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I hope then that we can count on your support for a much needed expansion of the scheme but with dedicated parking bays. Like these in Nottingham

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I felt sick 🤢 for the last 90 minutes. But wow. Feels worth it rn. #ARSBGN

Cities for cycling: what is needed beyond good will and cycle paths?

Good overview of what makes a city great for cycling, spoiler alert it's not just about cycle lanes. www.ox.ac.uk/news/feature...

What is NOT on my news feed since the weekend:

Ukraine (about 50% of previous)
ICE (about 25% of previous)
Climate change (about 10% of previous)
Epstein Files (about 5% of previous)

The US/Israel war against Iran is, for obvious reasons, distracting me/us from many other issues.

Breaking News Federal Judge Rules Trump Can't Kill Congestion Pricing

BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge has ruled that President Trump's Department of Transportation does NOT have the authority to end New York's congestion pricing program. buff.ly/A6oUblC

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Twas just a right-wing fever dream 😱

An incredible retraction by the Daily Telegraph today. They have apologised for publishing an article last year headlined: “We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can’t afford to go on five holidays.” The entire story was fabricated; the family did not exist.

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A headline from GB News stating: Motorists switch to using public transport to avoid paying £5 daily congestion charge

In shock news, motorists have switched to public transport to avoid paying the Oxford Congestion Charge.
A spokesperson* said: "This is exactly what was meant to happen, and it did."

Global warming? Arh, sod it!

'In Defence of Walkability as a Crime Prevention Strategy'.
New preprint with @ianloader.bsky.social
We challenge the consensus that walkable neighbourhoods are more criminogenic.
We highlight two flaws in the literature: i) overreliance on police statistics; and ii) neglect of motoring offences.

Another exhibit for: We may win everything. Doing so won’t be fun

Oxfordshire Liveable Streets We're bringing people together across Oxfordshire to co-author a community-owned vision of thriving streets and neighbourhoods.

Oxfordshire Liveable Streets has opened registration for Future Streets Oxfordshire, describe as 'a people powered project to envision thriving streets and neighbourhoods across the county.
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It sounds if as Starmer thinks he is in 'the fight of our lives' with, err, checks notes, The Green Party

Oh, and pro tackling - not denying - the climate crisis!

You beauty :)

There's a solution for e-bike parking chaos - but it's not problem-free Introducing dedicated parking bays has not completely solved the issue.

The solution is problem free. It's only problematic if you operate from the base assumption that the carriageway is only for private vehicles.

**THAT** is the real problem.

(And yes, bikes and scooters absolutely should be parked on the carriageway; not on footpaths and pavements).

Dump on your actual supporters and potential allies; pander to those who are never going to vote for you. Pure genius.

Never again can Labour say that a Green vote is a wasted vote. You don't have to compromise and tacitly endorse Labour's concessions to the far-right anywhere. This is so so huge!

The Labour Party is not okay!

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Mannheim Centre for Criminology | Event about police and policing in London This afternoon event draws together new research about police and policing in London, and reflects on whether intervening efforts to strengthen public trust have delivered.

There are still places left for the upcoming LSE/UCL event 'Police and People in London - What's changed in 40 years'. Afternoon of the 6th March at LSE. Come along - it'll be fun!

www.lse.ac.uk/social-polic...

Err, isn't that, like, telling the world you are in a relationship while having AI do all the relating for you?

People who always drive inhabit the environment in a peculiar and limited way, insulated them from the world and the risks they create. One good argument for multi-modal living - ok, drive when you must, but also walk, cycle or take the bus - is that it supplies a richer perspective on the world.

Apart from anything else, this is a fascinating example of a discussion between someone who wants to discuss policy and someone who wants to perform politics.

It is the drawing of this false equivalence that radically calls into doubt Labour’s claim to be a party of the Left and its capacity to grasp politically - let alone climatically - the moment we inhabit.

Utter nonsense. And worse it’s made me agree with Gary Neville

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