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Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · 1d

Much to parse here. First, it's part of Sketch's ongoing campaign "Poor British Motorist!" This was during the great motorway building boom. And do you know who profited from that boom? Transport minister Ernest Marples ...

Engineer Like A Girl @engineerlikeagirl.bsky.social · 2d

This is amazing! A colleague found it in her cavity wall whilst doing some DIY. A newspaper article from the 1960s bemoaning the introduction of some 50mph speed limits. "Poor British Motorists" - some things never change, do they?!

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 2d

"The single most important behaviour, design or regulation for creating streets conducive to walking and cycling, was physical separation between the modes"

We've got a new study out, learning from a broad mixture of street users, planners and designers

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Highlights
For marginalised street users mode separation is the key to human-scale movement.
Streets conducive to walking and cycling have functional, safe and accessible design.
Professionals must approach street design, regulation and user behaviour holistically.
Combinations of influencing factors persuade people to either use or avoid a street.
There are no easy fixes to the public realm that will work for all non-drivers.

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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 1d

Today I’m remembering the horrific ordeal the Israeli people were subjected to two years ago today and thinking of all those still suffering as a result of these events 😢.

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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 1d

Also worth watching are the Green Party deputy leader speeches. If these were Reform politicians, the media would have been all over them. Brilliantly delivered messages of hope and inspiration like this are what we desperately need right now. Starts at 9’30” share.google/BjEsRqZxQJGS...

Co-Deputy Leaders' Speech - Rachel Millward & Mothin Ali at Green Party Conference 2025

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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 1d

Here is @zackpolanski.bsky.social ‘s full Green Party conference speech. It’s brilliant. It starts at 18 minutes in . You sadly can’t see him sprinting down the middle of the room to the platform by way of entry but the rest is golden.

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Leader's Speech - Zack Polanski at Green Party Conference 2025

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Bristol Green Party @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social · 2d

A statement about the Peacehaven mosque attack from @cllremmaedwards.bsky.social on behalf of Bristol's Green Party Councillors:

Statement about Peacehaven mosque attack from Cllr Emma Edwards on behalf of Bristol's Green Party
Councillors
We are deeply upset to hear about the horrific firebomb attack on their mosque in Peacehaven this weekend and stand in solidarity with the Muslim community there. Also recognising that this affects all Muslim communities in the UK and here in Bristol, at a time when hate crime is on the rise.
This was not merely a "hate crime" - it was an act of terrorism.
Any attack targeting a place of worship and the innocent people within it is designed to instil fear, divide communities, and undermine the very values we hold dear in Britain.
The refusal by authorities to call this what it is — terrorism - reflects a dangerous double standard. When the victims are Muslim, the language changes, the outrage softens, and justice feels conditional. That must end.
Islamophobia is not an isolated prejudice; it is a threat to the fabric of our society. We must confront it with honesty, policy, and solidarity — not silence.
As Greens, we stand with all those who reject hate and work for peace, truth, and equality. No one should ever fear for their life while praying.

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Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 3d

Light & Shadow

I love the secret feature at Nine Elms London Underground station that reveals itself during a sunny day.

If you arrive at the perfect moment, the roundel logo is beautifully projected onto the floor.

So I took Dancer Andreya with me to interact with the scene.

Light and Shadow at Nine Elms London Underground station

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.

Just the start.

Common sense.

Paris before and after street transformation

New urban forest planted in front of Paris City Hall

A Paris “School Street” where cars are removed and people space/tree planting are added

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Patrick McAllister 🌱 @patdbmcallister.bsky.social · 4d

"the number of Greens across Great Britain - around 91,000 - is around 50% more than the membership of the Lib Dems"

Now is the perfect time to click join.greenparty.org.uk and help us get to 100,000!

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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 5d

Mothin Ali - deputy Green Party co-leader speaks to the party being the only political party where you can speak to your own principles. We must be able to speak up in the face of the rise of the far right. Immigrants didn’t privatise our key infrastructure or sell off our council houses. 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 5d

Great to hear Green Party deputy co-leader talk about paying tax as your contribution to a better society. We desperately need to change how we think about tax and be proud of our ability to pay it.

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Emma Butterworth Music @emmabmusic.bsky.social · 5d

We live in a city and have an e-cargo bike to transport small around, and it's great!

Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 5d

Interesting research on attitudes towards & use of e-cargo bikes in the UK.

