@hackney_cycling I listened to the livestream. Seems like this junction design has been heavily influenced by a retired councillor who doesn’t believe in bike infra. The qualified engineer said ‘this is the kind of scheme we drew up 20 years ago.’ Is Hackney looking backwards or forwards?

Saw this on NextDoor & made me laugh Would credit if it was dashcam

Headed to Limburg (inc Maastricht) and North Brabant area in a few weeks which we haven't been to much. Any infrastructure highlights not to miss? @Hackneycyclist

New Tory policy: 18 year olds will have to do either year-long army placement or one weekend volunteering. Cake or death?

Great news!

Final chance!! We have two dinner & dance tickets for tonight's sold out Burns Night (returned due to COVID). £30 each. Please private message us if you want them. Also Aggie has tickets for tonight to sell too, also due to illness: https://t.co/Woi2WHOhI2

I was in court for the latest stage in the sentencing of a hit-and-run driver who killed a young mother as she cycled home. The CCTV of the incident was horrifying. The victim impact statements from her widower and sister will stay with me forever.

Good to hear some sense in this whole pile of steaming turd of legislation

It's so bloody embarrassing. Using long term investment money on a vital piece of prestige infrastructure, on routine maintenance which should come out of a completely different budget (which they've underfunded for 12 years, because they don't like local government).

CYCLEWAY 1 UPDATE: Things have happened! Its been a slog but we're grateful to @IslingtonBC @hackneycouncil for making the bridge closure diversion a little bit safer this winter with new bus lane on Balls Pond Rd (@networkrail funded), which we hope benefits bus users too. 1/5

Meanwhile, in France, the transport minister says that for the first time in the country's history, there will be no new studies of motorway projects. The road budget will be reduced and more spent on rail and other public transport.

Italy is a similar size to the UK and its high speed rail (HSR) network has helped slash domestic flights. Arguing that the UK doesn't need or can't afford HSR doesn't stand up to scrutiny. We need public transport alternatives to short haul flights and long car journeys.

I'm distraught about this awful, avoidable collision. A woman was cycling in my neighbourhood & never made it home. This road was resurfaced by @hackneycouncil using cycling budget with NO reduction in traffic despite @hackney_cycling & others calls for Whiston Rd to be filtered.

Back home after 950km of cycling in 27 days (if only I'd realised we were close to 1000km!). Average 35km per day even counting non cycling days at theme parks and beaches. Proud of the 3 kids for the achievment. Thanks for navigational help @ridebeeline

Day 8: Caught train to Amiens. Slightly nervous about getting our bikes on, but no problems encountered A lovely ride along the Somme, finished off with cold beer at an OAP's line dance enent!

Day 7: Nous sommes arrivè!

Day 6: Nice swim in the lake before a shorter ride to an Airbnb in Colombes (which happens to be a very nicely set out LTN with lovely square that used to be a parking lot), a suburb of Paris. Into the city tomorrow!

Day 5: Carefully planned route to avoid busy roads, which meant a climb up some stoney routes (kids didn't like that) & single track decline (my trailer didn't like that). Puncture #1 on the side of another busy road - Chapeau to the driver for stopping to give us water.