'decades of automobile-centric urban planning and design have created hostile conditions that fail to support children’s independent mobility and, in turn, account for declining rates of outdoor free play and active transportation' #motornormativity jech.bmj.com/content/78/1/66

From breaking barriers to embracing diversity, non-standard cycles are leading the charge towards inclusivity in cycling. Explore innovative gadgets like hand cranks and wheelchair cycles revolutionising the cycling experience. Dive in: cyclinguk.org/non-standard-c…

Kirsty is one of the many folk in #Enfield who love 🚴🏻‍♀️. Wants more safe space to 🚴🏻‍♀️

'I really love cycling 🚴🏻‍♀️ to work.

It's about as quick as public transport but cheaper.

I also love the health benefits of 🚴🏻‍♀️'

#LondonLovesCycling #Enfield LovesCycling
#MayoralElection2024

The people of London are braver, more sensible, and more realistic about the environmental necessity and social benefits of cycling than almost any politician leading them.

📹 Peter Murray OBE

Great! The local supermarket is 6 minutes cycle away!
Oh wait. ☹️
I couldn't lift it.
#BeyondTheBicycle #BashTheBarriers

Very good work here from Transport Action Network
Hopefully the govt will be forced to reverse the cuts, although I doubt the govt will comply as it does seem to have a somewhat casual relationship with law and court decisions
theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Air pollution in Bristol kills six people a week.

And here we have a Bristol MP campaigning to keep it that way.

Shameful.

Cycling to work linked with better mental health

ed.ac.uk/news/2024/cycl…

In the UK during 2022, 1,711 people died and 28,031 people were seriously injured in road crashes. There is no other transport method in which society would accept this level of harm. So why is there not extensive coverage and debate about this appalling level of road harm?

Too many tragedies are happening on our roads in Scotland. We need urgent change including networks of dedicated cycle lanes, enforcement to reduce dangerous driving and increased education. We’re all people, travelling on the road and wanting to get home safely. #GiveCycleSpace

Here's an animation of the Hackney #LondonLovesCycling ride on Saturday.
Hackney ❤️s 🚲

Cycling makes you happy 😃!
Everyone who cycles knows this. Now new research from ⁦The University of Edinburgh⁩ delivers proof on the link between #cycling and better mental health! ed.ac.uk/news/2024/cycl…

What happened to the 'golden age' for cycling in the UK? trib.al/JoaMALP

Audiobook listeners: I've narrated my book, Potholes and Pavements! Reading 100,000 words out loud, in the right order, for your listening pleasure.

Available, along with the book, from May 9th. Link in bio.

Amazing cyclist breakfast from Cycle Islington . Loads of kids got #LondonLovesCycling stickers and LCC CEO Tom Fans paid a visit. Cycling forever, despite the weather.

Great #LondonLovesCycling ride in Enfield today Better Streets for Enfield TfL Enfield Dispatch London Cycling Club London Cycling Campaign

Range Rover coming a cropper in London W1 due to brave cycle stand, helped by lamppost which fell defending the footway. World Bollard Association™

Paris is in the middle of a plan to transform into a 100% cycling city. They are also poised to introduce “pedestrian hearts” in each district, inspired by Barcelona’s superblocks, reserving areas for pedestrians, cyclists & public transport. Momentum Mag momentummag.com/paris-to-showc…

Cycling & walking in the UK is going to get much more dangerous over the next 10 years...
theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

'Enough is enough'

Road safety expert Dr Ian Greenwood spoke to #BBCBreakfast as 30 families bereaved by fatal road crashes call for graduated licences where restrictions are placed on new drivers

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…