Mostly interested in cycling policy and activism. Also: environment, nature/animals, tech, politics.
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Maybe I'm not getting the irony here, but seriously, @WhichUK ? In a borough where 63% of households don't own a car and sustainable travel is crushing it, *this* is your hook? @hackney_cycling
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NEW: government faces a legal challenge over its cuts to cycling & walking in England, with funding for the rest of this parliament (outside London) at £1 per person a year. Scotland spends £58.
theguardian.com/politics/202…
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Here are a few facts from @henrygrabar’s new book on parking that really illustrate how much we’ve built our communities around cars instead of around people.
Buckle your seatbelts and hold on tight!
Here we go…
Virgin media broadband unsubscribe journey is psychopathic. They won't accept no as an answer. I must escape this josef-fritzl style business approach
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People using "social justice" arguments to oppose traffic control measures etc. would do well to remember that climate change results in the worst possible outcomes in social justice terms. And that's the trajectory we're on if we continue to deflect, dither and delay.
We know for a fact that far worse is coming.
'Older and disabled people were trapped in their homes as rescuers worked under pounding rain throughout the night to save people in the most catastrophic flooding to affect Italy in 100 years.' theguardian.com/world/2023/m…
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A right to peaceful protest and
a right to freedom of speech are ESSENTIAL components of democracy
@metpoliceuk actions today were a disgrace and in a functioning democracy they would be held accountable for them
Sadly that is unlikely
British democracy is flawed & broken
We understand public concern following arrests made this morning.
We police proportionately and in the context of the event.
This is a once in a generation moment and that has been a key consideration.
You can read more here 👇
news.met.police.uk/news/the-…
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once you start to notice it, it’s really amazing how loud cars are. all the city noise comes from cars
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As the UK still emphasises building roads for cars, France releases €2 Billion (yes, that's a 'B') for cycling infrastructure and initiatives.
Magnifique !
radiofrance.fr/franceinter/l…
Getting your ID checked and analysed by some rando working at a polling station is grim. Voting used to be a pleasure and it's untrusting and tense now.
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Kristian retweeted
📢 New Job Alert at @ITSLeeds 📢
Research Fellow in Transport #DataScience with a focus on modelling active travel uptake 🚀
Interested? Please get in touch or share this new opportunity with anyone who may be 🙏 jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.asp…
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6/ Even if we tried to convert all ICE cars to EVs the costs would be enormous, and there isn't even enough lithium on the planet to realistically meet such a demand.
tupa.gtk.fi/raportti/arkisto…
ALT Page #663. Report: Assessment to Phase out Fossil Fuels
Goodbye pavements, you had a good run.
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Kristian retweeted
A smart city isn't one with futuristic or flying cars, it's one where you don’t need to drive in the first place. After a century of building cities around the car, the transportation revolution will be reclaiming streets & redesigning them around people. link.chtbl.com/QLL1sp40
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Suggestion: Any news outlet claiming that e-bikes are "shockingly expensive" should mention that the average new car in the US now costs $47,680.
