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Active travel, walking, cycling, bus, trains, travel, reading, beer and wine making Salisbury UK
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ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention? www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...

We are devastated - a beautiful life ended after just three years. The only reason she won't go home tonight is because we collectively fail to acknowledge the harm that cars bring to our cities. This is on all of us.

Great piece about @coachbalto.bsky.social and the bike bus movement, countering “the epidemic of dangerous and toxic car traffic” whilst having fun: “the best thing about the bike bus is that it’s simply a cool thing to do with friends.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Cycling to school almost became extinct in the US - until one man revived the bike bus

The Daily Star appears to be the only UK paper holding Trump to account right now. Let that sink in

The first report I found on Google is slightly old but puts the mean value of a commuter's time at £11.21 an hour assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a80bd... So waiting 3 minutes to pay "costs" 56p. What do we reckon is the total daily cost to the UK public of faffing with rail ticket systems?

I hadn't intended this retweet to refer to His Royal Trumpness, but the timing today was perfect

'Ev buyers who have traditionally skewed Left have been put off by his support for Trump, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK & Germany’s [nazi-adjacent] AfD... It’s a brand that, from my point of view, has become toxic. It would be like buying a VW Beetle in 1939 Germany.' www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Get the message? By Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz.

This. Filtered streets and cycleways along the main roads. Make cycling as convenient or more so than picking up the car keys. Make a space for the bike (a folder is great) so it's easy to grab and go. At the destination, if there's no parking then take a folder in with you.

The main maintenance vehicle should have had hi-viz and lights.

Statement from Walk Ride GM on the comments made by Andrew Gywnne MP and local councillors about a local campaigner

Andrew Gwynne should be forced to stand down as an MP. No one expressing aborrant comments like that should have a role in public life.

"Last year, M&S reported a jump in annual profits to £672m for the 12 months to March." *Pulls sad face* www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sensible suggestion from Cllr Hannah Hoechner: Heavy SUVs cause more air pollution, road danger and damage to roads and pavements than smaller cars. To make our streets safer and our towns and cities cleaner, they should pay for the damage they cause (£). www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2490844...

New battery to earth cable fitted to the morris traveller

The new 37 service linking South Bristol with Avonmouth and matching the shift patterns of the employers is a game changer. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol... @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social has been calling for this for ages. Very happy to be part of the cross party group that made this happen.

A chello, I mean, really a chello in a bike - well I never!

👣 Today I presented my 10 minute rule bill on pavement parking, which would make our streets safer for visually impaired & disabled people & more pleasant for all of us to use 🧵👇 @sustrans.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social @rnibcampaigns.bsky.social

This is happening! Come and see me if you're in Cambridge (or nearby)

No amount of cycling ability or experience can make a difference against a distracted or dangerous driver. Such a tragic waste www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

If you were prime minister wouldn't you be intervening, directly, in person, to fix this? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Have just spent hours and hours responding to the Wiltshire Council Local Transport Plan 4 - what a disappointing document. Where is leadership when you need it - climate change and active!! Submission system was utterly painful

Better for congestion AND better for crashes! In the first 12 days of New York City’s new de-congestion pricing program, there’s been a 51% drop in crash-related injuries and a 55% drop in crashes year over year. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

This “no one uses the cycle lanes” comment that goes unchecked is exactly why we installed detailed monitoring systems on schemes. A quick glance at the open data shows that 2,197 trips were made on Binley cycleway last week, in the middle of winter. www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/news-op...

Truth.

Cheery chocolates

This kind of summed up my day, seal has desintegrated and one bulb was not working - on the upside the number plate lights now work - never give up.

Yes, we can all speak up!

If Brooks did food.

Kudos to Camden Council for recognising the continuous rise in cycling in London and widening the cycle lane on Gordon Square. Despite 3 degrees this morning, damp and cold, cyclists remain undeterred. A resilient bunch.

Thinking of starting a Bishop Budde fan club. Anybody in?

How is that for bike parking at todays cafe

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde Hero.

While riding to our Hamilton Biking Lawyer Office a month ago I noticed the Ghost Bike Memorial at York and James N was badly damaged. With the help of Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists and #HamOnt local legend @cycletherapyham.bsky.social, we replaced the memorial today with a fresh one 1/2

This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

Gotta love the British press.