Alison Hill
@dralisonhill.bsky.social
Retired cycling public health doctor living in #Oxford. MBE for services to cycling. Posts on #cycling #activetravel #climatecrisis #publichealth #gardening
This year has broken wind and solar energy generation records.
December 3, 2025 at 7:26 AM
This year has broken wind and solar energy generation records.
Congestion charge approved by Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet today 🙌
Hoping queues like this one on the Marston Ferry Road at evening rush hour will be a thing of the past 🚘❌
Congratulations to all who worked so tirelessly to get this approved 👏 news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxford-tempo...
Hoping queues like this one on the Marston Ferry Road at evening rush hour will be a thing of the past 🚘❌
Congratulations to all who worked so tirelessly to get this approved 👏 news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxford-tempo...
September 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Congestion charge approved by Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet today 🙌
Hoping queues like this one on the Marston Ferry Road at evening rush hour will be a thing of the past 🚘❌
Congratulations to all who worked so tirelessly to get this approved 👏 news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxford-tempo...
Hoping queues like this one on the Marston Ferry Road at evening rush hour will be a thing of the past 🚘❌
Congratulations to all who worked so tirelessly to get this approved 👏 news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxford-tempo...
Cycle path on A40 just west of Jackson Road Cutteslowe is closed with no explanation of why and no diversion signs provided ☹️ Not good enough @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Cycle path on A40 just west of Jackson Road Cutteslowe is closed with no explanation of why and no diversion signs provided ☹️ Not good enough @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social
Visual of the new Botley Road rail bridge as it will look in August 2026. From #OxfordshireConnect
June 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Visual of the new Botley Road rail bridge as it will look in August 2026. From #OxfordshireConnect
Cyclox’s wish list for making our streets safer sent to Oxfordshire County councillors gets coverage in Oxford Mail yesterday and today. Well done @cycloxoxford.bsky.social!
May 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Cyclox’s wish list for making our streets safer sent to Oxfordshire County councillors gets coverage in Oxford Mail yesterday and today. Well done @cycloxoxford.bsky.social!
Article on renewable energy price drop from the daily @semafor.com email.
‼️ China saw a record 60 gigawatts — enough to power roughly 40 million homes — of solar capacity added in the first quarter of 2025‼️
www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
‼️ China saw a record 60 gigawatts — enough to power roughly 40 million homes — of solar capacity added in the first quarter of 2025‼️
www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
May 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Article on renewable energy price drop from the daily @semafor.com email.
‼️ China saw a record 60 gigawatts — enough to power roughly 40 million homes — of solar capacity added in the first quarter of 2025‼️
www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
‼️ China saw a record 60 gigawatts — enough to power roughly 40 million homes — of solar capacity added in the first quarter of 2025‼️
www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
Great to see pop up events for 0-5's in Oxford city centre starts next week. We need #PlaySpaces in the city!
May 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Great to see pop up events for 0-5's in Oxford city centre starts next week. We need #PlaySpaces in the city!
Well done @cycloxoxford.bsky.social for organising a brilliant #KidicalMassOxford 👏🚲👏🚲Our kids are demanding #SafeStreetsNow
May 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Well done @cycloxoxford.bsky.social for organising a brilliant #KidicalMassOxford 👏🚲👏🚲Our kids are demanding #SafeStreetsNow
Our prime minister shouldn't be taking sides. What about those who can't drive and take public transport, walk or cycle? Is he not on their side?
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
April 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Our prime minister shouldn't be taking sides. What about those who can't drive and take public transport, walk or cycle? Is he not on their side?
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
Why is Labour
- cutting fuel duty
- funding large road infrastructure
- increasing the cost of public transport
- not investing in cycling?
😬👎
Why the Barton Park crossing of Oxford's A40 northern bypass fails people on bikes. A thought-provoking article by @dannyyee.bsky.social on what's gone wrong. If the County Council is serious about #VisionZero the only solution is slowing & delaying motor traffic✋ wanderingdanny.com/oxford/2025/...
February 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Why the Barton Park crossing of Oxford's A40 northern bypass fails people on bikes. A thought-provoking article by @dannyyee.bsky.social on what's gone wrong. If the County Council is serious about #VisionZero the only solution is slowing & delaying motor traffic✋ wanderingdanny.com/oxford/2025/...
Consultation out on the Oxford Greenways project 🚲🚶♀️👩🦽 A plan for cycling and walking routes connecting nearby towns, villages & future development sites with Oxford. No £££ yet but will mean plans are ready when funding available. Send your thoughts in. letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxford-green...
February 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Consultation out on the Oxford Greenways project 🚲🚶♀️👩🦽 A plan for cycling and walking routes connecting nearby towns, villages & future development sites with Oxford. No £££ yet but will mean plans are ready when funding available. Send your thoughts in. letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxford-green...
140 new bike parking spaces being installed in Oxford hurray! But even more needed.... www.oxford.gov.uk/news/article...
February 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
140 new bike parking spaces being installed in Oxford hurray! But even more needed.... www.oxford.gov.uk/news/article...
