Spud on a Bike
Islington parent. Would like cleaner air and safer streets for all.
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- Reposted by Spud on a Bikeit's really not over yet
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeHi everyone - it seems there’s been a targeted campaign against this plan for protected cycle lanes on Bayswater Road. If you look back through the consultation it had 400 negative responses in 24 hours 😨 Londoners on bikes, we’d love to hear from you in this. Please take a moment … 1/2
- ⏰⚠️⏰⚠️ ALERT! The Bayswater road consultation is under heavy threat despite the obvious benefits. The weekend saw 400+ responses and it's IMPERITIVE we show strong support ahead of the WEDS 28th DEADLINE. Please take a moment to add your voice here: cmsbayswaterroad.commonplace.is/en-GB/ 💪🚴💪 More ⬇️
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeGood thread - 🐘 in the room not talked about nearly enough The 🐘 is too many private cars making short journeys which could be made in healthier more sustainable ways. Some will always be necessary but let's be clear on the main problem TooManyCars LackOfPoliticalWill SeeTheElephant
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeLTNs and all their associated benefits are staying. Brilliant news and well done for a win for Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets and London. As for the school streets Mayor Rahman ripped out, they should now be reinstated under that same ruling, as they are part of LIP.
- Ask your MP to support a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy action.openrightsgroup.org/protect-brit...
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeHelp us make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now.
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeAfter 2+ years of legal battles, the Court of Appeal has ruled in our favour. Tower Hamlets cannot lawfully remove our safer streets. A huge precedent for London. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
- Happy to see this crowdfunder work out in the end and see that @saveoursaferstreets.org won the appeal to stop the Tower Hamlets LTNs being ripped out! Let's hope the Mayor there gets the message 🤞🏼 www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-ou...
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeI do like this little scheme on Bayley St - just off Tottenham Court Rd. This was a signal controlled junction from a one-way street, contraflow cycling was added & then the junction filtered with a cycle track. Now it's a bike lane & a new public space with SuDS. 🚲☔️☘️💚
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeTaxis always maintained *access*, what they've done is allowed a taxi cut-through that ultimately reduces safety of pedestrians and cyclists in the junction. You can comment on City of London's Bank Junction taxi access trial here. bank-taxi.commonplace.is/en-GB/
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeThe irony in Ellson, Battaglino, Stewart, Stops etc demanding a small minor street literally called ‘King Henry’s Walk’ takes 12,000 daily cars from surrounding A-roads to make driving more convenient. Because that’s social environmental justice apparently. They really are crackers.
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeNew Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution. momentummag.com/new-study-pa...
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- Reposted by Spud on a BikeYear 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeThe dude who made an electric car guy YouTube channel I used to watch moved from San Diego to Madrid this year. In his first video I’ve seen about the move, he opens by saying “let me tell you, the Urbanists are 100% right” and goes on to extoll how much walkability has improved his family’s lives
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeBritain didn’t get any more hilly between 1949 and 2024.
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeSince 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion. This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more! www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- Reposted by Spud on a Bike"Polanski was joined by many Labour MPs in opposing the government’s plans, although most of them are thought to be prepared to reluctantly support the measures." What's the point of being in Labour? Join.greenparty.org.uk
- Reposted by Spud on a Bike"Zohran Mamdani will be the first mayor of New York City in decades not to own a car" Will be exciting to see if he can implement his vision to pedestrianize areas in the congestion pricing zone and dedicate entire streets as combo busways + active transportation
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeTaking a spin on Cycleway 4 with #TheDoodle and #MPoulet. *Impossible* without the floating bus stops.
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeZack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, is to be a guest on "Have I Got News For You" on Friday November 6th.
- Reposted by Spud on a Bike🌞 weather gods are currently behaving for Sunday's Family ride ! Sign up lcc.org.uk/events/wn-fa... and look out for local feeder rides eg lcc.org.uk/events/islin... @londoncycling.bsky.social @joyridersuk.bsky.social @fincraig.bsky.social @beancycling.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeFringe meeting panels "not intended to be interesting debates, but to push a certain policy perspective to MPs at the conference[s]" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- Good on @craigmurrayorg.bsky.social for launching a legal challenge in Scotland against the proscribing of Palestine Action - please do share and support it! www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
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- Reposted by Spud on a Bike“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.” Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeSe have now set up a petition. Please do sign & share 🙏🏼https://www.change.org/p/transfer-greenwich-foot-tunnel-management-to-transport-for-london
- "Right wing shit rags" That's me joined the Greens then. So refreshing to hear a politician say it like it is for once, keep it up!
- I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I? The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us. Folks - want a better country? Join.greenparty.org.uk
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My e-bike has turned my hilly suburban East Richmond area into a 15-minute neighborhood. Post office, hardware store, 3+ groceries, Kaiser, gym, waterfront all in easy reach for this creaky 74 yo. - Reposted by Spud on a Bike“The e-bike lets me keep riding bikes and spend time outside, even though I have this health condition,” she said. “I don’t think that a lot of people realize that e-bikes make things accessible to people with disabilities.” www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/07/e...
- Reposted by Spud on a BikePutting aside how the UK government usually responds to these petitions by simply saying 'no', seeing this hit a million signatures in like a day kinda shows how much people REALLY do not want this. So yeah, keep signing it. Let's see how high this can go! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeNEW for autumn 🍂 NEW for autumn 🍂 Commuter Collective regular rides from north > south of the borough. Join Alice and Jay on Wednesday 24 September and every Wednesday at 0800 near Finsbury Park. Details 👇🏼 cycleislington.uk/2025/commute... @hackneylcc.bsky.social
- Reposted by Spud on a Bikewww.onlondon.co.uk/news-tfl-rep... Lots of violence still by motor vehicle owners.
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeThe Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it. Some said it would hardly be used. Now there’s a decent case for widening it further. Induced demand is real.
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeBear in mind this video the next time you see people complaining about Lime bikes being strewn across the pavement. Hard to believe that psychos like this live amongst us. What a pathetic existence.
- Reposted by Spud on a Bike😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 Letter to Guardian. Will they publish it?
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeCome and join us for our monthly catch-up and chat on Wednesday 10 September at 1900 in the Town Hall. On the agenda: killer junction update, Cycle Buddies, our 50th in 2026 and forthcoming jaunts. All welcome. And talking of jaunts - next up 👇🏼 lcc.org.uk/events/islin...
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeNigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history. And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeThe only people who have spoiled the nature of this area were the mindless thugs who came to our homes last evening and created chaos. I’ve never been scared by the asylum seekers. I’m terrified that the angry mob will return. So, how do I get *my* country back from them? I’ve genuinely no idea
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeCycle tracks are now fully surfaced at Essex Rd crossing. Markings (including the cycle crossing) + permanent🚦activation still to come... @marcus-on-a-bike.bsky.social @edmondchuihw.bsky.social @raynoldchow.bsky.social @cycleislington.uk
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeGreat to see the cycle route option on TfL Go now shows users what percentage of their journey will be on a Cycleway, and where those sections are located. We’ve also integrated elevation data to be able to show how and where a route climbs and descends. #LondonLovesCycling
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeI really cannot overstate how fantastic biking in the AM is for my small person. After the “get dressed” and “eat your breakfast” and “OMG put your shoes ON” struggles she gets to hop on her bike, take control, and move her body. She walks into the classroom feeling like a million bucks.
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeInteresting study around LTNs cutting deaths and injuries, with no impact to outside roads. An effective safety measure.
- Reposted by Spud on a Bikeinjuryprevention.bmj.com/content/earl... Health impact of LTN In absolute terms, the study concluded, this meant that creating the LTNs prevented more than 600 road injuries that would have otherwise taken place, including 100 involving death or serious injury
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeJust an incredible number of commuters on Lime bikes in London this week People are noticing that on hot days an e-bike is the breezy sweat-free alternative to public transport
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeTwo years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets. He'll make a great mayor
- Reposted by Spud on a Bike"driver who fled the scene after killing a cyclist — and took documents with him in an attempt to cover his tracks... jailed for one year and three months and banned from driving for three years" 3 years and they will be driving again what is wrong with this country? road.cc/content/news...
- TfL are consulting on increasing the congestion charge, and including electric vehicles (at a discounted rate). Tell them they should extend the CC hours to include the evenings again, as there's still way too much traffic and congestion after 6pm! haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/congestion-c...
- Also that increasing the charge by less than inflation will barely do anything. Including all vehicles (fossil fuel or not, they still contribute to traffic) is a good step though. It closes 4th August, hoping we can still get this improved.
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeGood work by @transportaction.bsky.social 👏 Best thing would be for the government to just get on and fund walking and cycling properly ....
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeShocking. Who knew that paint doesn't protect. Hope you are contacting the van's owners ?
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeSome good news on walking & cycling budgeting. transportactionnetwork.org.uk/treasury-cut...
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeWe know how to save lives and make our city safer for everyone, especially children, older and disabled people, to walk, cycle and catch the bus. Rolling out 20mph speed limits everywhere people are using pavements and need to cross the road makes sense.
- Reposted by Spud on a BikeSafe family cycling in London this morning, thanks to floating bus stops
