Spud on a Bike
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The irony in Ellson, Battaglino, Stewart, Stops etc demanding a small minor street literally called ‘King Henry’s Walk’ takes 12,000 daily cars from surrounding A-roads to make driving more convenient. Because that’s social environmental justice apparently. They really are crackers.
January 4, 2026 at 6:52 AM
The irony in Ellson, Battaglino, Stewart, Stops etc demanding a small minor street literally called ‘King Henry’s Walk’ takes 12,000 daily cars from surrounding A-roads to make driving more convenient. Because that’s social environmental justice apparently. They really are crackers.
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New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution.
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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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January 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution.
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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The dude who made an electric car guy YouTube channel I used to watch moved from San Diego to Madrid this year.
In his first video I’ve seen about the move, he opens by saying “let me tell you, the Urbanists are 100% right” and goes on to extoll how much walkability has improved his family’s lives
In his first video I’ve seen about the move, he opens by saying “let me tell you, the Urbanists are 100% right” and goes on to extoll how much walkability has improved his family’s lives
December 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The dude who made an electric car guy YouTube channel I used to watch moved from San Diego to Madrid this year.
In his first video I’ve seen about the move, he opens by saying “let me tell you, the Urbanists are 100% right” and goes on to extoll how much walkability has improved his family’s lives
In his first video I’ve seen about the move, he opens by saying “let me tell you, the Urbanists are 100% right” and goes on to extoll how much walkability has improved his family’s lives
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Britain didn’t get any more hilly between 1949 and 2024.
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Britain didn’t get any more hilly between 1949 and 2024.
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Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty to dodge ‘political suicide’
The chancellor will also highlight a rise in the minimum wage and plans to cut energy bills as she tries to win over voters by focusing on cost of living
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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"Polanski was joined by many Labour MPs in opposing the government’s plans, although most of them are thought to be prepared to reluctantly support the measures."
What's the point of being in Labour?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
What's the point of being in Labour?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack Polanski: "This is extreme, this is inhumane and it is a government of cowards."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-gove...
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'A Government Of Cowards': Zack Polanski Blasts Labour As Asylum Backlash Grows
The Green Party leader joined Labour MPs in condemning Shabana Mahmood's plans.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"Polanski was joined by many Labour MPs in opposing the government’s plans, although most of them are thought to be prepared to reluctantly support the measures."
What's the point of being in Labour?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
What's the point of being in Labour?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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"Zohran Mamdani will be the first mayor of New York City in decades not to own a car"
Will be exciting to see if he can implement his vision to pedestrianize areas in the congestion pricing zone and dedicate entire streets as combo busways + active transportation
Will be exciting to see if he can implement his vision to pedestrianize areas in the congestion pricing zone and dedicate entire streets as combo busways + active transportation
How Mamdani could push a bold redesign of New York's streets
The mayor-elect has articulated a vision for reshaping the city streets. Janette Sadik-Khan, the former commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation under the Bloomberg Administratio...
www.fastcompany.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"Zohran Mamdani will be the first mayor of New York City in decades not to own a car"
Will be exciting to see if he can implement his vision to pedestrianize areas in the congestion pricing zone and dedicate entire streets as combo busways + active transportation
Will be exciting to see if he can implement his vision to pedestrianize areas in the congestion pricing zone and dedicate entire streets as combo busways + active transportation
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Taking a spin on Cycleway 4 with #TheDoodle and #MPoulet.
*Impossible* without the floating bus stops.
*Impossible* without the floating bus stops.
November 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Taking a spin on Cycleway 4 with #TheDoodle and #MPoulet.
*Impossible* without the floating bus stops.
*Impossible* without the floating bus stops.
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Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, is to be a guest on "Have I Got News For You" on Friday November 6th.
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, is to be a guest on "Have I Got News For You" on Friday November 6th.
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🌞 weather gods are currently behaving for Sunday's Family ride !
Sign up lcc.org.uk/events/wn-fa...
and look out for local feeder rides eg lcc.org.uk/events/islin...
@londoncycling.bsky.social
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@beancycling.bsky.social
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
Sign up lcc.org.uk/events/wn-fa...
and look out for local feeder rides eg lcc.org.uk/events/islin...
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@cyclinguk.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🌞 weather gods are currently behaving for Sunday's Family ride !
Sign up lcc.org.uk/events/wn-fa...
and look out for local feeder rides eg lcc.org.uk/events/islin...
@londoncycling.bsky.social
@joyridersuk.bsky.social
@fincraig.bsky.social
@beancycling.bsky.social
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
Sign up lcc.org.uk/events/wn-fa...
and look out for local feeder rides eg lcc.org.uk/events/islin...
@londoncycling.bsky.social
@joyridersuk.bsky.social
@fincraig.bsky.social
@beancycling.bsky.social
@cyclinguk.bsky.social
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Fringe meeting panels "not intended to be interesting debates, but to push a certain policy perspective to MPs at the conference[s]"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Academic axed from Labour conference panel for criticising energy policy
Sustainability expert was told panellists discussing North Sea oil and gas were meant to ‘agree entirely’ with each other
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Fringe meeting panels "not intended to be interesting debates, but to push a certain policy perspective to MPs at the conference[s]"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Good on @craigmurrayorg.bsky.social for launching a legal challenge in Scotland against the proscribing of Palestine Action - please do share and support it! www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
Fight the Proscription of Palestine Action - Craig Murray
I have started legal action in Scotland against the UK government over the proscription of Palestine Action, in coordination with Huda Ammori and her team in England. The petition has been accepted by...
www.craigmurray.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Good on @craigmurrayorg.bsky.social for launching a legal challenge in Scotland against the proscribing of Palestine Action - please do share and support it! www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
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It’s pronounced cyclist.
