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HOT RESEARCH NEWS! Motonormativity ("car brain") is a bias that stops people making rational judgements about driving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motonor... Our new study shows where this bias comes from AND how it makes people think they're odd for supporting changes to the transport system 🧵

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We the People are pissed! 📍Manhattan, #NYC New York #NoKingsDay #50501 protest 2/17/2024 #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne #BuildTheResistance #PoliticalRevolution #NoVoiceUnheard #NoKings #VoicesOfFlorida #VoicesUnheard #ImpeachTrump #DeportMusk @polrev.bsky.social

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A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times. "We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".

submitted 6 days ago • 13 comments

Headphones moment.

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Remember that by becoming a member of LCC you get your pick of welcome gift from either a... 💫 ABUS 420 D-Lock 💫 CatEye light set 💫 Lezyne Pressure Drive hand pump Get yourself kitted out with LCC membership: https://bit.ly/3EAsw8q

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Had a lot of love for cargo bike at the tip yesterday (Oxford’s Redbridge). The man letting me in had a long chat with me about advantage of electric, and a woman shouted out of her car window “brilliant! I love it”

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"The charity that runs the National Cycle Network (NCN) faces ‘substantial’ staffing losses" To be clear, despite funding announcements this week, it is an anxious time for colleagues at Sustrans across the UK. cyclingindustry.news/national-cyc...

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Govert Flinckstraat, Amsterdam in 1984 and today. Once dominated by parked cars and traffic, now a peaceful, people-friendly space with cafés, greenery, and a safe space for anyone to cycle A street reclaimed for the community! 🚲🌿

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Great to be part of a roundtable with London Borough climate cabinet members from across London last week. Cllrs discussed the importance of resident engagement, collaboration, effective funding and legislative change to drive action on net zero. @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @jcblackman.bsky.social

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Bernie Sanders: "They will use the enormous media operations they own to deflect attention away from the impact of their policies while they entertain us to death."

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Urban transformation is about more than beautification. It’s about returning public spaces back to their original purpose: places for connection, play, spontaneity, relaxation, and sometimes movement from A to B (and C and D)…

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“Transport that works better, for more people and more places.” Great to have the Transport Secretary kicking off regional roadshows listening to stakeholders as the Department for Transport prepares its new Integrated National Transport Strategy www.linkedin.com/posts/depart...

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What's it like working with Disabled cyclists? Really no different to working with non-Disabled cyclists: treat people with respect, listen to their needs, and provide a safe supportive environment for them to experience the joy! Our long-standing instructors share some of their insights:

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While there’s much praise for the bicycling in Europe, not enough attention is given to bike communities in Latin America. I’ve biked for years in QR, Mexico. I’m deeply inspired by the ingenuity, especially within the indigenous communities. Perhaps its time to refocus our attention from 🇳🇱 to🇨🇴?

submitted 12 days ago • 10 comments

93,000 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

submitted 12 days ago • 9 comments

In our local military neighborhood, a federal regulation I can get behind.

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And beautifully amplified across all BBC outlets. Every half an hour on @bbc6music.bsky.social that day. 🤢

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Labour's disgusting deportation stunt this week wasn't just morally bankrupt, it was politically stupid. Politicians need to find the backbone to be honest about the real source of our problems: the wealthy elite draining money from our communities metro.co.uk/2025/02/11/l...

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Local cycling parent won’t use Edgware Road and says TFL planned changes to lethal junction will make ‘little to no difference for me’. Edmar (pictured), after the school drop-off, near one of Westminster’s most notorious intersections. More testimonies & the full story here ⬇️

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Transport is a gendered issue. Great to see our work - showing that in England, women made over a third more bus journeys than men - featured by @unison.org.uk. The severe cuts to bus routes have disproportionately affected women, especially in rural areas. magazine.unison.org.uk/2025/02/11/o...

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🌟 £2500 grants for your community cycling projects 💚 LCC x Lime #ShareTheJoy fund re-opens today, closes 10 March lcc.org.uk/share-the-jo... 💻 Free Q&A on how to apply this Weds lcc.org.uk/events/share...

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"My local cycleway is unusable after dark." "Two guys tried to block the cycle path." "I will never ride here again. I felt so unsafe." Over half of London's official TfL Cycleways are unsafe for women after dark. Full LCC report w/ @forestbike.bsky.social & Madison UK lcc.org.uk/news/womens-...

submitted 18 days ago • 3 comments

Urban life thrives when designed for people, not just cars. Safe, active routes give families the freedom to enjoy the journey, transforming routine trips into experiences full of connection and discovery.