Particularly noteworthy for demonstrating the level of interest in e-cargo bikes nationally and the extent to which they replace car journeys. In a trial in suburban areas over 50% of the distance travelled replaced car use

E-cargo bikes as a personal transport mode in the UK: insights from surveys and suburban trials

This paper explores the potential of e-cargo bikes as a personal transport mode in the UK, reporting on a series of surveys and trials. Hypothesising …

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Bristol Green Party @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social · 6d

Ten years ago Bristol's Green Party councillors sent a message: refugees are welcome here.

A decade on, Bristol's Green councillors and MP want to repeat our message: #Bristol is a City of Sanctuary. Refugees are welcome here.

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Cllr David Wilcox @david-on-a-bike.bsky.social · 6d

The majority of casualties on this chart are car occupants in cars.
Road Safety measures are primarily about protecting those occupants from their own mode of transport.
This level of deaths would not be tolerated using other modes like Rail or Flying, so why is it accepted on the roads?

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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 6d

Just one pedestrian killed by a pedal cyclist in the UK in 2024. 265 killed by cars www.gov.uk/government/s...

Who kills who chart showing most road fatalities are killed by cars. Most car casualty fatalities don’t involve another vehicle

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 7d

Taking advantage of Bristol’s try a bike scheme to give an e-bike a go. I rarely cycle so looking forward to exploring bits of the city I don’t normally get out to and testing it on a few hills

More details on travel support available in Bristol & West of England: travelwest.info/for-communit...

E-bike parked at the start of the chocolate path (Bristol)

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 7d

Good. This is an important victory.

It's a stain on our democracy for Michelle Mone to remain in the House of Lords. But it's even more important that the Tory ministers who set up the corrupt PPE VIP lane in the first place are properly and fully held to account for the scandal

The Independent @the-independent.com · 8d

BREAKING | Company linked to Michelle Mone ordered to repay government £122m over Covid PPE

Company linked to Michelle Mone ordered to repay government £122m over Covid PPE

www.independent.co.uk

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Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · 9d

Paris-Berlin sleeper: low carbon, 2 years old, constantly full, but currently losing SNCF a few million EUR/yr

Intl Jet fuel tax exemptions are 80 years old and cost the EU 22 million EUR/yr for the Paris-Berlin route alone.

And you're cutting... the sleeper?

www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

It’s goodnight Vienna as Paris sleeper train to Austria and Berlin hit by cuts

Some Nightjet services suspended from mid-December after French withdrawal amid public budget crisis

www.theguardian.com

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 9d

Why aren't you all following Alex?!

Alex Nurse @alexnurse.bsky.social · 9d

Today was one of my favourite lectures, on how evidence influences debates.

Case A: 79 people died as a consequence of smart motorways (2010-2024). That's sufficient to pause the policy.

Case B: In the first year of the Welsh 20mph scheme 900 fewer people were injured. There's still contestation.

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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 10d

Nescio Bridge in Amsterdam allows people to cycle over the Amsterdam-Rhine canal to the new housing distrcit IJburg. It cost €16.5m and was designed by British architects. The garden bridge in London cost £43m and was never built. The Thames cable car cost £60m. Silvertown tunnel was £2.2 billion.

Drone photo of Nescio Bridge in Amsterdam

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 11d

There's always money to support the car industry

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11d

UK government will underwrite £1.5bn loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover after cyber-attack

Britain’s largest automotive employer plans to restart engine manufacturing in early October, report says The government has said it will underwrite a £1.5bn loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) as the car maker battles the consequences of a recent cyber-attack. JLR had to suspend production at its UK factories for several weeks after being targeted by hackers with the shutdown expected to last until at least 1 October. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 11d

Reform UK former leader in Wales pleads guilty to bribery charges

The Reform UK party's former leader in Wales - Nathan Gill - has pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements he made in the European Parliament, as well as newspaper opinion...

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 12d

Reform UK’s Danny Kruger is a liar, and is putting out dangerous language like this.

There’s no evidence supporting this.

Comments like this lead to at best division and at worst violence against Muslims.

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CLondoner92 @clondoner92.bsky.social · 11d

West Midlands Trains, GTR, Chiltern Railways, and GWR will return to public ownership by 2026 in a major rail reset. Most journeys will soon be publicly run, with services integrated into Great British Railways to boost reliability and put passengers first.
www.gov.uk/government/n...

Next train services to return to public ownership revealed as government delivers railways reset

West Midlands Trains, Govia Thameslink Railway, Chiltern Railways and Great Western Railways set to integrate into Great British Railways.

www.gov.uk

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Cllr David Wilcox @david-on-a-bike.bsky.social · 13d

Try to keep up with cool kids.