Simon Key
@si_key
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Love to ride my bikes, road, MTB and with the grandkids. Love to snowboard too, can't get enough of this either! Keen to support and promote cycling
Birmingham, England
Joined September 2009
Why do so many children in the Netherlands cycle? 🌍🚴♂️ The BBC’s brilliant Newsround programme asked me to explore… https://t.co/Ienf24z1NC An uplifting little film for your feed 🌱
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Now for the rest of the country 👇
💥London’s cycling boom continues💥 📈New data shows bike journeys in the capital are up 26% since 2019 to 1.33m every day 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🥳💚💚 We’ll keep work with boroughs to make more streets safer and enable even more Londoners to get around on 2 (or 3) wheels 🚲🙂🚲
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Jailed for 26 months and banned from driving for just 40 months. The victim, a mother aged in her 40s, is left unable to move, speak or breathe independently following the crash. The system is so very clearly not working. https://t.co/JAeJBYynrc
bbc.com
Videos show George Taylor filming himself at the wheel while speeding and overtaking.
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It's great to see a positive action from @RichParkerLab
A genuinely really good move from @RichParkerLab. To get people out of their cars you have to make public transport more attractive. This does that, at a time of year when the roads are clogged usually, in the bucket load. 👍
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A reminder that for the same price as one roundabout in Bedfordshire you could build: - Midlands Rail Hub - 3 brand new West Midlands Metro lines
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Fab offer from @MayorWestMids & @TransportForWM for Christmas: free travel on ALL WMids buses after 7pm from Mon 9-Fri 13 Dec. Why not save yourself stress & cost of finding parking space when you're off to do late night Xmas shopping or having festive catch-up with friends? 🎄🚌
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Create Streets and @CBTransport are together launching a new organisation, Tram Network, which will support more cities to create tram lines and work with government and industry to reduce their cost. Check out our latest blog where @RobertKwolek explores a case study in France
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“Downgraded volunteer” cycling and walking commissioner role offering £10k a year doesn’t reflect the “scale and urgency” of “road safety emergency” in West Midlands, say campaigners https://t.co/7kVAnMtDtc
road.cc
With the “road safety emergency” in West Midlands approaching its 100th day, the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is finally looking to appoint a new Active Travel Commissioner, almost six...
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The Hill of Hysteria Why do changes to our urban environment generate so much anxiety & hostility even though we know the present status quo is failing us? @London_Cycling @TfL @LouHaigh @metecoban92 @willnorman @carltonreid @modacitylife @laura_laker
https://t.co/0dCEU4s9oz
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Greater Manchester will carry on encouraging people onto their buses, bravo @AndyBurnhamGM! I hope @RichParkerLab is going to follow suit ... https://t.co/FXTgwLpCA8
I can confirm that we plan to stick with a £2 cap on single bus fares for the whole of 2025. More detail here.👇🏻
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After the announcement by Starmer that the minimum bus fare will increase by 50% from £2 to £3. Are the labour government going to increase the cost of driving and car ownership significantly too, or are they running scared of the motoring lobbies? https://t.co/J6cNW5XxmZ
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Remember, Paris wasn’t “always this way.” It wasn’t even this way in late 2019 when I was last there. Just a few years ago, #Paris was choking in car traffic much more. This is new. This is leadership. Cities are a result of choices. HT @Khayat_Fouad
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We’re grateful for @LizClements and Cllr Huxtable posing the question at yesterday’s scrutiny meeting. We emailed the Mayor expressing serious concerns about this change in approach five weeks ago but have sadly heard nothing back.
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Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it’s not stopping. https://t.co/rAXpXtZUcw
momentummag.com
The report delves into the nuances of Parisian cycling culture, exploring the vibrant community of riders who navigate the city's streets
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Great response from Harborne today to the threat to our library. Over 400 came , including 100 primary school pupils and teachers. Let’s continue to press our local representatives for their support. @PreetKGillMP @Harborne_Jayne
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Tomorrow, the Yahia family and Highgate community will reclaim the scene of a horrifying tragedy and turn it instead into a safe space, full of life, love and laughter. Join us in a day of fun for the whole family, to celebrate the possibility of streets where people come first.
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Tuesday Sept 24th, 10.30am - 12pm, the Council's Libraries Consultation team will be visiting Harborne Library. Please come if you can. If you are confused by the 70+ page document released by the Council, this is a great unofficial guide…. https://t.co/BUIMigOH43
birminghamloveslibraries.org
We need your help. We've written a guide explaining the council's latest proposals for our libraries and how to respond.
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Good article on Why we should rejoin the EU from Terry. …And of course restored Freedom of Movement too.
northeastbylines.co.uk
With the National Rejoin March coming up on 28 September, Terry Haines looks at a swathe of reasons for rejoining the EU
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Earlier today, at @BhamCityCouncil's full council meeting, Babiker Yahia, father to four-year-old Maya Yahia who was killed in a crash earlier this year, bravely asked a question to the cabinet member for transport.
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