October 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It’s pronounced cyclist.
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“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”
Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.
Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.
October 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”
Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.
Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.
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Se have now set up a petition. Please do sign & share 🙏🏼https://www.change.org/p/transfer-greenwich-foot-tunnel-management-to-transport-for-london
Sign the Petition
Transfer Greenwich Foot Tunnel management to Transport for London
www.change.org
October 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Se have now set up a petition. Please do sign & share 🙏🏼https://www.change.org/p/transfer-greenwich-foot-tunnel-management-to-transport-for-london
"Right wing shit rags"
That's me joined the Greens then.
So refreshing to hear a politician say it like it is for once, keep it up!
That's me joined the Greens then.
So refreshing to hear a politician say it like it is for once, keep it up!
I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I?
The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us.
Folks - want a better country?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us.
Folks - want a better country?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"Right wing shit rags"
That's me joined the Greens then.
So refreshing to hear a politician say it like it is for once, keep it up!
That's me joined the Greens then.
So refreshing to hear a politician say it like it is for once, keep it up!
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My e-bike has turned my hilly suburban East Richmond area into a 15-minute neighborhood. Post office, hardware store, 3+ groceries, Kaiser, gym, waterfront all in easy reach for this creaky 74 yo.
October 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My e-bike has turned my hilly suburban East Richmond area into a 15-minute neighborhood. Post office, hardware store, 3+ groceries, Kaiser, gym, waterfront all in easy reach for this creaky 74 yo.
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“The e-bike lets me keep riding bikes and spend time outside, even though I have this health condition,” she said. “I don’t think that a lot of people realize that e-bikes make things accessible to people with disabilities.” www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/07/e...
Why electric bikes are everywhere in Berkeley
Residents of all ages and abilities are taking to electric bikes — used for commutes, school drop-offs, grocery trips and joy rides.
www.berkeleyside.org
October 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“The e-bike lets me keep riding bikes and spend time outside, even though I have this health condition,” she said. “I don’t think that a lot of people realize that e-bikes make things accessible to people with disabilities.” www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/07/e...
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Putting aside how the UK government usually responds to these petitions by simply saying 'no', seeing this hit a million signatures in like a day kinda shows how much people REALLY do not want this.
So yeah, keep signing it. Let's see how high this can go!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
So yeah, keep signing it. Let's see how high this can go!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.
petition.parliament.uk
September 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Putting aside how the UK government usually responds to these petitions by simply saying 'no', seeing this hit a million signatures in like a day kinda shows how much people REALLY do not want this.
So yeah, keep signing it. Let's see how high this can go!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
So yeah, keep signing it. Let's see how high this can go!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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NEW for autumn 🍂 NEW for autumn 🍂
Commuter Collective regular rides from north > south of the borough. Join Alice and Jay on Wednesday 24 September and every Wednesday at 0800 near Finsbury Park. Details 👇🏼
cycleislington.uk/2025/commute...
@hackneylcc.bsky.social
Commuter Collective regular rides from north > south of the borough. Join Alice and Jay on Wednesday 24 September and every Wednesday at 0800 near Finsbury Park. Details 👇🏼
cycleislington.uk/2025/commute...
@hackneylcc.bsky.social
Commuter Collective starts 24 September at 0800 – Cycle Islington
cycleislington.uk
September 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
NEW for autumn 🍂 NEW for autumn 🍂
Commuter Collective regular rides from north > south of the borough. Join Alice and Jay on Wednesday 24 September and every Wednesday at 0800 near Finsbury Park. Details 👇🏼
cycleislington.uk/2025/commute...
@hackneylcc.bsky.social
Commuter Collective regular rides from north > south of the borough. Join Alice and Jay on Wednesday 24 September and every Wednesday at 0800 near Finsbury Park. Details 👇🏼
cycleislington.uk/2025/commute...
@hackneylcc.bsky.social
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September 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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The Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it.
Some said it would hardly be used.
Now there’s a decent case for widening it further.
Induced demand is real.
Some said it would hardly be used.
Now there’s a decent case for widening it further.
Induced demand is real.
September 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it.
Some said it would hardly be used.
Now there’s a decent case for widening it further.
Induced demand is real.
Some said it would hardly be used.
Now there’s a decent case for widening it further.
Induced demand is real.
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Bear in mind this video the next time you see people complaining about Lime bikes being strewn across the pavement.
Hard to believe that psychos like this live amongst us. What a pathetic existence.
Hard to believe that psychos like this live amongst us. What a pathetic existence.
September 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Bear in mind this video the next time you see people complaining about Lime bikes being strewn across the pavement.
Hard to believe that psychos like this live amongst us. What a pathetic existence.
Hard to believe that psychos like this live amongst us. What a pathetic existence.