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Martin Williamson @quickerbybike.bsky.social · 2d

You wouldn't campaign to change this safe, efficient, sustainable transport corridor (#Hammersmithbridge) into the sort of hostile, car-choked shambles of frustration & delay that most key roads in @hfcouncil.bsky.social are would you @libdems.org.uk? I think Sarah Olney has got this wrong. #bikesky

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Wundelin @wundelin.bsky.social · 1d

The bar must be really low for footballers if cycling to work is so special it’s getting you a sustainability award
I think we should get more awards for regular commuters 🏅

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Wandsworth Cycling Campaign @wandsworthcycling.bsky.social · 2d

Hammersmith bridge is open to pedestrians and cyclists, boosting sustainable cross-river traffic.
One of the excellent routes it enables is featured in Jon Stone’s latest video on his 'London Cycle Routes' YouTube channel: Hammersmith to Roehampton in Wandsworth.

youtu.be/GRAk1bSHlgU

🚲 A brilliant new way to cycle from Hammersmith to Roehampton without traffic

YouTube video by London cycle routes

youtu.be

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Del - Martian Observer @martian-observer.art · 3d

Heavy horses help rewild Tooting Common with wildflowers

Tooting Common: Heavy horses prepare ground for flowers

Heavy horses are helping rewild Tooting Common by preparing soil for 33 native wildflower species.

www.bbc.co.uk

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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 5d

This family-friendly social ride by the LCC Women's Network is in just over 3 weeks! 👀

It's an easy ride on Sun 26 October through central London parks, for all abilities, supported by @forestbike_uk

Sign up for your free place 👇

lcc.org.uk/events/wn-fa...

Two people of colour share a tandem bike. The front rider is a child and both are smiling

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The Ranty Highwayman @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social · 6d

I would be interested in seeing a decent engineering drawing, details of how the motoring network has been unravelled and a forecast of expected cycle and motor flows.

Based on the image? Not a cycle street with parking bays sticking out like that.

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

England's 'first official Cycle Street' being built in Cambridge

It aims to make one of the city's busiest routes safer by giving cyclists priority over motorists.

www.bbc.co.uk

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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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Merton Cycling Campaign @cyclingmerton.bsky.social · 7d

Abbey Road traffic reduction scheme consultation ends THIS FRIDAY - please add your support by completing the consultation survey!
www.surveymonkey.com/r/TXBCL75

Read more on our website:
www.mertoncyclingcampaign.org.uk/2025/10/supp...

Abbey Road Area-Experimental Road Closures

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

www.surveymonkey.com

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Marsha de Cordova @marshadecordova.bsky.social · 8d

What better way to kick off #BlackHistoryMonth than by shining a light on the first Black man to hold senior public office in London - #Battersea legend John Archer.

Have you heard of John Archer? Learn more from @london.gov.uk 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Have You Heard of John Archer? | Remembering Black Londoners This Black History Month

YouTube video by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan

www.youtube.com

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HumanTravl @humantravl.bsky.social · 12d

Brand new in Wandsworth. Utterly bleak. Healthy Streets Scorecard fail.

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Wundelin @wundelin.bsky.social · 12d

I never understood impatient drivers in London. They are usually just rushing to sit in the next bit of congestion 🤷‍♂️

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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 14d

YouGov survey of 1,000+ Londoners, post-tube strike said 1/5 cycled during strikes, 1/4 will now cycle more, with ~35% of central & East Londoners embracing cycling. Those areas tend to have more safe cycle routes generally than other areas of London currently.
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo... 1/3

1 in 4 Londoners more likely to cycle after Tube strike

A poll by Lime and YouGov found that 28 per cent of Londoners are more likely to consider cycling in the future due to the disruption

www.standard.co.uk

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Mayor of London's Culture team @ldnculture.bsky.social · 12d

Celebrate African Caribbean Food Month with Ainsley Harriott🥘

He will share stories of the cultural influence that inspired his cooking style & career🍅

Part of Welcome to Wandsworth!

📅 2 Oct, 6pm
📍 OSMO Battersea

FREE but booking required⬇️

welcometowandsworth.com/events/Vze-a...