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Mexico City’s weekly 35-mile ciclovía was a sight to see. We rode from La Condesa to the historic center, and up and down Paseo de la Reforma. Super well organized and accessible. Nothing beats riding across the city with thousands of others, without a car in sight.

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“…this extreme car dependence is affecting Americans’ quality of life, with a new study finding there is a tipping point at which more driving leads to deeper unhappiness…having to drive for more than 50% of the time for out-of-home activities is linked to a decrease in life satisfaction.”

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This stuff MATTERS!

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Wow. CSO say 2024 saw a record 328 million public transport journeys on bus 🚌Luas 🚋 and rail 🚂 Year-on-year growth of 10% & an increase of 36% on 2022 figures! Big changes can happen: We’re confident a joined-up cycling network will lead to even bigger growth in nos. of people cycling! 🚲📈💚

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Upcoming event from us: Walking@Tea-time - pedestrians, pavements and e-hire bikes: the way forward Thursday 27th February, 17:00 to 18:30 Room 4.10B (4th floor), University of Westminster, 4-12 Little Titchfield Street, London W1W 7BY. www.ticketsource.co.uk/active-trave... 1/

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⚡️ The historic moment of Estonia leaving the Russian-fed power grid. On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.

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I'm afraid what risks 'hollowing out' London is property prices, foreign consortia owning countless empty buildings, rental costs, the decimation of nightlife, gentrification and Pretification and the demise of in person shopping. It should be somewhere we want to go not have to.

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The three economic ideas that show Reform are not serious players and that the Conservatives should expose (but probably won’t). My piece for ConHome. conservativehome.com/2025/02/10/d...

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Climate disasters don’t happen in isolation. In the wake of LA's fires, which destroyed thousands of homes, @rpa.org warns that NYC could lose 19,300 homes to flooding in the next 15 years. Outpacing the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/04/f...

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Hitching a ride

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"According to a 2013 UC Berkeley study titled “Pounds That Kill,” weight was found to be a critical factor in fatal auto crashes. The study found that each 1,000-pound increase in a striking vehicle’s weight increased the probability of a fatality in the struck vehicle by 47%."

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Final week of the National Trust survey on enabling sustainable trips to their sites. You know you have a thing you wanna say ; )

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We'd love to hear your thoughts on green travel. Help us shape the future of travel to @nationaltrust.bsky.social places by completing this short survey and sharing your experience. 👉https://buff.ly/4a3Et1W 📷 John Linton

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[NEW] 24% of Transport for London cycle network unsafe after dark 🔦🔦 Unlit canals, locked parks, assaults & more on official TfL Cycleways, with 11 Cycleways over 70% unsafe after dark. Full report by LCC Women's Network, supported by Forest e-bikes & Madison UK: lcc.org.uk/news/womens-...

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Good opportunity to highlight how Waltham Forest Council and TfL transformed sense of security on former Quietway 2 (C27) by rerouting to fully lit alignment in recent years. The new alignment connects to places people work, a train station and C23 (Lea Bridge Rd). In can be done.

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www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article...

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city centre motorists be like

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Britain once led the world in road safety. Road collisions cost the country about £40bn ($50bn, or 1.5% of GDP) each year. In 2011, the government dropped its road safety targets altogether. The new government promises a strategy, but will it be enough? www.economist.com/britain/2025...

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It's your job to to ensure women can take the leading roles in the mobility transition: urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/it-is-time...

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Right I'll do a little bit of reporting from today's #LabourWalksCycles25 event in Leicester. We've kicked off with Geoff Whittle, assistant Mayor who has inspired us with what the city has been up to in terms of change.

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Well done Greater Manchester! Now reaping the rewards of your consistent investment in 🐝 network: walking up from 52% to 57% & short car trips down from 41% to 36% in the last 5 years. Residents confirm the 🐝 network is enabling them to walk or cycle as part of daily lives. 👏

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Not looking hopeful for net zero and cargo bikes logistics in the UK when the largest private company doing last mile has to call in the administrators? Another slight on this governments inability to incentivise cargo bikes with any conviction. Must do better. news.sky.com/story/electr...

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If you want parents to cycle to primary school with their young children in your city then building protected cycle tracks on main roads is an essential requirement

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