Cycleway, my arse!
@issaddlethereis.bsky.social
Often ranting about TfL's worst Cycleway (#Cycleway1). Tens of thousands of potential cycle journeys are lost every day because huge compromise were made.
An 11-year-old girl is fighting for her life in hospital after being struck by a car driver in south London. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Schoolgirl, 11, fighting for life after being hit by car in south London
The driver of the car was arrested and taken into custody where he remains
www.standard.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
An 11-year-old girl is fighting for her life in hospital after being struck by a car driver in south London. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
A 26-year-old man who was travelling on foot was killed in the fatal crash outside Blackhorse Road station. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Young man dies after being hit by a car outside east London station
A Labour MP said they were ‘devastated’ by the news
www.standard.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A 26-year-old man who was travelling on foot was killed in the fatal crash outside Blackhorse Road station. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
The 80-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car driver on December 11 at 8.36am on Reynolds Road in Hayes. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Police appeal after woman, 80, left in critical condition by collision in west London
A 20-year-old man has been arrested and is assisting the police with their investigation
www.standard.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The 80-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car driver on December 11 at 8.36am on Reynolds Road in Hayes. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Oh no. Now where will people park their cars? Oh wait. Pretty much anywhere.
Cash-strapped London council sells car parks in ‘fire sale’ sparking furious backlash.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Cash-strapped London council sells car parks in ‘fire sale’ sparking furious backlash.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Cash-strapped London council sells car parks in ‘fire sale’ sparking furious backlash
The sale has sparked outrage from locals who say businesses in the area were not consulted on the matter
www.standard.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Oh no. Now where will people park their cars? Oh wait. Pretty much anywhere.
Cash-strapped London council sells car parks in ‘fire sale’ sparking furious backlash.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Cash-strapped London council sells car parks in ‘fire sale’ sparking furious backlash.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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"Conservative policies that pitted drivers against cyclists risked making the roads less safe by inflaming tensions, a minister has said, promising that the era of transport culture wars is over"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tory transport culture wars risked making roads less safe, says minister
Lilian Greenwood condemns Conservative ‘mixed messages’ and promises a system that works for everybody
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"Conservative policies that pitted drivers against cyclists risked making the roads less safe by inflaming tensions, a minister has said, promising that the era of transport culture wars is over"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Fore Lane Cycleway closed again! @squarehighways.bsky.social, would it kill the contractors to at least put up some advanced signage for people using the supposed Cycleway so they can use alternative routes? This seems like really poor planning.
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Fore Lane Cycleway closed again! @squarehighways.bsky.social, would it kill the contractors to at least put up some advanced signage for people using the supposed Cycleway so they can use alternative routes? This seems like really poor planning.
If you've fooled yourself into "having to" drive a car, then please show some patience. If you can't, then don't drive on a f*ck!ng Cycleway! #Cycleway1
December 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If you've fooled yourself into "having to" drive a car, then please show some patience. If you can't, then don't drive on a f*ck!ng Cycleway! #Cycleway1
Anyone know what's up with the signal phases at the Balls Pond Rd / Culford Rd junction of #Cycleway1? The general traffic lanes are getting two phases on green, before cycles get a green. @islington-council.bsky.social @hackneycouncil.bsky.social @cycleislington.uk @hackneylcc.bsky.social?
December 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Anyone know what's up with the signal phases at the Balls Pond Rd / Culford Rd junction of #Cycleway1? The general traffic lanes are getting two phases on green, before cycles get a green. @islington-council.bsky.social @hackneycouncil.bsky.social @cycleislington.uk @hackneylcc.bsky.social?
And this is exactly why we should drive/ride slowly through residential streets.
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
And this is exactly why we should drive/ride slowly through residential streets.
This surely has to be the final nail in the coffin for #Cycleway1 as we know it, surely @willnorman.co.uk? If Haringey is free to do as they please on route, at any cost, then it's worthless. It's time to look at an alternative alignment. @londoncycling.bsky.social @haringeycyclists.bsky.social
Just when you thought #Cycleway1 couldn’t get any worse! It was awful enough that the route takes us through a seedy alleyway, but Haringey Council thought it would go one further and install these barriers!!! Good luck to cargo bike riders. Depressing. @willnorman.co.uk @mikehakata.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This surely has to be the final nail in the coffin for #Cycleway1 as we know it, surely @willnorman.co.uk? If Haringey is free to do as they please on route, at any cost, then it's worthless. It's time to look at an alternative alignment. @londoncycling.bsky.social @haringeycyclists.bsky.social
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The LCC's Women's Network report sums up barriers
lcc.org.uk/campaigns/wo...
lcc.org.uk/campaigns/wo...
