fountainbridge begins

www.edinburgh.gov.uk

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The City of Edinburgh Council @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social · 17h

We’re looking for your views on our plans to improve provision for walking, wheeling and cycling along Dundee Street and in the wider Fountainbridge area.

The consultation is open until 12 January 2026.

Digital visualisation of Dundee Street and Angle Park Terrace at the junction with Henderson Terrace.

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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 20h

As Chair of the North London Waste Authority’s Member Recycling Board I prohibited export of recyclates beyond the U.K, except for glass and card, which I prohibited from being exported beyond Europe.

Brexit - which has been a disaster - isn’t the main or even partial issue in this instance.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23h

Another benefit of Brexit ... the UK has returned to its traditional role as the dirty man of Europe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

www.theguardian.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18h

“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.”

Via @momentummag.bsky.social

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.

momentummag.com

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 21h

The designers should be made to walk along it every day with their children

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Simon Christie @thebonnieloon.bsky.social · 22h

They are proposing to remove every part of existing pedestrian protection while maintaining existing levels of parking and vehicle access. It will work exactly as designed

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🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 23h

I would have gotten into evaporation but if they’re already cynical about monitoring data it’s a harder one to wrap your head around 😅

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Simon Christie @thebonnieloon.bsky.social · 22h

Move the cyclist between the 2 cars in the background and you can see a fundamental flaw The Council ignored. It doesn't change the fundamental design of the street and you STILL risk being doored/or close passed. Only confident/experienced cyclists will use this @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social

A visual of Queensferry night street. There are two cyclists in the foreground and 3 pedestrians walking. There is a car in the back ground driving away and a car parked at one side.

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Matthew Lewis is ready for progressive federalism @mateosfo.bsky.social · 1d

Wider sidewalks, protected bike lanes, narrow car lanes, bulb-outs, speed bumps, transit-only lanes, and an end to subsidized street parking would do more to defeat fascism than anything else we could do, or are doing.

It's not just that drivers are, by far, the biggest threat to urban residents.

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 1d

Also: This was me leaving for my 10am haircut this AM. I arrived right on time bc it’s literally across the street.

Genuinely don’t know how I’d fit in my FT job, consulting job, kids, volunteering, friends, fun, if I lived in a place that required me to waste so much of my time driving.

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sbarlster @sbarlster.bsky.social · 1d

And this plan does nothing to resolve the car problem.

@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social

I quite regularly ride out to S. QF on a Sunday and yes it’s absolute mayhem. Maybe a km of cars parked up the hill, drivers using their horn at cyclists. Cars looping the sea front.

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 1d

How to relieve traffic congestion, guaranteed:

Support density, sidewalks, protected bike lanes, and high quality public transit. Give people more reasons to stay out of cars and the road will open up to you.

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 1d

Passed through Queensferry on a sunny Sunday and it was literal carmageddon. Cars littered everywhere, blocking every nook and cranny. High time they were banned from a large proportion of the High St

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Blackford Safe Routes @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk · 1d

“Traffic” is not a force of nature, but a product of human choices - it doesn’t “have” to go “somewhere else”

This is because people switch modes (walk, cycle, bus) when those are made attractive, or shop locally (to avoid making a car journey) etc

It’s not a zero sum game

🚲 edi.bike | weekly news digest @edi.bike · 1d

Studies of LTNs show that in the majority of cases, traffic is not displaced only to boundary roads but a lot of it is regionally displaced as folks find another route that works for them: in short, they are typically successful in their aims rather than only moving traffic to their perimeter.

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Simon Christie @thebonnieloon.bsky.social · 1d

Hardly "transformation" The Council lost Sustrans funding as it has too much car parking, retains vehicle access at all times, squeezes a tiny unprotected cycle lane and protects no pedestrian spaces from vehicles. A massive waste of money and only adds to the Council's "opportunity missed" list

The City of Edinburgh Council @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social · 1d

We've began work on our £3.5m transformation project of Queensferry High Street and the town centre.

These improvements will create a safer, more accessible, and vibrant environment for residents, visitors, and businesses alike.

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