Hurray! We now have a contraflow cycle lane in South Parade with a protected entrance from Woodstock Rd 👏🥳🚲
February 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Hurray! We now have a contraflow cycle lane in South Parade with a protected entrance from Woodstock Rd 👏🥳🚲
Good to see as a result of consultation that the DfT is not taking forward the proposals to change the legislation on how e-bikes are classified 🚲⚡ Illegal motor bikes (mostly ridden by couriers delivering food) will remain illegal. www.gov.uk/government/c...
January 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Good to see as a result of consultation that the DfT is not taking forward the proposals to change the legislation on how e-bikes are classified 🚲⚡ Illegal motor bikes (mostly ridden by couriers delivering food) will remain illegal. www.gov.uk/government/c...
New cycle parking stands in Obervatory St. On road, good stands (though would have preferred Bilton to Sheffield) and good spacing. Thanks @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social and Oxfordshire County Council👏🚲👏🚲
January 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New cycle parking stands in Obervatory St. On road, good stands (though would have preferred Bilton to Sheffield) and good spacing. Thanks @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social and Oxfordshire County Council👏🚲👏🚲
Sumit @paul-choudhury.com on #StartTheWeek "Socrates, optimism and racism" this morning, on why it is good to be optimistic.
Sumit's book The Bright Side launched last week and here is a great review of it in the @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j....
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Sumit's book The Bright Side launched last week and here is a great review of it in the @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j....
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
January 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Sumit @paul-choudhury.com on #StartTheWeek "Socrates, optimism and racism" this morning, on why it is good to be optimistic.
Sumit's book The Bright Side launched last week and here is a great review of it in the @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j....
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Sumit's book The Bright Side launched last week and here is a great review of it in the @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j....
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
It is -6 degrees here in #Oxford this morning. Take a lot of care if out on your bike.
And for interest the University of Oxford Dept of Physics has a weather station with live data. See here👇
eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk/eodg/weather...
And for interest the University of Oxford Dept of Physics has a weather station with live data. See here👇
eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk/eodg/weather...
January 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It is -6 degrees here in #Oxford this morning. Take a lot of care if out on your bike.
And for interest the University of Oxford Dept of Physics has a weather station with live data. See here👇
eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk/eodg/weather...
And for interest the University of Oxford Dept of Physics has a weather station with live data. See here👇
eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk/eodg/weather...
And the number of visits taken to disconnect our gas supply has now upped to 8️⃣‼️
Someone has returned to tarmac over the central yellow cross inside the yellow circle. All very mysterious 🤔
Someone has returned to tarmac over the central yellow cross inside the yellow circle. All very mysterious 🤔
January 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
And the number of visits taken to disconnect our gas supply has now upped to 8️⃣‼️
Someone has returned to tarmac over the central yellow cross inside the yellow circle. All very mysterious 🤔
Someone has returned to tarmac over the central yellow cross inside the yellow circle. All very mysterious 🤔
Not a night to go out cycling! 🚲❄️🌨️
January 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Not a night to go out cycling! 🚲❄️🌨️
Hurray 🥳👏🎉 The @oxfordclarion.bsky.social reports on x that the Gasworks Pipe Bridge, over the Thames between Grandpont and St. Ebbes, has re-opened after three years, ahead of the Christmas Eve deadline.
December 21, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Hurray 🥳👏🎉 The @oxfordclarion.bsky.social reports on x that the Gasworks Pipe Bridge, over the Thames between Grandpont and St. Ebbes, has re-opened after three years, ahead of the Christmas Eve deadline.
#PeakChristmasShopping. Cars on Abingdon Road & Thames Street at a standstill waiting to get into the Westgate car park. Meanwhile the cycle racks at the back of Westgate on Speedwell Street are empty. An indication of how much they are in the wrong place 🙄🤷🏼♀️?
December 16, 2024 at 2:49 PM
#PeakChristmasShopping. Cars on Abingdon Road & Thames Street at a standstill waiting to get into the Westgate car park. Meanwhile the cycle racks at the back of Westgate on Speedwell Street are empty. An indication of how much they are in the wrong place 🙄🤷🏼♀️?
Great news and at long last! Oxford City Council says the Gasworks Pipe Bridge, over the Thames between Grandpont and St Ebbes, will reopen on Christmas Eve.
Seen on a Tweet on X posted by @oxfordclarion.bsky.social
Seen on a Tweet on X posted by @oxfordclarion.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Great news and at long last! Oxford City Council says the Gasworks Pipe Bridge, over the Thames between Grandpont and St Ebbes, will reopen on Christmas Eve.
Seen on a Tweet on X posted by @oxfordclarion.bsky.social
Seen on a Tweet on X posted by @oxfordclarion.bsky.social
And here is the Plain in its 16th century version courtesy of the Sheldon tapestry in the Weston Library.
December 5, 2024 at 5:04 PM
And here is the Plain in its 16th century version courtesy of the Sheldon tapestry in the Weston Library.
The blancmange! I was hoping that 4 years into the latest #OxfordshireCountyCouncil administration we would no longer be seeing active travel schemes turning into a sticky puddle. But there are still too many poor bits of cycling infrastructure being implemented 😰
November 27, 2024 at 10:16 AM
The blancmange! I was hoping that 4 years into the latest #OxfordshireCountyCouncil administration we would no longer be seeing active travel schemes turning into a sticky puddle. But there are still too many poor bits of cycling infrastructure being implemented 😰