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In Wokingham today. Their station building is quite new. And I like it in a functional kind of way.

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Last week I submitted a response to the Government’s INTS consultation. While everyone talked about inclusivity and people-centered approaches (rightly), I just went with “FFS just get on with it.” With suggestions on changing transport governance to boot. mobilitymatters.io/2025/02/21/%...

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It’s always funny to me how Freiburg, the poster child city of sustainability and inclusivity, is twinned with…Guildford.

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Bluesky, show me an image that perfectly encapsulates car centricity in old English cities…

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Not been on here in ages because, well, I’ve had a life. I understand someone said something like lots of planes are good for the economy. Here are some words I wrote that say “mmm…more complicated than that.” mobilitymatters.io/2025/01/31/%...

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Starting my 43rd year on this God-forsaken rock by reading this bit of brilliance by @hannahritchie.bsky.social. A timely reminder that while things are a bit rubbish, they are a lot better than they have been. Here’s to the stubborn optimists of the world, whose work make life less shit. 🍻

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Two Jags from the top rope.

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I don’t make predictions, but here is mine: This will be a one-term Labour Government. And it has felt like it since Day 1. The one area where some good was happening (transport) had the SoS binned off.

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Jimmy Carter was a brilliant reminder that public service is not just for people who get elected or work for the public sector. It’s about devoting your life to helping others. There have been better Presidents. But no better men have been President. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

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This is good news.

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This happens so much its depressing. 1. People warn about thing breaking. 2. Thing breaks. Politicians ride in to sort it. 3. A bodge job is made because Treasury says so. 4. Politicians say "this must never happen again." 5. Nothing gets done to prevent it happening again. 6. Go back to 1.

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There is a lot of truth here. In my political experience, the left wins the argument, but the right wins the politics. And in politics, doing the latter means you win. It never ceases to amaze me how those on the left do popular, correct things, but still lose elections.

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BREAKING NEWS: Department for Transport sensationally reverses the decision to cancel the Stonehenge Tunnel project. A new artist's impression has been released showcasing a brand new design for the controversial scheme.

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There has been lots on the (English?) planning system and how bad and slow it is. My tuppence worth as someone who worked in a consultative department for over a decade and left in 2019 was that staffing was hollowed out even then, with high turnover, and that's the main problem.

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In research that will probably shock nobody, you exert less physical effort riding an e-scooter compared to walking and cycling. And its not even close really. So if you are in an area where people are subbing walking for e-scootering, that's not a good thing. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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This is one of those things that sounds good, but makes little difference. Most applications don't get approved by committee. If they go to committee, there is little delay in the process, and committees usually go with the officer recommendation. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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One of the things I agree with Dominic Cummings on is how SW1 does not understand the extent to which the UK is broken. This government needs to deliver nothing short of revolutionary change in powers, funding, and governance in a way that is visible every day.

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Car parks. ☀️ Make the heat worse. 🌧️ Provide almost no shelter when raining. ❄️ Either like sheet ice or full of grit when cold. 💨 Make you feel the full force of the wind. No other land use make cities shit in so many different ways and in different weathers.

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This weekend will be spent working. So best to enjoy some tunes while I can.

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One of the lunatics (the white one) spent all night barking at the wind. He also spent most of the morning charging around the house because, having been up for 18 hours straight, he decided going to sleep was boring. Finally he’s collapsed. I might just do the same.

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Spent the last couple of days at the Local Transport Summit. Kind of feel similar to @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social. Feels like all of transport planning is resting on its laurels given the scale of the challenges. Almost like because there is a new government it will be sorted.

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The UK is a nation of animal lovers, right? 🦊 Until we get behind a wheel that is. We really don’t plan transport with all creatures great and small in mind. We kill millions of them each year. (Blatant plug for my newsletter, BTW 😉) mobilitymatters.io/2024/03/01/%...

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November was a BIG month for EV sales: 1️⃣ in 4️⃣ new cars sold were battery electric 📅 The highest fully electric share since 2023 📉 Petrol sales are going down - only 29% of sales in November Ignore the noise. The ZEV mandate is working. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Anyone who has read Private Eye for the last few years will not be shocked to hear this.

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Just to give you an idea quite how off this forecast is, in 2023 China ON IT’S OWN sold 8.1 million battery and plug in hybrid vehicles. ourworldindata.org/electric-car...

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