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The LCC's Women's Network report sums up barriers
lcc.org.uk/campaigns/wo...
lcc.org.uk/campaigns/wo...
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This is quite an interesting article about 20mph zones and the way that such a high proportion of drivers tend to go faster. I agree with idea that one reason speeding is so easy is that modern cars are so quiet and cocooning. You're so cut off from the outside world.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Evan Davis: Why so many people break 20mph speed limits
After receiving a speeding ticket, Evan Davis explores why so many people have broken 20mph limits across the country.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This is quite an interesting article about 20mph zones and the way that such a high proportion of drivers tend to go faster. I agree with idea that one reason speeding is so easy is that modern cars are so quiet and cocooning. You're so cut off from the outside world.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That's an interesting way to talk about a consensus of medical health professionals @heidialexander.bsky.social! The consensus is that it most definitely is a miracle pill of sorts! "Some people have described [cycling] as a bit of a miracle pill in terms of public health."
Good to see the article making this clear distinction. Would be interesting to delve further into this @rosslydall.bsky.social and question the use of a TfL funded Cycleway that offers no protection from motor vehicles. More than 95% of #Cycleway1 is unprotected from motor vehicles for instance.
December 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
That's an interesting way to talk about a consensus of medical health professionals @heidialexander.bsky.social! The consensus is that it most definitely is a miracle pill of sorts! "Some people have described [cycling] as a bit of a miracle pill in terms of public health."
Good to see the article making this clear distinction. Would be interesting to delve further into this @rosslydall.bsky.social and question the use of a TfL funded Cycleway that offers no protection from motor vehicles. More than 95% of #Cycleway1 is unprotected from motor vehicles for instance.
December 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Good to see the article making this clear distinction. Would be interesting to delve further into this @rosslydall.bsky.social and question the use of a TfL funded Cycleway that offers no protection from motor vehicles. More than 95% of #Cycleway1 is unprotected from motor vehicles for instance.
"safer car driver behaviour", "better cycle lanes", "better lighting", and "smoother road surfaces". All issues on much of the TfL funded #Cycleway1 route. www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
Londoners reveal biggest concern about cycling in the capital
Cycling levels in the capital are at record levels, but many still don’t want to take to two wheels
www.standard.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
"safer car driver behaviour", "better cycle lanes", "better lighting", and "smoother road surfaces". All issues on much of the TfL funded #Cycleway1 route. www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
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No local authority in England has demonstrated an "established culture of active travel"
Government must “move from good intentions to a clear long-term plan” for cycling, campaigners warn, as £626 million active travel investment announced
British Cycling and Cycling UK are among the signatories calling for "predictable cycles and transparent reporting" of infrastructure investment
road.cc
December 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
No local authority in England has demonstrated an "established culture of active travel"
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Lovely! @citywestminster.bsky.social consults on cycle tracks on Bayswater Road, running east-west along the top of Hyde Park - please respond and support! 😍
Wait - no westbound tracks on a fifth of the route? Oh that bit belongs to @rbkc.gov.uk 🙄
Wait - no westbound tracks on a fifth of the route? Oh that bit belongs to @rbkc.gov.uk 🙄
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Lovely! @citywestminster.bsky.social consults on cycle tracks on Bayswater Road, running east-west along the top of Hyde Park - please respond and support! 😍
Wait - no westbound tracks on a fifth of the route? Oh that bit belongs to @rbkc.gov.uk 🙄
Wait - no westbound tracks on a fifth of the route? Oh that bit belongs to @rbkc.gov.uk 🙄
Really not looking forward to these puddles turning into dangerous patches of ice when much colder weather comes. Keep reporting this to @hackneycouncil.bsky.social and nothing is ever done. #Cycleway1 on West Bank. @hackneylcc.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Really not looking forward to these puddles turning into dangerous patches of ice when much colder weather comes. Keep reporting this to @hackneycouncil.bsky.social and nothing is ever done. #Cycleway1 on West Bank. @hackneylcc.bsky.social
These are Haringey Council's 2025 cycling achievements:
- installed huge barriers in an alleyway on #Cycleway1, creating further conflict between people cycling and walking.
- installed loads of bollards directly onto the Markfield Rd cycle tracks.
Take a bow @mikehakata.bsky.social!
- installed huge barriers in an alleyway on #Cycleway1, creating further conflict between people cycling and walking.
- installed loads of bollards directly onto the Markfield Rd cycle tracks.
Take a bow @mikehakata.bsky.social!
December 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
These are Haringey Council's 2025 cycling achievements:
- installed huge barriers in an alleyway on #Cycleway1, creating further conflict between people cycling and walking.
- installed loads of bollards directly onto the Markfield Rd cycle tracks.
Take a bow @mikehakata.bsky.social!
- installed huge barriers in an alleyway on #Cycleway1, creating further conflict between people cycling and walking.
- installed loads of bollards directly onto the Markfield Rd cycle tracks.
Take a bow @mikehakata.bsky.social!
Oh please! Another expensive transport "solution" that nobody has asked for. www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
Electric flying taxis could be shuttling passengers across London from 2028
Vertical Aerospace hopes its Valo aircraft, which has a capacity for up to six passengers, can get regulatory approval in three years
www.standard.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Oh please! Another expensive transport "solution" that nobody has asked for. www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
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This is obscene.
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This is obscene.
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
40% affordable housing, or car park? Car park it is then. Plans for hundreds of homes on north London station car park rejected. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Plans for hundreds of homes on north London station car park rejected
The scheme would have seen five blocks built next to High Barnet station
www.standard.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
40% affordable housing, or car park? Car park it is then. Plans for hundreds of homes on north London station car park rejected. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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With flu on the rise in London, now is the time to get protected.
The flu vaccine can help keep you well throughout the festive season - check your eligibility and book your appointment today:
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services...
The flu vaccine can help keep you well throughout the festive season - check your eligibility and book your appointment today:
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services...
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
With flu on the rise in London, now is the time to get protected.
The flu vaccine can help keep you well throughout the festive season - check your eligibility and book your appointment today:
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services...
The flu vaccine can help keep you well throughout the festive season - check your eligibility and book your appointment today:
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services...
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15 years ago today the Tory & Lib Dem government tripled tuition fees.
Young people, our economy and society are robbed of the learning and skills universities offer- whilst graduates face average debt of £53,000.
Education should be a right, not a privilege. Scrap tuition fees.
Young people, our economy and society are robbed of the learning and skills universities offer- whilst graduates face average debt of £53,000.
Education should be a right, not a privilege. Scrap tuition fees.
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
15 years ago today the Tory & Lib Dem government tripled tuition fees.
Young people, our economy and society are robbed of the learning and skills universities offer- whilst graduates face average debt of £53,000.
Education should be a right, not a privilege. Scrap tuition fees.
Young people, our economy and society are robbed of the learning and skills universities offer- whilst graduates face average debt of £53,000.
Education should be a right, not a privilege. Scrap tuition fees.
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🛍️The consultation on the future of Oxford St. is open, and whilst we're supportive, there's a problem... what about cycling?!
📢 We're calling on TfL and @citywestminster.bsky.social to commit to safe, alternative cycle routes - and we need your support to do so: lcc.org.uk/news/oxford-...
📢 We're calling on TfL and @citywestminster.bsky.social to commit to safe, alternative cycle routes - and we need your support to do so: lcc.org.uk/news/oxford-...
Oxford Street: save our cycling
Take action today to ensure Mayor, TfL, Westminster deliver on cycling around Oxford Street
lcc.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🛍️The consultation on the future of Oxford St. is open, and whilst we're supportive, there's a problem... what about cycling?!
📢 We're calling on TfL and @citywestminster.bsky.social to commit to safe, alternative cycle routes - and we need your support to do so: lcc.org.uk/news/oxford-...
📢 We're calling on TfL and @citywestminster.bsky.social to commit to safe, alternative cycle routes - and we need your support to do so: lcc.org.uk/news/oxford-...