African Caribbean Food Month Launch - with Ainsley Harriott - Welcome to Wandsworth

Join the council for an evening of flavour, culture and inspiration. In conversation with Ainsley Harriott & an inspiring panel discussion of chefs.

welcometowandsworth.com

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Forever Fishponds @ffishponds.bsky.social · 12d

Excited to be launching on BlueSky 🎉 on the eve of our Community Gardening Workshop. Sat 27 Sept 2:30-4:30pm. Come along to find out more and have free tea and cake garden🪴🪏🧁🫖

Community gardening leaflet. Sat 27 Sept 2:30-4:30pm. Entrance gate at 91a Hebdon Rd. Tooting

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Bat Krown 🦇 @katbrownwrites.com · 13d

If anyone’s around Tooting Common today or Tuesday, the heavy horses from Oakwood Clydesdales mowing by in between the lake and tennis courts, and by the woods to the right of Bedford Hill. GORGEOUS sight!

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Wundelin @wundelin.bsky.social · 15d

One day later, same road, no police was there to catch the taxi jumping the red lights, while pedestrians were still crossing!

(I’m not posting the video as I’ll submit it to the online. Just need to figure out if the Met or the City of London Police are responsible)

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Wundelin @wundelin.bsky.social · 15d

That’s a good question, I think I had a similar situation with a video submission with no action taken.
I’d assume that standing there, the police can check that the traffic light is working properly, which they can’t guarantee with a video submission

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Wundelin @wundelin.bsky.social · 15d

Paying by the minute, many hire bike users are tempted to save some money by jumping red lights, but doing so might just add another £50 to the bill

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Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP @drrosena.bsky.social · 15d

The US Ambassador should be summoned and challenged over Trump’s rampant Islamophobia.

Trump continually spreads lies. In London, we celebrate our diversity and reject racists and bigots. London is the greatest city in the world in huge part due to @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social's leadership.

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Clapham Junction Insider @cjinsider.bsky.social · 16d

Find here the latest newsletter of the Clapham Junction Insider 📧:
mailchi.mp/5d7b1647ada1...
News about:
Falcon Road Bridge,
Wandsworth Gyratory,
Wimbledon Park court case,
Update on shops, New pottery, Cult pizza

CJI Newsletter

News in the Clapham Junction/Battersea/Wandsworth and around area from Clapham Junction Insider (CJI)

mailchi.mp

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Wundelin @wundelin.bsky.social · 18d

This cycleway is crucial as it provides an alternative to the congested CS3. One of the key improvements central London’s cycle network needs is to reduce the dependency on bottlenecks such as the Embankment and Blackfriars Bridge

@londoncycling.bsky.social
@citylcc.bsky.social
@willnorman.co.uk

Wundelin @wundelin.bsky.social · 18d

Disappointing news from the city, where a new cycleway has been paused over floating bus stops. I’ve seen countless examples of why bus stop bypasses are necessary, but also dangerous behaviour of cyclists around them. They work all over Europe, so why are they so strongly debated in London?

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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 20d

Bianca Dos Santos was crushed by a lorry crossing the notorious Battersea Bridge in August 2023.
Two years later, in sentencing the driver, the presiding judge has said she "contributed to her own death": www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/2544526...
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A group of women on pavement on Battersea Bridge in foreground holding up a black banner with white text saying "Make Battersea Bridge safe for cycling" as a large group of cyclists ride past in the road next to them.

Text from LCC's Women's Network reads:
"A 27 year old woman, Bianca dos Santos, was killed cycling over Battersea Bridge in August 2023. This month, the HGV driver who pleaded guilty to causing her death by careless driving was given a suspended sentence and two year ban for failing to check his mirrors and being distracted both by his cab console and a phone call. Yet the presiding judge said dos Santos “contributed to her own death” by riding up the inside of the lorry, as traffic moved forward slowly.
“The Highway Code says clearly that people cycling can pass stationary or slower-moving traffic on the left - dos Santos was cycling legally and sensibly. The issue here is, as is too often the case, not just a distracted driver but the dangerous conditions for cycling on Battersea Bridge. Rather than blame dos Santos, or cyclists, the judge should blame TfL, Kensington & Chelsea and Wandsworth councils for inaction that means thousands of cyclists who use this bridge daily continue to face dangerous conditions.”

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Wundelin @wundelin.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks to Wandsworth’s school streets, this kid could dance around on their way to school, which made my day 😊
If only we had more spaces this friendly to pedestrians of all age

📍Louisville Road, Wandsworth

@wandsworthls.bsky.social

Photo of a child dressed up as spider man, in the middle of an urban road

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