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Interesting distinction here by London’s bike chief @willnorman on real world vs. online narratives about road safety.
London's Cycling and Walking Commissioner Will Norman has warned that SUVs, dangerous driving, red-light-jumping cyclists, and people generally behaving like “idiots” pose a far greater threat than the “antagonism” that’s “not representative of real life” road.cc/content/news/l…
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How did Amsterdam push cars out of its city? It took a riot! This Tuesday join me, @fietsprofessor @UvA_Amsterdam for this webinar marking the 50th anniversary of the Nieuwmarkt riots, and learn about the discourse which changed that city: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cf1f541a…
How did Amsterdam push cars out of its city? It took a riot! This Tuesday join me, @fietsprofessor @UvA_Amsterdam for this webinar marking the 50th anniversary of the Nieuwmarkt riots, and learn about the discourse which changed that city: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/cf1f541a…
Sydney friends: I'll be at this free event today, learning from @camcycle on how they grew a powerful cycling movement: events.humanitix.com/lessons-from-c… Join us!
Whilst we were filming tonight’s episode of #TheArchitectureTheRailwaysBuilt in Rotterdam, I found this pair of trams grazing contentedly near the city centre
Well, here we all are!
. @grescoe is asking Twitter "What's the worst thing you've ever seen in a bike lane?" "This", I said..
I just opened this app for the first time in weeks, and see it has somehow become *even more* disturbing. I’m enjoying the other place - maybe see you there? bsky.app/profile/strate…
Celebrating an incredible athlete and an incredible career. Sir @MarkCavendish will receive the Lifetime Achievement award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024. #SPOTY | Tuesday, 19:00 GMT | BBC One, BBC iPlayer
Have your say! We are consulting on proposals to transform Leadenhall Street and plans for a new, high-quality east-to-west cycle route. The consultations both run until 9 February 2025 📢 leadenhall-street.commonplace.is citycycleway.commonplace.is
Happy birthday to the road TRAFFIC LIGHT, first installed #OTD 10 December 1868 (or poss on 9th) in Parliament Sq.. Rail engineer JP Knight based it on semaphore rail signals; red & green gas-backlit glass at night. Operated by police, it lasted until a gas explosion, on 2nd Jan.
Bethnal Green Underground station serves almost exactly the same amount of people daily as the whole Las Vegas loop. That’s just one of 49 stations on just one of London’s 11 Underground lines. The Loop is a gimmick.
The Loop isn't just moving people—it's moving money: • $75M annual revenue • 28,000 passengers daily • 2-minute average wait time • 150 Teslas in operation But here's what most people don't know: