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Bad news - serious cyclist injury on Eastboro Way, #Nuneaton today. This is a busy, 40mph road (but with some drivers going faster) with industrial units and thus heavy traffic. There is no cycle infrastructure and the one footpath is not wide, but it's an important route to bypass the town centre.
Good article by @sadhbhoneill on changing to more sustainable transport patterns. She makes the point that behavioral change is a collective endeavour which needs to be supported by the government and local authorities. Relying on individuals to change their behavior in the way Sadhbh has done is not going to achieve the necessary modal shift.
#SustainableTransport #ActiveTravel
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/03/25/six-months-ago-i-went-car-free-heres-how-its-going/
The Irish Times · I went car-free living in Waterford. Here’s how it’s going
Disused Derbyshire branch line to become an Active Travel route http://dlvr.it/TJcq3d #ActiveTravel #Cycle #Derbyshire #Environment
In January '24, I took part in a consultation about improving local walking and cycling routes. The local rag was against it and people were apoplectic on social media.
The results are finally out and for 9 out of the 10 proposed routes, more than 50% of respondents were supportive.
Just goes to show why people should respond to the actual consultation, rather than whinging online 
Anyway, last night the council passed the LCWIP. Now they just need to get the funding...
#ActiveTravel
Longer station platforms allow use of longer trains to Fort William http://dlvr.it/TJRDS7 #ActiveTravel #Crianlarich #FortWilliam #Glasgow
The long-awaited Nuneaton to Coventry “super cycleway” may take a small step forward later this week with a tiny part of the route being put to the Portfolio Holder for Transport for approval. This features as part of a broader programme of road improvements and covers the south-most section through Exhall – only about 0.55km (0.35mi) and with serious compromises in quality.
https://fiets.uk/2025-03-10/decision-due-on-part-of-the-nuneaton-bedworth-coventry-cycle-scheme/
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It's a shame really. In the early days of the bicycle, it was a symbol of female empowerment.
Almost twice as many boys as girls cycle in UK, #Sustrans report finds
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/26/almost-twice-as-many-boys-as-girls-cycle-in-uk-sustrans-report-finds?
The Guardian · Almost twice as many boys as girls cycle in UK, Sustrans report finds
E-bikes and Cargo Bikes: The Transport Revolution Australia Needs
https://www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/e-bikes-and-cargo-bikes-the-transport-revolution-australia-needs
#ActiveTravel #Cycling
A comprehensive study published last year by scientists from the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh shows that we’re not just losing time and money by clinging to our car culture – we’re losing lives. Tens of thousands of premature deaths could be prevented annually by making a simple but profound shift: moving from cars to bikes and walking.
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Gregory Andrews · E-bikes and Cargo Bikes: The Transport Revolution Australia NeedsAustralia is obsessed with cars. Our cities are designed around highways, sprawling suburbs, shopping centres, drive-thru Maccas and Hungry Jacks and traffic congestion. But what if we reimagined our urban spaces to prioritise people over vehicles? A comprehensive study published last year by scientists from the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh shows that we’re not just losing time and money by clinging to our car culture – we’re losing lives. Tens of thousands of premature deaths could be
Street Life North Tyneside have written a good response to the North East Combined Authority's local travel plan: https://streetlifentyneside.org.uk/2025/02/17/our-response-to-north-east-combined-authoritys-local-travel-plan/
Really, it's just a long list of demands, but they make sense. The point about how many dangerous junctions you have to cross when cycling from north tyneside to Newcastle resonates with me, and feels like an obvious priority for the cycle network.
streetlifentyneside.org.ukOur Response to the North East Combined Authority’s Local Travel Plan – Street Life North Tyneside
"What is needed now is a comprehensive shift towards smaller cars, lower speed limits and better cycling and pedestrian infrastructure.
All these steps taken together can have multiple benefits: fewer road deaths, less congestion, lowered fossil fuel emissions, less air pollutiona, nd better healthier more liveable cities.
So what are we waiting for?"
Very timely piece from Dr Catherine Conlon
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41575183.html
Irish Examiner · Retrofitting our streets is the optimal road safety solution
“Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says. Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated.” Indeed EVs are not the answer. They congest, pollute and kill and require much environmental destruction to manufacture. We need #ActiveTravel and free and reliable #PublicTransport not #EVs
Hmm, the massive car park at the school doesn’t have a sign like this at its entrance. #motornormativity #biketooter #cycling #activetravel
edi.bike | issue 79 | 10th Feb '25
In your weekly edinburgh cycling digest:
‘Celebrating the Successes’ Critical Mass Video; Cargo Bike Movement Winds Down Operations & Joins The Bike Station; Parents Call for Greater Road Safety Budgets Following FOI Requests, community events and more:
https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-79-10th-feb-25/
My kid's school, 1 month ago: "please drop off your children at the school gate to support of the school’s vision and values where our children are helped to build resilience and develop independence."
My kid's school, today: "We are concerned about the number of children waiting outside the school gate unsupervised at this time of the morning. The traffic that goes up and down the [the road] poses a danger to these children"
PICK A LANE, PLEASE.
Pretty freezing and rainy here today. Still, I walked to the shop at lunchtime to get snacks for an outing tomorrow, so it was nice to use my lunch break to get a little stroll in.
#ActiveTravel #Walking
edi.bike | issue 78 | 3rd Feb '25
In your weekly edinburgh cycling digest:
Edinburgh Active Travel Improvement Plan Mapped; Lochrin Basin Towpath Works Will Provide Surface Improvements; January Transport Committee Roundup, community events and more:
https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-78-3rd-feb-25/
[re-] #introduction time:
I'm a he/him living in #Cumbria (the North-West of England, UK. ).
I'd rather be #outdoors #cycling than looking at a screen: #gravel (old-school #roughstuff), #mtb, #cyclocross, #fatbike, #ultradistance, #bikepacking, it's all good whether #activeTravel or #adventure.
A creative jack of all trades but master of none. #WebDev #Design #Photography #DigitalHealth
A new school has been built where I live. It's got the first parallel crossing I've ever seen here. And the school has multiple bike racks.
If only there were safe bike lanes to actually get there...
Well, it's a start, I suppose 
#BikeTooter #ActiveTravel
